Media and Life
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The Media and Everyones Life
Social Scientists say that the average American watches too much television and plays too many video games. I would agree with this, because in high school that is all I did, but not so much for me anymore. Back when I was in high school that is all I did. Watch television, play Nintendo, hang out with my friends. However, now that I am in college, I have had to change my ways. It helps a lot that I dont have either one of those in my dorms.
The media though is a really good thing. It helps us relay messages back and forth. It is a very good source of communication. It informs people of what is happening in our community and throughout the world. The media can also be a very bad thing however. It is sometimes used against people. It can relay a different message than what is being shown. It can make people seem like really bad people when they are really are just regular nice people.
How is it that the media can be so affecting to our lives? Why do we have to hear all these awful stories from the media? I think that it should be a new national law that newscasters can only tell good, heart warming stories and leave the bad stuff out of it. I do not believe that any one wants to hear bad news during the day.
The definition of communication is the process of sharing information. This information is both bad and good. For example, the media covering the war in Iraq seems to tell us all the bad news that is happening, but we never seem to hear any good that is happening. Why is that? Why doesnt the media share with us about soldiers setting up schools and hospitals? Or maybe a group of soldiers saved fifty lives by dismantling a car bomb or something along those lines? It seems to me that the media is trying to make it sound like this war was nothing but wasted time and money.
The media has also caused a lot of prejudicial thoughts to come out of people. If you were to see a Muslim in an airport, or even worse on the same plane, dont you automatically think terrorist attack? The media has made it so people of the Muslim religion are a horrible people. I believe that they are great people; just a select few are bad.
For an example of good communication, we have to turn to sports. The best form of communication over the television is from ESPN. Everything that ESPN covers is the best work that can be done involving sports. They cover everything from hockey to baseball to football to poker. If you are interested in any sport, chances are they shown on ESPN.
I think that sports are a big communication tool. Sports are watched by millions of people around the world everyday. If you can communicate to others while on a sports channel, chances are a lot of people are going to see your product. Also, people believe what most announcers say. So if you get an announcer to talk about a big event that is happening, most people will probably want to find out more about it, so they will stay tuned and watch the news after the big game.
The media has really affected my life through sports. I am the type of person that likes to watch sports during my free time. And if a commercial comes on during the game that shows something good, like a movie clip, I will probably go see that movie. Sports and media come hand in hand; they feed off of each other, always helping the other out. Sports would have a tough time surviving without the media, and the media would have a tough time living without the sports.
Movies are another big thing in media. Everybody likes to see a good movie; and most people will go pay top dollar to see it. The movie Star Wars is a great example. Everyone in America was sleeping out and paying all this money just to go see a Science Fiction movie. Companies will pay top dollar to have their products being shown in movies as they know that this is an effective way to advertise.
Video games are another big thing that the media has gotten into. If someone is looking for a game, they tend to look for the brand name video games like Play Station and Nintendo. However, people like Microsoft are starting to make brand name stuff. Microsoft has been able to make it with the big name brands because they have created a vast media dynasty. Whenever you turn on the television, chances are you will see a commercial of something with Microsoft. Whether it is a game, or software products, you will see it on television.
Media outlets like ESPN and Sports Illustrated are starting to use the video game market to advertise their products. Often when you turn