Media’s Impact on the Family and How We Can Fight Back

Objective ● Decode the hidden messages in Media ● Realize the impact Media has on the Family ● Combat the negative influence in Media

What is Media? ● The main means of mass communication (especially television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet) regarded collectively. ● What forms of media are families exposed to?

Decoding Hidden Messages ● Key Factors to Look for o Target Audience o Message Portrayal o Images Used o Wording Used o Media Outlet Used

Identifying Media’s Impact ● Message Received ● Actions Taken After ● Amount of Time Exposed ● Content of Media

My Interpretation of Ads

Negative Impacts of Mass Media Exposure to: ● Cyberbullying ● Sexting/ SnapChat ● Inappropriate Content ● Sexual Predators ● Unachieveable Bodies ● Violence ● Lost Time

Body Image Cindy Crawford, April 2015 ●Average Model size is 2 or 4 and 5’9” to 5’11” in height ●Size 8 is considered plus sized in the modeling world ●Average dress size for women is size 14

Expectation vs. Reality

Violence and Sexuality Calvin Klein 2010 ●50 Shades of Gray ●Criminal Minds ●Family Guy ●Sons of Anarchy ●Archer ●Jersey Shore

SnapChat Take Image or Video Write a Caption Draw a Picture Choose Recipients Press Send Screen Shot Vulnerable in 3.2.1!

Apps Your Kids Shouldn’t Have ● Chat Roulette- video chat with strangers ● Tinder- people get flagged if they are attractive ● Poof- hides other apps on phone ● Yik Yak- location based gossip app ● Whisper- secret sharing app

Setting Phone Restrictions ● Educate your children about appropriate use ● Contact your phone provider to ask about parental controls ● Have children hand over their phones during the evenings ● Monitor to use of their phone

Positive Impacts of Media ● Communication ● Knowledge ● Exchange of Ideas ● Entertainment ● Exposure to other Culture ● Political Awareness

Magazine/ Lyrical Analysis Activity Groups of 3 to 5 Analyze your form Media (Cosmo, RedBook, Music) ● What do you notice? ● What is being advertised or portrayed? ● Is it a positive or negative influence? ● Would this make you consume the product? ● Who is the Target Audience? ● How does it make you feel?

Options to Combat Media ● Parental Settings ● Safe Search Mode ● Pre-Screen Everything! ● Educate your children!

Google SafeSearch

Pandora

Spotify Web Player

Netflix- $7.99/ Month

Hulu Plus- $7.99/ Month

Overview ● Decoded messages in media ● Realised the Impact it has on our families ● Came up with ways to combat media

Questions?

Contact Information Kaitlynn Finley Pittsburg State University Student