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Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Introducing: Presented In The Media
Welcome to our blog, 'Presented In The Media'! We are a group of ISYS100 students at Macquarie University. Our names are Jess, Areeka, Dee and Huda and we write blog posts about media related issues and topics. Check out our vlog entry to get to know more about the content we write about. We might just surprise you!
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Friday, 9 May 2014
Expensive Entertainment
In recent
years, the cost of entertainment is something, which has been on the rise, and
for most families, it has become difficult to find an activity that everyone
can enjoy, without emptying their wallets. These days, for a family of five, a
day out to the cinema or even for lunch costs around $100. A recent article in
the Sydney Morning Herald covered the issue of rising movie tickets and stated
how they have reached the $20 mark with Gold Class tickets being around $40.
Additional to this are the food prices which can usually be another $10-$15 per
person.
It makes us
wonder why these prices have risen so much in such a short time. In my opinion,
the increasing trend of Internet torrents and illegal downloading has had a
major impact on the entertainment industry. Looking at other aspects besides
cinema, music concert tickets are also quite expensive, hitting the $100 mark
for most artists and these are usually the most basic seats available. It is
ironic, to some extent, that entertainment prices have risen so much due to
alternatives available on the internet but it is also because of these raised
prices that people resort to those free alternatives. In order to fix the
problem, the prices need to be reduced or the access to the free options needs
to be stopped.
Other
factors, however, such as the rising costs of employment and maintenance of the
cinema have also contributed to the rise in movie tickets. Sydney, for one, is
considered one of the most expensive cities to live in. In some ways, the issue
is bigger than just the easy access to torrents. It is to do with whole economy
and the managing of the country’s finances.
- Areeka
Media, Children and Youth - Internet
The Internet has considerable potential for providing youth
with access to educational information however, in the modern day world this
has proved that this is not always the case as the lack of limits and barriers
allow teenagers to view anything they desire in seconds at the click of a
button.
Other concerns include online predators such as pedophiles.
The internet has become a playground for predators to lure young people into
relationships. There is also the potential for children to be exposed to
pornographic material. Parental locks are now possible with today’s technology
as it blocks access to pornography and other explicit material on the internet,
however in my opinion; this technology does not replace parental supervision or
guidance, especially for younger children.
Since the internet has become a dangerous place
for young people it can also impact them negatively. I feel that this
generation spends majority of their time on some form of media and this can
have damaging effects. Nearly everything we do requires the internet and our
lives sometimes seem to revolve around this.
Some effects can include inactivity, wastage of
time, cyber bullying, moral corruption, insomnia and addiction. I believe that
internet usage is only going to continue to rise as well as the dangers
associated with it and education and awareness is a way to reduce these
potential situations.
- Huda
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