Internet is really a big help for all of us nowadays, without the internet we can’t hardly know what is happening around the world although we can still watch news through TV or listen news from the radio but we need follow the broadcast time, if we miss that time then we have to wait next coming broadcast time which in not convenient for workers nowadays because they spend most of their time working. With the existence of internet they can simply type “google news” on google and read the news during lunch break.
Most of us think that internet are important and can’t live without internet for a day and only benefits us from time to time. This theory is wrong because sometimes what is posted on internet is not accurate.
Like what I said on the statement above, people prefer get news from the internet because is more convenient and fast, but they never think that are there some created news that just trying to fool people around by adding some hyperbola on these news. People who read it will just accept it without thinking it because they think that what is on the internet news won’t be a joke or be created.
When I read some recommends and advice from internet, I find it hard to trust because you know that created a topic and give the wrong recommend and advice which will end up giving us trouble, eg, you want to know how to bake a cake, if we don’t know how to we usually google it to get answers, but there are a lots of techniques and step, you just can’t follow all of them right? Some of them will tell you to melt the butter first, some will tell you to break the eggs first, what I’m saying is they can simply write and posted as they like.
Internet really help us but sometimes also give us hard time when come to choosing the correct article or information. We can’t 100% trust what’s on internet. if we want to get the accurate information maybe we should just ask the person directly for advice or recommend.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Do you often take what is on the Internet as truth without thinking much about it? If yes, why? If no, why? Discuss this in your own words.
As an Internet user for the past decade, I have always relied on the Internet for informations and any of its kind. In my opinion, it is a strong channel of the media because it can spread news lightning fast. However, in considering whether or not it is reliable is another question.
After all these years of experiences of being an Internet user, I disagree with the idea that Internet is a reliable source of information. First of all, the news can be spread by anyone at all. That is, even a small child who just learned how to use a computer properly can have access to the Internet given the appropriate exposure. Normally， a kid of that age would not know much of the outside world, and if such a kid were to post an article in the Internet, nobody would know that it was a kid who posted it, unless he revealed it himself. This is another point that supports the above statement, Internet masks a real person’s identity. Anyone can post anything at all in the Internet, as nobody would know that it is him/her that published such a post.
Besides that, facts from the Internet are mostly not being referenced to an established data. Even if it has citations, the references are from the Internet itself. That being said, a post in the Internet that is being referred to by a person is not necessarily true itself. It is hard to show evidences to support the particular post in the Internet because anonymity is everywhere.
Conclusively, the Internet is a very good channel for information propagation but one should not put too much trust in it. Nowadays, even newspaper might not reveal authentic information due to politics, what more of the internet. One should take it as a reference and guideline, not trusting it as if it is a proven hypothesis.
Disadvantages of Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope that are linked by a broad array of electronic and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast array of information resources and services, most notably the inter-linked hypertext documents of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructure to support electronic mail.
Most traditional communications media, such as telephone and television services, are reshaped or redefined using the technologies of the Internet, giving rise to services such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and IPTV. Newspaper publishing has been reshaped into Web sites, blogging, and web feeds. The Internet has enabled or accelerated the creation of new forms of human interactions through instant messaging, Internet forums, and social networking sites.
As we all know, internet provides us with a lot of information for us from all over the world. For example, we can get the latest news about what is happening around the world and it's updated. So we won't be left out from what is happening around us. Therefore, internet news are more faster than other social media. Besides that, media such as facebook or twitter can also provide us the latest news on what is happening. For example, if we have any latest news to share with everyone, we can post it at our wall so that anyone that is interested can see it.
On the other hand, internet not only has it's advantages, it also has disadvantages that will make other people misunderstand about an issue. For example, like what is happening around us now, as we know we can get the latest news from internet sites but there are a few people who like to vandalize it by creating own story to satisfy the readers. For example, there is a person who creates national news at websites and there people who really believes it. This is because there no protection on websites where it can blocks unknown writers from posting any unwanted news at the websites.
In conclusion, i do not often believe what is on the Internet as truth without thinking much about it because I had experience it for the first time where i receive news from my friends at facebook where they wrote there will be a earthquake happening in an hour time. So i was really into that news until I believe it that it will really happen in that period time. But after that one hour, I don't feel any effects of earthquake so I asked my friends why there are no earthquakes. Therefore they answered, they got the news from an unknown person but not the official news website. So from that time onwards I realize that I was being cheated by an unknown person. So in the coming time, we must not believe what news that is on the internet unless it is checked properly. If not we will be the victim of misunderstanding.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Do you belief?
Would you belief if I tell you, that I've found an article on the internet that somebody found the gateway of stairs to heaven?
