The Power Of Mass Media

The representation of the LGBT community in the film industry has long been a topic of much debate. In her article, “It Ain’t Easy Being Bisexual on TV,” Amy Zimmerman addresses this topic with specific interest on bisexual representation. By appealing to the logic of her audience, using an informal tone, and referring to relatable content, Zimmerman constructs an argument which persuades readers of The Daily Beast that the film industry is unfairly and inaccurately representing bisexuals. However, her argument holds little influence over those who are not movie fans or The Daily Beast readers.

Misrepresentation, along with a lack of representation, in the media is a problem that has plagued and continues to plague the LGBT community throughout the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. Originally, it was seen as taboo or, in some cases, illegal for LGBT characters to be shown in the media. Over time, however, these characters filtered their way into the media and although they were present, their characters were subjugated to stereotypes and ridicule. Amber B. Raley and Jennifer L. Lucas analyzed LGBT presence in television during the fall of 2001 using Clark’s theory for documenting minority representation by utilizing four categories: non-representation, ridicule, regulation, and respect. They concluded their experiment by

A controversial issue these days is over Hollywood’s negative depictions of homosexuality. Such portrayals were so focused on silencing queer people and basically putting their emotions in the “closet.” A documentary The Celluloid Closet, which is based on The Celluloid Closet book by Vito Russo, analyzes the representation of gays and lesbians in Hollywood films from the 1890s to the 1980s. The Celluloid Closet argues that Hollywood’s portrayal of gays and lesbians has often been harsh and homophobic, which led gays and lesbians characters to be defined by their sexuality, lacking any character development throughout the plot.

In recent times, as society at large has become (arguably) more accepting of those in the LGBT+ community, we've begun to see an increase in queer representation in the media. However, for many who are not in the LGBT+ community, that one gay character in their favorite sit-com may be their only exposure to LGBT+ people, allowing the community at large to exist as an abstraction in their mind, in that while they know LGBT+ people exist, they may not personally know any LGBT+ people or have any insight into what it's like to be queer in modern society. E L I seeks to change that, by providing a first person account of a transgender man's transition and his life.

Growing up as a Catholic, Puerto Rican gay boy in the 90s and early 2000s, I struggled to discover my queer identity as well as queer representation in the media I consumed. Being gay was something that was never discussed. If it was brought up, it was usually in hushed tones (I remember being introduced to my uncle 's close 'friend ' each holiday) or as something negative (I still remember the sting of being called a faggot in elementary school). This reflected exactly how homosexuality was portrayed in media at the time. Queer characters and homosexuality were at best portrayed in codified, 'blink-and-you 'll-miss it ' labels and affectations, or at worst, something to laugh at, pity or even hate. As someone who still regularly reads comics, watches Saturday morning cartoons and play video games, it is so exciting to discover the lengths of progress that has been made in queer representation in all age media. In this paper I hope to detail the highs and lows of LGBTQ representation in all age media and highlight the positive and negative impact of media representation.

Former SIS agent and novelist David Cornwell once said, “I suffer from the same frustration that every decent American suffers from. That is, that you begin to wonder whether decent liberal instincts, decent humanitarian instincts, can actually penetrate the right-wing voice, get through the steering of American opinion by the mass media.” In this weeks reading we read about the events happening after the cold war and beyond. These being subjects like the NATO expansion to internal reform. However in one section of the reading it talk about the events of the Somalia and Bosnian humanitarian effort and the shocking reality of America’s view on it. Being born in America, we have all have heard and influenced by the idea of America being a peace keeping and leading Humanitarian force in the world. Yet the history of America is anything but. With fights only

At the gym, there’s a TV with the news playing; in the tube there are now media players and screens streaming the day’s news; as society logs into their phones, their screens are immediately filled with stories and news feeds and other media. In today’s world, media is everywhere we go. This rise in media has led to media having a stronger hold on how society views the world around it.

Television has played an important role in perpetuating stereotypes about gays and lesbians. For years, portrayals of gays and lesbians on television were quite rare and typically negative. In recent years, this has started to change with more shows offering positive representations of homosexual characters.

Multiple studies have examined how members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community are represented in media such as television and movies. Many of these studies focused on a particular time period, type of media, or area of representation (Denzer-King, 2016; Fejes & Petrich, 1993; Keegan, 2016; Lugowski, 1999; Peters, 2011; Raley & Lucas, 2006; Shugart, 2003). Few seem to provide an evaluation of the portrayal of LGBTQ characters across different mediums and networks in the modern era of media history (GLAAD, 2017). This portrayal has significant effects on how LGBTQ people are perceived by the public,

Frequently, countless discussions on the topic of representation in the media have surged on the internet. Representation stands for a portrayal of countless groups of individuals on the screen. This paper will analyze the effects of the media about representing LGBT characters. Especially, since portrayals of LGBT characters influence society perceptions for the best or worst.

The media, in recent years, has depicted homosexual characters and relationships, as seen by popular shows such as The Fosters and Shadowhunters. The role of the media within this social problem is the fact that media attention makes the behavior that was once deemed impermissible more accepted and deemed more common within our society. The media, not only television shows but also news outlets, has also determined the way in which we perceive this social problem, as seen by the fact that several liberal and republican news outlets cover this topic, as recorded by The Advocate, a website dedicated to documenting LGBTQ+ stories (The Advocate, 2016). The media has fluctuated during the progression of this social problem, as the newfound commonality of homosexuality leads it to be present in the media on a regular basis. The media has also discussed and depicted other social problems, such as the discrimination imposed upon women and African Americans. The media, on a global level, has made these topics have a decreased stigma within society, as we can assess (even if it is just on our television screens) that individuals will different sexual preferences do exist. Also, media outlets allow these individuals to have a role model that could help them, allowing them to become more accepting of themselves and in turn allowing others to be more accepting of them. Being able to identify with have someone alike to oneself regardless of race or sexual preference within the media is something that would have been impossible just a few years ago. The media not only updates us on news regarding homosexuality, it also illuminates the topic at hand and evidently depicts how real and genuine it is, as it is present within our society and other societies all around the world. The globalized approach to accessing

As society undergoes a progressive change in the media and sexuality sector, there has been an increase in the “queering” of characters across all media platforms, most specifically film and television. Furthermore, in order to better understand the changes that have been ongoing in recent years, I looked at ABC Studio Production’s hit drama series Grey’s Anatomy. Shonda Rhimes created the Golden Globe winning series, which first aired in March of 2005 and is still running today. In addition to creating the show, Rhimes serves as an executive producer along with Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Tony Phelan, Joan Rater and Rob Corn. Further, the reason I selected this example was because I am a dedicated fan of the show and also because the show has

“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.

Throughout society, the mass media constantly changes over time. The mass media play a prominent role in informing the public about what occurs within the world, especially in areas which audiences do not acquire direct experience and knowledge. This essay will argue that the propaganda model is no longer valid as it has become outdated. This essay will also discuss the model in relation to the five filters and draw on Rampton's critique of the propaganda model in contemporary society.

The effects of mass media and social media have changed the way people have experienced presidential campaigns in many ways. With the development of new technologies through the last hundred years many different ways of experiencing the campaigns have taken place. Newspapers, radio, television, internet and social media websites have changed the ways we all have experienced elections.