Visual Media

Powering the New Hollywood

MIRROR FOR PEOPLE

Visual media refers collectively to all
media technologies that are intended to
reach a large audience via visual
communication, for the awareness of
people from various unwanted activities
incarcerated our country.
Advantages: Education and keeping up
with world events, exposure to different
cultural aspects, broadening of
experiences, and its a positive form of
entertainment in moderation
(reading/watching TV/listening to music
instead of out getting into trouble), etc.
Disadvantages: desensitization to violence, exposure
to drug use (seeing or hearing about it), stress from
certain types of media (like hearing too many scary
things from the war or the economy), possibility of
weight problems if too much time is spent in front
of the TV or computer, potential lack of social skills
if media usage leads to isolation, etc.
In cases of emergency or disaster, visual media plays
an important role in disseminating information.
Communication between health professionals and
journalists is critical before, during and after a disaster.
The public often relies on the media for information,
and in situations like hurricanes and other disasters,
people will remain glued to their radios and televisions
to get the latest news. The way health and emergency
personnel conduct themselves and deal with the media
in these situations has a large impact on public
perception of the disaster.