Common Sense Media Analysis

One of the most well known arguements of our time is not a hard concept to grasp. From limiting the time infront of a screen, to completely disregaurding any possibe flaws with screen viewing, both sides of this debate have their pros and cons.

As this article state about the cons of using modern ways of communication and lacking of feelings, I feel that at some extend, I agree with author’s opinion. As Jim Taylor points out, “Kids want to be hugged and touched; they don’t want to be texted. There’s basic need to fill that social bond” (Johnson, Chandra), this explains the truth. We can not always express the feelings of sympathetic and empathetic through texting or phone call. This modern technology did change our lifestyle. In addition, people do use texting or other messaging applications to avoid complications talks instead of talking to another person face to face and also create a language barrier between them.

Technology has consumed this generation to believe we need to rely on it. Although technology has helped us to save more lives than in previous decades. The technology that is affecting us are the ones with screens. These devices are useful for entertainment, news, communication, and to learn. They are powerful devices that can change someone's life in both a negative and positive effect. It can be easily obtained and used by anyone at anytime if accessible. Looking at screens are a waste of time.

The ideas of video games and computer entertainment are often met with a concern for children or society. The belief that a violent computer or video game could have negative everlasting effects on individuals has coexisted since their creation. All across the globe many forms of computer entertainment have been blamed for the alleged increase in aggressiveness, violence, and addiction in both children and adults. While those who are in closely related fields may see the benefits from such technology many still forgo the positive applications of this so-called entertainment. Since the mainstream appearance of computer entertainment multiple organizations have devised beneficial methods in order to help educate parents and end-users on the material

Now, it’s easy to point to kids and teenagers and say, “you kids and those smartphones!” However, if you go back you’ll notice that I didn’t specify an age group. While kids and teens ages 8 to 18 spend 6-9 hours a day in front of some kind of screen, “… just over an hour of that time (1:11) is spent on social media,” Jordan Shapiro of Forbes said. What’s interesting is that 18 to 34 year olds spend 3.8 hours per

and iPods has increased from 6.21 hours a day among 8-18 year olds to 7.38 hours a day over

Research shows that the majority of screen time has a negative effect on children of all ages. Children ranging from ages two to 11, on average, spend anywhere from 25 to 35 hours a week in front of the television, or other forms of screen time.  At such young

* Children spend more time learning about life through media than in any other manner. The average child spends approximately 28 hours a week watching television, which is twice as much time as they spend in school. (3)

Edwards, Erika, and Maggie Fox. "Teens Spend 'Astounding' Nine Hours a Day in Front of Screens: Researchers." NBCNews.com. NBCUniversal News Group, 03 Nov. 2015. Web. 31 Aug. 2017.

We live in a world in which we are constantly surrounded by technology. With the inventions of the smartphone, tablet, smart TV, and many other smart technologies, we now have instant access to almost any form of media imaginable. By the touch of a button on our phone we can instantly watch our favorite television show, update our social media status, play our favorite games, read the most recent news, listen to music, and even browse the internet. Media is more accessible now than it ever has been in the past. This easy accessibility increases our exposure to media.

In this assignment, I chose to examine the three different media outlets of Netflix, Pokemon Go, and Tumblr.

Consequently, people who text a lot may be more uncomfortable with in-person communication.” Taking this information into account, it becomes clear that cell phones have essentially decreased face-to-face socialization and have socially affected those who use cell phones as a main source of communication. Along with the absence of face-to-face social interaction, arises the issue of resolving problems via text rather than in person. Cell phones have provided a way to hide behind technology from emotionally distressing events, such as ending relationships (Campbell, 2005).

According to Common Sense Media, “The average child spends nearly 45 hours a week immersed in media, almost three times the amount they spend time with their parents...In comparison, children spend an average of 30 hours in school” (Szabo).

Recently upon searching for a new news source, I stumbled upon your website. Upon looking through the articles, I noticed a large number of these we're simply tweets about the president doing less than notable things. Many of these articles talked about tweets including the entire front page of the website, describing in depth a recent tweet that Trump had sent out. While I was looking for a media source to get non-biased opinion on recent events such as the civil rights groups in Myanmar, I instead found plenty of articles on how Trump seems to be unpresidential. As a major media source, I see it on unfit that all of the focus of today's news is focused on the actions of the president on a minute-by-minute basis. To compare this to

In 2015, a survey by the Bureau of Labor, calculated what everyone 15 and older does on a regular basis. On an average day, more than half of them spent around 3 hours watching TV. Individuals age 75 and over spent more of their time watching TV, reading, and relaxing than individuals ages 15 to 19. Americans spend over an hour more per day online than doing other activities (“American Time Use Survey”).