Media Journal
September5th
To me, media is a collection of ways to broadcast different events and trends to the public. Media is all around us, it is impossible to get through the day without being exposed to it. Media can range from music, stories online and in the news, to television and movies. Interacting with different types of media plays a huge part in our daily lives. I write fanfiction online, people read it. Social Networking sites such as Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook are popular wasy of displaying media wether it be videos, pictures, or status updates about people's lives. People are constantly interactive with each other using different variations of social media. Where would today's society be without television? This is where people see a large amount of media these days. Covering the latest news, entertainment or even just advertisements. Media is always changing, and so is our lives. It has developed farther over the years creating large changes in our society. Becoming more noticed over the past few years, media has changed the way people look at themselves, this includes not only young females, but men as well. People have become uncomfortable in their body due to images in magazines and commercials, things that the public has allowed to become normal aware of this increasing problem all over the world. It is females particularly that seem to be drawn to this type if media, believing they do not have the ideal 'perfect image' and feel that they are over weight or even too thin. This is most commonly found as the trigger to an eating disorder. (http://www.westminstercollege.edu/myriad/index.cfm?parent=...&detail=4475&content=4795)
I have been influenced by the media on multiple occasions, take my style for instance. I wear band t-shirts because I listen to the bands on my shirts and enjoy their music enough to want their name and logo on my clothing. I wear skinny jeans and cut off shorts because in the styles of music I listen to (ie: pop/punk and various types of metal) most of the fans and members of the bands. How I got my eyebrow piercing probably wasn't the smartest, but it was influenced by media. One of my idols has an eyebrow piercing and I thought it looked cool. My entire style is based on popular trend in my fanbases, or media. I watch different television programs based on popular demand, or who says what's good. I believe a lot of people's decisions are based on what they see on TV and what celebrity is wearing what, it has become a big part of our lives and will remain that way
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