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This article examines the correlation between mass media and its health consequences on youth. Mass media content can increase aggression, sexual behavior, drug and alcohol use, and obesity.

Nice online journal article on your topic. Quality web content!

This is an article discussing the effects of mass media on youth. The article does not seem professional. It does, however, give a good introduction to the topic and a common opinion concerning it.

your highlights are spot on your topic, good stuff!

this article is about how humans are always by media whether they are consciously or unconsciously aware of it. They provide 4 theory's on the ways that we are influence by the media. these theory's are; individual differences, social categorization, theory of social relations, and theory of culture norms.

this article is about how we are surround by media from the time we wake up til the time we go to bed. it also says how the media is design to draw us in and to make us believe everything we see and hear.

Good article from a student perspective!

This is a rather short article. It does, however, seem to be well written and it has numerous citations. Despite its length, it seems to have good information. 

The content seems sound here. And you can cite it, I would have liked to seen the citations, but did not want to sign up to see all of it.

An article about the mass media's effect on youth's mental health. It seems to focus on negative aspects.

This is a rather unprofessional looking site upon first glance. It does, however, have a lot of promising looking numbers and statistics. I will examine their validity.

You are right to question it, no apparent author, not so professional looking either. It does link out to the sources mostly, and those are legit if not the highest grade sources.

This article talks about the types of social network sites, locations, privacy concerns regarding these sites, using your location with your social media, and much more.

I like your highlight of the references, really lets me know up front what I am working with!

Good background info here in general! I would like to hear what you thinks about all this in your comments!

This article discusses facebook and how it began and how it became a public social networking site.

This Article opens up the views of the target audience which are college students and this helps them to become more aware of the status and post updated. This article is relevant to this targeted audience because it mentions job offers and "Facebook Firing" and this type of awaeness get the attention of those that are recently applying for jobs.

Absolutely credibe! If in doubt about the author, Google the person! In about 3 sec I found out who he was, and he is a guru of security from Dartmouth...http://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/events/ecampus/bios/kabay.html

Mass media in our lives. Positive and negative influence.

FORM AND CONTENT. There's a common logic in media: That which suits television is aired on television; if something makes a good headline. Journalism has used media to inform people and share what is going on visually around the world

The article from Fast Company discusses the rising privacy issues on social networking sites. There are several high-profile breaches of security on these sites and the article describes how the networks are dealing with them and how to protect yourself.  

Good trade article from the field. Your comments really helped me know what was going on with the issue!

This research article links the effects of media to binge drinking in youth. Mass media has contributed to the social acceptability of binge drinking. The research suggests, however, that direct evidence of this contributing to increased binge drinking amongst youth is not supported.

This research article seeks to determine if a mass media campaign can effectively increase physical activity among children. The VERB campaign and child-focused advertising promoting physical activity achieved high levels of awareness amongst youth.

Yanovitzky and Stryker study the effects of mass media on health behavior change of youth, particularly binge drinking. The study shows that mass media has contributed to a more accepted view of binge drinking.

The use of social media can be both beneficial and harmful to children. Improved socialization, communication, and learning opportunities are benefits of social media. Cyberbullying, harassment, sexting, and "Facebook Depression" are all negative effects of social media on youth.

It is clear that the media could have a negative effect on the youth. According to this online source entitled "What Effect Does Media Have on Youth," the media could come with potential health problems for younger people. The following is bookmarked from the above URL search: "*The more sexual content that kids see on television, the earlier they initiate sexual activity, the more likely they are to regret their early sexual experiences, and the more likely they are to have an unplanned teen pregnancy. *There is a strong causal connection between youth exposure to violence in the media and violent or aggressive behavior and thoughts. *Children are exposed to nearly 300 alcohol commercials per year. Similarly, more than 80 percent of movies depict alcohol use. *The motives movie characters convey for smoking can adversely affect adolescents' real-world smoking risk." ("What Effect Does Media Have on Youth?) This shows that the media could be good; however, we cannot over look the potential harms caused by the media.