September 2016 archive

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

Youssef YAHIAOUI 09/06/2016 How has media effected us as a society? Is this positive or negative? As seen in the article of Ravi Somaiya the media had a huge impact because we can see that there is about 1.3 billion people logging on at least monthly. It drives up to 20 percent of traffic to …

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

With all things, you have to out weigh the good and the bad. Social media is no different. Sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube can keep society updated in current events in a matter of seconds. In a way, we all can be journalists with our media apps. We can be in the middle …

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A question has risen from the research conducted on today’s social media questioning some of the effects of social media on society? Are these effects positive or negative? According to New York Times, “How Facebook is Changing the way its Users Consume Journalism” by Ravi Somaiya. Social media has become societies number one way of …

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How has media effected us as a society? Is this positive or negative?   In the designated articles, “Clinical Report—The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families” and “How Facebook Is Changing the Way Its Users Consume Journalism” we can comprehend that the Media is proven to be both beneficial and a source …

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Social Media affect on society

Social Media has a great impact on our culture, our businesses and just about everything pertaining to everyday life. Social media, I believe has impacted our society positively more times than it has negatively. Social media has revolutionized the way people communicate through the internet.Through media we are given a news source, current events of …

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Social Media Impacts

When anyone gets into some sort of conversation about the way media has impacted our society; this particular conversation turns into a very complex conversation. My personal belief on why that is, is because media has both positive and negative effects on society today. Some of the good that media has on us is keeping …

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Effects of social Media

Social Media is the new wave in the 21st century, it has pro’s and con’s which I agree with; that the first article elaborated on.  Like how, it’s an everyday routine activity used to communicate and stay connected with friends and family from all corners of the world, which is efficient and quick. Social media allows …

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Social Media and Society

  Anissa Mayhew Media studies (Mcs) September 5, 16     According to both articles Social media has transformed the way society gets information. This is a good and bad thing for our society. Both articles agree that Facebook and other social media sites are basic outlets for “millennia’s” to retrieve their news/information. Many young …

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The Effects Media Has on a Nation

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 …

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Monkey See, Monkey Do

What stuck with me in our first week’s readings was the component of peer pressure raised by the American Academy of Pediatrics article. “Because of their limited capacity for self-regulation and susceptibility to peer pressure, children and adolescents are at some risk as they navigate and experiment with social media.” I believe this is the …

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