Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Desensitizing of America - Violence on TV

1. I don't think television has anything to do with poverty. I could see how it may have an impact on children and how aggressive they are. I don't think television has an impact on a childs personality fully though. Television isn't the only thing impacting on a childs life. It could impact a lot, but not as much as their parents, family and friends. Televison doesn't impact a whole school making it a bad school. I could have a slight impact on how aggressive a person is, but it really doesn't impact everyone the same way. Someone may look at the aggressive behavior on television seeing as if it is wrong, and try to avoid it, and not participate in violent behavior. Others may think it is okay to act in the behavior shown on televison.

2. I feel as if violene is interesting to many people. It is a big reason why many people spend time to watch televison. I fell like violent video games, movies and T.V. shows have been becoming very popular. I think people like the feeling they get by watching these things, and feel like it never gets old and anything can happen. I feel like as many promotions are right about violence, once you see something start to happen you have to continue watching.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Is Mainstream News Dead?

I feels as if the news is dead. I feel like the news puts a lot of things out there without having enough information to back it up. The news just puts things up there to have something to talk about to keep you watching. Many times people see thing same things on the news over and over waiting for the story to be updated with new information.
I don't believe or get attached to much shown on the news. They always come up with interesting stories to report, and make a big deal about them. I feel like a lot of the information is just made up of assumptions. The news tends to report the few things they do know about the topic over and over again until people are sick of seeing it.
I feel like it is hard to keep a teenagers attention for long. I can't pay attention long when watching the news. I feel like it is more interesting to watch something that makes me laugh when still giving me the facts. I feel like The Daily Show is popular for that reason. It gives you the facts while still being interesting; keeping your attention, and making you laugh.