Monday, May 14, 2007
TV & Globalization
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Alright, now for my final entry on Cultural Globalisation. Yes, as you can see above, JJ's gonna bring you "TV and Globalization".
After learning about how media has affected us ever since the television surfaced in a place called Earth during one of my electives last year, I thought I might just share a couple of things before I start off. Before television came into existence, the newspapers were people's only medium for information to catch up on the latest news. Eversince the first television appeared for commercial purposes from the late 1940s, it has become a common household device in homes and institutions. The television has very much turned into a household necessity (I mean, what are you planning to put in place of the big corner you have in the living room?) and people nowadays are pretty much easily influenced by what they see on the television. Television has become key to the development of pop music, news, advertisement, sport and light entertainment, although I wouldn't really consider watching heavy blockbusters on Sundays very much 'light'. Alright, now, I shall tie this back to the main title for today's entry. TV has made us understand under countries more through travel programmes (this way we don't have to make long trips there just to understand their cultures) and TV has allowed the entertainment, telecommunication and IT sectors to build closer ties. That's why, in Singapore, you hear news about Hollywood Stars, Jackie Chan and the likes despite the fact that they aren't found in Singapore; People talk about Animes in America when it originated from Japan! Cultural exchange has no doubt been made easier for people who do not wish to or are not able to afford trips overseas to experience culture from other countries, just with a click of the remote control while in their living room couch. -JiaJin
TV & GlobalizationAlright, now for my final entry on Cultural Globalisation. Yes, as you can see above, JJ's gonna bring you "TV and Globalization".
After learning about how media has affected us ever since the television surfaced in a place called Earth during one of my electives last year, I thought I might just share a couple of things before I start off. Before television came into existence, the newspapers were people's only medium for information to catch up on the latest news. Eversince the first television appeared for commercial purposes from the late 1940s, it has become a common household device in homes and institutions. The television has very much turned into a household necessity (I mean, what are you planning to put in place of the big corner you have in the living room?) and people nowadays are pretty much easily influenced by what they see on the television. Television has become key to the development of pop music, news, advertisement, sport and light entertainment, although I wouldn't really consider watching heavy blockbusters on Sundays very much 'light'. Alright, now, I shall tie this back to the main title for today's entry. TV has made us understand under countries more through travel programmes (this way we don't have to make long trips there just to understand their cultures) and TV has allowed the entertainment, telecommunication and IT sectors to build closer ties. That's why, in Singapore, you hear news about Hollywood Stars, Jackie Chan and the likes despite the fact that they aren't found in Singapore; People talk about Animes in America when it originated from Japan! Cultural exchange has no doubt been made easier for people who do not wish to or are not able to afford trips overseas to experience culture from other countries, just with a click of the remote control while in their living room couch. -JiaJin
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