Internet proves to be useful in this modern days. Information and knowledge of the whole world is just a click away from your finger tips. HOWEVER, have you ever wonder about whether the information is true or false? Some articles may seem to be true, however like what MMLS had showed in the comic illustration, some internet posts are posted based on one's opinion instead of facts and investigation. As for me, there are only a few sites that could be trusted with their information. For example, wikipedia and information sites are the best example of sites which I find information and do researches for my assignments.
As for blogs or forums, I don't trust these sites quite much, as most of the information are based on their opinion instead facts. Some might seem to be true, however, we can never tell their difference like telling black and white, some had good supporting detail however, it's not 100% true about that very particular topic.
I wouldn't deny the fact of we could also know about some truth we've kept away from through internet. Some bloggers are specifically research and find evidence about these fact facts the goverment or some occation the authority gave us. There some people out there to who plan on screwing up other people's mind and heart, therefore, some of these kind of news shouldn't be trusted to.
In conclusion, on my opinion, information from the net could be trusted, if and only if, the news are from trusted information sites, official websites or trusted report with proof and evidence, I would give my 100% of trust. Sites such as facebook or blogger's I wouldn't gave a 100% belief and trust in it's information.
Internet proves to be useful in this modern days. Information and knowledge of the whole world is just a click away from your finger tips. HOWEVER, have you ever wonder about whether the information is true or false? Some articles may seem to be true, however like what MMLS had showed in the comic illustration, some internet posts are posted based on one's opinion instead of facts and investigation. As for me, there are only a few sites that could be trusted with their information. For example, wikipedia and information sites are the best example of sites which I find information and do researches for my assignments.
As for blogs or forums, I don't trust these sites quite much, as most of the information are based on their opinion instead facts. Some might seem to be true, however, we can never tell their difference like telling black and white, some had good supporting detail however, it's not 100% true about that very particular topic.
I wouldn't deny the fact of we could also know about some truth we've kept away from through internet. Some bloggers are specifically research and find evidence about these fact facts the goverment or some occation the authority gave us. There some people out there to who plan on screwing up other people's mind and heart, therefore, some of these kind of news shouldn't be trusted to.
In conclusion, on my opinion, information from the net could be trusted, if and only if, the news are from trusted information sites, official websites or trusted report with proof and evidence, I would give my 100% of trust. Sites such as facebook or blogger's I wouldn't gave a 100% belief and trust in it's information.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Do you often take what is on the Internet as truth without thinking much about it?
What is the most comment answer when you ask someone a question?
"Why don't you just google it?"
"Do you know how to use the search engine?"
"Wikipedia is just over there, why not you ask him?"
But now the question is, can the answer on the internet reliable?
For an example, there are more than 10'000words on Wikipedia about Heaven.
No human being had ever been to heaven yet they can write so much about heaven.
Unless God in heaven also surf the internet and he is write that article.
Another example...
My internet nickname which I been using for 9years, Matt2001.
An anonymous can just buy the website www.matt2001.com which is on sale now, then the anonymous can just make it like my official website and write anything about me and share it around.
The anonymous can make the website as if I had change from Matt2001.Blogspot.com to Matt2001.com
But how many of us take it is true or false?
For your information, someone even offer me to buy that website[www.matt2001.com] for $50.
So do you still take what is on the Internet as truth without thinking much about it???
"Why don't you just google it?"
"Do you know how to use the search engine?"
"Wikipedia is just over there, why not you ask him?"
But now the question is, can the answer on the internet reliable?
For an example, there are more than 10'000words on Wikipedia about Heaven.
No human being had ever been to heaven yet they can write so much about heaven.
Unless God in heaven also surf the internet and he is write that article.
Another example...
My internet nickname which I been using for 9years, Matt2001.
An anonymous can just buy the website www.matt2001.com which is on sale now, then the anonymous can just make it like my official website and write anything about me and share it around.
The anonymous can make the website as if I had change from Matt2001.Blogspot.com to Matt2001.com
But how many of us take it is true or false?
For your information, someone even offer me to buy that website[www.matt2001.com] for $50.
So do you still take what is on the Internet as truth without thinking much about it???
Friday, April 9, 2010
Media Stereotypes
Media Stereotypes , of course we knew that what media mean , but how about stereotypes ??? When the first time i see this words , i was blur about it .... but for now i understand what is it mean ....
What is Stereotype ?A stereotype is a commonly held public belief about specific social groups, or types of individuals. (From Wikipedia)
let say , if i say "carbonated drink company" , what will you think ?? Coca-Cola right ? or another example , middle east and Muslims ......... what will you think ?? terrorist ? of course that most of the people will think about terrorist ...... that is what we called stereotypes .
