...Some forms of entertainment media shapes American culture on how they perceive certain things when watched on television. The violence we are exposed to in movies and television is not any different from the violence in people’s actual lives seventy years ago. The only thing that is different is the standards the culture has accepted over the years. An example is husband and wives. Up until the nineteen sixties husbands and wives were not allowed to be shown together in bed. They had to be shown in twin beds and a table in the middle. The Dick van Dyke is a prime example of this because this was what the entertainment media wanted to portray in society then. In the present day sex is more talked about as a culture and the culture has changed to accept it on media. Andy Griffith Show is another example reinforcing values to the culture of its times. This show reinforced values and morals through comedy. The Audience was more likely to treat their neighbors with a little respect versus hating them. Soul Train was a musical show that stood the test of time. It stood the test of time because it was about music and dancing no matter the performer or the content of music played on the show. Musical shows of today have used Soul Trains format but have adjusted to the times but in all kept in mind that there are children watching the programs. American culture has put more than enough trust into entertainment media. The culture allows the entertainment media to provide them with news...
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...Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? How did each development influence American culture? The evolution of technology has been constantly advancing, in the 20th century, because of this there has been major developments in the evolution of mass media. In the beginning of the 20th century the main sources of mass media were newspapers. Newspapers gave the local people a way to learn about the world around them; politics, war, and crime. Then, the radio, which was first used for the navigation of ships. It saves thousands of lives and helped isolate ships. The introduction of mass media into the American home was the radio. The radio was the first wireless technology that offered knowledge and entertainment in our homes. Dramatic and political events now had large captive audiences, as they happened. Advertisers took full advantage of the radio. They had large groups of people listening to them at the same time, this crated the first tends in ready-made clothing and the encouragement of the unified American lifestyle. Next, the television came in the American household, it added visual stimulate for our entertainment. The American people now had a way to watch news, dramas, game shows, or politics in the comfort of our own homes. The television impacted American culture dramatically, they now knew what was...
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...Week Nine Assignment: Final Michael McIntyre HUM/176 Week Nine Assignment Part 1 Final If I were a news director of a local television station I would decide to make the story about the city parks being closed three days a week my lead story over the celebrity’s death. The reason behind why I would choose this one instead of the death of a celebrity. The city parks being closed three days each week will impact the locals that live near those parks. A celebrity’s death will be in the news for days to come and could become tomorrow’s lead story, but today a local story that is important to its community does not need to be over looked because of a continuing story that will be there for days to come. Local news stations have obligations to the communities that they reach. These communities look to them for what is going on and more importantly, what is happening locally. With all of the different ways to deliver local news to people, it is possible to make the lead story the celebrity’s death on the news’ website. Then possibly later in the day change it to follow the television’s schedule of delivering the news, such as changing the lead story to the city parks being closed three days a week. With technology, and the several ways of delivering the news, it is very possible to have more than one leading story across the board. In the past...
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...Entertainment Media and American Culture Entertainment media and culture have a huge influence on American culture and values. It is the central news and entertainment and educational information for all generations. It has grown rapidly with an advance in technology. First there was the radio where families sat down together and company came over for fellowship. Then the newspaper held all of the news that was important at the time with sports, world news and comic strips. Television had us glued to the tube watching music shows and comedy. The Internet is the new thing that we can listen to music, watch videos, watch television shows and get the latest world events or local news with a click of the mouse. Today, we are in a media-dominated world. Entertainment media is a way for society to keep them informed about the industry’s events. It is the major source of entertainment. It controls the variety of programs and information that we incorporate in our daily lives. The images that are shown in entertainment media today project sex, violence, strong adult language and wardrobes that are revealing at times. This can have a negative impact on the younger generation. Media should be prohibited from advertising shows pertaining to violence and sex because it plays an important role in influencing the younger generation. Like television, movies have a strong relationship with culture. Movies have a better ability to tell an in-depth story. There are the inspirational...
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...How the Media Affects American Culture AAA The media is in almost every aspect of our lives and affects various parts of the American culture through news, radio, television and the internet. The internet has become a big developmental part of most mass media and has changed how media is seen by us. Social media sites like Facebook and Google Plus have changed the way we talk to our families and how we receive ads from companies. Even the radio has turned to the internet by broadcasting their stations feed through websites. Newspapers still sell the old way through stands and local stores and they also have digital copies that mail out to your inbox. Television still plays a big part in our exposure to media, though television commercials, product placement in shows we watch and even in our news. Media exposure has influenced American culture in many different ways through many outlets. Radio at one time had programs that people would listen to, during these shows commercials would pitch their product to the masses. In these days the commercials would try and get a repore with you in order to get your business, by things like constantly repeating the same commercial or having a new commercial every time the radio show came on. It helped shape our feelings towards commercial products like Coco-cola and Pepsi. Then television came along and had a very influential part in helping form our culture mainly through giving people access to the news, commercials...
