Everyday we get up, and the first thing most of us do is check our social networks and different media outlets for the happenings that occur both locally and globally. It is embedded into our daily routine and it would definitely take a lot of trials to remove ourselves mentally from the cyber world. Modern culture wouldn't exist if it were not for our advancements in technology, however it is imperative that we remember that anything in excess can be destructive to a being. Although it is an essential way of communicating news, ideas and beliefs, it also is a negative platform for people who otherwise could be easily ignored. People who crave attention look for it in all the wrong places, and they get it because the media thrives on stories of crime and violence. The media, however, tends to show us the side of the story most beneficial to them and tend to pull our heartstrings in order to keep us emotionally involved. This is not always a dangerous tactic in all cases as we saw with Trayvon Martin. Although some may argue that the entire media coverage was just a ploy to bring attention to the Stand Your Ground law, it also brought African Americans to the realization that racism is alive and we have to get together in order to change the conditioned minds of millions of Americans. Needless to say the media plays a vital role in how we react to situations that are presented to us.
One thing that has been brought to my attention, was the media's recognition of their own fault of glorifying mass murderers and offenders. The media seems to have found itself in a never ending cycle of publicizing serial killers whose only goal is to have a platform large enough for the world to see. I ran across an article in the Washington Post that sparks much debate. Should the media proceed to cover stories on murderers and other offenders who seek media attention? It seems to be a cycle of copy-cat attention seekers who know which buttons to push to get themselves on the front page of every paper. The easiest and quickest way to the top has become murder. The media is a part of everyday life, and has become very poisonous to our being as a community as it continues to glorify the names of mass murderers. It is almost impossible to cut off the media completely, so what must we do to ensure our future well-being? Whatever it is we must find out soon before we self-destruct as an entity.