Sunday, September 20, 2015

Public Service Announcement


PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Topic: Teenagers today need to THINK before they post! A lot of teenagers are posting things just to get attention from others and to get more likes and comments. Teenagers need to consider their consequences and how posting things will influence their lives offline as well. 

Research:
September 2012 from Pew Research Center shows that 78% of teens (ages 12-17) have cellphones and 81% of online teens use social media. There has been an increase in teenagers who post pictures of themselves on social media throughout the years. As of 2012, 91% of teens post pictures of themselves to their social media profiles. Rates have also increased when it comes to teens posting their personal information (where they live, relationship status, school name, birthdate, etc.).
Teens Fact Sheet. (n.d.). Retrieved September 17, 2015, from http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/teens-fact-sheet/

Teens today are having a love/hate relationship with social media. A recent study from Pew Research Center says that 39% of teens on social media say they feel pressure to post content that will be popular and get lots of comments or likes. Teens are posting images and messages online that will make others notice them.
Lenhart, Amanda. "Teens, Technology, and Friends." Pew Research Center. 6 Aug. 2015. Web. 17 Sept. 2015. <http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/06/teens-technology-and-friendships/>.

This is a video from Common Sense Media about the 10 rules that you need to look at before you post. This is an educational video and it is called Think Before You Post, which goes right along with what I want my PSA to be. You need to consider your readers, make your profiles private; don’t post pictures you don’t want everyone to see, etc.
Oversharing: Think Before You Post Video [Motion picture]. (2015). Common Sense Media.

Other websites that I will use:

Target Audience: Teenagers

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