Unit -3
Media and Society
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Social Media: Its Influence and Control over People’s Life
(A Text by Aulia maharani Karli)
a)
What
does each icon in the box mean?
b)
Do
you have a face book or Twitter account?
c)
Do
you think social media can have influence in the society? How?
Glossary:
Blog - a regularly updated website or
web pages run by individual or group in a communicative way,
Social Media: social media is a
collective term for websites and applications which focus on communication,
community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration. Forums, micro
blogging, social networking,
social bookmarking, social curation, and wikis are among the different types
of social media.
Distracted: diverted
Strategy:
a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim.
Forum:
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online
discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted
messages.
Disappointment: sadness
or displeasure caused by the non-fulfillment of one's hopes or expectations.
Administration: the management of public affairs; government.
Management: the administration of an organization
Material loss: physical loss of property
Replacement: something that you use instead of something else
Clarification: the action of making a statement or situation less confused
and more comprehensible
Immaterial losses: moral damage
Detained:
held/kept in or as if in custody
Inspection: careful examination or scrutiny
Verification process: the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity
of something.
Convicted: having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the
verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge
Violating: to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement,
promise, instructions, etc
ICT:
Information and Communication Technology
Rapidly:
in a fast or sudden way
Justify:
clarify
Amercement: a fine
Approached: way of dealing with a situation or problem
Charity:
generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering
Extremely: in an extreme manner
Spread:
growth or increase that causes something to cover a larger area, affect a
larger number of people, etc
Ways with Words:
A.
Find the words from the
text that have the following meanings.
a.
A personal or corporate
website- blog
b.
A job requiring
expertise in a particular field- profession
c.
A feeling of sadness- disappointment
d.
Put under custody- detained
e.
Found guilty- convicted
f.
Breaking or disregarding
rules of system-violating
g.
Advantages and
disadvantages- pros and cons
h.
A non-statutory monetary
penalty- amercement
B.
Study the underlined
phrases in the following sentences.
a.
Think about
b.
Listen to
Comprehension:
A.
Fill in the gaps
with appropriate words/phrases from the text.
a.
People
are using social media for individual as well as business purposes.
b.
Social
media is not only a platform of sharing views, but also a platform of receiving
information.
c.
The
hospital wanted Prita to pay Rp. 100 million for material losses.
d.
Some
singers organized charity concerts to help Prita.
e.
The
campaign to help Prita was able to collect Rp.825 million.
B.
Answer these
questions.
a.
How do you define
social media?
Social media is a
collective term for websites and applications which focus on communication,
community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.
b.
Social media has
been an integral part of modern life. How?
It
has been an integral part of modern life because we can communicate with people
easily, get entertainment and read news around the world with the help of
social media. Beside these we can share our views, articles, pictures and
videos on varieties of topics and even we find job and hire other. All these
things look easier and feel easier to do with social media.
c.
Why do people use
Facebook and YouTube?
People
use Facebook to be connected with friends, relatives and other people and to
share their status either texts, pictures or vides to the general public,
friends, relatives and get information about different things through the
publicized posts. And people use YouTube to get entertainment watching
different songs and videos, movies, news, as well as tutorials of different
things. Students can learn on YouTube, and some problems can also be solved by
watching tutorials.
d.
What is a blog?
How can it be beneficial to us?
A
blog is a regularly updated website or web pages run by individual or group of
people in a communicative way. It can be beneficial to us because we get
different information through blogs as well as we can share our ideas, photos,
and videos.
e.
Was Prita’s
intention bad when she sent a message to her friends?
No,
Prita’s intention was not bad when she sent a message to her friends. Actually
she was just tried to remind her friends to be more selective in choosing the
hospital and to be more careful in accepting many kinds of services.
f.
How did Prita’s
message become a big problem?
Her
massage became a big problem because her friend shared it to a website and so
many people read and commented about the bad news about the hospital.
g.
Why was she
convicted by the court?
She
was convicted by the court because after the inspection and verification
process, the court found her to be guilty for violating the law using
Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
h.
What was the
purpose of the campaign, “Bantu Bebaskan Prita”?
The
purpose of the campaign, ‘Bantu Bebaskan Prita” or “Help free Prita” is to
collect funds to pay off the amercement she was charged by the hospital to
fulfill its material and immaterial losses caused by her message sent to her
friends about the services the hospital provided in Jakarta.
i.
How are people
stronger that social media?
People
are stronger than social media because they can easily think before they act
and think before they speak. Or in other words people have conscience to think
before they act and speak something.
Critical Thinking
a.
Does a social
medium have positive impact in the society? Discuss.
