Sunday, November 2, 2014

Research Topics

How does TV serve "They"?
A recent discovery I made which is incredibly interesting to me is how and who advertising laws serve "they". This became of interest to me when  I found out that only in New Zealand and the USA is it allowed for pharmaceuticals to be advertised. This should come as shocking to most people as medication for depression and other illnesses have no place on TV, as patients have no business suggesting to their doctors what medications they want to take because they saw a fancy advertisement for it.

Gaming is the New Media
Video games have come a long way from an individual experience at home. By incorporating the internet and social media, gaming has now become a dominant force in media. It has even given rise to a new form of celebrities through star gamers. These people play in competitions and stream their experiences in games becoming icons and inspiration for other gamers. This new form of media is definitely one to look out for.

1 comment:

  1. Your first topic sounds good. There are a few issues -- advertising prescription pharmaceuticals for mental conditions and also advertising prescriptions for "new" conditions that pharma companies dream up and then send people to doctors to pursue. For your second topic, I would want you to define a "mass medium" and then argue how video gaming constitutes a new medium. E.g. compare to the other mass media -- history, controversies, industry aspects.

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