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The Power of Media | Caroline Kilgallen | TEDxOakKnollSchool


hi everyone

hi everyone I have para once again and tonight I’ll

I have para once again and tonight I’ll

I have para once again and tonight I’ll be talking to you about the power of

be talking to you about the power of

be talking to you about the power of media the media plays an important role

media the media plays an important role

media the media plays an important role in all of our lives the media has a

in all of our lives the media has a

in all of our lives the media has a powder form images ideas lack of

powder form images ideas lack of

powder form images ideas lack of confidence confidence and so much more

confidence confidence and so much more

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

tonight I’ll be talking to you about

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

three main forms of media social media

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

television and that often times social

television and that often times social medias as a fun outlet or way to express

medias as a fun outlet or way to express

medias as a fun outlet or way to express yourself but really social media has a

yourself but really social media has a

yourself but really social media has a very powerful effect on our society

very powerful effect on our society

very powerful effect on our society recently I read an article entitled the

recently I read an article entitled the

recently I read an article entitled the power of social media on The Huffington

power of social media on The Huffington

power of social media on The Huffington Post this article highlighted everything

Post this article highlighted everything

Post this article highlighted everything from cyberbullying to kids having too

from cyberbullying to kids having too

from cyberbullying to kids having too much freedom what I thought was most

much freedom what I thought was most

much freedom what I thought was most interesting and most powerful social

interesting and most powerful social

interesting and most powerful social media is effect on confidence by show of

media is effect on confidence by show of

media is effect on confidence by show of hands how many of you would feel good if

hands how many of you would feel good if

hands how many of you would feel good if someone were to comment a nice

someone were to comment a nice

someone were to comment a nice compliment on the photo tiny pushpin

compliment on the photo tiny pushpin

compliment on the photo tiny pushpin okay so you would feel good see social

okay so you would feel good see social

okay so you would feel good see social media has the power to put someone that

media has the power to put someone that

media has the power to put someone that extra boost of confidence or make their

extra boost of confidence or make their

extra boost of confidence or make their day

compliments are great enough but with

compliments are great enough but with overpowering our society social media

overpowering our society social media

overpowering our society social media are buying shoes and insecurities

are buying shoes and insecurities

are buying shoes and insecurities revolving around town look kendall

revolving around town look kendall

revolving around town look kendall jenner gigi hadid and karlie cloths are

jenner gigi hadid and karlie cloths are

jenner gigi hadid and karlie cloths are three of many examples of what social

three of many examples of what social

three of many examples of what social media uses as a perfect aesthetic

media uses as a perfect aesthetic

media uses as a perfect aesthetic features this gives men of the

features this gives men of the

features this gives men of 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 there is an app

it into this idea there is an app

it into this idea there is an app created where you can make yourself

created where you can make yourself

created where you can make yourself tanner skinnier have better skin or even

tanner skinnier have better skin or even

tanner skinnier have better skin or even brighten your teeth yes there are

brighten your teeth yes there are

brighten your teeth yes there are absolutely constrainted and brighten

absolutely constrainted and brighten

absolutely constrainted and brighten your teeth in order to give yourself the

your teeth in order to give yourself the

your teeth in order to give yourself the perfect Smile it seems as if media has

perfect Smile it seems as if media has

perfect Smile it seems as if media has the power to tell us that we can’t have

the power to tell us that we can’t have

the power to tell us that we can’t have gloss which is crazy no matter where we

gloss which is crazy no matter where we

gloss which is crazy no matter where we come from or who we are we’re all going

come from or who we are we’re all going

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

to have flaws don’t let the media

to have flaws don’t let the media overpower you don’t let the media

overpower you don’t let the media

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

undermine your confidence or decisions

undermine your confidence or decisions at the end of the day it’s up to you now

at the end of the day it’s up to you now

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

I’m going to talk about television

I’m going to talk about 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 adults alike with the click

toddlers and adults alike with the click

toddlers and adults 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 reality TV show or news news

sitcom or reality TV show or news news

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

is the most powerful form of television

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

it allows us to get an instant update on

it 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

effects of TV news

effects of TV news this was written by psychologist dr.

this was written by psychologist dr.

this was written by psychologist dr. Graham Davey

Graham Davey

Graham Davey dr. Graham Devi writes about stem he

dr. Graham Devi writes about stem he

dr. Graham Devi writes about stem he conducted and the study conducted was

conducted and the study conducted was

conducted and the study conducted was that keep it together three 14 minute

that keep it together three 14 minute

that keep it together three 14 minute videos on negative news clip a positive

videos on negative news clip a positive

videos on negative news clip a positive news but in a neutral respect the

news but in a neutral respect the

news but in a neutral respect the positive news consisted of videos that

positive news consisted of videos that

positive news consisted of videos that were people being cured of cancer

were people being cured of cancer

were people being cured of cancer soldiers coming home things like that

soldiers coming home things like that

soldiers coming 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 affect us

things that don’t really affect us

things that don’t really affect us emotionally and negative base clips were

emotionally and negative base clips were

emotionally and negative base clips were about terrorist attacks plan for you get

about terrorist attacks plan for you get

about terrorist attacks plan for you get the gist

the gist

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. Graham TV also

they just saw dr. Graham TV also

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

mentions in his article that most of the

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

news that we see is negative so most of

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

the news that we see is negative and

the 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 how this

more anxious sad very timid how this

more anxious sad very timid how this affects us psychologically this just

affects us psychologically this just

affects us psychologically this just goes to show that television and

goes to show that television and

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

especially news has a power that affect

especially 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 opinions and please larval

