Gen Y

In my paper I discuss one of the most discussed cases of the year, the Trayvon Martin trial, and how it shows that social media has provided the youth with an opportunity to take on more a proactive stance in the issues that they feel are important. Our generation is the first generation of people to grow up in a world infused with readily accessible information. We have become habituated to being supplied with immense networks of data within seconds and the ability to communicate with people over thousands of miles away.  In regards to accessing information we have had it easy in comparison to the generations that preceded us, and many feel that our generation has been impacted negatively because of influence technology and media has on our lives.  Numerous studies that have been conducted by researchers express the negative influence of media on the youth; it causes body issues, drives us to act violently, and influences our perception towards gender, race, and sexuality.   
I do not disagree that there are negative aspects of the media that need to be addressed, however, I feel that the media also compels us to campaign and take action. In my final project I discuss aspects of social media that have a positive, and almost empowering, effect on young people today.