North Luzon Philippines State College: Media and Its Functions

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NORTH LUZON PHILIPPINES STATE COLLEGE

Adal a dekalidad, dur-as ti panagbiag.

Media and Globalization

 Globalization entails the spread of various cultures.


o Movies from different parts of the world especially from Hollywood is shown globally
o Music and songs, as well as literature are spread globally.
 There is an intimate relationship between globalization and media.
 Globalization relies on media as its main conduit for the spread of global culture and ideas.

Media and its Functions


 Media are means of conveying something, such as a channel of communication.
 Media are technologies of mass communication.
o Print Media – books, magazines, and newspapers
o Broadcast Media – radio, film, and television
o Digital Media – internet and mobile mass communication.
 Media reshape societies
 Media have advantages and disadvantages.
 Media have drawn people from meaningful activities.
 Media allow communication with multiple people constantly.
 Media amputate human senses, making the retention of memory become much lower.
 Media have turned the world into a global village
 Media have the tendency to homogenize culture
 Media messages are not only made by producers but are also consumed by audiences.
- The media consumers are active participants in the meaning-making process through their
cultural senses.
- Messages are received differently because meanings are derived differently.

Social Media and the Creation of Cyber Ghettoes


 Globalization of culture and ideas move in different directions.
 Social media have democratized access to communication
 Social media have enabled users to be consumers and producers of information simultaneously.
 Social media can be used to manipulate public opinions.
 Fake information and news can spread easily on social media
o Users must remain vigilant and learn how to distinguish fact from falsehood
 Social media encourage online trolling

Conclusion
 Different media have diverse effects on globalization processes.
 Social media will splinter cultures and ideas into bubbles of people who do not interact.
 Societies can never be completely prepared for the rapid changes in the systems of
communications.
 Technological change creates multiple unintended consequences.
 Media will continue to cause social changes.
 People must find ways of dealing with the changes responsibly and ethically.

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