Blog Entry Three

Blog Three

Learning Outcome

In today's society, media affect us more than we can ever understand. Through ways such as TV shows, the music industry, commercials, and many other ways. Teenagers are influenced to partake in illegal activities such as underage drinking and usage of drugs like marijuana, and Oxycontin. Adults are influenced to vote towards one political party by convincing them that one party is better than the other. Hours spent in front of the television has increased dramatically the last few years. It has a lot of used, both good and bad. First of all, it makes it possible for us to see what is happening far away.

In our homes we watch television, films or events taking place in other cities, countries and other continents. The artificial satellites have made it possible to watch events in other countries directly. Television is a very fine medium of entertainment. It brings musician and the music, singer and his singing and actor and his acting close to us. Whether it is rain or sunshine, hot or cold, we can enjoy television programs within four walls of our homes. In some way it will always affect our opinion and beliefs even though we do not realize it in the moment.

The good way it is you can learn a lot about the world and society through TV, but on the other hand playing video games over a period of time can change your view on violence and make you even more violent. Learning outcome number two reflects upon this. Show an awareness of the potential for educational, political, or ideological influence of the media. Areas to be considered could include – public service broadcasting, campaigns, censorship, satire, propaganda. Media is something we should take advantage of, but it will always be something that makes it negative and we just got to use it for the better not for the worse.