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...Effects of Mass Media on American Culture Have you ever imagined your life before you discovered things like Facebook and your cellular device? Many of us couldn’t fathom such a thing as much as most of us would hate to admit it we have created a dependency on the different forms of social media today. The past century gave birth to what is known as the electronic phase which then led to the informational phase and of course it began with the television. After the creation of the television a way was paved which led to computers, smart devices, and satellites and then there was the digital era or what we call the internet today. The internet has given a form of unforeseen power to an everyday person without the need to of a huge company to portray their views and opinions. Blogging has become more common and television stations or professional publishers no longer have complete control of the information that is given to the general society. Social networking makes keeping in touch with friends and family more convenient by allowing one to communicate with a few clicks and at the touch of a keyboard. These particular developments have influenced American culture tremendously. People became more independent after the print era was introduced and the dependency of teachers and old storytellers lessened allowing one to research and form an opinion based on the outpour of available information. Then there was the telegraph, which made communicating instant. Instead of writing...
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...Interrelationship between Culture and Entertainment Media. There are many ways entertainment media has shaped American culture and brought new values over society. Entertainment media today is a lot different from what our moms and dads grew up listening to or watching. In todays’ world our version of entertainment contains a lot of profanity and nudity, seeing this has caused our generation to believe that using profanity or walking around with body parts showing is what we are supposed to do. Back then there was black and white movies now we have color, when it was black and white movies there was less drama and killing or if there was killing in the movies it was never shown; now we are able to see people getting killed on movies...
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...University of Phoenix Week 7 Assignment 2/2/2014 HUM/176 The information media does have social responsibility for the information that they put out there. They would like to believe that they do not but the fact of the matter is that people base their opinions and viewpoints off of the information they receive from sources such as these. If a news source writes a story about a politician being corrupt when there is no supporting evidence to support such allegations then they could potentially misinform thousands of readers into thinking that this information is correct when it is not. This could cause a lot of issues for the said politicians when all of this could have been avoided by a little fact checking before the story was ever released. Information media has become something that can either help its subject or destroy them. I put it this way because there are many sources that do use fact checked and accurate information, that are there to give the truth and not opinion based information. On the other hand there are twice as many sources that are just stating their opinions and views of a person without and actual evidence to back up these opinions and allegations. This causes a...
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...advantages and disadvantages of social media. One of the advantages are the connections that can be made using social media. Connecting with people all over the world is a luxury that social media allows. Reconnecting with old friends or lost loved ones is also an advantage. Social media is also a great way to search for employment and to connect with potential employers that may not have been available otherwise. Social media also gives one many outlets and ways to launch and advertise a new business. Using one social media site with connections to others allows word of a new business to travel much faster than it would if social media did not exist. There are also disadvantages to social media. The biggest disadvantage is isolation. People can get so engrossed in the world of social media that it becomes an integral part of their lives. Their world revolves around when the next time they will be able to check Facebook, for instance, will be. They make connections with people through social media and forget how to connect with people in the real world. Often times, someone will have a social media life that is much different than their real life. The lies and fabricated stories often cross over into their real life and they forget who they are. It becomes difficult to remember which experiences are part of their actual life and which ones are made up for the social media life. In doing this, the connections they make using social media aren’t real. Knowing these advantages...
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...Social Media Sheila Mcgehee HUM/186 Feb 09 Leigh Pethe Social Media The advantage of having obtainable information easily. One is all business goes through the internet it’s world wide, even though we have easy access to the internet, doesn’t mean there aren’t advantages, there are many but they also need to be able to further their sources. Now a days the internet is so mobile we even can get it on our cell phones so wherever we go it can go with us. We can communicate with emails, we also have twitter, Facebook, blogs there are so many ways to obtain our information at all times. The biggest advantage would have to be expediency where people can be where ever and still be able to hear the news, music, talk on phone. Communication services students. A disadvantage is when critical or sensitive information is available and it shouldn’t be. Meaning of this is example: just like one of our troops had been hurt or got killed we wouldn’t want this kind of news to get out before the family knew. This would be devastating. What are the advantages and disadvantages of social media? Some people have done well with themselves in their businesses, because the core elements of the internet is connecting and engaging. Computers have done wonders for our media social, in so many ways it has been used and continues to get stronger people rely on our technology since it’s our way of communicating in all ways there is so much but there that we can learn from and be able...
