Category: Entertainment & Media 1830

My Octopus Teacher is a documentary directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed and released by Netflix in 2020. It depicts a year that a filmmaker, Craig Foster, spent observing a common wild octopus in South Africa (Ehrlich and Reed). The documentary has only two protagonists who are Craig Foster and the octopus with whom…

Media is everywhere. It is on our phones, our computers and laptops, on television, on public transport, at shopping centers, everywhere. Whether we like it or not, we encounter media on a regular basis and will inevitably be influenced by it. Moreover, one does not have to be an expert to recognize that, subconsciously, media…

At the present stage of the development of mass media, the media play an important role as a source of influence on the consciousness of the audience. The process of interaction between the media and the audience is two-way, both participants in communication mutually influence each other. Both print and electronic media today not only…

Table of Contents Iconic Figures and Massive Advertisement Social Networks Positive Effects of Beauty Standards Negative Effects of Beauty Standards Conclusion References Beauty standards established by media images have a substantial impact on body image in the modern world. Despite numerous experts discussing the positive effects of such influence, there is a considerable amount of…

Changes in the media environment always lead to changes in the media system, reflecting a different quality of communications. The nature of actors, channels, and effects becomes the object of attention of mass communications researchers. In her article Assembling the (Non)Human: The Animal as Medium, Jody Berland examines McLuhans media theory, arguing for the existence…

Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion References Introduction With the development of the Internet, people have been able to access various new media characterized by the transmission of information in digital form. Their mass character and accessibility are directly related to the computerization of society and subsequent digital literacy. Traditional media are turning into multimedia,…

Table of Contents Electronic Media Online Presence Communication Depression and Addiction Effects of Cyber-addiction Puberty Addiction and Disorder Benefit of Electronic Media Education Accessibility Works Cited Electronic Media Many popular social media platforms have been launched in the last two decades, and it may be challenging to imagine the modern world without them. They have…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Summary Work Cited Introduction Gladiator (2000) with Russel Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix is one of my favorite movies of all time. It is a historical drama about Ancient Rome and the tradition of gladiator fights. The main character Maximus was betrayed by the government and forced into slavery. But…

The Simpsons is a famous entertaining animated series that is known for its peculiar sense of humor. However, the episode Trash of the Titans carried profound messages that underneath all the jokes were frustrating and mind-opening at the same time. This episode focused on problems of waste management, drugs, weapons, explicit content, and indifferent authorities.…

Pablo Boczkowski considers fake news an intrinsic component of any information ecology (882). Indeed, the proliferation of fake news has got to the extent of raising concern in society as it impacts practically every aspect of life. While most of the population in society has the education and knowledge to detect fake news easily, many…