In: Psychology
The movie Ghost in the Shell was based on a manga originally published in 1989.
a. Various forms of media (using McLuhan’s definition of a medium as “an extension of ourselves”) have had an impact on the way people use, create, store, access, and communicate information. Give 3 historical examples of such media and describe their impact
Historical examples of media impact
Political influence: Trump-Russia Election Scandal (Facebook)
McLuhan's idea of media as an extension of ourselves fits
exactly in this case. The influence of social media ad campaigns
and using our data to show exactly what we expect in order to win
our votes. The impact of social media could not get better than
this. The fact that another country altogether is involved in
influencing elections in the United States of America is totally
mind boggling and shows the huge impact that media has on us.
The Haiti Earthquake Relief (Twitter)
When the earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, people were devastated.
But more than that one could witness humanity in the form of aid.
The record timing and collection of fund and resources to help the
affected was nothing short of a miracle of the media. If not for
Twitter and how we perceived the information, it could have been an
even worse disaster.
Entertainment: Binge watching (Youtube)
All of us would remember that funny video (E.g., Charlie bit my
finger) on YouTube. It had influenced people so much that people
started coming up with TV shows focussed on funny videos. Thousands
on channels sprung up to provide funny content. It led to a great
business and is the livelihood of many people today. If not for
Youtube many people would be jobless today. Media's impact is such
that it is creating jobs as we've never seen before.