📰Media and society

Salah satu area Task 2 yang paling konsisten berulang: iklan, media sosial, berita, selebritas, privasi. Jebakannya adalah menggeneralisasi "media" sebagai satu hal tunggal — menyebut satu medium dan satu dampak yang spesifik bernilai jauh lebih tinggi.

Kosakata berguna

misinformationnoun

false information spread without intent to deceive

Misinformation spreads fastest when a story confirms what people already believe.

echo chambernoun

a space where you only meet views like your own

Recommendation algorithms tend to produce echo chambers.

target audiencenoun

the group a message is aimed at

Advertisers now define a target audience far more narrowly than before.

censorshipnoun

suppressing information

Censorship and moderation are not the same thing, though they are often confused.

sensationalismnoun

presenting news to excite rather than inform

Sensationalism sells papers and distorts public understanding of risk.

privacynoun

being free from being observed

Users say they value privacy and behave as though they do not.

role modelnoun

someone whose behaviour others copy

Whether celebrities should be role models is a recurring essay question.

shape public opinioncollocation

to influence what people generally think

A handful of outlets still shape public opinion disproportionately.

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