Mass Media Exposure in Modern Society

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The world as it is represented by society today is a very big place. Throughout this “public sphere,” there are many things that influence us as a whole. Many of the things that have the biggest impact in our lives are most commonly communicated through the Mass Media. The Mass Media has evolved a lot since the printing press was established back in 1454. Through the Media, much can be said during one instance to the general public without as much effort. It started with print, and then developed into a language and soon it became something that was digital and handheld. The Media today is most commonly communicated through and collaboration of the three, the printed newspaper; broadcasted from television stations across the globe, as well as through a simple click of the mouse with the invention of the internet. During the present time era the internet has become the most used resource for doing research and finding generalized information. The internet can now be accessed almost instantaneously, because of developing technology such as wireless networking waves. People can access the internet from home, school, work, cell phones and almost any other electronic device that has the ability to establish an internet connection. By having the convenience of the internet mobile, and right at our fingertips we find that almost anything is possible. With this technology we can send instant messages to our friends, look up our current location and the surrounding area on Google’s digitalized maps of the Earth, and even find out the current news for places half-way around the world. Just at the push of a button, it seems that the possibilities are endless. So in order to get a better understanding of how Media conscious modern socie... ... middle of paper ... ...one day I believe that the information gathered is a very accurate representation of media that supports a public sphere. The main reasoning behind this is because there is not escape from the media. It is the number one form of communication throughout society and has been for many years now. Technology is always developing and changing. There is no limit on the possibilities of how much further joining forces the various forms of mass communication with technology will go. It surrounds society from the minute we wake up to the late hours we go to bed at night. Whatever the form of media, it is a reliable source of keeping up to date on all the latest technology, from iPod shuffle, to the iPhone, in the modern society today I do not believe that technology has any bounds. In the end the more mass communication evolves the more the world and society changes with it.

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