Journal 1: Media Beautiful or Dangerous?



I do agree with the statement that media can be beautiful but dangerous, media can be used for great things but it can also be used to do bad things. Media is such a powerful thing and everyone has some form of media in their face everyday, and if you make one wrong move while on a social media account it can literary come back to haunt you. Media being powerful is sometimes a good thing as well, because people are recognized for good things that they do, or it can just be a really cool place to put your vacation pictures.

 When we talk about having the ability to analyze media we do not just have that, we have the ability to create media which is sort of what we did through our social media accounts, we post things about our lives on most of our social media apps so we create our own media.

As a kid you would see commercials about the latest game or toy and you always wanted it because your friends had it or you just plain felt that everyone had it but you. This is called Junk Value, by having this item you felt like you were part of a group, and a lot of the times when you got the item you looked at it once and nerve used it again.

 Just like having the ability to create media, we also produce it which is kinda like creating it. Producing it to me is like posting a story on Snapchat, you are letting people know what is going on in your life. You are producing your life through media

Comments

  1. Hey Toni, what's good my man?

    I also agree with the fact that media can be beautiful, yet dangerous. The points you make about this topic are very interesting, because you are right when you say the media IS a powerful thing, and most people do in fact have some form of it in their faces at all time. This being said, you're also correct with how you say the media can be beautiful. Sometimes, the media is the perfect place to get information to your friends and family. Our ability to create media is just as important as our ability to consume media, because we need to try and make media that is beautiful, just like we need to be critical of media and show people how beautiful it can be. Overall, you make some really good points in your observations, that I honestly agree with wholeheartedly.

    Nice

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  2. Toni,

    Your example on junk values really illustrates how early we are influenced by this kind of thinking and marketing. While there have been regulations put in place for commercials that target children, I wonder how effective they are. Especially when we consider that today's children are most likely consuming media content on many different devices, not just through a television.

    Thanks,
    AC

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  3. Hi Toni,

    I like the points you chose to cover from the videos on media literacy about how media can be dangerous and beautiful as well. I really liked your point about how the media can be dangerous in that most people are exposed to it all the time, everyday, however I like that you also gave reasons for how it is a positive thing in that you can get endless information from it, as well as communicating with people. You covered pretty much exactly what the videos were trying to get across with your points, and you made it easily understandable.

    Thanks,
    Eve

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