Throughout history, technological advances have been an effective way for the media to get information out to society, whether it was factual or not. Technology affects almost every aspect of society and can be used as a device to spread the word which alters the way that many people live their lives. In the graphic novel “The influencing machines”, written by journalist Brooke Gladstone and cartoonist Josh Neufeld, the authors embrace the reluctant views towards the history of technology while arguing the positive and negative effects when dealing with false accusations that are brought to people's attention. People don’t fear technology itself, they fear the unknown effects that could be brought upon them in their future. Although everyone has the ability to make their own decisions and believe what they choose, the media has a huge influencing factor in the way we view, analyze, and talk about news. The absurd amount of false implications that is spread in the media, add to the reason why many people don’t believe everything they see or hear. While scrolling through social media, many people can pertain false information that can form bias opinions, rather than actually finding the truth out from the main source. Instead of listening to credible sources, “a “fact” sent by one person spreads in a geometric progression to others until millions of people around the world potentially believe it” (Gladstone, 2011/2017, p.332). Many people will see such information and decide to believe that source without determining if it’s the truth or not. If it is displayed enough through friends sending links, or sharing stories, eventually people are going to start believing it's the truth because others believe it as well. By allowing media to influence our decisions on certain topics, those people can form bias opinions on things that may not even be true; therefore leading to false information that fluctuates society's views on things. Gladstone implies that many people use the internet as a way for entertainment, or to express their views, and we need to be aware of our use of media due to the effects it'll have on others. Media can be a good thing, but being aware of the correct ways to use it is the only way our
Technology has always been a controversial subject between conservative people and innovators. Some people believe that it is a great tool to connect cultures and improve education and innovation in our society today, but others view it as a menace in our lives. “Growing Up Tethered” by Sherry Turkle and “George Orwell...Meet Mark Zuckerberg” by Lori Andrews both view technology as a dangerous tool. They believe in the many drawbacks of technology and the harm it can do to our lives with no explanation of the positive effects it has had on our society. “Our Future Selves” by Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen plays the role of a positive look at technology and its role in our lives today. It gives examples of how advancing technology helps us and improves so many peoples’s lives. We can use Schmidt and Cohen’s essay as a lens to view the other two texts and gain a different understanding of what they are writing about.
The influence of media is ubiquitous as we are all exposed to it, and influenced by the messages they attempt to sell. For example, the trope of science gone wrong is a classic plotline of science fiction that is present enough in media to give anyone a sense of paranoia. Media is indeed a force to reckon with. In a world in which the success of media is based off of its audience, the question arises to: to what extent may media alter truth to gain attention, and how may media influence society’s values?
This underscores why politicians have long perceived mass media as a veritable channel of disseminating an ideology so that the society can mirror itself against what the media feeds it and thus be manipulated. This further begs the question of whether the media is a contributor or otherwise to societal problems in the face of political ideological dissemination.
There are a variety of media outlets and they are continually multiplying. The increase in media has allowed several media outlets to play big roles in society. This has caused more people to rely mainly on media for “news” Although Media conveys a substantial amount of information to many societies, not everything is entirely true. Margaret Atwood discussed this subject in her novel The Handmaid’s Tale. This is an important issue that is relevant to many civilizations today. Media outlets know how to influence their viewers, whether the information they broadcast is true or a sham.
Once Jim Morrison said that whoever controls the media controls the mind. This shows that he had recognized the immense power and influence that the media has in our day to day lives. The media plays a very important role in the society as the source of information for every person. Hence, it is very hard for the modern society to live without the media. As a result of the media being the major source of information in our society, it is an undeniable fact the media shapes people’s opinions, attitudes and actions on particular issues (Czopp & Monteith, 2006).
The perpetuation of misinformation can be very difficult to correct and may have lasting effects even after it is discredited. For instance, if an audience is reliant on the information provided by the media to make an informative decision about a topic involving their morals, the validity of the author’s claims will determine the mass majority of their decisions they make in the future. As a result, false information may continue to influence beliefs and attitudes even after being debunked if it is not replaced by an alternate causal explanation.
The media controls many thoughts and facts given to the public that may or may not be true. With the Internet at fingertips across the world, news spreads faster with little evidence provided. Over the last century, the world’s speed increased with news inventions such as cars, electronics, and the Internet. Society’s mindset transformed from hard working to free handouts; therefore, when news sources make a statement, humankind believes it without researching the topic at all. Sometimes, news reporters make legitimate statements that are misinterpreted by readers. The words of the writer are at fault for perspective or understanding of news rather than the interpretation the readers obtain.
