Global Media Culture: communication on a global level,

BE AWARE, IT SPREADS OUT LIKE allowing people across the world to

FIRE share and access the same

By: Andrea L. Claustro information.” There are many

Technology has a big part in our advantages in Global media. Before,

lives. Media, indeed, is one of the very technology has not been developed at

essential tools we used every day. In all unlike now. It is a bit hard for them to

order for us to be aware in what’s going communicate with each other or to

on in our surroundings, we need to receive information especially when you

watch news in television or even read it are from far places. Nowadays, people

in our social media accounts or listen to all over the world have easy access of

the radios we have in our house. It is information through television, radio,

also used by businessman/woman to internet and other kinds of media.

publicized, endorsed or advertised their Country’s satellite helps television to

products that helps them to reach have different channels and sometimes

people from different regions. it access information from international.

With those all easy access in many

regions, television shows became

popular as well as local products of

different nations. As a student it also

helps us to know if there is a class on

According to Shahida, by that particular day to lessen the hassle

definition of Global media is “the mass of students.

 It is not bad when people learn

about different culture of other nation by

watching their satellite TV channel or

other kinds of media which help us to

have access in other country. But the

But despite of these advantages,
problem is, it became problematic when
it also has disadvantages. One thing is
one person patronized more of other’s
the foreign satellite. According to Stig
culture and sometimes they are imitating
Hjarvard, the media have an important
them rather their own. As we observed,
impact on cultural globalization in two
millennial and post-millennial people
mutually interdependent ways: firstly,
today felt so jubilant, like in k-pop, to the
the media provide an extensive
point that they are trying to be like them
transnational transmission of cultural
without knowing that they are slowly
products and secondly, they contribute
forgetting our own culture. When you try
to the formation of communicative
to ask
networks and social structures. Global
them about
media culture create a continuous
some of
cultural exchange, in which crucial
our culture
aspects such as identity, nationality,
maybe
religion, behavioural norms and way of
some can’t answer. Even their clothing,
life are continuously questioned and
interests, and gestures have been
challenged.
affected.
 Second is about the spreading of organizations. Many people now receive

fake news. It is a common problem we news form social media sites and

still have until now. Lots of things you networks and often it can be difficult to

read online especially in your social tell whether the news or stories are

media accounts could be true or not. credible or not. A general lack of

Fake news is news that is created to understanding or knowledge of people

misinform or deceive readers. It is true about how the internet works has also

that Global media helps us to share and contributed to increase the fake news or

access same information. But there are hoax stories. If you are like this people

some people who are creating fake whatever information you receive you

stories just to either influence people’s will easily accept it as true without

views, push a political agenda or cause scrutinizing it if it is really true. Social

confusion and can often be a profitable media sites can play a big part in

business online. increasing the reach of these types of

stories. Because of fake news, many

people can be affected because once a

person accept it as true he will

immediately spread it just because he

wants others know about the information

he has until many people will believe

Fake news can deceive people
that it is true. It often causes a fight or
by making the source look like a trusted
argument between people. But as a
website or using similar names and web
netizen, it is needed that before we
address to reputable news
believe a particular news or story we

should assured first if the source is

trustable or a legit trusted website

because if we didn’t we will be the one

who will receive the consequences.

Global media is not the problem

but the people behind who used it as a

tool to fool or deceive other people is.

We should be responsible of what we

are doing in using media. Global media,

indeed, makes our lives easier but many

people used it not in a wise way. It is

very important that we have enough

understanding on how Global Media

works. It is not prohibited to use media

but let us always consider what it will

cause whenever we use our social

media accounts irresponsibly.

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