Fighting the Negative Impact of Social Media!
It’s not a new idea that social media does more to divide us than bring us together (it’s original selling point). We often choose it over in-person interactions. But, it’s with the vague excuse that we’re technically interacting with our […]
Traditional social media has a plethora of adverse effects. Many of these drawbacks we have heard continually about (and many have been written about on this blog): worsening mental health, increased loneliness, body image issues, etc. But social media, it […]
There have long been negatives attitudes towards reality tv. It’s considered ‘low-brow’ and ‘trashy’, often referred to as a ‘guilty-pleasure’. These judgements, both of the shows and the people who enjoy them, are often unfair. However, there are some damaging […]
In today’s world, it is very hard to be young and not have a profile on a social networking site. The Internet, commonly referred to as “the web”, has made the world a smaller place. These platforms make it possible […]
All forms of media influence individuals greatly. The media we consume affects how we perceive the world, think about others, and think about ourselves. For many women, the media they see and consume deals with limiting women to what they […]
In my last couple of posts I have gone over the origins and development of fake news, and our present situation. Here, I will explore the potential future we face with fake news. I’ll briefly discuss how different generations process […]
The importance of social media has grown rapidly over the past decade. Almost half of the world’s population actively uses social media – that’s 3.4 billion users. And with this development came the slow progression of the social media influencer. […]
There’s a lot going on in the world to make us feel upset or anxious—political debates, climate change, wars, social justice issues, a global pandemic, and the list goes on and on. We live in an age where information and […]
In my last post I gave an overview of how the fake news we see now has developed over centuries. In this one, I’ll focus on the fake news that has been widely circulated over the past couple of years, […]
Online content has become dominated by sensational form, from short, fun listicles to personalized headlines. Modern audiences interact with news organizations via social media through liking, sharing, and commenting on online news articles. And though this means that important information […]