Media: A t I t’s Worst & A t I t’s B est,

A ccording to me…

•Body Image

•Magazin

es

•Fashion

•Advertisements

•Billboards

•TV•M

ovies

•Music

•Internet

… Day in & Day o

ut we are bombarded with

the images a

nd messa

ges of so

ciety’s

ideal

self.*

B ody & H ealth Glamorizing Unrealistic Images…

S e n d in g o u t t h e w r o n g

m e s s a g e s …

B ody & H ealth

P resenting F ad D iets & ‘Q uick F ixes’ promising a newer, healthier, & happier you…

Well Guess What?

TelevisionIntegrating References of Sex, Drugs, & Alcohol in Many Popular

Shows…

TelevisionSexist C ommercials are still widely used as marketing strategies....

However, what we all seem to forget is that…

“…The most interesting trend of all: is that the popular culture has been growing increasingly complex over the past few decades, exercising our minds

in powerful new ways.”(Johnson, 2005, p. 13).

“The Sleeper’s C urve becomes visible. The popular culture may not be showing us the righteous path. B ut it is making us smarter.”

(Johnson, 2005, p.14).

M usicA llows for an expression of oneself & day-to-day feelings…

TechnologyA ccess to the World is at our fingertips…

Technology & I nternetN o matter where you are, keeping in touch has never been easier with family, friends,

colleagues, and everything in between…

M ediaI n it’s bad and in it’s good, it has undoubtedly forever changed our lives, our

dependence on it, and society as a whole.

Huda Akeelah