12-21-2012, 01:52 PM
TVs, internet and video games use to be for entertainment but now more of a commitment or addiction. Which isn't necessarily bad because it does allow interaction and being connected to the rest of the world, but it does cripple us when it comes to human interaction and actually getting out into the world instead of logging on. As far as the media it tends to glamorize every situation like teenage pregnancy (teen mom reality show) I don't believe that, that was their intention but it is what it is. News media makes a spectacle out of every tragedy or story instead of just informing, news has become a drama. Instead of reporting they go into this trying to be the first to get the scoop then get the wrong information then replay it over and over, while not reporting anything else that's happening in the world. I think everything in life has it's upside and a downside. I believe the biggest downside of the media is what people will get from it like it's okay to get pregnant at 15 because you can be a reality star. While some things have a little left to the imagination other things are not politically correct. Such as the man who murder all those kids in Connecticut isn't a monster, he suffers from mental illness...according to the media everyone who has done something terribly wrong has a mental illness, so it makes it okay. Overall, I think the media downplay certain things and turns other things into a free-for-all.