MEDIA CULTURE@ JOURNAL

Can you think of an example of a stereotypical image in media that has caused harm? What about an example where no harm  has  been  caused?    What’s the difference between these two examples? In my opinion, I think these images are one of the examples of stereotypical images in the media that has caused harm. The images shows the some of the actors and actresses and also the singer group Girl’s Day. As now Korean k-pop are globalise and become a hit especially throughout the Asian. Korean hit had gave the greatest impact on the style and appearance. Now in this new era, anywhere you go, you will find people who wants to have a future partner based on good looking appearance as the Korean celebrities. I think it cause harm to the society, for example plastic surgery. Based on the first picture, the singer group Girl’s Day have good looking appearance, stylish, and the most important look is their perfect body and long skinny legs. It actu...

Facebook has become the most popular social media network online, for business, social or personal use. Based on the short article below, share your own Facebook experience and analyze your own “Facebook behaviour”. How does FB helps or distract you from what you want to do and achieve? How about your social life? Are you more active/expressive on social media, or in physical meetings with friends and family? Are you an active user (constantly posting status updates, links etc.), or an ‘observer’ user (mostly only browsing others’ news than posting your own)? Share some thoughts on the article’s findings.     My personal Facebook experience, it started back when I was 11 years old, where the facebook era had just begun. I remembered Facebook had become a hit, all my friends were talking about it with excitement. After that, I also registered a facebook to keep up with the new era.        FB doesn’t really distract me from doing what I want t...

What media discovery or invention has made the greatest impact on society today? The world before internet, the era is much more different from the new era. Those days, they were only using those old media cultures such as, newspaper, letters, magazines, books, etc to mediate message.       In my opinion, I think that internet has made the greatest impact on the society today. I believe that internet hold the power of globally, even smart phones or any smart tech will not work perfectly without internet, just as internet has become part of our lives.       I once saw a meme, stated: ‘without internet, just as I’m living in a desert island.’ Through this meme, I just laughed off and think seriously: it’s true that internet society has really made the greatest impact on our society.                                           (LOL, this is how...