Select one of the themes below to blog about. Be opinionated, but use evidence or rational argument to explain your opinion. Feel free to riff on the subject freely, using the questions below each theme as guides. You may post links and pictures as well to illustrate your post. Please review the Blogging Rubric on Edline that will explain how you will be assessed. Please post by Monday evening, 8 pm.
Protectionism
Should youth be sheilded from the media? Can you think of any shows targed at youth that you think are sending negative or harmful messages? Should young adults be given the tools to understand media's influence, or should they be trusted to develop them independently? Other than gratituous sex and violence, are there any other apects of the media that you would consider harmful (please provide examples)?
Feedback Loop
Is it it possible to escape the loop? Does an authentic youth culture exist? If so, where? Are there examples where you as a consumer (clothes, movies, music, technology) feel as if your choice is limited or predetermined? Are there examples where you as a consumer feel as if you have been heard? Is it possible to truly express your own style at Athenian without being labeled?
Cool Hunting at Athenian
If you were one of the so-called "cool hunters" working at Athenian, what trends, attitutdes, venues,and/or activites would you exploit to market your product (e.g. a soft drink)? What are the cues amd markers that identify a student as belonging to a specific tribe? How would you profile the typical Athenian consumer (you may consider targeting a demographic such as males, females, etc).
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I also recommend reading this article about what the media is not telling us about Haiti.
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ReplyDeleteI feel that youth should not be shielded from the media, but they need to become aware that they are the target of multimillion advertising campaigns and the most easily influenced demographic. They need to be given the tools to not only understand the Medias influence but also combat it. Kids definitely not be trusted to develop the skills required to understand the medias tactics because advertisers goal is to not have youth understand their tactics. Here is a good argument for kids being shielded from the media, (http://parenthood.library.wisc.edu/Cantor/Cantor.html ), but kids are not stupid but they need to be pointed in direction. Once kids are given the basic idea and strategies they will be able to protect themselves from marketing schemes. (http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=032067700817b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____ ) This is a much better idea than shielding them from the media because they will be aware of the dangers and not just thrown head first into the medias claws once they stop being shielded. There are many more aspects of the media that can cause harm besides sex and violence, but they are much more subtle. I feel that for younger views especially reality shows can be very dangerous and misleading. The majority of reality shows are not reality but staged to be more interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis picture is from Real World Hollywood. There is nothing in this picture that is actually real. The directors chairs and red carpet show a glamorized world nothing like reality. If you look at the characters they all look like models, not real people. It is dangerous for young kids believe that reality shows are how life is and can cause lasting damage.