Imagine a world that is so consumed with the digital world that the people in it are no longer able to form their own opinions, or even distinguish the truth from fact. Unfortunately, this can just be another way to describe the earth. It is no surprise that as time progressed, the easy access to technology grew to influence larger aspects of life. With this privilege came both negative and positive effects, however, there were more unfavorable changes in society. Ever since forms of communication existed, it has become a “social norm” to naturally accept the views of the media, no matter how drastic they may seem. This allows organizations to manipulate and provide false information to an extremely large number of people. Many people
Many of the views and actions of society and politics today are centered around the media, which keeps the public well informed on current events so that the public can make educated decisions based on the information they have accrued to make change in the functions of our society, whether small or large. However, misinterpreted bias in mass media causes the creation and spread of misinformation to the public, which causes members of society to have a skewed vision of what is fact and what isn’t. This can cause members of society to make decisions based on incorrect information, which affects the running of our society as a whole.
The influence of media in today’s world is having a negative impact on humanity. Today the media is more powerful than ever, not only in America but also globally. Media is everywhere in an abundance of people’s lives. Daily newspapers are being delivered to the front door, twenty-four-hour news channels and radio stations are broadcast in homes and businesses, and multiple social media outlets are available in the palms of people’s hands. Within seconds, news travels from the other side of the world straight into family living rooms, evening dinner tables, or even onto the fields of youth soccer practice. This immediate transfer of information brings with it great power. The responsibility that accompanies this power is often unnoticed and unaccepted resulting in an extremely destructive impact on individuals and society.
The media is seen not only as transferring information and ideas but also as shaping opinions and presenting particular versions of reality (Gurevitch, et al, 1995).
“A lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth” – Joseph Goebbels, German Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. This is the exact words of Nazis most famous propagandist in using media as a mass weapon of propaganda and mind control. Could you imagine Germany in 1930s, without Television channel, without the Internet, without every mobile device in your palm, what channel of information will you get? Of course, newspapers, flies, images, celebrities were used as tools for propaganda purposes, designed to provoke a reaction, and ultimately, a form of control over their citizen. Nowadays, with all the advanced of technologies, information can reach everyone in every corner of the Earth, the message is delivered in the subtlest ways, without people’s conscious, has shaped everyone’s decision, or at least shape their behavior toward the decision that the orchestrator want the audience to perceive. With the booming of internet, information sharing seamlessly, we must ask ourselves, the role of media in conveying, shaping the society that we are living in. Let look at few examples of U.S propaganda machine, and later, the particular case of fish sauce in Viet Nam back in October 2016.
Media influence is the force by which ideas are injected into people’s lives shaping the very culture of society. This influence is masqueraded through hidden media message, resulting in a change in its audience which can be positive or negative, abrupt or gradual, short term or long term. Although mass media’s influential effect can reach a wide ranged audience as an agent of socialization the responsibility to contain what it releases has not been of importance. “The media’s socially significant obligations are formally ignored.” (A.S. Zapesotskii, 2011, p 9). Media messages can be exerted through many different outlets such as TV shows, music, movies, commercials, news, magazines, games which are all gravitated to entertain audiences ultimately offering personal gratification that can sometimes blur the lines between reality and
In this day of age, almost everything has been become digital and you must now adjust to this new form. Even though technology has turned over to a new direction, there is still much to learn and benefit from. The good thing about today’s technology is that it is much easier to use than how it was many years ago. Technology is always advancing and creating new things to learn. As this essay progresses, I will be discussing three types of technology that have been positive aspects in my life, all of which are currently greatly advancing.
Technology has changed so many of the ways in which we live our lives, from the invention of the wheel to the advanced systems we use and take for granted everyday. Technology was once taboo in most house holds while people still clung to the idea that life was built on life experiences. Nicholas Carr stated in, Is Goggle making us stupid? "Back in the fourth century, BCE, Plato complained that writing (then a fairly new technology) was destroying peoples memory, yet he wrote dozens of books. For half a century, television has been accused of rotting our brains and making us fat and lazy, but most people depend on it for info, news and entertainment." Technology has changed our understanding of the way things work and