Why The United States Should Use Social Media

The Internet has been changing the world since it is created. As a part of new media, social media is a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. It has been helped to create a digital global village that 26% of the world’s population is using social media and the number is keep increasing. (Qualman, 2013) This essay will attempt to discuss how has the social media changed the public sphere, mainly focus on the improvement of public participation, social relations and information dissemination. Also Mainland China is taken as an example to show that social media enabling democracy in a developing country. Social media is also being used in good ways to spread information. There are some disadvantages to be analyzed, too. The issues like lack of privacy, social media violence and social media out of control will be discussed in this essay.

Mass media have a prominent role to play in modern society. The use of the media can bring about unexpected changes and improve the social situation as it impact our social, civil, cultural, political,economic and aesthetic outlook. Modernization has transformed media into a crucial feature of human activity. In today's society, media influence issues such as the impact of global warming, genetic engineering, deployment of military forces, religion, government spending, nuclear testing and environmental legislations. The rise in the media has influenced international policy and decision within the government. It is now more critical than ever that policy planners understand the factors that encourage negative domestic reactions. Growing international concerns have prompted many to establish, or consider establishing postings in allied countries, and future deployments of this type are currently being

Social media has revolutionized the world in many different ways. Popular websites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are used by millions of people every day, and even the most remote place in the world have access to internet use. From contacting your friends and family to finding an old friend from high school, social media has become an essential tool of communication. People can share information, communicate ideas, interact with one another and engage in different activities by just clicking in their computer or simply opening an app on your phone. All of these benefits of social media sound really great when is used in a positive way. However, the use of social media is not perceived the same way by everyone. The question is, is social media good or bad for our society.

There have been many changes in the media’s influence on foreign policy and reception of events since the Cold War. News outlets are now more proactive in reporting stories and happenings due to improvements in technology. However, the media’s newfound proactively, political sway, and audience influence are not always used positively. While media is the first resource for informing the population, it also forces governments to act prematurely, manipulates audiences through selective reporting, and skews the representation and idea of certain groups.

In “Enough about You”, Brian Williams, journalist and anchor states that Americans became selfish and not interested in anything that does not involve them due to the use of the social media. He believes people will not be informed about crucial events around the world, because they will only read about things they care about: “with the ability to tailor our media consumption today to only those sources that reflect our already held view, we may be missing out on alternative perspectives ‘that citizens in an informed democracy need to know” (472). I believe Williams makes valuable points about negative influence of social media. However, in my opinion, this new technology platform has many positive aspects as well and I would like to describe them both in my essay.

How many Americans use facebook, Instagram and twitter? According to Pew Research Center of Internet, Science and Tech, approximately 74% of Americans either use facebook, Instagram or twitter every day. (Pews research, 2015) Social media has become the new way of networking and communicating versus living in the 1800’s and using telegraph mores codes. However, with change comes positive and negative influences. Social media tends to have a more negative influence on Americans rather than positive because of how media portrays ideal body image, celebrities’ actions, and ultimately giving indirect permission to bullying, which can result in suicide.

The United States of America can be seen as one of the most countries to be tech savvy. Specifically, with social media, which is used as a medium to communicate movements such Black Lives Matter due to the usage of unnecessary force from police used on Black Americans, has made an impact in Iran. Similarly, to the US movement, accusations of fraud during the June 2009 Iranian presidential elections caused protests and many citizens asking for a recount. Many Iranian citizens, however, do not have access to the internet nor any other social media sites so they are not able to access social media to fully understand what events were going on in Iran. Some would say social media did not have a role in the protests held in Iran. My

Once upon a time Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media sites did not exist. How did people say what they think or comment about the current event? We used to talk to each other, argued over a topic, held a debate in a classroom, and said whatever we thought about our friends, neighbors without touching the personal boundaries when they were at present. Our options were limited for what we are doing today, and we could not write, post or say whatever we think on a popular and current events or topics right away like we do today. Here we are in a decade built on technology and social media sites. Social media became a daily part of our lives, and sometimes some people cannot start their day without checking their Facebook or Twitter accounts, or they feel the necessity of commenting what they think on popular things or posting a video over a celebrity break-up even.

Protests in Baltimore over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray while in police custody have invoked a broad spectrum of responses and emotions in the United States.

Within the past several years, it seems as though racial tensions in the United States has made a very prominent reappearance. Social media has played a major part in bringing these events to the forefront of our social conscience. However, this seemingly “shocking” reappearance is anything but. The United States is a country that has such a decided issue with internalized and systematic racism that it seems absurd for so many citizens to be shocked by recent events. Trayvon Martin, John Crawford, Michael Brown, and Oscar Grant are many of the already too many names associated with the unfortunate circumstances. There is an unsettling feeling whenever an injustice that could involve race appears. An underlying fear of the conversation

The use of social media in the United States has dramatically expanded over the recent years thanks to many technological advances from a multitude of intelligent men and women. While you may or may not be utilizing this technological boom, millions of Americans across the country have turned to social media as an imperative aspect of their lives for communication in relationships. As positive as it may sound in terms of affecting relationships, there are many people that argue that social media causes nothing but distress in an relationship. Alternatively, some argue against this statement and some, like Kaveri Subrahmanyam, are right in between both statements.

Have you ever dug into a thick and juicy hamburger on the 4th of July? If so you’re probably an American. Being an American can mean many different things to different generations. Three of those reasons is the problem with people kneeling during the national anthem, social media, and the “American Dream.” Kneeling for the anthem is one of the biggest controversies at the moment that is upsetting a lot of people. One of the biggest ways of communication today is social media. Many American’s take advantage of social media because we live here. When you take a look at the people outside of America they think of the “American Dream” which brings a lot of immigrants here. The discussion today is about what America means to our generation.

Given the unprecedented emergence of mass media in the context of foreign policy, scholars have developed different models to explain the relationship between media and foreign policy. In the subsequent literature review, these models are presented concisely, which would lead to this paper’s inquiry.

As technology advances, the domination of social networking media is no secret in an individual’s daily life. The Sensis Social Media Report stated an average of 79% of Australian’s ages 18-29 actively participate in social media platforms every day. The influence this is imposing is both positive and negative and is beginning to impact the way we act, think and speak. Though a prime element of social media platforms is the ability to freely voice opinion and knowledge, it is evident of the emerging trends in news, fashion, music and political views that the media has influenced. As a modern society, the ability to communicate on a global scale is essential in daily life. The power of social media as a medium of communication plays a pivotal role as it effectively saturates information to mass audiences. This becomes particularly useful in the expansion of democracy as the ability to distribute

In less than two decades, social media has revolutionized modern communication and information sharing. What began as a simple form of social networking has turned into innumerable platforms for people around the globe to share ideas, create and share businesses, promote brands, read news from various sources, as well as share and find vast amounts of information, among many other uses. Thus, with a few clicks of a button, people are now able to interact with someone on the other side of the world. The capabilities created through social media’s many uses have forever changed global politics, business, and interpersonal communication.