AP Concentration Statement

For my concentration I want to investigate the media's powerful affect on people. I want to explore the ways in which different outlets of the media ( television, tabloids, magazine, internet, music, etc. ) influence people's daily lives, views, and beliefs. In particular I want to present the ways in which the media distorts certain issues so that the way the public perceives their messages is incorrect or exaggerated. For example, I want to delve into the way the fashion industry presents it self to its readers and how unhealthy activities are often encouraged by the media. To complete my 12 pieces I will be observing coverage and advertisements on television and in magazines, noticing distortions of "reality", and investigating other ways the media presents false messages to the public. As I work through my concentration pieces I want to portray bigger ideas about media- the larger affects the media has on society and the lasting affects it has made on American family and social life.