¶ … media as an extension of the human society. Toward this end, this study will conduct a review of the literature in this area of inquiry. In today's society media is linked with almost every activity and as well, media saturates the lives of individuals. Social media, including such as Facebook, Flicker, and LinkedIn are used by many individuals to keep in contact with friends and family who live both near and far away.
The word media is a Latin derivation of the word medius which means 'middle' and as such, media serves as a mediator between media individuals and institutions in society. McLuhan (nd) writes that in a culture such as the one in which American society is presently situated and in fact, which the entire world society presently exists "it is a bit of a shock to be reminded that, in operational and practical fact, the medium is the message." (McLuhan, nd, p.7) This is reported by McLuhan to be "merely to say that the personal and social consequences of any medium -- that is, of any extension of ourselves -- result...
It must appear in its proper clothing or it is not acknowledged, which is a way of saying that the 'truth' is a kind of cultural prejudice. Each culture conceives of it as being most authentically expressed in certain symbolic forms that another culture may regard as trivial or irrelevant." (Postman, 2005)
This can be easily understood by considering media reports that are received from different mediums in that each media report will have its own flavor to add to the news being reported and each news report will be differentiated from the others in some way whether it is a minor or major difference.
Postman warns about media stating that media changes do not change the minds of individuals in society or the cognitive capacity of those individuals. Even a shift in ways of thinking will not result in everyone changing their view since television's influence is one that is challenged. Finally, Postman holds that an epistemology based on television serves to interject pollution into public communication but does…
