Entertainment Media Influence On American Culture

In what ways have various forms of entertainment media shaped American culture and its values?

There has never been a time when popular culture has been more pervasive and influential in American society. With advances in technology and creative innovation, outlets for popular culture have expanded greatly and are virtually innumerable. Through the consumption of television, music, magazines, movies, newspapers, blogs, and memes to name a few, American citizens and others around the globe are inundated with ideals and images that work to mold their collective psyche by impacting every facet of their daily lives and by providing a critique of modern-day society. Perhaps much of the influence of popular culture lies in the fact that its primary function is to appeal to the masses;

The United States of America has greatly influenced the cultures of many other countries. Perhaps the most noticeable area of this influence is from the United States media. Disney cartoon characters are known worldwide, and popular movies produced in the United States are popular all around the world. These movies often directly show a clear example of American social life, religion, entertainment, food, and politics. Many American businesses flourish in these other countries since the countries are already familiar with the businesses from movies or other media. For example, McDonald’s is a popular restaurant in numerous countries, and Marvel’s Captain America movies are amongst the most popular movies in China. American pop culture is also prevalent in several other countries.

When cable TV was introduced in the 1940’s, it opened up a whole new spectrum for channels and broadcasting. From that point on TV channels were expanding on ideas that people wanted to see, while also expressing themselves by making shows that people can relate to. TV both does, and does not have an effect on our American culture, due to the massive spectrum of channels and shows that we have in the present day. TV is so varied that you cannot make generalization or answer this question in Yes or No. There are television programs, which do reflect American society, but in itself are variable. Through programs like A&E’s “48 Hours”, and

Back in the 1920s people had receive news and entertainment through the radio, which then in turn out-shined newspapers and magazines. Now day’s social media sites have become the most popular form to get the news and information. The biggest tool in the media that generates revenue by the millions every day, is advertising. The media has its way of showing us constructive information when it comes to news channels, travel and other educational shows. (Curtis). Kids benefit from watching these, since it can boost self-esteem, heighten interest levels in a particular subject, or encourage them to ask relevant questions.

Mass media has experienced many major developments over the past hundred years. As the manner in which media is communicated to the world evolves a definite shift to American culture has occurred in the process. Mass media has undergone numerous changes in the way it is distributed to the general public, going from newspapers, to radio, to television, and now to the World Wide Web. American culture is so ingrained in technology, that distributing mass media in this format seems like a natural step in the evolutionary process of distribution.

The development of mass media had drastically changed over the last century and will continue to change. These advancements offer society a variety of avenues to access information instantaneously, which has an impact on American culture.

Thirdly, the American entertainment industry is the most vital and vivacious in the world. Growing largely out of the enormously successful and widely applauded American film industry, television programs and stars have found easy acceptance everywhere. American television has from the beginning, and until the advent of the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) in the late 1960’s, been conceived as a commercial medium whose major role is to deliver audiences to advertisers. The content has therefore been designed to appeal to the largest possible audiences. The format and the type of drama originated by the American entertainment industry have in the most recent era created new

The media has a large influence on culture and our beliefs. Many people are influenced and affected by what the media says about their own culture or other cultures. The media can make some cultures seem better than they are and make some cultures seem worse than they are.

Mass media is communication via written, broadcast, or spoken means that reaches a large audience. This includes television, radio, advertising, movies, the Internet, newspapers, magazines, books, and so forth. Mass media is a significant force in modern culture, particularly in America. The media is always channeling messages to the public to promote not only products, but moods, attitudes, and a sense of what is and is not important. The media can shape or reinforce cultural values. An examination and discussion of three examples of media and their impact follows.

Popular culture is different from traditional culture; it is based on the timeline of the significant characteristics of a culture. Popular culture is the ideas, attitudes, thinking, memes, images, and other phenomena that are in the mainstream of a given culture, especially the western culture in the early 20th century to the middle 20th century and the emerging global mainstream in the early 20th and the 21st century. Deeply influenced by the mass media, this collection of ideas permeates daily life of the society (Wikipedia 2014). Mass media is conceived and designed to reach a very large media audience. It may need to be in the form of broadcast media, in television and radio, or print media, such as newspapers and magazines. Internet media can also obtain the status of the mass media; actually, with so many ways out there provided by internet media, mass media has been more accessible than ever before. Some people also call it the "mainstream media", refer to the fact that it tends to give prominent coverage to the news that are cater for the interest of the public, while ignores the controversial news. Most people around the world are dependent on "mainstream sources" for most of their news, so globally, it has already been a huge industry. But there could be some problems with mass means too, as it could devour the diversity and have negative effect on popular culture.

The world today is full of information, that ranges from the smallest chip of a phone or the monstrous screen of a football stadium. It can take the form of anything to grasp people's attention. Dating back to the 1920s, the word “media” has been introduced due to the golden age of American society. Introducing radios and bulky TV's, people in the United States started to turn their head to these technologies. Eventually, people worldwide are influenced by how much these technologies can shape their life. However, companies, schools, brands and other forms of businesses began to advertise themselves among the media. Therefore, marketing the use of mass media into today's pop culture. Allowing it to be the center of advertisement, such as influential desirements, regarding unnecessary needs, impacts toward pop culture, and as well of excessive use of computers.

Three forms of mass media that I have interacted with recently are the book State of Fear by Michael Crichton, the film Spiderman, and the internet series RWBY, each of these is in a distinct sphere of mass media, State of Fear is print publishing, Spiderman is in broadcast media and RWBY is in the sphere of digital media.

America’s have shaped our culture though entertainment for media proposes for years. Entertainment media is how Americans attract the way of life. The social influences relay on the media entertainment for positive and negative images to help transform the minds of people. The culture of Americans have always been through television, computers, and entertainment. The values of our culture have been acknowledged though media, and influences of behaviors showed though media. Something that can make a person laugh will last a life time. It encages people to think that the time they may spend in life fill more

The media has a very powerful effect on culture. Media has the ability to shape societal structures and operations. Dominant media forms (such as television and social media – the mediums) have