But there are two issues with information. the false and misleading information. Some individuals might not be aware of the distinctions between the two. I'm here to clarify what information is false and misleading because of this. 

MISINFORMATION - Regardless of the motive to deceive, misinformation is false information that is disseminated. In our daily lives, false information is frequently circulated. Humans are fallible creatures. Everybody is capable of making mistakes. We all have memory loss. Details are misheard or forgotten. We misrepresent information to our pals that we learned via social media or heard on television. Technically speaking, distributing misinformation is what you are doing if you are disseminating false information but are unaware that it is false. Today's technology makes it very simple to transmit false information. Because of this, critical thinking is necessary.

And with that, let's continue. DISINFORMATION is present. Some individuals misunderstand or are unsure of the distinctions between the two. Disinformation, then, is false information about a country's military capabilities or ambitions. Thus, disinformation refers to false information that is disseminated wilfully (knowingly). Our definition of this phrase gives one important reason why a person or organization would want to spread false information, but there are many more evil agendas at play when disinformation is created.

 

These are the boon of the information age:

•Data is processed more quickly than it ever was in human history, and it can be used to help make wise decisions. 

•The world has become an informational village, and globalization is one of the benefits of the information era. With the ability to connect, any nation will be informed of events in its continent or region.

•Technology aids business sectors in exploiting swiftly spreading online channels to promote their goods. Information also greatly aids students in gathering knowledge that they may utilize in their studies and serves as an additional source of information for them.

The banes of the information era include: Information overload, addiction, over-dependency, and copyright.

•First is the information overload. No matter how accurate the information is, anyone can publish in today's world. Here's where false information comes into play. 

•Second is the addiction. There are various social media platforms, including TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, and many others. Users may have a fear of missing out, which can make them more susceptible to addiction. 

•Third, people are so reliant on technology that it is there in all of the big activities we have to perform.

•Privacy and copyright come last. Since anyone can publish information, many people are infringing on their rights to privacy and intellectual property. They don't credit the original writer.

Firstly, the author will discuss the pros of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Artificial Intelligence (AI) is accessible for anyone on the web or mobile devices. It is also accessible for persons with disabilities using voice recognition like Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri. They can command AI what they want to do, like listening to music, searching something on the internet, and closing lights without moving to your place. AI can automatically do it for you with your command, It is also available anytime you need it. AI is accessible 24/7. And now for the cons of the  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is unemployment as AI takes over people's jobs, many people will be  affected due to the AI who overtake the job of the people. AI also can make bad decisions, AI bad decisions can lead to harmful consequences that could hurt people financially and physically. AI can also be a bad influence for people’s productivity, due to using AI generators  it can use for creating and making essays, due to that students can rely on using this generator.

To sum up, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can offer help for convenience and accessibility for people who use it. Although AI can help it also has hindrance to people who use it. Now that AI has many users, responsible use of AI can balance the help and hindrance of AI.

Join us as we navigate the complexities of media in the digital age, uncovering emerging trends and obtaining valuable insights into the dissemination, consumption, and transformation of information in our interconnected world. "Media Matters" provides a nuanced comprehension of the role media plays in shaping our contemporary lives, whether you are a media enthusiast, a student, or a working professional.

But did you know what is the old media and new media are? What was media before and now?

Old media is the origin of the new media. It's consist of newspaper, magazine, tv, mouth to mouth conversation, letter, telephone, address book and so much more. People on this age of old media has limited in telling information in some of it variety like the tv and telephone only the people who have money have does, only newspaper and other can be used by people to reach out the information. The old media started in ancient times by a clay tablet and scroll to 20th century. In 21th century the old media slow but slowly replacing by the new media. 

New media is the new source of information by using technology and the internet. It consist of digital based platform like Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Google and other platform. In the New media has the old media as it foundation. In new media has newspaper, magazine, telephone, letter and mail but in digital. It easy to get the information because of it use of device and app such us cellphone, smart tv , laptop, and other device. In addition, thier a new source of information in new media that is video and post. People can upload and post in thier thought about a specific topic and give information about a topic through video or post. Unlike old media the new media has no limitations of people receiving the information. Everyone has cellphone and internet to send and receive the information. In this new form of media people can often recieve a fake news in thier reading or watching a video. 

Negative Effects

•ADDICTION - Players often miss how much time they had spent while playing. This is because they are too entertained and unable to stop which had become a gaming disorder for many.

•PHYSICAL HEALTH - As mentioned in addiction, Gaming for too long can cause major health issues such as bad posture, eating disorder, ruined sleep schedule, etc.

•FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES - Online games often have items that are only obtained in purchase in-game shop. Things like diamonds and battle pass which opens up a new arsenal for gamers. Some players may often pay excessively without them noticing causing financial problems in the long term process.

•SOCIAL ISOLATION - Although previously mentioned is the Social Interaction as the positive effect, it also has a negative one which is Social Isolation. Due to addiction, an individual only spends his/her time in the online world and neglecting face to face interaction when players are deeply addicted to the online world.

•AGGRESSION - Often happens to players who constantly lose their game. Playing for too long can cause major temper tantrums due to the connection between the person and the virtual game.