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Katie Hurley Social Media And Teenagers Summary

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Katie Hurley, the author of the article “Social Media and Teens:”, provides information on the widespread debate of whether or not social media helps or hurts teenagers. Assuming the audience is parents that have a teenage girl or boy, Hurley writes this article by giving information, but also advice for parents too. The audience would most likely benefit if they are parents of teenagers. Hurley states that the impact social media has on teens’ mental health is still unknown due to media constantly changing, and the lack of long-term studies. The contents of the article include mentions of multiple studies and results from different universities. Hurley writes about a study performed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Hurley …show more content…

Author writes “using social media becomes a risk to teens more often than adults realize.” Based on this quote, the author seems to assume the audience consists of teens themselves, adults, parents of teens, etc. The author includes further detailed information on the positive effects; communicating skills, social interaction, and technical skills. Negative effects as well; cyberbullying, sexting, and depression. There isn’t much background information on the author. This being said, the author doesn’t seem very credible due to the lack of outside sources, lack of work in the writing field, and the small amount of background …show more content…

"Social Networking Plays an Important Role in Young People's Lives." Should Social Networking Websites Be Banned?, edited by Roman Espejo, Greenhaven Press, 2008. At Issue. Opposing Viewpoints in Context, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ3010519206/OVIC?u=eria34377&xid=f57bec4f. Accessed 5 Mar. 2018. Originally published as "Guess Why They Call It MySpace," District Administration, vol. 42, May 2006, pp. 78-79. Paragraph #1 Gary Stager, senior editor for District Administration magazine and professor at Pepperdine University writes about the well-known debate on whether social media plays important roles in teens lives, or not. To help get this idea across to the audience, he uses MySpace throughout the article. Stager assumes the audience pertains to adults, or parents of teenagers simply because it is a debate over whether social media hurts or helps teenagers. Stager states that social media entitles teens to express themselves in numerous ways. In stager’s words: “MySpace is changing how young people communicate, collaborate, and spend their discretionary funds.” This quote shows how social medias are evolving, and impacting different generations. Gary Stager most definitely attracts an older audience simply because of the topic

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