Media+Review

Here I'd like you all to put in your information about Media. Think of making about a one page summary of all the aspects of Media - Advertising, Bias, News and Public Opinion. I'd also like it if here you could show some proof of having searched for new articles/information on this topic by pasting in links to other news articles you've found and then putting in a summary of how the article demonstrates the Media issues as we've discussed them.

Cheers Guys!

Ms. White

http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?display=user1 here is the link for the videos we previewed in class. You can gain valuable information by previewing these on line.

Ms. White

http://www.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion/ this is a series of online radio shows (for copyright reasons they can't be podcasts) that talk about media and advertising, too. Find a few of there that are interesting and listen to them!

http://www.frankwbaker.com/alcoholdeconstruction.htm This page gives good links for things dealing with how to study Alcohol Advertising.

For the media option, we have the following sources/references: -Cellogs Ads -McDonalds -Fox News and other news companies -Alcohol Ads -Female displayed Ads

with themes of: -Biased -Public Opinion -Discrimination

Most important media tools used: -Symbols: Words or images symbolizing power, religion, emotions etc. -Humor: Appeals to Emotion -Band Wagon: Convinces by aspect of "Everyone is doing it" -Nostalgia: Experiences and memories of the past to feel good

I did some more research on media influence and found the following:


 * http://www.thecutekid.com/parenting/children-media-influence.php**

This article deals with ads directed towards children. As these influence parents in consumption, they make up a whole market, which is aimed by many companies. The point is that kids are easier to manipulate and convinced by certain products. Teresa, the author of the article, does also emphasize on the role of parents in order to protect children from dangerous ads, like alcohol and sex ads. More communication and awareness about its effect could help to lower the risk.


 * http://hubpages.com/hub/Mass-Media-Influence-on-Society**

The second article shows how much the media has grown in resent decades and also gives evidence for media giants behind it. A monopolistic (rather oligopoly actually) market is given nowadays, so that few companies control the whole market, there influence is extremely high accordingly. Then it talks about the effect on young people, including group pressure and self actualization. Violence in media and the public influence are also discussed in the article, which are also supported with several videos, that visualize its effects.

Both articles emphasize on media and its effects on people, which is very relevant for the upcoming Essay in May.