Media Misleading Influence On College Students

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Media Misleading Influence on College Students
Introduction
Today, the world is celebrating the advancements in technology in the communication sector, which has expanded the communication scope via information and communication technologies (ICTs). Approximately 60% of the world’s population is using the internet in one way or the other (Deane 4). For instance, a substantial number of people visit social media and media blogging sites daily. Contemporary technologies in communication have no doubt transformed the world into a global village where billions of people some miles apart can interact without spending huge amounts of money like in the past (Deane 4). Today, one requires only an internet connection to communicate and interact with people from different parts of the world through different types of media such as social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SnapChat among others (Dion 6). Also, it is possible to communicate using other channels such as emails and official websites. Through interaction in such media, individuals and organizations are exploiting modern communication technologies to operate their business, including activities such as promotion, sales and seeking feedback from their customers. Further, students have created academic groups in various social media platforms where they exchange ideas about various topics (Dion 6). Therefore, new media technology, particularly social media have provided a means for people to interact cheaply and more effectively.
However, the new communication technologies just like any other technology have two sides, positive and negative. For instance, social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have impacted college education negatively (Deane 8). Academic performance in most countries is measured through examination results, meaning that students must be well prepared before they sit for any examination. Preparation for exams is done through lectures as well as individual research meaning that students must allocate more time to their studies than other things. Also, college students must be physically and mentally fit to perform well in their academics (Deane 8). Social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have been proven to affect the mental health of users.
Today, almost all students possess at least one social network account and the students who spend much of their time in social media are bound to perform poorly in their academics. It has been proven that students carry their phones to lecture rooms and some are always busy involved in the sites while the instructor is teaching. Instagram has been ranked as the most detrimental social media sites as far as the adverse effect on the mental health of users is concerned. The platform has been found to impact the mental wellbeing of students by causing depression, anxiety, sleeplessness, fear of missing out, bullying and loneliness (Lewallen, 110). Also, Instagram was found to be one of the most visited sites, particularly, in developed countries consuming much of students’ time such that they do not study effectively. Therefore, Instagram just like many other social networking sites has a misleading i...