“He can go all the way!” says, the announcer. “That concludes the games folks! The new England Patriots Wins the Super Bowl In a nail bitter finish!” “Woah, did you see that?”. Said, my father in excitement. “Yeah! I can’t believe they actually won!” I replied in shock. That was me as a 7-year-old watching the N.F.L. Super Bowl. This is a perfect example of how entertainment media have shaped American culture. But there’s more! World Cup (Soccer), Smackdown (Wrestling), Movies, Video games, News, etc. Ok, let’s dig a little deeper. Technology has been a working progress for as long I’ve been living but made tremendous improvements. Depending on the device you are using, that can limit or expand your entertainment possibilities! Technology! It’s everywhere! You can’t live without a phone. More importantly, a phone that can do everything a computer and a phone can do. So, for entertainment media to broaden its platform, you must get creative and put yourself in the user’s perspective. To be honest, it works and everyone is captured by the new experience every time a new update comes out. An example American culture has valued is the news. The news isn’t necessarily positive because there is something always going in the world …show more content…
I say it’s negative due to the facts that on television, majority of the things displayed is negative. What they say is that, sex sells and morally, that’s wrong but it brings income to the entertainment industry. Crime is constantly being displayed all over movies and the internet. With the young generation with phones, they have access to different crimes and how to perform these acts. They epitomize their favorite rapper who promotes taking Percocet and drinking prescription drugs for the high feelings. There is no moral justification on why there is so many negative things out there. The news only shows exciting news which is negative and do not emphasize on the
Entertainment has become predictable and boring that we resort to another form of entertainment to amuse us. For example, whether it's on television or a conversation, we automatically pull out of phones because the other form of entertainment is too dull. Our minds need something fun and exciting to stimulate our minds, but with today's entertainment we have become numb to the fact that we're throwing away our life to something so unsurprising and unoriginal.
The media has been a part of the daily life of the American people for the longest time, because of this fact, the media influences the decisions and views of how people should live. One big part of the media that tends to start to develop a sense of how the day-to-day American should live is Disney. Since kids are the main source of Disney’s billion dollar industry children have become an important dimension of the social theory (Giroux 1999: 65). “Within this context, television emerges as a consumer-oriented medium that reflects advertisers’ desire to reach a young, upscale, and primarily White audience” (Goodale1999; Henderson and Baldasty 2003: 100). As a result other races and ethnic groups other than white Americans are often put
Everything comes with negatives. “But it is much later in the game now, and ignorance of the score is inexcusable. To be unaware that a technology comes equipped with a program for social change, to maintain that technology is neutral, to make the assumption that technology is always a friend to culture is, at this late hour, stupidity plain and simple"(Chapter 11 Page 5). It is extremely important to acknowledge and understand that technology can drastically change a society. For the purpose of this essay the technology is television and the change is our culture valuing entertainment over substance, which is turning us into a nation who sits back and lets people run the country the way they
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.
There have been so many major developments in the evolution of mass media we now live in a day and age where we are constantly continuously connected. I have greatly always been fascinated by how much things have changed in just fifteen years. Fifteen years ago when I was sixteen and looking for a job. I would have to walk into an establishment and physically fill out a paper application and sometimes get an immediate interview. The other options were to use a news paper to look for jobs. Now just fifteen years later not even a century I can down load an application have my resume uploaded and apply for twenty jobs in a matter of minutes and receive call backs the same day it’s incredible. In the last century we have gone from the radio invention with just sound listening to movies, to black and white TV set, to color TV set to big flat screen TV that can go 3D.
What role does television play in society? For decades we have seen many parts of our world rapidly going through changes in technology. Today’s society has been transformed by means of communication and the available information through mass media. Most Americans rely on television for news, sports, and entertainment. Television is just one of the many examples of how technology has changed our lives. Since the invention of the television in the early 1900’s, it has played a very important role in our lives. Having a television set in the home has become very essential in today’s society. We depend on it to entertain us with its sitcoms and to inform us about current world issues. The
Mass media is communication that reaches a large audience. This includes television, advertisement, the Internet, newspapers, and so on. Mass media is a significant effect in modern culture in America. It creates ideas and sustained within society not only send ideological messages out to the public but to advertise this ideas which are tend to manipulate our mantalities.