For Media Stereotypes ...... that is a lot of media stereotypes , for example the case 911 , after that case is pass long time .......... but until now when i see the middle east people , specially who wear like "cover whole body and face" , which is their tradition wear , i still will feel scare they are having a boom , i knew that was stupid !!! but i just cannot stop it ........ Just because the people who plan to do the 911 is from Arabs , it make a stereotype inside ours mind deeply .......... that is totally unfair for them .......
That still have another example which is base on my own experience , i think most of the Teenager know about "Counter strike" and "Call Of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare" right ? These are 2 popular First-person Shooting games ........ in these games ......... both of them describe the middle east country and the people as the terrorist ....... that is another stereotype also , like ours parents or older Relative is very verbiage and tell a lot ...... that is another example , actually they are just caring about us and share their own experience with us , to make sure that we are always on a right path ....
The Screen shots and the images from the Games "Counter - Strike" and "Call of Duty 4 : The Modern Warfare"
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Media Stereotypes!!!!!!!!!!!
Media stereotypes are inevitable, especially in the advertising, entertainment and news industries, which need as wide an audience as possible to quickly understand information. Stereotypes act like codes that give audiences a quick, common understanding of a person or group of people—usually relating to their class, ethnicity or race, gender, sexual orientation, social role or occupation.But stereotypes can be problematic. They can:reduce a wide range of differences in people to simplistic categorizations, transform assumptions about particular groups of people into "realities", be used to justify the position of those in power, perpetuate social prejudice and inequality. More often than not, the groups being stereotyped have little to say about how they are represented.
This section comments on common media stereotypes and examines some of the root causes of stereotypical portrayals, including lack of diversity behind the scenes in newsrooms and film studios. The section explores the impact of stereotyping on self-image and the development of attitudes among the young, and it showcases efforts to counter stereotyping with alternative programming. It also outlines diversity guidelines for the broadcasting industry, as well as government policies to promote fair and equitable portrayals in Canadian media. For further information and research, each of the sub-topic sections below also offers a continually updated selection of pertinent articles, reports, surveys, statistics, and Web sites.
If we assume that the media perpetuates stereotypes, what can be done to combat them, or has our society become numb to these stereotypes? Mass media became on of the main sources of popular culture in modern capitalist society. Media, however, not only entertains and offers news to people, but also transfers the stereotypes, beliefs and values of the society to reproduce the existing order of social life. Louis Althusser in his theory of ideological state apparatuses, says that schools, families, religions play the role of the ideological state apparatuses. These institutions invisibly transfer and indoctrinate the dominant hegemonic ideology of the society into the minds of people in order to be able to control people. In the modern capitalist world, I would argue, media turned to be yet another althusserian ideological apparatus that control the mind of masses. It seems like media creates the unique pieces of art: movies, documentaries, magazines, music, TV shows and others. Theodor Adorno, however, would argue that all of these products of media contain zero level of uniqueness. According to him, what we see on TV screens or in newspapers is produced only with one purpose of being sold. Therefore, what is manufactured (popular culture) by media has to reflect the life of people, it needs to be on such level that people would understand and except. This reflection, however, is created through reproduction of stereotypes, which fill the life of society and, thus, are known to everyone.
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This section comments on common media stereotypes and examines some of the root causes of stereotypical portrayals, including lack of diversity behind the scenes in newsrooms and film studios. The section explores the impact of stereotyping on self-image and the development of attitudes among the young, and it showcases efforts to counter stereotyping with alternative programming. It also outlines diversity guidelines for the broadcasting industry, as well as government policies to promote fair and equitable portrayals in Canadian media. For further information and research, each of the sub-topic sections below also offers a continually updated selection of pertinent articles, reports, surveys, statistics, and Web sites.
If we assume that the media perpetuates stereotypes, what can be done to combat them, or has our society become numb to these stereotypes? Mass media became on of the main sources of popular culture in modern capitalist society. Media, however, not only entertains and offers news to people, but also transfers the stereotypes, beliefs and values of the society to reproduce the existing order of social life. Louis Althusser in his theory of ideological state apparatuses, says that schools, families, religions play the role of the ideological state apparatuses. These institutions invisibly transfer and indoctrinate the dominant hegemonic ideology of the society into the minds of people in order to be able to control people. In the modern capitalist world, I would argue, media turned to be yet another althusserian ideological apparatus that control the mind of masses. It seems like media creates the unique pieces of art: movies, documentaries, magazines, music, TV shows and others. Theodor Adorno, however, would argue that all of these products of media contain zero level of uniqueness. According to him, what we see on TV screens or in newspapers is produced only with one purpose of being sold. Therefore, what is manufactured (popular culture) by media has to reflect the life of people, it needs to be on such level that people would understand and except. This reflection, however, is created through reproduction of stereotypes, which fill the life of society and, thus, are known to everyone.
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