Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Another Goal

Goal For Wednesday the 28th: Start your draft so you have something to turn in on Friday. Write at least a page by the end of the day.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Thes Thesis Is

I've concluded tons of information on the following topics: The media coverage of homicide/suicide Stories, The reasons why people commit suicide, the effects of when a celebrity commits suicide, and Media recommendations to limit news stories that could influence people to commit suicide.
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Many could argue that when a News station or Radio station reports a story on negative behavior (such as homicide or suicide), a person could instead of taking in the news story as information, could imitate or copycat the same issue. So instead of the media continuously approaching the public with a story that could boost their ratings, they are responsible for fueling the fire that brings so much more stress into our lives.
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Examples of a copycat imitations.

The media's response to a news story.

Example of copycat imitations caused by the media.

Argument of how the media has "No Interference" with people's actions of homicide/Suicide.

Reasons how the media effected one's life to commit suicide.

Recommendations for the media to prevent further copycat imitations.
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Summarize! My Awesome Opinion!

Goals!

First of all, i need to dedicate some time to write, like 45 minutes a day or something. Then I need to find better sources to help support my argument because a lot of my sources are relatively "dull". But most importantly, I have to have a paper ready in less than five days.//// Better start now.

Friday, November 2, 2007

November's First Blog

Mass Media and the Effects on Depressive Patients
A Team of 10 Educated Asians The influence of media reporting of a celebrity suicide on suicidal behavior in patients with a history of depressive disorder. http://www.sciencedirect.com January 2007

This study has provided more convincing evidence suggesting negative influences of media reporting of a celebrity suicide on subsequent suicidal behaviors among depressive patients. After a widely known pop singer commits suicide in Hong Kong, a team of scientists investigate the behavior of depressive patients to see how the celebrity suicide has impacted their own thoughts on suicide. The report was made less than a year ago and it seems to fit in well with my theory of how the media can cause of suicides or other behavior disorders.


Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Scholarly Sources

Hong Kong Takes a Study After a Celebrity has Committed Suicide

A More in Depth Statistic Story of Depressive Behavior on Patients Following Media Covered Suicide

Friday, October 19, 2007

Refining My Topic

1. What role models have committed suicide, and what were the major impacts of that event?

2. What would drive a person to commit suicide when they already have a great successful life?

3. How does a media story on suicide affect the viewers or fans to take action into taking their own lives too?