M1 Modern Media

Modern Media Overview

• Module: 1 Modern Media 02/08/2024

Key Statistics

• Jobs: 38 vs 10-14

• Married Couples (2022): 1/100 met online vs 1/8

• Tweets Daily: 50,000 vs 50 million

• Google Searches Monthly: 2 billion vs 31 billion

• Newspapers for 18th Century Knowledge: 200 vs 1 week (7 days)

Analyzing Statistics

1. Identify source, title, year, publisher.

2. Describe statistics: numbers, colors, categories, types.

3. Highlight peak, low point, and trends for interpretation.

4. Draw conclusions and provide personal viewpoints.

E-Communication

Pros

• Easy access

• Usable everywhere

• Fast communication

Cons

• Misunderstandings

• High costs

• Addiction risks

• Overwhelming messages

Smartphone Addiction Problems

• Ignoring personal interactions

• Lack of communication

• Filters creating a false reality

• Excessive screen time

• Emotional detachment

• Cyberbullying abuse

Reasons for Smartphone Addiction

Psychological

• Visually inviting designs

• Creation of a narcissistic online persona

Chemical

• Dopamine release from likes leads to overstimulation and potential depression.

Curing Addiction

• Temporary app deletion

• Refine social media inputs by unfollowing unimportant accounts.

• Control notifications and set usage limits.

• Use systems to restrict app access.

Interactive Media Analysis

Information Sharing

• Who can access online information? Businesses and political organizations.

Advantages of Digital Media in Education

• Useful teaching tool

• Encourages cooperative learning

• Facilitates self-study and research.

School Uses of Digital Media

• CCTV for security and quality control.

Reality TV Impacts

• Elevates ordinary individuals to celebrity status (+)

• Public exposure of personal lives (-)

Vocabulary and Concepts

• Collaborate / Gather: Work or come together.

• Exploit: To take advantage of.

• Uneasiness / Qualms: Feelings of discomfort.

• Exposed: Vulnerable and unprotected.

Media Literacy

• Meaningful Transformation: Understanding media forms leads to better information access.

• Mediation: Converting a source text into a target text while maintaining meaning.

Poetry Analysis

Poem: "Connected" by Ms. Moem

1. Video Format: Simple, distraction-free

2. Topics Within: Social media concerns, privacy invasion, superficial connections, and mood impacts.

3. Speaker/Narrator Distinction: Speaker only in poems, while narrator is in other literature forms.

Stylistic Devices Example

• Rhetorical Question: Doubts about social media communication effectiveness.

• Repetition: Mimic everyday social media checking habits.

• Irony and Paradox: Critique societal norms and habitual engagement.

Analyzing Speeches

Example: Barack Obama’s 2014 Speech

Focuses on themes like:

• National Security: Post-9/11 impact on U.S. policy.

• Intelligence Evolution: Response to terrorism.

Arguments Summarization

1. Role of intelligence agencies.

2. Past surveillance abuses.

3. New threats post-Cold War and the 9/11 impact.

Conclusion

Explore the balance between maintaining security and safeguarding personal freedoms amidst modern surveillance considerations.