A Stubborn People: TV & Social Media in Greece

As seen by my other blog posts a really enjoy taking concepts we learn and discuss in class and applying them to Greek culture and how they influence the Greek population. The transition from news and media being primarily on social media now rather than TV is a concept that has exploded over the past …

Civic Engagement in a Silent Nation

In a previous blog I spoke of media and civic literacy in Greece as at times it is difficult for the average Greek citizen to gain access to the knowledge required to be media literate however I now wanted to shed light on civic engagement in Greece and how people are making their voices heard, …

From Print to Phone: The Evolution of Greek Media

In a previous blog of mine I began discussing the differences and importance of both television and social media as the impact Greek news and media but I now want to focus on the evolution of social media and news in Greece. As I mentioned in the previous blog Greek media and its evolution has …

The Corruptibility in GR Civic Media

Over the past decade or so the Greek government has come under a lot of fire and criticism on how it handles its country’s needs, and for good reason. The economic crisis of the country has been globally publicized and even as it slowly begins to get better things in the nation continue to spiral …

The Transition to Media Wisdom

Media literacy is a term and concept that has only become present in our lives in the last decade or so. Although, like many others, in my eyes media literacy is only something that I started to consider during this past presidency as something that affects not only Americans but the world as a whole. …