http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/ Ideas about the media written by Beacon's D Band New Media class en-us 2004-05-20T09:09:19-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001999.html Stereotypes are both created and perpetuated by the media. They are seen on all television shows whether it is on a reality show, where they strive to fulfill the expectation of diversity (the token black man, ditzy blonde girl, Jewish... Hannah Netter 2004-05-20T09:09:19-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001997.html Television, like all mediums has an inherent bias. “It has within physical form a predisposition towards being used in certain ways and not in others.” (Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death) In this way of including some information and excluding others,... Hannah Netter 2004-05-20T08:58:36-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001956.html The media tends to create stereotypes that society feels compelled to act, dress, think etc. as. These stereotypes can depict a range of different peoples within society: lesbian, gay, straight, transgender, black, white, foreign, American, female, or male. The media... 2004-05-05T11:02:49-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001931.html The media creates many sterotypes, show like say “Queer eye for the straight guy”, or even shows like “Seventh Heaven”. They create sterotypes, images of how certain groups act, they imply that they act a certain way. The media... Michael Garber-Barron 2004-04-28T20:29:33-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001921.html The media influences our lives more than we notice. We try be unsusceptible to the media's influences but we fail, we do not even notice our failures. A lot of the time we choose not to notice, we say to... Adam Parichy 2004-04-27T00:03:13-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001920.html No matter what the topic is, the media has a huge role in portraying information to the public. A lot of times, the issues that are presented by the media deal with religious or moral conflicts that can be... Brett Saffer 2004-04-26T22:48:20-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001917.html Sexism, Ageism, Racism, Classism.... all ism upheld by people, regardless of their better judgment. Why is it that people can still today think with such strict dividers. There are many dividers among class, race, sexes and age in todays society,... Ashley Brichter abrichte 2004-04-26T20:48:58-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001895.html I think that the media definitely maintains images of steroetypes without necessarially meaning to. For example there is BET, the Black Entertainment channel. I understand the intention behind having a station designated towards one racial group, but it does create... Zana Bochar zbochar 2004-04-25T20:44:35-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001863.html The media has a very large influence on society. There is such a wide range of political issues that media covers daily, whether it be through news television programs, newspapers, magazines, or the Internet. The media is definitely very... Brett Saffer 2004-04-19T22:21:48-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001860.html Sadly, I believe that the media cannot always be fully trusted. There is so much propaganda and bias between news channels. For example, Fox News is well known for, well, criticizing America. It reports news much differently than CNN,... 2004-04-16T13:54:23-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001842.html In today’s world, the information exerted onto society is often manipulated by the media, and in result, instilling a biased viewpoint among its audience. Much of the information received through newspapers, radio, and television is regulated and fabricated to appease... 2004-04-15T09:14:38-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001839.html I think that what the Media is not doing enough of is reporting what is happening in the rest of the world. I went to England last summer and I found that their news was not only more interesting to... 2004-04-15T09:12:40-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001838.html The media has a great effect on people but only if they listen. This is evident now especially with the 9/11 Comissoin and the details that is uncovering and the impact it is having on people. A whole lot of... Zana Bochar zbochar 2004-04-15T08:36:14-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001837.html As society enters a newer era of technology and computers, the media uses those tools for its benefit of making money as well manipulating our views of politics, society, and state of the world in general.To begin, first source... Anton Leksin 2004-04-15T08:33:51-05:00 http://www.beaconschool.org/~kreed/mediad/archives/001836.html How can the public treat issues objectively if they are given arbitrary information in the first place? This is the main question in today’s media and its role in politics. The media and politics create a never-ending cycle. Filled mostly... Ashley Brichter abrichte 2004-04-15T06:06:11-05:00