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Essay on The Media and Its Responsibilities

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The Media and Its Responsibilities SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility

The media has become a major factor of our times and the influence it has on people young and old. You would think that the world has enough influence all around them during their everyday lives and then we come home and turn on our televisions, pick up a newspaper, a magazine, or even the computer and it is all right there. Over the years the media has been more open and I believe that has a lot to do with the growing of our minds and our children’s minds and they are just trying to keep up and keep people interested even though it may be a little risky to show no matter what station it is on. We have to be careful and protect …show more content…

A lot of the reality shows we watch today are taped and we do not even see everything that leads up to the main parts that they show us to get our attention. Most media producers know what will make something stand out and catch the eye of the listeners, watchers, and readers and that is what they feed off of. To boost their ratings and to make money off of the people that are unknown other than the shows they are being advertise on that are making money off their every move. In the media world that is what it is all about; finding the showstopper and giving them the most attention from what they do and say to draw attention as far as viewers, readers, and now and days most commonly bloggers that are watching their every move. At the end of the day that is what it is all about, making money off a lot of nonsense.
The observations we make by watching, reading, and listening to media can make or break our perspectives of the world as we know it. Some people are so easily influenced by what they see and hear that it is hard to tell them anything different once they see it. Certain shows that are aired on television are aired on what’s said to be children’s stations for a reason. Reason being it is meant for children. If we were to let our children watch everything and anything they wanted to watch on television and look up on the internet without having any parental controls may be very

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