Talk:Media influence
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Media has good and bad influences on people. We can be addicted to it even though we don't use it all the time. I know this for a fact because I am also addicted to it. I always use my cellphone, television, and radio. But Media is a big part of our daily life. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.213.179.100 (talk • contribs).
-I'd like to see some statistics included in this article, and details on the researches themselves. Think of it as if you're writing an essay. There will need to be sufficient detail on both sides of the opinion, evidence as to why, and the conclusions that can possibly be drawn form those evidences, on the various different points of view. The more detail as to how that conclusion is reached, the better. Weighing logic against logic, while still maintaining nuetrality. Right now, the article is a tad indiscriptive. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.48.38.241 (talk • contribs).
This article needs sources. It states that "It has been suggested that the extent to which an audience engages with a media text can be roughly split into three degrees." By whom? Why did we wikilink the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary involvement if we don't know what we're talking about? Also, wikifying doesn't mean wikilinking every single word (such as security, information and short term).--– sampi (talk•contrib•email) 00:04, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
This article is just a less-good version of the media effects article, and includes some material - such as the paragraph on the 'uses and gratifications' model (wrongly attributed to Denis McQuail) which is not actually on media influences as such anyway. Suggest delete this article and redirect to media effects. Sophie1975 00:18, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
Whatever the problems with the article in its current state, it is plain wrong to merge it with 'Media Effects'. While 'Media Effects' traces recurring ideas about the effects (especially negative) of the media on individual behaviour, 'Media Influence' is a far more general concept of social, economic, political and historical relevance. It may take a while to develop the article, but a genuinely encyclopaedic look at 'Media Influence' would be far more informative, interesting and generally relevant than the 'Media Effects' Idea. They are not the same thing at all.
