Social Media
In today’s society there are many ways to access the latest news. People can access news on their phone, computer, television , and newspapers. Media is everywhere around us. The fact that people can get news when it happens is a good thing. This keeps people informed and aware about what is going on in the world. Modern media captures almost everything. If a social figure says or does something shocking the news will probably catch it. Some people say that this is where media goes overboard. The media may “over react” about the issue but the fact is that if a person is a social figure they are supposed to conduct themselves in that way. Social and especially political leaders are supposed to say and do the right things because they represent a group of people. Since everyone has a camera on their phone these days nothing goes unseen. As far as political leaders go I think that this is a good thing because people get to see how that political leader is when they are not trying to impress people or gain votes. Media can show who a person really is underneath it all. I do believe that people need their personal space but when someone is trying to be political or social leader they usually understand how the media works.
With the abundance of news in society people have to learn to filter it out. Since everyone has access to news, people can change it or make it look a certain way. People have to learn to analysis information and not take everything as the truth. This is like the major news channels that Tyler Poche’ talked about in his blog post . Media may be a little biased but who isn’t. Everyone is biased when they are talking about something that they are passionate about. News channels are meant to appeal to a certain audience or demographic. They can be biased because the people who are usually watching the news cast believe in same things they believe in. For someone to accurately get information they should go to more then one source. A lot of news is about perspective and the best way to look at certain things on the news is on both sides. Media is a great tool for people to use but they need to be aware that not everything can be true.
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Social media can be addictive, but those who watch the news or any other type of media should be able to tell the difference between true information and false information. There is nothing wrong with paying attention to the soical media we just need to put a limit on how much we focus on.
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