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1. What is “the question”? What is the author trying to figure out? The question being posed in this book is about whether television is helping or harming our society as a whole. Dr. Postman readily argues that television is quickly eroding away at our way of communicating ideas. Throughout the book, he postulates the ways that television has taken speech and written word, shoved them aside, and replaced them with drama, spectacle, and amusement. 2. What is the primary method or approach…

Children and Media Devices Our media devices have become a valuable part of our everyday lives and the way we communicate; we get text messages for our dentist appointments and e-vites for birthday parties. Mostly this is viewed as a helpful and informative tool for staying in contact with friends and family or receiving news updates and for educational purposes. But, as with most things, there is a limit; how much is too much? My goal is to look specifically at children and the short and long…

Simon and Garfunkel, and Joni Mitchell. California based group the Beach Boys was one of her favorites. She discovered artists pretty much solely through her peers. This is still true of many kids’ music experience today, but the iPhone and the internet have forever changed how music is discovered. She explained that she was fairly limited in the amount of records that she had access to. Her parents…

way, however, to craft a game plan specific to your family situation, save face, and find compromise. We’ve broken down the Four Horsemen of Tech Entanglements:  Apps  Internet  Smartphones  Television/video games…

“Technological Determinism and Television “ Introduction Technological determinism is the fundamental idea that technology has the power to transform a society, or at least have the ability to change how people, think, act or feel. According to Veblen and Marx the technology that surrounds us has a much greater power and effect than we are aware of. Since its invention in the 1920s, television has played a vital role in society. Television had become a very powerful focal point in many…

is electronic media harmful to society? It can be said electronic media has brought the world closer together, sharing information and ideas from all over the globe, and better yet, screening them on a medium to give us the surplus of television channels and internet websites that we love. However, though it poses many ‘’benefits’’, electronic media is negatively affecting certain aspects of society. One such…

digitizing from the newspapers to live televisions shows and to social media. Now a days people are multitasking in order to perform their day to day tasks. In this rushed culture people are looking for more ways to multitask from being able to switch from work to entertainment applications while being efficient as possible. Current media studies suggest that nearly 59 percent of Americans watch television while also using their computers to access the Internet at least once per month, and the…

the internet as a worldwide network of computers and has emerged rapidly as a new mass medium (2011, p.7). Additionally, the internet is a product of convergence which is described as “the merging of communications and information capabilities over an integrated electronic media” as cited by Medoff and Kaye (2011, p.7). Convergence in relation to the internet includes many features of traditional media such as text, graphic, moving pictures and sound all into one unique medium (The Internet,…

Advertising plays a major role in today’s society. While driving you see advertisements on billboards or you hear it on the radio that plays in your car, As you watch Television in your home you see commercials in between shows or even hidden in shows that play on Television, when you look on your phone to read status updates on Instagram or Facebook you see advertisements. Advertisements seem to be everywhere you turn. Advertisements portray an unachievable set standard that is supposed to…

Media has played a huge role in the life of a child by introducing the world in cartoons or picture books. The question to ask is how does the media influence gender stereotypes on developing children? One late afternoon, I decided to sit with my little cousin and watch a show she likes on YouTube. I then realized that the female characters were all dolled up, skinny, blonde, and with a full face of makeup. Meanwhile, the boys were all Caucasian and acting tough. Basically, the episode was about…