Other Issues in Media and Society

Media is a wide filed which contains many topics within. Not only children are affected by the media, but also the whole population. I would like to draw your attention to those issues by recommending other blogs of my classmates, to make you , my readers, more aware of the many effects media has on our society.

• REAL vs. MEDIA BEAUTY - by Kucerova Veronica, is a blog which focuses on the image of women in reality and the one in media. This topic is widely discussed and questions the use of programs such as photoshop, etc. It s very important to be knowledgeable about this topic in today's society as photoshop, etc are widely used to improve any images. The negative effect of this is that people start to seek perfection, which even the model who is in the picture doesn't have. She doesn't look like herself.

• An objectification of a woman in advertisements and it`s negative effects - by Ryu Je Ji, is a blog which discusses the stereotype created by advertsements on women. Women are seen as objects which promote products as a sexual image of women is formed by these commercials. this is very important to learn about as the media can create negative social image of a gender group or any other social group. We have to recognise the dangers media brings and how we can prevent these social norms from forming.
• Journalistic Objectivity - by Amir Salykbayev, is a blog which focuses on the topic of journalistic objectvity, which is when journalists tent to input their own thoughts in the article of journals, newspapers, etc. They voice their own opinions out, which may not be or is true. They do not look at the issue in a neutral side but take a position of their own. It is very important to be knowledgeable of this factor as many readers do not understand and will think that the journalists words are the words of the entire magazine company. It might also results in conflicts, etc/ if not educated about.

• Sports and Media. Yachting. - by Anastasia Sukhodlskaya, is a blot which focuses on the topic of sports in media. More specifically yachting. Sports have become more active with the intervention of media. There are now sponsors, advertisements, cheerleaders, etc. which are all part of the huge sports industry. All thanks to the intervention of media. It is a useful topic because sport is everywhere around us and it is interesting to learn about it's effects on people both psychologically and physically.

• Do Social Media make us Unhappy? - by Meruyert Murat, is a blog which debates wether social media affects users positively or negatively. It varies depending on the user, however, does media affect us positively on a larger scale? or does it affect us negatively? It is useful to be knowledgeable about this topic as media is all around us and everyone has a social media account, be it Facebook, Youtube, etc. To find a person who does not have one is very rare or non existent.

These are all of the blogs I recommend. The topics are very interesting and should provide more insight on the wide topic of media.