For every yin there is a yang, relating
this to mass media what I’m trying to say is that media has many advantages and
dis-advantages. For me, media is very powerful since it has the power to
influence ones belief and behavior. This could be positive or negative.
Positive like it can be a source of information to the people. It can link or
bridge the knowledge gap of individuals in certain aspects but more so, it can
be negative since mass media has the power to distort reality.
By watching Jay, Shattered Glass and The
Quiz show it made me realized how strong the influence and bad media can be. In
the movie entitled jay, I pity his family because the media used them to gain
ratings, and to earn money. If I were in the shoes of his mother I would not
allow anyone to use my family especially the death of my son and invade our
privacy just to get a good and compelling story. I pity them because they don’t
know what their rights are, and they do not have sufficient knowledge that they
have the right to say no to the people around them. In addition to that, I hate
the part when the mayor of the city used Jay’s family to gain good publicity. I
do not think it is proper to give Lechon and asked Jay’s mother to convince the
media to interview him. I mean what kind of mentality is that? If he really is
sincere in helping jay’s family he will not do that. Just saying. J
Another one, The Quiz Show is all about
manipulation in the game show. The organizers of the program faked the game
plan just to gain ratings and earn profit by manipulating their audience. The viewers who were really attached in the
show were being controlled by the program. Sad to say that the viewers who were
very innocent, who only wants to have a pure entertainment in their homes were
being controlled by the program they watched. Transparency is lacking but
because what matters in the company was to gain a higher rating still they were
doing it just to get what they want. If I were in the shoes of the main
character in this movie, I will definitely not tolerate the manipulation of
that program, I will reveal it to the public even if that means they will sue
me because and they are big names in the industry. But because I know that I am
the one that is right I will not be afraid to tell truth. I would like to believe that the public will
favor me.
Lastly, Shattered Glass the main
character in this movie is Stephen Glass who happens to be a writer. He imitate
articles from the other people and credit himself for that. He is claiming that
he was then one who wrote the article he published but the other company or
network doubted him that’s why they made an investigation later on, it was
revealed that they were all lies. He did
that simply because he wanted to be famous. I mean who would not want to be a
popular writer but what he did was actually a wrong move for his career. If I
were in his shoes, I will not copy ones work or article just to credit myself.
I know that my credibility would be at stake if I did that.
Let me borrow what Spiderman said in the
movie, with Great Power comes Great Responsibility. I hope that the power that
the media has will be use in a manner that can create and not to destroy one’s
self.
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