TV is for the most part negative. It depletes individuals' approach to think for them and brings down their inventiveness level. News concentrates on what's energizing, new, and exciting, which is for the most part relates to slaughtering and the anguish of human life in some configuration. In the mean time the great that individuals do passes unnoticed on the grounds that it's peaceful and un-newsworthy to the media. Films are more constructive, motion pictures can touch individuals' hearts, and individuals once in a while assemble as companions earlier or after a motion picture which is a constructive it brings solidarity among individuals. Be that as it may, a few films extol savagery, struggle, and sexuality excessively. In any event with the internet, we have a decision where our eyes, ears, and hearts go, and can rapidly logout on the off chance that we keep running crosswise over something we would prefer not to see or hear. In Conclusion, individuals are mindful on how they take excitement media today, however then again those that are putting the stimulation media out they need to take a gander at themselves ethically and settle on the correct choice, whatever that is excessively them. Journalists and makers have the opportunity to make whatever they feel like, and if the group of onlookers choses to tune in and admission the data it's dependent upon them. In any case, everything comes down to, the media can change individuals' conduct for good or awful it's their own decision how they
In modern day United States, the media is a huge pool of information that is always apparent. Almost every household in America has a television; hundreds of channels on the television are mainly news, local or national such as Good morning Colorado, Good morning America, and World News Tonight, even talk shows such as Late Night w/Jimmy Fallon are fueled by the media.
There are many movies and television shows that reflect American culture. A show or movie must address some current societal problem or trend in order to truly reflect American life; murder, rape, racism, and, on a less serious note, parties, shopping, and sports are topics that deserve serious consideration by the public and the media. The show Beverly Hills 90210 attempts to be an accurate portrayal of the life of a typical well-off American teenager growing up in the 80's and 90's. The producers of the show attempt to integrate many real life situations in to the show. By doing this they are suggesting to the audience, which happens to be geared toward
In today’s society, media is present in our lives 24/7 allowing it to have a major influence on our culture in both positive and negative ways.
Can T.V. shows be the reflection of our society or influence the behavior of the members of our community? Since 1936 when television broadcasting begin, it priority was to inform and to entertain our society; subsequently, a massive amount of rules and regulations were created to control the material presented in TV, which principal goal was to safeguard the moral and ethical standards of it time. Nevertheless, from its beginning to the present home entertainment television standards contents have change; likewise, the moral an ethics values of our society have change and continuing changing from generation to generation. TV shows from the 50’s, 80’s, and the present exposed many changes in the way human role are exposed, the language
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. 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.
However, this is not only affecting United States, but it is also affecting every other country. Plenty of people in the world have seen American movies and have even listened to American singers. We affect countries more than we think.
One of the benefits of popular culture is entertainment. First, people are entertained by attending public events. For example, people attend sporting events. For example, fans can attends sporting events such football, basketball, and baseball games to watch their favorite team play. Also, several fans benefit by watching their team play on TV. Secondly, people attend other public events such as concerts of famous celebrities. Thirdly, individuals can be entertained by watching movies. In her essay Shih talks about how movies can be entertaining (389). For example, in action movies such as Mission Impossible there several Hollywood stunts that entertains the people who are watching the movie. Also, in mystery films the main goal is to keep people guessing on what is going to happen like in the movie cube. Next, entertainment benefits society through electronics. For example, people are entertained by downloading apps that allow them to listen to music, play games, and watch movies some examples of these examples of apps that people that are downloadable includes apps such as Candy Crush, Spotify, and Crackle. Furthermore, entertainment is a benefit to society because it relieves stress. For example, if a person isn’t having a great day they can click on a website similar to YouTube and watch funny video such as “ghetto chef” series by a YouTube channel called DashieXP. Also, stress is relieved by watching movies on a site such as Netflix, which features different types of categories such as tv shows, comedy, horror, and action.