Television shows often reflect the norms of the culture they are from. Sometimes it may not seem like they truly represent the values of a country, but at the very least, they usually represent a segment of that culture. That’s why sometimes the plots, characters or humor in shows do not travel well to other […]
In today’s TV world, plenty of movies and shows get criticized for being ‘empty’, ‘shallow’ ‘useless’ or for catering to the ‘least common denominator’. We complain that shows like Teen Mom and Jersey Shore send out bad messages to American and foreign publics. We worry that our youth is influenced by ‘trashy culture’ that tells […]
The role of TV in “society” has constantly seen a series of evolvements and devolvements. The centrality of TV in our lives as US citizens has devolved in forms of dependency because with the evolving of technology came the ability to control time, in a sense. We can record shows and not have to stop […]
Media framing most definitely affects international politics in many cases. Just as the media can sometimes set the agenda, telling us what we should care about, discuss and pay attention to, the media can also frame these topics. So they can not only tell us what we should think about, but also how we should […]
Media framing has never been more blatant than it is today. With the plethora of news sources available to us now, both online and off, we find a great diversity in the way a single story is reported (that is, if its even reported). This has a tremendous impact on international politics; the first and […]
Regardless of how it all started, accidental or intentional, media framing is now dictating the way we perceive certain issues. It’s almost unavoidable everywhere in the world, . and a lot of the times without realizing. If you read media coverage of the same thing from different media outlets you get completely different versions, and […]
Media framing carries the weight of informing the entire public of events in ways that vary depending on motive. Private sponsorship, or complete ownership in some news outlets, greatly affects the presentation of international and domestic issues. As of late, a prime example of discontent with ownership influences and bias is the Koch brothers buy […]
What are the consequences of technological affordance? Technology can be used for a lot of things. Often something can be designed to do one thing, but end up being used for another. Sometimes creators can’t even imagine the affordances their technologies may have. For instance, danah Boyd writes about the networked public that uses technologies […]
Information technology has without a doubt greatly improved our lives. It entertains us, makes our communication with each other faster, our world smaller, and offers a chance for everyone to voice their opinions. However, now that the initial excitement starts to fade, many of us begin to rethink the role of technology and realize there […]
Media events used to have this magic power of connecting people, creating a sense of identity, a warm sentiment that we are all in this together. Now things are a little bit different. The Internet has fundamentally changed the way people read news. Instead of picking up the newspaper from the lawn in the morning, […]
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