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...Influence of Entertainment Media Paper Tami Wulf Hum 186 05/14/13 Dominic Biondi Influence of Entertainment Media Paper Entertainment has brought many benefits and challenges to American culture and has changed the way we communicate. Television has been in homes since the 1950's. For most people it has and is the primary source of entertainment. TV has helped to create our culture by making an impact on book's, newspaper's and magazine's design and content. Movies, sports from around the world, news, and live war coverage have all made an impact on our culture. People gather together to watch the Super Bowl in bars and at parties. On Tuesday night's families gather around to watch live TV, as American Idol introduces young talent to the screen. Whoever has the biggest TV gets to have movie night at their house. The list is endless for the amount of information transported into our homes every day, changing the way people live and react to life situations. Politicians use TV for campaigning, the President uses TV to broadcast current events from the White House. Due to the introduction of cable and satellite, people shop on TV, keep up-to-date with the stock market, get live news coverage from CNN, and even the NFL draft is broadcasted live on TV. We know when to buy and sell stock, what natural disasters are headed our way and what latest fashions to wear. TV has been one of the biggest influences on American families today. It is stated by the Department of Education...
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...Influences of Entertainment Media Paper Amber Kay Kolkmeyer June 22, 2015 HUM/186 Megan McLendon The interrelationship between entertainment media and culture I feel like culture sometimes adapts the media, taking it in a little and affecting how it is. There are certain cultures that don’t let the media in at all because they don’t want it to interfere the way their culture is. I think the media can sort of melt into different cultures, sometimes the entertainment media promotes culture. In what ways have various forms of entertainment media shaped American culture and its values? Entertainment media has had a huge influence on American culture and its values. It has grown rapidly over the years. The American culture has allowed the entertainment media to provide us with the news and such more. It started with the radio, then the newspaper, then television, and now the internet. Television these days has a lot of sex, fighting, drugs, violence, and a good bit of adult language. This has a negative impact on American culture too. The internet has the most impact on American culture in today’s society. With the internet, you can access anything you want. People tend to believe everything they see on the internet, and you can’t just believe it all. Video games is another form of entertainment media that has shaped American culture. Are the social influences of entertainment media mostly positive or negative? I believe that negative outweighs the positive influences...
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...Tran Dr. McCarthy English 102 10 May 2015 How The Media Affects The Asian Community Just last month ABC premiered their new show Fresh Off The Boat, which happens to be one of the few shows ever to be centered around an Asian-American family on American television. Growing up in America with first generation immigrant parents has not been easy, and growing up in a culture where you can’t even see yourself in everyday media makes it even harder to adjust. I remember watching T.V. as a kid and rarely did I see any Asian Americans on the screen; and if I did, the characters were portrayed in a way I was not familiar with. Finally getting a show like Fresh Off The Boat makes it seem like Asian Americans are breaking through barriers and making their way into mainstream media. As an Asian American myself, I happen to see this as a huge deal; finally, there is something I can relate to on T.V. Even though the Asian-American community has been excited and supportive of the series, it apparently does not appeal to the majority, and there have already been rumors of the show’s cancellation. But why is a show as innovative as Fresh Off the Boat being cancelled? The show has so many fans and is considered ground braking in the Asian-American community, but that is not enough to keep the show on air apparently. -As a minority in America, Asian Americans deserve to have their culture portrayed accurately in mainstream media. However, whenever there are Asian characters on television...
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...Understanding Media and Culture Essay Paige Pleasant HUM/186 November 21, 2013 Lisa Smith Understanding Media and Culture American culture has gone through drastic changes in the last century. Americans have not only created new ways to reach a vast audience but also have continually updated and maintained means of broadcasting different types of media across the globe. Each new and updated development has played a significant role in the reshaping of America over the past 100 years. Furthermore, the term media convergence and how it has affected everyday life is important to understand as it has contributed its own piece to why and how Americans act the way they do. In the last century, American culture has evolved in accordance with its influence of the major developments of mass media and with media convergence. One major development that has evolved in the last century is the printing press. In the mid-fifteenth century media was hand written in books. Soon after the printing press was created, media was produced more quickly, was less expensive, and each copy was printed the same as the original. Later, Friedrich Koenig connected the printing press to a steam engine that duplicated printable media faster than ever before (19). The telegraph was the first means of sending and receiving messages electronically. No matter the distance, Americans had been presented with a much quicker and simpler form of sending and receiving messages...
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...Effects of Mass Media Tamarra Burnett HUM/176 2/3/2013 Erin DiCesare, Ph. D. Effects of Mass Media Introduction The 20th century has brought about major developments in the evolution of mass media. Developments such as the television, newspapers, radio, internet, and the cellular phone have all contributed to the evolution of mass media. This essay will discuss each development of mass media and how it has influenced American culture as we know it. Major Developments of Mass Media in the 20th Century The newspaper happens to be one of the pioneers of mass media. In its early stages the newspaper was handwritten during the 15th century. Newspapers has steadily increased since its earlier days, but a new form of mass media was on the horizon with the introduction of the radio. Radio was first introduced in the “early decades of the 20th century” (pg. 31). This allowed for millions of people to access anything from presidential elections to advertising. The next form of mass media to come was the television. Following the end of World War II the television revolutionized the way we communicated through mass media. With continual enhancements to the television like the VCR and cable television, this allowed individuals the freedom to record and view television whenever and however they wanted. It wasn’t until the creation of the personal computer sometime around...
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