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The Power of Media | Caroline Kilgallen | TEDxOakKnollSchool


hi everyone I’m paralyzed again and

hi everyone I’m paralyzed again and tonight I’ll be talking to you about the

tonight I’ll be talking to you about the

tonight I’ll be talking to you about the power of media the media plays an

power of media the media plays an

power of media the media plays an important role in all of our lives the

important role in all of our lives the

important role in all of our lives the media has a powder for images ideas lack

media has a powder for images ideas lack

media has a powder for images ideas lack of confidence confidence and so much

of confidence confidence and so much

of confidence confidence and so much more tonight I’ll be talking to you

more tonight I’ll be talking to you

more tonight I’ll be talking to you about three main forms of media social

about three main forms of media social

about three main forms of media social media television and that often times

media television and that often times

media television and that often times social media is both as a fun outlet or

social media is both as a fun outlet or

social media is both as a fun outlet or way to express yourself but really

way to express yourself but really

way to express yourself but really social media has a very powerful effect

social media has a very powerful effect

social media has a very powerful effect on our society recently I read an

on our society recently I read an

on our society recently I read an article entitled the power of social

article entitled the power of social

article entitled the power of social media on The Huffington Post this

media on The Huffington Post this

media on The Huffington Post this article highlighted everything from

article highlighted everything from

article highlighted everything from cyberbullying to kids having too much

cyberbullying to kids having too much

cyberbullying to kids having too much freedom what I call is most interesting

freedom what I call is most interesting

freedom what I call is most interesting and most powerful social medias effect

and most powerful social medias effect

and most powerful social medias effect on confidence by show of hands how many

on confidence by show of hands how many

on confidence by show of hands how many of you would feel good if someone were

of you would feel good if someone were

of you would feel good if someone were to comment a nice compliment on a photo

to comment a nice compliment on a photo

to comment a nice compliment on a photo that you posted okay so you look at see

that you posted okay so you look at see

that you posted okay so you look at see social media has the power to put

social media has the power to put

social media has the power to put someone that extra boost of confidence

someone that extra boost of confidence

someone that extra boost of confidence or make your day

compliments are great enough what’s

compliments are great enough what’s overpowering our society social media

overpowering our society social media

overpowering our society social media our body issues and insecurities

our body issues and insecurities

our body issues and insecurities revolving around how we look

revolving around how we look

revolving around how we look kendall Jenner gigi hadid and Carly

kendall Jenner gigi hadid and Carly

kendall Jenner gigi hadid and Carly flocks are three of many examples of

flocks are three of many examples of

flocks are three of many examples of what social media uses as the perfect

what social media uses as the perfect

what social media uses as the perfect aesthetic features this gives many the

aesthetic features this gives many the

aesthetic features this gives many the impression that already post worthy you

impression that already post worthy you

impression that already post worthy you have to be tall tan skinny and have

have to be tall tan skinny and have

have to be tall tan skinny and have flawless skin and ask them you can give

flawless skin and ask them you can give

flawless skin and ask them you can give it into this idea

it into this idea

it into this idea Eric an app created where you can make

Eric an app created where you can make

Eric an app created where you can make yourself tanner skinnier have better

yourself tanner skinnier have better

yourself tanner skinnier have better skin or even brighten your teeth yes

skin or even brighten your teeth yes

skin or even brighten your teeth yes there are absolutely constrainted and

there are absolutely constrainted and

there are absolutely constrainted and brighten your teeth in order to give

brighten your teeth in order to give

brighten your teeth in order to give yourself the perfect Smile it seems in

yourself the perfect Smile it seems in

yourself the perfect Smile it seems in this media has the power to tell us that

this media has the power to tell us that

this media has the power to tell us that we can’t have gloss which is crazy no

we can’t have gloss which is crazy no

we can’t have gloss which is crazy no matter where we come from or who we are

matter where we come from or who we are

matter where we come from or who we are we’re all going to have flaws don’t let

we’re all going to have flaws don’t let

we’re all going to have flaws don’t let the media overpower you don’t let the

the media overpower you don’t let the

the media overpower you don’t let the media undermine your confidence or

media undermine your confidence or

media undermine your confidence or decisions at the end of the day it’s up

decisions at the end of the day it’s up

decisions at the end of the day it’s up to you now I’m going to talk about

to you now I’m going to talk about

to you now I’m going to talk about television

television

television television is a very powerful role in

television is a very powerful role in

television is a very powerful role in our society television is available for

our society television is available for

our society television is available for toddlers and jolts alike with the click

toddlers and jolts alike with the click

