Media studies

The article by Betsy Aimee, “What happened when I eliminated political dissent from my Facebook feed” analyzes the echo-chamber effect create through social media. In her writing, she reflects on this effect on individuals create by liking posts and pages, and eliminating many of the ideas that are not parallel with our own. Aimee was ignorant of this until she reposted a video of Sana Loesch blaming “godless left” for the San Bernardino shooting and the video was sponsored by Kimber, a…

aware that social media and texting has many benefits and conflicts? Many teens think social media and texting is an everyday experience, but they do not understand the consequences that follow. Many teen's in today's world are getting hurt by social media, physically and mentally. Depression rates are going up due to cyberbullying, family problems, and even school shootings. Although Social media and texting can hurt, they can also have many benefits. Some benefits social media and texting have…

We analyzed the media freedom indexes of Freedom House and Reporters Without Borders to determine which areas they focus on and which they omit. We also assessed the degree to which these indexes are appropriate for measuring media freedom in democratic countries. We concluded that these instruments –with their focus on violence against journalists and government constraints on media– are more appropriate for assessments in non-democratic countries than for understanding the subtle problems of…

In the American culture, there is a high rate of girls who are pressured to have “perfect” bodies. The standards of body shapes are established through the media and society. These are two of the many known causes that change or influence a girl’s image. Several studies indicate that being influenced to be thin can tremendously effect an adolescent’s well-being and lead to body image disturbance, eating disorders and low self- esteem. One of the main concepts that pressures girls to want to…

"The study determined that the more time young adults use social media, the more likely they are to be depressed.” (Chowdry, n.d.) According to the survey, there is a direct link to the amount of time young adults spend online and people that exhibit symptoms of depression. The depression is called Facebook depression because of its volume of users, and it was the site of a study; however, depression is not limited to Facebook. Additionally…

protest is varied across regions, ideologies, and demographics; but what effect does the media have on the formation of these opinions? Is a person more likely to considers a protest legitimate if they are seeing coverage of the event, or less? Are journalists naturally sympathetic towards a movement, or critical? To draw on a recent example, the Black Lives Matter movement has received a wide variety of media coverage. Outlets have used many of the most predominate frames, such as…

With the use of social media, individuals are likely to learn out about a slacktivist movement through friends. Individuals’ existing values and relationships with friends “are key in translating social media participation into further action…” (Yorke and Blake). They tend to pay more attention to what their friends say rather than strangers. If individuals are hesitant to participate in a movement, knowing friends who are participating can influence them to join in. The ALS ice bucket challenge…

by federal and state governments concerning social media bullying are avoidable for schools and communities at the local level through the implementation of procedures to limit the effects of social media bullying. The most notable issues that need to be addressed is recognition of the problem itself. Many people, whether parents, teachers, or even law enforcement officers, do not know what their specific state laws are in regards to social media bullying. In a formal survey of approximately…

difficult courses do numerous assignments that require the complete attention and focus of the student. However, students are not acknowledging the fact that they do not realize the negative consequences of taking thirty minutes in checking their social media accounts when they could be working on an academic assignment at that time. Jacobsen, and Forste, (2011) their research indicated that there are numerous ways that people can learn such as through recording lectures and also type up notes.…

The role of social media in the exacerbation of narcissism is a controversial topic highly debated by professionals in the field of psychology today. Soraya Nehdizadeh, an undergraduate student-researcher at York University examined how Facebook shows a manifestation of narcissism and self-esteem and how individuals who use Facebook more tend to be more narcissistic and have lower self-esteem while those who use Facebook less tend to be less narcissistic and have higher self-esteem. Alex Lambert…