Media in Austin

What is social media? Social media is a way for people from around the world to communicate with each other without ever seeing each other face to face . It’s way to express our feelings without the fear of public humiliation. This new fad has become a popular invention that can be used to many advantages or disadvantages. Some of the advantages are that it’s a way to hold a social relationship with someone that you may not have frequent contact with such as family, friends, or people that start…

The “Like” Video is a video about teenagers and young children on social media. The first part of the video shows the parents concerns about what their children are doing online and then Douglas Rushkoff points out an interesting view,“Are we all asking the wrong questions when we focus on the technology itself, rather than what’s behind it?” The video interviews several different children and teens. Some of them talk about how they get money from youtube as a skater and another talks about her…

The crisis relief advertisement centers the focus of attention by displaying a picture of a disabled boy to stir up feelings of guilt and despair in the viewer. The hands are all located at the very edge of the image. This is done in order to emphasize the positioning of the boy. The circular shape of the hands act as a visual perimeter as if encasing the boy inside a pen.The gravity of the image is showcased by the amputated right leg of a young boy who is wrapped in bloody bandages. On a…

The Reality of Social Media The purpose of social media was to create a way for people to interact and share their lives with others via internet. Whether people are countries apart or even a few feet away they are still able to communicate using social media. This unique creation has given people a way to get closer and drift farther apart. Social media is used in everyday lives for many different purposes. Its main goal and purpose is to provide people with a different form of communication…

ability of companies to gain customers and consumers has not. That practice of business has never been more relatable than the business of newspapers. In 1978, Michael Schudson, a professor of communications and historian of the development of mass media in the United States wrote the book “Discovering the News”. In an excerpt in the his book titled, “New Journalism”, Schudson discusses the relationship the people of New York City had with the news. He categorizes newspapers into two models of…

Social media was created for the purpose of connecting others and helping old friends stay in touch. It was a new twist into networking and mingling with other people, but in a digital way. While social media was created to make people more integrated and communitive, in today’s society it has seem to have done the opposite. It has made our society less personal. Instead of taking the effort to genuinely get to know someone or deepen a relationship with a friend, we turn to social media to…

addresses the roles of digital media in personal relationships, especially, the internet and the mobile phone. She explains how online community affects our interpersonal relationships, whether this effect is positive or negative. This book consists of six chapters that cover the historical visions and theoretical perspectives about the influence of digital media on our society and personal connections. The first chapter highlighted some of the issues that caused by new media like the…

drastically changed. Unfortunately, there is no way to get around it, social media is here to stay. Notwithstanding, the social media platform can be a slippery slope, especially for a company that is new to it. Thus, for social media to be effective for a company it must approach it strategically. Further, one of the main functions of social media is the ability to connect with people, if a company is active on social media it must be willing to tackle both negative and positive feedback. In…

Thus making me think that the body images that are shown in the media are negative to those that are targeted, in this case girls. For me personally, this issue affects me a lot. Growing up, I’ve been expected for my body to fit in a category where my mom finds it perfect. When I see women or girls on media it usually leaves me feeling anxious and ashamed. Seeing it makes me self-conscious because I don't have the things that they have…

“Taking a break from social media for a week should be an easy task,” I thought to myself. Oh boy, was I wrong! When I sat down and thought about how much time a day I spend on social media, mindlessly scrolling through posts I don’t really care about, I was surprised. I didn’t think I spent that much time on social media. On a daily basis, I spend about 2-4 hours on Netflix, Facebook, Instagram, and other forms of social media collectively. A Digital Diet was just what I needed in order to cut…