Digital media

minor because the following rationale: - The course MACS410 “Media Ethics” provided an overview of the main ethical problems regarding the intensive use of technologies in the contemporary media landscape, considering not only journalism but the media in general, and avoiding a technological determinism to analyze the phenomenon. This course is helpful to understand the “behind the scenes” of the political economy of technology in the media, its historical, political, and economical fundamental…

The concept of media becoming an extension of our body, is described as follows by McLuhan "The idea that media do not bring the world to us, but rather permit us to experience the world with a scope and depth otherwise impossible." (Pg. 245) I began to interpret that quote in a variety of different ways. First, I thought about how it corresponds with how a large part of society relies on media so heavily, almost as if it was a part of them. It has become second nature to have media in our lives…

many hours an average person uses social media? An Average person has five social media accounts and spends around 1 hour and 40 minutes browsing these networks every day (Davidson). Social media has dramatically changed and upgraded within the last 5 years. Internet users become so connected it’s hard to give up something they’re so passionate about. Thompson, Carr, and Turkle investigate digital life through comparison/contrast based on reality and social media connections. Today’s generation…

Social media and the Internet have radically changed the capabilities of the public in media. Everyday citizens now make important contributions to the media agenda through their sightings and public opinions. At the forefront of contributors, citizen journalists stand out as people reporting and gathering evidence without being formally trained in the art of journalism. Citizen journalists create a major amount of stories and evidence that gets broadcast to a wider audience through television…

entrepreneurship and social media issues, I believe the fellowship…

Wrong,” Jenkins talks about several shortcomings of the Web 2.0 from a critical Marxism and political economy framework. The author argues that interaction of Web 2.0 media companies and audience members is constructed on two competing moral systems. Audience members eager to legitimize the free exchange of media content, while media companies desire to control over the content circulation since they view such practice as damaging to their economic interests. Jenkins also argues that the…

In today’s digital age a new market has opened up and exploded. It is called social media and it comes in many forms. Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, the list goes on and on. Although some might say we are benefitting from this new social age, I feel that social media can be abused and become a source of social anxiety, a medium for spreading hate, and can lead to personal information being sent to places it shouldn’t be. Many like to say that the accessibility and speed of social media is part…

day, Snapcaht has now become the most effective and engaged medium that digital marketers simply can’t ignore. If truth be told, Snapcaht is the most important social media platform for businesses which target audience aligns with Snapchat main demographics. Let’s find out why Snapchat advertising is important and how you can use Snapchat ads to connect with your target audience and build your brand on this amazing social media channel. Why Snapchat Advertising is Important for Brands A study…

News media has changed over time and has played a big role and influence in American politics, either by attracting supporters, criticizing candidates, etc. Media has immense power within the American democracy because every Americans can get their news from the media. Media coverages shapes how Americans have perceived the world and what they consider to be important. The media today is more diffuse and chaotic than ever as there are billions of web pages, millions of blogs, hundreds of cables…

Introduction The media, ever since it was created, has achieved breakthrough over the past decades. In this modern day, we now have a wide variety of media ranging from newspaper to radio and television to social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). People rely on these medias a lot, using it as a source of both information and entertainment proving once again that we are indeed living in the 21st century wherein media plays an important role in our daily life. The media also serves…