As we know social media is a collective term for websites and
applications which focus on communication, community-based input, interaction,
content-sharing and collaboration with the help of internet connection. It has
both negative and positive impacts on different sectors such as society,
education, business & marketing, medical, agriculture, banking, share
market and so on. Here we are focusing on the positive impact of social media
in the society though it has some negative impact too. The access of social
media has made the entire world as a global village. We can connect with the
people living in any part of the world. We can easily be connected to different
people and share our information. People get financial and moral supports
getting connected with a large number of people. People run different campaigns
to help needy people. We have heard the news of some people changing their
lives after getting supports form others through social media. It is also
helping to get news updates on varieties of issues within and across the world.
Some social activists also get support and encouragements for their social
works. The support from people encourages them to be more dedicated in social
works and they become more and more popular. People can share their culture,
religion, tradition through social media and it creates respect to each other’s
language, culture, and tradition.
b.
How do you compare
virtual communication and face-to-face communication?
Virtual communication is
a type of communication that includes the use of social networking sites that
allow audio and video call facility to communicate with people who are not
physically present in front of us. People can be in the next room, other floor,
in neighborhood or even miles away but can be heard and seen each other. Face-to-face
communication means talking with people present close to each other physically.
In this conversation, participants can see and hear each other.
Critical Thinking
a)
There
are different schools of thoughts regarding the social medial. Some people see
the benefits, while other see problems in them. What are you observation?
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the social media given your
position in it.
In the past decade there is an excessive
use of social media. Especially Facebook and Twitter have grown much
faster and captured millions of users in just a few years. The way technology
is growing, it is obvious that more and more people are going to grasp its
benefits. It has brought a lot of advantages for the society. From progressed
nations to under-developed countries, every nation is utilizing the power
of social media to enhance life and use it for the bitterness of the
people. Through to social media people around world have connectivity, students
and educators and using it in studying and teaching respectively. We get help
from a large group of community in any issue, it helps us to update with
current affairs and news, we can promote our brand and business, helps to
collect fund for social services, helps to aware people on various issues,
helps to improve business skills, and helps to fight against crimes, and so on.
However, on the other hand it has also
affected the society in the negative way. Most of the people have become victim
of cyber bullying such as spreading scam and fake news creating fake account.
Personal data and privacy are hacked easily. Making us addicted to it, our
personal life is distracted. People are cheated and victimized of different
social crimes. People are cheating and cheated in relationship. It has caused
suicides because of harassment and blackmailing.
Just like anything which can be used for
both good and bad, social media have also provided the negative and positive
ways for the people. It is all about the usage and getting things done
positively by using the power of social media. It is in the hands of the user
to use to its advantage. But willingly or unwillingly it can still have
negative impacts on the users. In my case I am quite satisfied with the use of
such social Medias. I am able to connect with different people as well as I
have an opportunity to identify me who I am. I also get news updates and
references for my profession to develop my career. I am using it positively for
my personal and social development.
b)
What
is cyber bullying? What are its effects? How can it be stopped?
Cyber
bullying is the act of harassment in the form of digital
media or devices. It is a modern term for maltreatment, which emerged with the
rise of the internet and mobile devices. Cyber bullying takes place on
digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. It can take the form
of texts through SMSes, online chat forums, social networking sites and gaming
forums. Acts such as posting, sending or sharing negative content that is
harmful, mean or obscene, defines cyber bullying. Cyber bullying can also take
the form of some illegal physical activities and unlawful behavior. The
internet is the place where cyber bullying is most common. Social media sites
like Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram, to name a few are the most common sites
for cyber bullying.
Cyber bullying leads to the increase
of stress along with this it increased the anger in a person. People used to
feel frustrated. Sometimes they have to suffer depression and because of this,
they will start favoring isolation as most of the time they do by including
harmful activities like drugs and alcohol. Most of the victims of cyber
bullying feel alone as they have a fear of sharing the information they have
feared to talk with a stranger. The victims used to fight and hurt themselves.
Students who are suffering from cyber bullying are not interested to attend the
classes as they don’t feel comfortable because of the embarrassment and
humiliation between their fellow students which results to give a negative
impact on their results. Sometimes apart from the mental and physical effects,
the effects of cyber bullying can ruin the health of the victim. He might get
ill or may suffer from diseases like headache depression and sometimes by
skipping meals may go through stomach problems and other diseases. Sometimes
because of the high effect of cyber bullying a victim can also attempt suicide
and some people who can’t tolerate this type of situation feel like the best
option to end all the problems is suicide.
Cyber
bullying is a serious issue as it is very difficult for the person who is
suffering from it. Now it’s the duty of that person who is going through this situation
to know how to handle it up by sharing the problem with their close ones.
Victims must be identified and family members should support them. Teachers
should give awareness to the students about cyber bullying and other negative
effects of social media and students should feel free to consult their teacher
and parents. There are various laws established in the country because the
increase in cybercrime country has launched many laws, rules and regulations.
The rules are designed to protect the victim and keep the case information
confidential and there are different government awareness programs which aware
people about cyber bullying and people must cooperate and support the victims
who are suffering through this situation.
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