Media of Thailand

The book Media Essentials discusses how advancements in technology have changed the way news is presented. From newspaper to broadcast, the format of how news circulates has lead many to question if the information published in the daily newspaper is the same information televised on network stations. To what extent does having an anchor read the news changed how the message is perceived as opposed to reading the article yourself? Is this change better or worse for the modern-day society? In…

This Friday, member of the merit writing program, John Bultena, lectured on the significance of images in comic books. The lecture was interactive since it required the audience to interpret various comics. For every comic, it seemed like each audience member had their own unique interpretation. During this process, Bultena also elaborated on the significances we failed to notice. For example, he pointed out the different methods in which time can be depicted in comics. Adding that the context…

Breaking Media Stereotypes “Would you get off your phone and have a conversation for once,” is often a phrase a parent might say in reference to the amount of time their child spends consuming technology. As ironic as it may be, the main purpose of new media is being able to communicate and consume information directly at someone’s fingertips, yet it tends to be viewed as a negative influence. In some cases one might disagree. In the article “Mind over Mass Media,” Steven Pinker, a professor at…

The media, a fast paced, always changing portal for information and inspiration. The media influence people and how they behave. Anywhere from influences from the movies and television, the violence our society is exposed to, the positive influences, twisted “facts” that the media taught us, the negative influences involving school work, how we are influenced to spend out money, how Miss Narwin was effected by the media, how the media makes us think about our body image,and how the media makes…

The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses. Malcom X I grew up in a nameless small town that was destroyed by the russian war machine. When they came they destroyed anything they wanted to and killed anyone in their way. They destroyed half the town on a whim and killed anyone over the age of 30 so we wouldn't be a threat later. After that they…

We live in a “media-saturated” world (National Eating Disorder). This disconnect from reality and over connect to the media inevitably influences one’s self-perception. Media most often targets adolescents who are susceptible to peer pressure and most easily influenced by the images projected in the media (Tiggeman & Pickering, 1996). This can have detrimental effects on how they perceive their bodies (Clark & Tiggeman, 2007). A negative body image is often associated with females, yet in…

Media coverage is a controversial topic in contemporary society. Racial issues, scandals, and celebrity updates plague television screens on a daily basis. These reports are oftentimes the only way or single source for keeping up with current stories. Having accurate and unbiased sources are the bright line for what makes great news. Although, some critique these outlets of only showcasing stories that grab in the ratings, lack truth, or just sensationalize the truth. Patrick Cockburn, a renown…

planning just wasn’t there, especially about the media log task. We all seemed a little overwhelmed by this assignment and it made it very hard to complete. I became very tired and worried as the due date approached and we hadn’t really communicated other than on blackboard. Our schedules didn’t connect so we wasn’t able to meet in person so we decided to email one another. A few of the members tried their best to think several ideas to complete this Media Log. I don’t know how to deal with that…

very significant because it makes a powerful argument about women in the media. The argument that this documentary makes is that women are not properly represented in the media and that they are both misrepresented and underrepresented and this is proven in numerous ways throughout the documentary. The way women, specifically women reporters, are addressed in the media is a very big problem. When they are shown in the media, people tend to attack women for things such as the way they are dressed…

Social media can be defined as something that people share information over, however some people may define social media as something that starts to take over someone’s daily routine. Social media, in means of communication is not something that is relatively new, however some of applications and websites we use are. Social media has changed the daily lives of Americans by setting standards, taking up time, creating distractions, and emotionally changing people. One of the earliest forms of…