For media literacy among teenagers
- How do you deal with the media?

Why should I watch the news?
Why does power seek to control the media?
Should we believe everything we see in advertisements?
Will paper newspapers disappear because of the internet and social media?
What's the difference between 'fake news' and 'misinformation'?

This book provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the history of media, the concept of media, and how to utilize media through interesting and entertaining stories about various media, including newspapers, television, advertising, movies, and social media.
It covers humanities content on media from a youth perspective, starting with speech, the first medium used by humans, and continuing to social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
We explore ways to utilize media wisely through topics such as the social role of broadcasting and newspapers for minorities, understanding the images in advertising, watching movies as a meeting point between art and media, using the Internet and social media appropriately, and the future of media.

-This is a problem that can arise when the world relies solely on portals.
As portal news tries to attract people's attention, they often post sensational titles and content.
There's a high chance that you'll waste your precious time with photos or celebrity articles that you don't really need to see.
It is often called a 'fishing article'.
You have to be careful not to get caught there.


-There are many people who place the separation of powers as the political symbol of a democratic system.
It refers to the balance of power between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
The media is so important that it can be considered the fourth branch that monitors all three branches.
Democracy and media influence each other and are still evolving.


-What we must remember is that with the development of printing and the spread of papermaking in Europe in the 1500s, newspapers as a printed medium appeared in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and England almost simultaneously, although there was a slight delay.
So, the newspaper is nearly 500 years old.
(Omitted) Newspapers first appeared in Korea after the opening of the country in 1876.
The Hansung Sunbo first appeared as a mass media in 1883, so there is a time difference of about 300 years compared to Europe.


-With the advent of radio broadcasting, many countries around the world actively embraced the new mass media.
In this land where we live, the Gyeongseong Broadcasting Station (JODK) opened on February 16, 1927.
But that was when Japanese imperialism was taking away our sovereignty.
It would be more correct to view it as an extension of Japanese broadcasting rather than our own broadcasting.
After liberation, Korea was finally able to broadcast its own broadcasts on September 3, 1947, after receiving recognition from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
This is why broadcasters celebrate that day (September 3rd) as 'Broadcast Day'.


-During the Roman Empire, there was a city that was instantly reduced to ashes by a massive volcanic eruption, right? That was the famous Pompeii.
It was when I went there and looked at the ruins left behind by the last days of Pompeii, which had suddenly come upon me at some point.
On the walls, you could see writings and pictures indicating a bakery, a milk shop, and an inn, as well as pictures suggesting a tavern.
That's exactly what advertising is.

- People who actually use Facebook and Twitter put their private lives on the web without much thought.
However, the things you post can spread uncontrollably as they are passed from friend to friend.
Even if you ask a friend to delete it, it may still remain on the Facebook pages of the people who are friends with that friend.
So, people on Twitter or Facebook should always keep in mind that when they post about their private lives, they don't know when or where it will be revealed.


-Trump supporters continued to support him enthusiastically.
Behind this lies the problem of ‘algorithm’.
The phenomenon of allowing media users to only see information filtered to their preferences and blocking opportunities to encounter diverse perspectives is called an algorithm.


-Social media, including YouTube, has opened a new era for humanity.
Because everyone can express themselves creatively and communicate with others.
It is a desirable phenomenon that diverse people's diverse thoughts are being communicated, which in the past were buried by the established media.


-It is clear that new media beyond blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram will emerge in the media ecosystem in the future.
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution unfolds, big data and artificial intelligence (AI) will undoubtedly impact the media sector.
There will be media that we haven't even thought of yet.
For today's teenagers, media is a realm of infinite possibilities.


- In June 2022, lawsuits by teenagers and their parents are being filed in the United States against Meta Platforms, which operates Facebook and Instagram.
Teenagers and their parents filed a lawsuit seeking damages, claiming that social media platforms "use algorithms to trap and obsess over young people, ruining their lives." They claim excessive social media use causes them to have trouble sleeping, have trouble eating, and even lead them to make extreme choices.


-With the advancement of medicine and science in the future, today's teenagers may live to be over 100 years old on average.
But the truth that life must end someday remains unchanged.
That's why.
We must choose whether to live a one-time life foolishly, obscured by the media, or to live wisely, taking advantage of the media's strengths and weaknesses.

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