Today I will be talking about a text that I read, and how I’m going to express my thoughts about how David Croteau has written Media and Ideology.
What I saw first when I was reading
this article is, “An ideology is basically a
system of meaning that helps define and explain the world and that makes value
judgments about that world. Ideology is related to concepts such as worldview,
belief system, and values……” (pg. 159-160). This quote is what David wants
to start off with by explaining what ideology is and how we examine media as
its own ideology. Also, how media, is
being used in a different way like world views,
values and etc... this is a huge part of ideologies, and why David wanted to make an understanding of
what ideology is so, he can explain why
media is connected to it.
The next quote I came across is, “…Different ideological perspectives, representing different
interests with unequal power, engage in a kind of struggle within media
text” (pg. 161). When I read this, I feel like the meaning was people have
different understandings for various
areas that cause a struggle to solve the
problem. This quote is relevant because
many individuals think media doesn’t
portray reality. This shows one of the
areas that media reflects on real life with a twist like NESN or even E-News.
The last quote I felt
that stood out was, “… The fear is that media
images normalize specific social relations, making certain ways of behaving
seem unexceptional. If media texts can normalize behaviors, they can also set
limits on the range of acceptable ideas. The ideological work lies in the
pattern within media text” (pg. 163). This
means that there are unacceptable behaviors because social relations are
falsifying the actual meaning of the way
media is portrayed. Also, how media is
influenced by ideological and missing the realistic meaning behind the message that are in media images.
One question I had
after reading this article is why does the media make up stories that aren’t
true or even more so is twisting the facts?
When I am looking on social media or
watching TV about the News or E News, I also ask myself is it entirely real
or is some parts made up. Also, I feel
like my boyfriend’s parents always believe everything that’s on the TV because that is what it just easier or that
is the norm of believing what’s being said. I feel like media has a huge part
on portraying messages that can be
flipped and make people think that it is true based on what they are used to watching, listening to, or looking
on the internet.
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I completely get what you're saying, Emily. And I feel like the media makes up things just because they're interesting, and people like interesting. The more sensationalized something is, the more people are inclined to watch.
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I agree with you Emily, when watching media I always have that thought of whether what I'm seeing is real or made up. I think more than television shows, the News does have a huge influence on individuals seeking information. The president is another example of someone who has power to influence people by simply expressing views via media.
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