The Media

Propaganda

Some Basic Facts About the Mediarsquos Influence in Our

Lives(1997)bull 1048779 The average US resident is exposed to approximately 5000

advertising messages a daybull 1048779 According to a recent survey of adolescent girls their main

source of information about womenrsquos health issues comes from the media

bull 1048779 Researchers estimate that 60 of Caucasian middle school girls read at least one fashion magazine regularly

bull 1048779 Another study of mass media magazines discovered that womenrsquos magazines had 105 times more advertisements and articles promoting weight loss than menrsquos magazines did

bull 1048779 A study of one teen adolescent magazine over the course of 20 years found that in articles about fitness or exercise plans 74 cited ldquoto become more attractiverdquo as a reason to start exercising and 51 noted the need to lose weight or burn calories

bull 1048779 The average young adolescent watches 3-4 hours of TV per day bull 1048779 A study of 4294 network television commercials revealed that 1

out of every 38 commercials send some sort of ldquoattractiveness messagerdquo telling viewers what is or is not attractive

Imagesbull SURVEYbull 1Who influences your body self image

morehellip your parents Your friends Your Teachers The media

bull 2 What types of male bodies does the media present

bull 3 Do you think that these images directly affect how males feel about themselves and how males take care of themselves Please explain briefly

bull 4 What types of female bodies does the media presentbull 5 Do you think that these images directly affect how

females feel about themselves and how females take care of themselves Please explain briefly

Images

bull 6 Are these images the ideals in our society

bull 7 Are these images realistic How many people do you know who have body types like those presented in the media

bull 8 What misconceptions of how menwomen are ldquosupposedrdquo to look are most prominent in the media

bull 9 Where do you see these ldquoidealrdquo ldquostereotypicalrdquo malefemale bodies the most in the media Magazines Movies TV shows What types of TV shows

Advertising

bull httpveryfunnyadscombull httpwwwretrojunkcomcontentco

mmercialphpview=listbull Task try to tally how many ads you

see in one day

Some Basic Facts About the Mediarsquos Influence in Our

Lives(1997)bull 1048779 The average US resident is exposed to approximately 5000

advertising messages a daybull 1048779 According to a recent survey of adolescent girls their main

source of information about womenrsquos health issues comes from the media

bull 1048779 Researchers estimate that 60 of Caucasian middle school girls read at least one fashion magazine regularly

bull 1048779 Another study of mass media magazines discovered that womenrsquos magazines had 105 times more advertisements and articles promoting weight loss than menrsquos magazines did

bull 1048779 A study of one teen adolescent magazine over the course of 20 years found that in articles about fitness or exercise plans 74 cited ldquoto become more attractiverdquo as a reason to start exercising and 51 noted the need to lose weight or burn calories

bull 1048779 The average young adolescent watches 3-4 hours of TV per day bull 1048779 A study of 4294 network television commercials revealed that 1

out of every 38 commercials send some sort of ldquoattractiveness messagerdquo telling viewers what is or is not attractive

Imagesbull SURVEYbull 1Who influences your body self image

morehellip your parents Your friends Your Teachers The media

bull 2 What types of male bodies does the media present

bull 3 Do you think that these images directly affect how males feel about themselves and how males take care of themselves Please explain briefly

bull 4 What types of female bodies does the media presentbull 5 Do you think that these images directly affect how

females feel about themselves and how females take care of themselves Please explain briefly

Images

bull 6 Are these images the ideals in our society

bull 7 Are these images realistic How many people do you know who have body types like those presented in the media

bull 8 What misconceptions of how menwomen are ldquosupposedrdquo to look are most prominent in the media

bull 9 Where do you see these ldquoidealrdquo ldquostereotypicalrdquo malefemale bodies the most in the media Magazines Movies TV shows What types of TV shows

Advertising

bull httpveryfunnyadscombull httpwwwretrojunkcomcontentco

mmercialphpview=listbull Task try to tally how many ads you

see in one day

Imagesbull SURVEYbull 1Who influences your body self image

morehellip your parents Your friends Your Teachers The media

bull 2 What types of male bodies does the media present

bull 3 Do you think that these images directly affect how males feel about themselves and how males take care of themselves Please explain briefly

bull 4 What types of female bodies does the media presentbull 5 Do you think that these images directly affect how

females feel about themselves and how females take care of themselves Please explain briefly

Images

bull 6 Are these images the ideals in our society

bull 7 Are these images realistic How many people do you know who have body types like those presented in the media

bull 8 What misconceptions of how menwomen are ldquosupposedrdquo to look are most prominent in the media

bull 9 Where do you see these ldquoidealrdquo ldquostereotypicalrdquo malefemale bodies the most in the media Magazines Movies TV shows What types of TV shows

Advertising

bull httpveryfunnyadscombull httpwwwretrojunkcomcontentco

mmercialphpview=listbull Task try to tally how many ads you

see in one day

Images

bull 6 Are these images the ideals in our society

bull 7 Are these images realistic How many people do you know who have body types like those presented in the media

bull 8 What misconceptions of how menwomen are ldquosupposedrdquo to look are most prominent in the media

bull 9 Where do you see these ldquoidealrdquo ldquostereotypicalrdquo malefemale bodies the most in the media Magazines Movies TV shows What types of TV shows

Advertising

bull httpveryfunnyadscombull httpwwwretrojunkcomcontentco

mmercialphpview=listbull Task try to tally how many ads you

see in one day

Advertising

bull httpveryfunnyadscombull httpwwwretrojunkcomcontentco

mmercialphpview=listbull Task try to tally how many ads you

see in one day

Newsbull httpvideofoxnewscombull httpwwwmsnbcmsnco

mid8004316nsvideo

bull Is the news slanted amp bias

bull Advertising Bias ndash stories selected to please advertiserssponsors

bull Corporate Bias ndash stories selected to please corporate owners

bull Mainstream Bias ndash report on what everyone else is reporting avoid stories that offend

bull Sensationalism ndash favoring extraordinary over ordinary events

Internet

bull Youtube think of the best video you watched

bull Is too much access a goodbad thing

How much do they impact us

bull From how to look what to wear what to eat what our homes should look like how to meet people what to drive practically every facet of our lives is taken care of

bull Name Examples

• The Media
• Some Basic Facts About the Mediarsquos Influence in Our Lives (1997)
• Images
• Slide 4
• Advertising
• News
• Internet
• How much do they impact us

How much do they impact us

bull From how to look what to wear what to eat what our homes should look like how to meet people what to drive practically every facet of our lives is taken care of

bull Name Examples

• The Media
• Some Basic Facts About the Mediarsquos Influence in Our Lives (1997)
• Images
• Slide 4
• Advertising
• News
• Internet
• How much do they impact us