toddlers and jolts alike with the click of a button we can turn tune into a

of a button we can turn tune into a

of a button we can turn tune into a sitcom or yagi TV show or news news is

sitcom or yagi TV show or news news is

sitcom or yagi TV show or news news is the most powerful form of television it

the most powerful form of television it

the most powerful form of television it allows us to get an instant update on

allows us to get an instant update on

allows us to get an instant update on current events and affects us

current events and affects us

current events and affects us psychologically recently I read an

psychologically recently I read an

psychologically recently I read an article entitled the psychological

article entitled the psychological

article entitled the psychological effects of TV news this was written by

effects of TV news this was written by

effects of TV news this was written by psychologist dr. Graham TV

psychologist dr. Graham TV

psychologist dr. Graham TV dr. Gramm Davey right about 70 conducted

dr. Gramm Davey right about 70 conducted

dr. Gramm Davey right about 70 conducted and the start we conducted was that keep

and the start we conducted was that keep

and the start we conducted was that keep it together three 14 minute videos a

it together three 14 minute videos a

it together three 14 minute videos a negative news clip a positive is that in

negative news clip a positive is that in

negative news clip a positive is that in a neutral slip the possible news

a neutral slip the possible news

a neutral slip the possible news consisted of videos that were people

consisted of videos that were people

consisted of videos that were people being through cancer soldiers coming

being through cancer soldiers coming

being through cancer soldiers coming home things like that

home things like that

home things like that neutral news clips were more the weather

neutral news clips were more the weather

neutral news clips were more the weather things that don’t really expect us

things that don’t really expect us

things that don’t really expect us emotionally and negative based clips

emotionally and negative based clips

emotionally and negative based clips were about terrorist attacks time for

were about terrorist attacks time for

were about terrorist attacks time for you get the gist

you get the gist

you get the gist he observed as three different groups of

he observed as three different groups of

he observed as three different groups of people watch these forty minute clips

people watch these forty minute clips

people watch these forty minute clips and instantly he found that the people

and instantly he found that the people

and instantly he found that the people that watched the negative clips were

that watched the negative clips were

that watched the negative clips were more anxious nervous scared kind of

more anxious nervous scared kind of

more anxious nervous scared kind of didn’t really want to talk about what

didn’t really want to talk about what

didn’t really want to talk about what they just saw dr. Gramm TV also mentions

they just saw dr. Gramm TV also mentions

they just saw dr. Gramm TV also mentions in his article that most of the news

in his article that most of the news

in his article that most of the news that we see is negative so most of the

that we see is negative so most of the

that we see is negative so most of the news that we see is negative and

news that we see is negative and

news that we see is negative and negative news isn’t good for us makes us

negative news isn’t good for us makes us

negative news isn’t good for us makes us more anxious sad very timid howdy miss

more anxious sad very timid howdy miss

more anxious sad very timid howdy miss effective psychologically this just goes

effective psychologically this just goes

effective psychologically this just goes to show that television and especially

to show that television and especially

to show that television and especially news has a power that affect our

news has a power that affect our

news has a power that affect our emotions

TV especially news also has the power to

TV especially news also has the power to affect our opinion and plays a large

affect our opinion and plays a large

affect our opinion and plays a large role in politics alright so I’m going to

role in politics alright so I’m going to

role in politics alright so I’m going to keep the top of the politics work but on

keep the top of the politics work but on

keep the top of the politics work but on CNN which is amusing air tends to be

CNN which is amusing air tends to be

CNN which is amusing air tends to be more on the liberal side and if you

more on the liberal side and if you

more on the liberal side and if you tuned in to CNN around mid-october you

tuned in to CNN around mid-october you

tuned in to CNN around mid-october you probably wouldn’t do the trick play the

probably wouldn’t do the trick play the

probably wouldn’t do the trick play the story about President Trump and Fox

story about President Trump and Fox

story about President Trump and Fox which tends to be more of a conservative

which tends to be more of a conservative

which tends to be more of a conservative news maker if you tune into that around

news maker if you tune into that around

news maker if you tune into that around that October he probably wouldn’t hear

that October he probably wouldn’t hear

that October he probably wouldn’t hear the greatest words about the other

the greatest words about the other

the greatest words about the other candidate running Hillary Clinton now

candidate running Hillary Clinton now

candidate running Hillary Clinton now actually one person only watches fox or

actually one person only watches fox or

actually one person only watches fox or CNN in the entire election time period

CNN in the entire election time period

CNN in the entire election time period they are hearing other people’s opinions

they are hearing other people’s opinions

they are hearing other people’s opinions other people’s five opinions of who they

