Media and Teens: Can the Media Be Used as an Excuse For Murder?

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Media is a heavily used form of communication, publication and idolization. The daily newspapers, morning radios and the largest of all the internet. We are all surrounded by the non-stop growing media, it has become an influential part of everyone’s life. The media contains varies types of techniques which has an affect on the different parts of the public. At present the youth are targeted the most by the media. Mostly reaching teenagers and giving them the desire to follow and inspire them making them assume it’s an important part of their life. Therefore allowing the media have an influence on them. This essay will look at different types of the media and how they display gun crime and if it in reality has an effect on teenagers behaviours.

Teenagers of this generation are more likely to look up to the media because it’s their primary source of information. The media grants them unlimited access to information regarding the latest news and gossip on their favourite celebrities

Teenagers in this generation are more inspired by their favourite celebrities than the typical superheroes, they are more attracted by pretty, rich admired images of celebrities. The media uses this to catch the attention of teenagers.

They have teens magazines for teenagers where they can find the latest gossip about their favourite celebrities and they can see what new film will be out next week, if it’s worth watching by reading the rating the magazine has give the film. Teenagers look up to the media they’ll watch a film that’s received five stars from a teens magazine. They’ll follow the trends they read in teens magazine because its what their favourite celebrity are wearing.

Who wouldn’t be disgusted when shown real life images o...

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...away from everything he is unfortunate when he’s moments away from freedom he’s shot from his own past leading to an pitiful death.

The media highly influences gun crime as an entertainment by the way they display gun violence in the film industry, especially big block buster films. These types of films are highly rated by the media to encourage the public to watch the films. These new films consist of the latest and leading actors and display up to date accessories and fashion. These films are over exaggerated and never show the true consequences of gun crime. E.g. Wanted, Miami Vice. Everything is unrealistic where as in ‘Bullet boy’ they show more of a honest example of gun crime in the UK leading to death, grief and pain.

So does the media have a

So not all the media glamorise gun crime, therefore it is the youths decisions to follow it or not

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