How has media affected us as a society? Is this positive or negative?

Media has affected us as a society in a very positive way. Media has helped us communicate with each other and has helped us keep up to date with things that are happening around the world. Social media sites such as Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and snap chat has helped us communicate with one another differently. In the reading it talks about how kids use social media and how it benefits them. I think for kids social media is very negative because it takes away the face to face and in person communication. I believe that kids should be more interactive with each other and need to learn how to speak between one another. I think people become shy and hide behind social media at times and if kids are exposed to this very young, it can damage the face to face conversation at a young age. The reading shows a few benefits that does help kids like enhancing their reading skills and their health information. The kids growing up now are much smarter because they are learning through a screen. It is much easier to learn how to read and access information. I think media has affected us more positive than negative because social media is a choice. You don’t have to use it, but you can if you want to. A lot of the negatives with social media can be avoided. I use social media here and there but it doesn’t control my life. I can live without social media but the internet and access to information is a big positive in 2016. It’s easier and better to be able to find information about anything with an instant click. In the Facebook article, I can see where journalism is taking a hit. This is because there is no need to get a newspaper anymore because you can find the news on Facebook with an instant click. It’s easier access. I like the comparison in the article about how music today is bought online not in the CD stores. This is very true and all the CD and DVD stores are pretty much shut down because of the internet.