Media and Information

Digital Divide

Base on my own understanding, digital divide is the gap, split or division between those with and without technology access like computers cellphones, and Internet. This digital divide commonly exist between urban cities and those in rural areas; between professionals and unprofessional; between socioeconomic groups; and, globally, between the more and less industrially developed nations. Separate or different access of technology is quite problematic because of the rise of service such as information needs, which requires access to the internet with the use of different technologies that those who are on the less-served side of digital divide cannot access nor afford. We can combat this digital divide through spreading our knowledge about our gadgets and other things which includes technology to those people who are far from urban areas and for those who don’t have an access to technology.

Digital Addiction

            For me addiction is a condition or behavior in which a person or individual suffers a rewarding and reinforcing stimuli despite of the adverse consequences which usually put them to problems causing dangers. Addiction usually or commonly forms when a person is abusing or repeatedly doing a certain act such as playing online games, using drugs and etc. Digital addiction is the addiction in online games or even in social media. We can combat this digital addiction through organizing, limiting and proper use of our own time in playing digital games.

Digital Bullying

            Bullying is the use of force and threat to abuse or to intimidate someone by words or actions. This usually happens because of the imbalance social or physical power which leads the bully to be dominant with the others. Digital bullying also known as cyber bullying is the act of harming and harassing with the use of information technology in repeatedly and deliberate manner. Digital bullying or cyber bullying can be prevented by limiting the use of internet or limiting the user’s power to interact with people who are strangers.

Ethical use of Media and Information

            Ethical use of Media is the moral correctness of specified conduct in using media. This can happen through displaying or conducting a proper behavior when using Media and Information. One example for this is when someone’s work is used; it is ethical to give a credit to the author or original creator as a sign of respect and citation with his work. Another is the copyright law, even though media such as videos, music and photos are freely displayed on the internet we have to use it carefully and responsibly because it is all protected by copyright that limits us as the users.

Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Media and Information

            Media and information helps us to make our life easier. Through the help of it, we can easily get information such as news and data, we can use media in enterprising, and also in advertisements. These opportunities could make our life easy if we use media in a good and right way. Despite the opportunities of media and information there are also challenges on it that could lead us in a wrong path. One of these challenges is the misuse of the real purpose of media and information. Students like me are using media in cyber bullying, plagiarism and even in pornography.

These challenges and opportunities are listed below.

· Shift to digital media- We are challenge to shift in digital media from the traditional media.
· Easy access to the web anytime and anywhere- We have the opportunity to easily access to the web anytime and anywhere.
· Avoiding plagiarism- We are challenge to be a responsible user in terms of using the works of others by crediting their works to them as an author or creator.
· Easily get information such as news- We have the opportunity to easily get information such as news.
· Age- We are challenge to use media and information contents base on our age and understanding.
· Enterprises- We have the opportunity to use media in selling or buying products.
· Advertisements- We have the opportunity to use media in advertising to easily get the attention of the people.

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  POSTED BY: ALVIN E. RECAÑA GRADE 11- SOCRATES