other people’s five opinions of who they

other people’s five opinions of who they feel will be the best candidate how

feel will be the best candidate how

feel will be the best candidate how could this person make an educated

could this person make an educated

could this person make an educated thoughtful decision if we want to

thoughtful decision if we want to

thoughtful decision if we want to support our code for this goes to show

support our code for this goes to show

support our code for this goes to show that TV has the power to affect our

that TV has the power to affect our

that TV has the power to affect our emotions and there’s a large wrong pulp

emotions and there’s a large wrong pulp

emotions and there’s a large wrong pulp now I’m going to talk about the last

now I’m going to talk about the last

now I’m going to talk about the last main power of media maxy at first I

main power of media maxy at first I

main power of media maxy at first I thought to myself now that doesn’t

thought to myself now that doesn’t

thought to myself now that doesn’t really have a powerful effect over us in

really have a powerful effect over us in

really have a powerful effect over us in the if there is video I watched a short

the if there is video I watched a short

the if there is video I watched a short YouTube clip

YouTube clip

YouTube clip in total the power of Nazis and a lot of

in total the power of Nazis and a lot of

in total the power of Nazis and a lot of good thing for brought up but something

good thing for brought up but something

good thing for brought up but something I haven’t we thought about was brought

I haven’t we thought about was brought

I haven’t we thought about was brought up and this is called hidden

up and this is called hidden

up and this is called hidden advertisements a lot of Penance in

advertisements a lot of Penance in

advertisements a lot of Penance in magazines gear towards teens and young

magazines gear towards teens and young

magazines gear towards teens and young women there are photos of celebrities

women there are photos of celebrities

women there are photos of celebrities wearing a trendy outfit that happens to

wearing a trendy outfit that happens to

wearing a trendy outfit that happens to be extremely expensive

be extremely expensive

be extremely expensive and below celebrity picture is a more

and below celebrity picture is a more

and below celebrity picture is a more affordable outfit that looks a lot like

affordable outfit that looks a lot like

affordable outfit that looks a lot like it and this gives readers the power to

it and this gives readers the power to

it and this gives readers the power to buy what celebrities are wearing to buy

buy what celebrities are wearing to buy

buy what celebrities are wearing to buy British trends and we kind of tricks

British trends and we kind of tricks

British trends and we kind of tricks them it kind of says oh I’ve actual

them it kind of says oh I’ve actual

them it kind of says oh I’ve actual books liveries oh I get to look like

books liveries oh I get to look like

books liveries oh I get to look like this and not only generic needs have the

this and not only generic needs have the

this and not only generic needs have the power to advertise if they have the

power to advertise if they have the

power to advertise if they have the power to educate us and tell us invest

power to educate us and tell us invest

power to educate us and tell us invest in a hobby depending on what maddening

in a hobby depending on what maddening

in a hobby depending on what maddening you choose to subscribe to you can be

you choose to subscribe to you can be

you choose to subscribe to you can be educated in science math lacrosse even

educated in science math lacrosse even

educated in science math lacrosse even you can learn more about this topic and

you can learn more about this topic and

you can learn more about this topic and engage more and growing interest

engage more and growing interest

engage more and growing interest this shows that magazines have the power

this shows that magazines have the power

this shows that magazines have the power to educate us allow us to invest in a

to educate us allow us to invest in a

to educate us allow us to invest in a hobby and advertise so to sum up power

hobby and advertise so to sum up power

hobby and advertise so to sum up power media what is power power is the

media what is power power is the

media what is power power is the capacity or ability to direct our

capacity or ability to direct our

capacity or ability to direct our influence the behavior of others or the

influence the behavior of others or the

influence the behavior of others or the force event something I feel that the

force event something I feel that the

force event something I feel that the media does very low consumption sock

media does very low consumption sock

media does very low consumption sock it’s up to us since I have the media

it’s up to us since I have the media

it’s up to us since I have the media will kept up we can let it affect us in

will kept up we can let it affect us in

will kept up we can let it affect us in a negative way we can let us affect our

a negative way we can let us affect our

a negative way we can let us affect our confidence make us afraid scared or we

confidence make us afraid scared or we

confidence make us afraid scared or we can choose to use the media in a

can choose to use the media in a

can choose to use the media in a positive way

positive way

positive way take all of the media has to offer and

take all of the media has to offer and

take all of the media has to offer and spin it in a positive light let it

spin it in a positive light let it

spin it in a positive light let it better our society make us more where at

better our society make us more where at

better our society make us more where at the end of the day it’s up to you how to

the end of the day it’s up to you how to

the end of the day it’s up to you how to decide how the media will have will

decide how the media will have will

decide how the media will have will affect you or power it’ll have over you

affect you or power it’ll have over you

affect you or power it’ll have over you it’s your life it’s up to you it’s up

it’s your life it’s up to you it’s up

it’s your life it’s up to you it’s up it’s up to you how you will

it’s up to you how you will

it’s up to you how you will but not going yet thank you

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