Streaming media

broad discipline that covers rhetorical theory from the ancient Greeks to the latest in digital media. It explores the complexity of interpersonal relationships and the challenges of effective public relations campaigns” (Olsen, n.d.). Essentially, a communications studies undergraduate will not only have a solid…

Convergence has changed traditional broadcast journalism as much as it has changed print media. In fact, American media companies continue to take solid steps forward by merging diverse media outlets such as newspapers, television broadcasting, radio broadcasting with online journalism (Huang, et al., 2006). Successful journalists must be a jack of all trades in order to succeed in the competitive world of broadcast journalism. The days of merely standing in front of a camera operator with…

introduction of smartphones has also resulted in a significant increase of social media users. Based on statistics provided by Statista, the number of active Facebook users worldwide saw a significant increase from 100 million monthly users in 2008 to near 2 billion monthly users in 2016. The increase of social media usage also resulted in an impact on intercultural adaption, where Rebecca Sawyer (2011) mentioned that social media brings an important part in "promoting interconnectedness and…

Sporting events would not be where they are at today, if it was not for new media. New media is defined as “the emergence of digital, computerized, or networking information and communication technologies in the later part of the twentieth century” ((Masteralexis, Barr, & Hurns, 2012, p. #442). What new media means to me is, a way to connect the fans in a way that brings in a bigger audience. By providing streaming videos with smart devices, on line information, and instant updates on any team…

Gerard Jones is an American author and a comic book writer about media. Jones argued in his essay “Violent Media Is Good for Kids” to discuss several good reasons that violent media is beneficial to kids. In Jones’s essay, he talked about many good reasons that led me to be certain of his reasons why violent media are helpful to kids. Jones believes violent media assistances children to be more courageous to face their obstacles. Jones gave a very good example of his son, who was not able to…

technology and media are the main sources of influence for teenagers. Technology has become like solitary confinement. It has trapped the hearts and minds of people, and kept them from interacting with others face-to-face. Social media and technology causes depressive thoughts and antisocial behaviors to develop in Americans. It creates this virtual reality that everyone has a more perfect life. It creates jealousy and envy in man’s heart. Everyone is constantly comparing themselves to social…

Does Social Media Bring Us Closer-or Make Us Loners, written by Wency Leung, is about one main question in which Leung asks people to consider their relationship with social media and technology. In this article, Wency Leung argues how technology is distracting us from personal experience with others. She wants the reader to consider if social media and technology help create friendship or help with creating some barriers between people. Leung argues against multiple sources and uses those…

Imagine a cluster of people in a room, especially teenagers, that are hanging out with one another. Instead of the enjoying each others company they are all on their phones and essentially disregarding each others company. “Social media is an amazing tool, but it’s really the face-to-face interaction that makes a long-term impact.” remarked Felicia Day. Technology allows people to have many opportunities to communicate with one another, but the quality of that communication is generally poor. As…

communication media technology has been assessed from the controversial perspective of the benefits versus the negative implications it has on society. There is no doubt that the world has witnessed a long history of technological advent, adoption and use, resulting in the current state of rampant technology media application in the modern society (McQueen, 2003). Technology advancement has taken different forms, which may range from video, to computer-based, internet and now the social media…

social life where social media plays their part. Social media allows people to connect themselves with others from around the world. People don’t have to worry about distance or time since social media only requires small amount of time to communicate with other in different places. Especially with smartphones, people have more flexibility to communicate where they are able to communicate anywhere and anytime they want. One of the reason why people now prefer social media is that unlike…