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Communication and Social Media Intern

Dear Dr. Anggrita Elizabeth,             First of all I want to introduce myself. My name is Tristan Sitepu. I am the first born son from the Caesar and Kania couple and grow up in a wonderful city, Yogyakarta. I am 21 years old wanderer student and currently studying in the Communication Studies Major of University of Indonesia. Since I got accepted in this major I have interested in human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security, empowerment of women, and the equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development. From what I research, this office will be the most suitable office to fulfill my interest.             I Love to talk. A lot of times I like to talk in front of people, i'm a type of a person that's easy to adapt in a new community, i'm a open-minded person  and Im easy to get along with. I always like to look for something new, and im a social-concern person. I always updated ...

Social Media & Mental Health

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Technology Review Have you ever heard about the term "toxic behavior"? signs you're surrounded by toxic person it is like when you're emotionally affected by  their drama. You're exhausted after your interaction. Social media demands you to do some “standard “ to being recognized in social acceptance. The person keep thinking that they have to be like that “standard” even if they not able to. In this case, they feel some pressure to do that some kind of thing and then it became some “faking content” to share. Social media is toxic sometimes because it keep pushing you so do some activity that totally not you and  force you to keep faking yourself.  According to the research conducted by Jama Psychiatry, teenagers who spent more than 3 hours browsing social media are more likely to developed mental health Issue such as Depression, Anxiety and Antisocial behaviour. As mentioned in the article: “Nearly 6,600 12- to 15-year-old Americans self-reported how ...