affect our opinions and please larval

affect our opinions and please larval politics all right so I’m going to keep

politics all right so I’m going to keep

politics all right so I’m going to keep the top of the politics work but on CNN

the top of the politics work but on CNN

the top of the politics work but on CNN which is music era tends to be more on

which is music era tends to be more on

which is music era tends to be more on the liberal side and if you tune in to

the liberal side and if you tune in to

the liberal side and if you tune in to CNN around mid-october you probably

CNN around mid-october you probably

CNN around mid-october you probably wouldn’t your greatest words about

wouldn’t your greatest words about

wouldn’t your greatest words about president Trump and Fox which tends to

president Trump and Fox which tends to

president Trump and Fox which tends to be more of a conservative news maker if

be more of a conservative news maker if

be more of a conservative news maker if you tuned into that around the October

you tuned into that around the October

you tuned into that around the October he probably would have here the greatest

he probably would have here the greatest

he probably would have here the greatest words about the other candidate running

words about the other candidate running

words about the other candidate running Hillary Clinton now actually one person

Hillary Clinton now actually one person

Hillary Clinton now actually one person only watches fox or CNN in the entire

only watches fox or CNN in the entire

only watches fox or CNN in the entire election time period they are hearing

election time period they are hearing

election time period they are hearing other people’s opinions other people’s

other people’s opinions other people’s

other people’s opinions other people’s five opinions of who they feel would be

five opinions of who they feel would be

five opinions of who they feel would be the best candidate how could this person

the best candidate how could this person

the best candidate how could this person make an educated thoughtful decision of

make an educated thoughtful decision of

make an educated thoughtful decision of who they want to support our vote for

who they want to support our vote for

who they want to support our vote for this goes to show that TV has the power

this goes to show that TV has the power

this goes to show that TV has the power to affect our emotions and is a large

to affect our emotions and is a large

to affect our emotions and is a large one pulp now I’m going to talk about the

one pulp now I’m going to talk about the

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

last main power of media Nazi at first I

last main power of media Nazi at first I thought to myself that doesn’t really

thought to myself that doesn’t really

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

have a powerful effect over us

have a powerful effect over us in the if there is video I’m going to

in the if there is video I’m going to

in the if there is video I’m going to short YouTube clip in title the power of

short YouTube clip in title the power of

short YouTube clip in title the power of Nazis and a lot of the things were

Nazis and a lot of the things were

Nazis and a lot of the things were brought up but something I haven’t we

brought up but something I haven’t we

brought up but something I haven’t we thought about was brought up and this is

thought about was brought up and this is

thought about was brought up and this is called hidden advertisements a lot of

called hidden advertisements a lot of

called hidden advertisements a lot of times in magazines geared towards teens

times in magazines geared towards teens

times in magazines geared towards teens and young women there are photos of

and young women there are photos of

and young women there are photos of celebrities wearing a trendy outfit that

celebrities wearing a trendy outfit that

celebrities wearing a trendy outfit that happens to be extremely expensive

happens to be extremely expensive

happens to be extremely expensive and below the celebrity picture is more

and below the celebrity picture is more

and below the celebrity picture is 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 find what celebrities are wearing to buy

find what celebrities are wearing to buy

find what celebrities are wearing to buy bluish pens and be kind of tricks them

bluish pens and be kind of tricks them

bluish pens and be kind of tricks them it kind of says oh I get to look

it kind of says oh I get to look

it kind of says oh I get to look slippery’s oh I get to look like this

slippery’s oh I get to look like this

slippery’s oh I get to look like this and not only do magazines have the power

and not only do magazines have the power

and not only do magazines have the power to advertise that they have the power to

to advertise that they have the power to

to advertise that they have the power to educate us and tell us invest in a hobby

educate us and tell us invest in a hobby

educate us and tell us invest in a hobby depending on what matter baby choose to

depending on what matter baby choose to

depending on what matter baby choose to subscribe to you can be educated in

subscribe to you can be educated in

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

science math lacrosse even you can learn

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

more about this topic and engage more

more about this topic and engage more and growing interest

and growing interest

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 gift what is power power is the capacity

gift what is power power is the capacity

gift what is power power is the capacity or ability to direct our influence the

or ability to direct our influence the

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

behavior of others or the course of

behavior of others or the course of events

events

events something I feel that the media does

something I feel that the media does

something I feel that the media does very well it’s up to SOT it’s up to us

very well it’s up to SOT it’s up to us

very well it’s up to SOT it’s up to us to decide how the media will affect us

to decide how the media will affect us

to decide how the media will affect us we can let it affect us in a negative

we can let it affect us in a negative

we can let it affect us in a negative way we can let us affect our confidence

way we can let us affect our confidence

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

make us afraid scared or we can choose

make us afraid scared or we can choose to use the media in a positive way take

to use the media in a positive way take

to use the media in a positive way take all of the media has to offer and spin

all of the media has to offer and spin

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

it in a positive light let it better our

it in a positive light let it better our society make us war where at the end of

society make us war where at the end of

society make us war where at the end of the day it’s up to you how to tie how

the day it’s up to you how to tie how

the day it’s up to you how to tie how the media will have will affect you or

the media will have will affect you or

the media will have will affect you or power it’ll happen for you it’s your

power it’ll happen for you it’s your

power it’ll happen for you it’s your life it’s up to you it’s up it’s up to

life it’s up to you it’s up it’s up to

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

you how you

you how you but not going yes thank you

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