Diversos
like the press, the radio, the TV and the internet and are meant for a big public.
Their main goal is to give people information, news and
gossips about what they usually like to hear about.
The information given to people is sometimes controlled
by powerful entities like the government or rich people.
This happens mostly on TV and the press because they
can’t publish everything they want, while internet and cell phone users can without so many risks.
This way, the present is marked by a chain of
connections in which a small rumor can turn into a big problem and destroy someone’s life on the other side of the world.
They keep people updated about everything that
is happening on the world.
The media allowed the society to acquire and sell
cheap information very quickly.
Although the main goal of mass media is to give
people the information they want, advertising is constantly involved.
Mass Media have become an addiction making
people that spend too much time using them often feel bored and alone, they prefer to watch television or stay on the computer instead of hanging out with friends and family, they stop practicing exercise.
The presence of the media is inevitable but it’s up to us to manage it while we can.
Globalisation is the process of cultural, economical,
social and political integration.
It has always existed but it only gained the
importance it deserved after the technological revolution.
The process of globalization relates to
the way countries interact and bring people closer creating a “global village”
The most notable impact of globalisation
is the spreading of international brands and ideas
We can find a Mac Donald's
everywhere, we can drink a Coca-Cola every time we want, we can find a Chinese store in every city thanks to globalisation
Without it we wouldn’t have all the
accommodations