Entry #9: Perceiving Media

 HAS THE WAY I PERCEIVE MEDIA CHANGED?

Media is a very powerful tool on the internet or TV and can be used in so many different ways including spreading news, bullying, pushing an agenda etc. I believe it depends how a person chooses to use media is how I will perceive the media. 

For instance when I use social media now it is not to push an agenda at all it is to simply grow fighters brands and cover what is going on in the sport of MMA. However when I was a kid I was just like most kids and used it to antagonize and get in to drama. I think if you are using media to push agendas, spread fake news or bully people I can't stand it. If you are spreading real news, pushing good agendas I guess you could say and are helping grow peoples brands as athletes I think the media is good. Media spreads like wildfire no matter what type of media it is. I did a fighter interview one time and it blew up across 20 plus media outlets and had over a million views likes and comments. If you are spreading bad news look how many people that reached across the world but the same goes for good news. I have always been critical of the media if they're not doing their jobs correctly in my opinion. Being involved as a reporter and doing media for Cageside Press I have a pretty good idea of what good/bad media is. 

I really enjoyed this topic about perceiving the media. I hope you guys enjoyed my thoughts and I hope to see you next time for more!