One of the recent anxieties that relates to the media is cyber bullying. The internet gives you the ability to type your opinion of a person or object (be it true or false) behind an anonymous username and press ‘enter’, simply because you don’t like them. As social media is so accessible to so many people around the world, rumours and malevolent messages about someone can reach a wide audience, potentially ruining their reputation both professionally and personally. The ChildLine Charity found that there has been a shocking 87% increase in cases of cyberbullying between 2011 and 2013 (http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/08/cyberbullying-more-children-affected-childline). Mental health issues such as depression and anxiety have also been on the rise due to cyberbullying, with statistics showing that 20% of victims think about suicide, with 1 in 10 attempting it. (http://www.cyberbullyhotline.com/07-10-12-scourge.html)
For an extended period of time, cyberbullying remained somewhat taboo, and was seldom spoken about. Now, it is exposed to the public much more in the form of statistics and articles, as well as the idea of cyberbullying being explores in movies and books, such as the film “Cyberbully” (2011) and “Ratter” (2015).Now, the authorities are beginning to realise the damage cyber bullying leaves on its victims, and are slowly but surely making changes to the legal system to empower to them, such as victims being able to sue their cyberbullies for defamation of character or for pain and suffering.
Body image and health have also become an anxiety related to the media over recent years. Websites that promote eating disorders such as “pro-anorexia” or “thinspiration” sites encourage young people to restrict their diets, which is extremely unhealthy. On the other end of the spectrum, many people believe that that communication medias have allowed for unhealthy weight gain over the population, implying that using the internet or other forms of technology makes us lazy, and this is a dystopian view of thinking. Many people blame the internet for these issues, but instead of blaming the internet, perhaps we should blame the people using it, as we ultimately make our own decisions.
josiehowl 
This is a really good blog post examining how the media can contribute negatively to an individuals perception of their own body and the concept of body image itself. I like the fact that you have taken the time to gather an adequate amount of research into the topic and the fact that you have included statistical information as part of your argument. In my view this benefits your work because it show’s you have taken the time to really think about the topic, rather than touching briefly on the lecture notes provided. One of my few critiques for you however would simply be to elaborate more on the points you touched, I would’ve loved to see a longer post also, I felt as though this piece of work was very short. However all in all, this was a very insightful blog post
Keep up the great work
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Today, considering the fast way of living that everyone is having, credit cards have a big demand throughout the economy. Persons throughout every arena are using the credit card and people who aren’t using the card have lined up to apply for one in particular. Thanks for spreading your ideas in credit cards.
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