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WelcomeMedia Studies
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Media Psychology
Media Psychology seeks an
understanding of how people
perceive, interpret, use, and
respond to a media-rich world.
In doing so, media psychologists
can identify potential benefits
and problems and promote the
development of positive media
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Social impact
Media technology has made communicating increasingly easier as
time has passed throughout history. Today, children are encouraged
to use media tools in school and are expected to have a general
understanding of the various technologies available.
The internet is arguably one of the most effective tools in media for
communication.
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Social impact
Tools such as e-mail, MSN, Facebook etc., have brought people
closer together and created new online communities
However, some may argue that certain types of media can hinder
face-to-face communication and therefore can result incomplications like identity fraud
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Social impact
In a large consumer-driven society, electronic media (such as
television) and print media (such as newspapers) are important for
distributing advertisement media
More technologically advanced societies have access to goods andservices through newer media than less technologically advanced
societies
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The Violence in the Media Debate
Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.
(Quentin Tarantino)
You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it
realistically, then that's immoral and harmful. If you don't upsetpeople, then that's obscenity.Roman Polanski
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The Violence in the Media Debate
How a society channels male aggression is one of the greatest
questions as to whether that society will survive. That's why I am not
against violence in the media, I am against the glorification of immoral
violence.Dennis Prager
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The Violence in the Media Debate
A lot of people in the movie industry tend to run and hide from it
like ostriches. Movie industry people are definitely in denial right now,
but you do become desensitized to violence when you see it on the
screen so often. Let's face it, violence exists for one reason in movies,
and that's to get an effect, create an emotion, sell tickets.Madeleine Stowe
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The Violence in the Media Debate
Violent entertainment is as old as entertainment itself: why do we
enjoy watching scenes of pain, suffering and destruction?
What effect does watching violence have on our attitudes towards
violence? Does it make our behaviour more violent?
Should there be rules about how much violence is incorporated into
entertainment? Should there be restrictions on the availability of
violent entertainment?
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The Violence in the Media Debate
Who is responsible for the violent content in media? The media-
makers, or the regulators?
Is a violent society the result of violent entertainment, or is it the
other way around?
Is there such a thing as a "copycat killing", or are they an example of
Moral Panic?
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The Violence in the Media Debate
The arguments on each side of the debate are very powerful, and
draw on years of research and discussion. You need to sift through the
following sites and have a look at the different views of parents,
psychologists, academics, audiences and media producers.
The irony at the heart of the Violence in The Media debate is that a
lot of the media coverage of this topic which condemns violence,
actually incorporates violence and is designed to titillate and stimulate
violent reactions
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