I would have to say that media has effected society in a tremendous way. Some may think it has a positive effect on the public; others may think it has a negative effect. I, myself, would have to say that I am caught in between both. Why, you might ask? Please, allow me to explain why it is hard for me to choose whether or not media is “good” or “bad”.
Let me start off by discussing the importance of media. According to The American Academy of Pediatrics, “Social media sites such as Facebook and Myspace offer multiple daily opportunities for connecting with friends, classmates, and people with shared interest”. Just reading this line puts a smile on my face because it shows how we all can be connected with someone without having to be physically in front of them. For example, you can be father fighting overseas at war who can not physically be around their family twenty-four seven. This is where media comes into play. That father can easily go on their phone to FaceTime their wife and children to make sure of their well-being.
On the contrary, media has some negative effects to it, too. According to New York Times, “…Facebook is at the forefront of a fundamental change in how people consume journalism”. What does this mean? It means that society is spending more time logged onto Facebook and less time picking up a book to read. It saddens me how people can invest so much energy in “posting a status” instead of analyzing the thoughts of Charles Dickens. The time you took in signing into Facebook you could have consumed in reading whole chapter in a book!
In the words of Sherry Turkle of TEDTalks, “I’m still excited about technology, but I believe that we’re letting it take us places that we don’t want to go”. This is exactly how I feel. I like technology and how it is so convenient, but I feel like people abuse it and should limit how much they use it.
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