Post by Niema Eaves on Oct 2, 2014 17:30:27 GMT -5
The nonprofit organization I chose to research is the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). This association serves to “support individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care.” Basically their goal is to work towards helping those who have eating disorders and also working towards no eating disorders across the globe. Some programs available are online chats, hotlines to call, support groups, NEDA health kits and more.
I specifically chose to focus on their Tumblr page. (nedafeedinghope.tumblr.com) I think what makes it succeed is that there are so many icons, quotes, and event promotions that are visually engaging and compelling to the eye. I scrolled through it for about 20 minutes just exploring and navigating through the website and instantly felt inspired by the remarkable quotes that I stumbled upon. Also, another post that really stood out to me was one that stated “My words/advice for anyone in recovery.” I definitely thought it was a nice touch to include these testimonials that anyone of any demographic can relate to. Another success that their Tumblr has is that, obviously from my observations, it elicits emotions with a visual story. As stated previously, I felt instantly inspired and compelled by what I saw on the site. I even went to look at it from both my IPod and phone and it is still easy to use and navigate, which is very important. One thing, however, I believe that could improve this site is to have more personal accounts from those who suffer from/have recovered from eating disorders. The icons, quotes, gifs, etc., are a great touch, but adding photographs and statements from people would make it that much more interesting.
Some social media issues that directly involve this company are media that impact body dissatisfaction, etc. For example, as stated in the article, there are a lot of “correlational and experimental studies that have linked exposure to the thin ideal in mass media to body dissatisfaction, internalization of the thin ideal, and disordered eating among women.” This says a lot about how media and people that are big in the media can impact someone’s views of himself or herself and change their lifestyles. There is a type of burden from the media that causes these accounts of unhappiness and discontent.
In my last article, that I read by Marcela Rojas, she talks about what things on social media “fuel eating disorders.” One of the examples she gives is from someone named Donna who “refuses to have a Facebook or Instagram account. It’s one way to protect herself.” These social media platforms allow for people to not only share photos, but end up impacting people making them self-destructive. They encourage and expose these negative things and lead to unhealthy habits.
nedafeedinghope.tumblr.com
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/media-body-image-and-eating-disorders
www.lohud.com/story/news/2014/05/31/social-media-fuels-eating-disorders/9829419/
I specifically chose to focus on their Tumblr page. (nedafeedinghope.tumblr.com) I think what makes it succeed is that there are so many icons, quotes, and event promotions that are visually engaging and compelling to the eye. I scrolled through it for about 20 minutes just exploring and navigating through the website and instantly felt inspired by the remarkable quotes that I stumbled upon. Also, another post that really stood out to me was one that stated “My words/advice for anyone in recovery.” I definitely thought it was a nice touch to include these testimonials that anyone of any demographic can relate to. Another success that their Tumblr has is that, obviously from my observations, it elicits emotions with a visual story. As stated previously, I felt instantly inspired and compelled by what I saw on the site. I even went to look at it from both my IPod and phone and it is still easy to use and navigate, which is very important. One thing, however, I believe that could improve this site is to have more personal accounts from those who suffer from/have recovered from eating disorders. The icons, quotes, gifs, etc., are a great touch, but adding photographs and statements from people would make it that much more interesting.
Some social media issues that directly involve this company are media that impact body dissatisfaction, etc. For example, as stated in the article, there are a lot of “correlational and experimental studies that have linked exposure to the thin ideal in mass media to body dissatisfaction, internalization of the thin ideal, and disordered eating among women.” This says a lot about how media and people that are big in the media can impact someone’s views of himself or herself and change their lifestyles. There is a type of burden from the media that causes these accounts of unhappiness and discontent.
In my last article, that I read by Marcela Rojas, she talks about what things on social media “fuel eating disorders.” One of the examples she gives is from someone named Donna who “refuses to have a Facebook or Instagram account. It’s one way to protect herself.” These social media platforms allow for people to not only share photos, but end up impacting people making them self-destructive. They encourage and expose these negative things and lead to unhealthy habits.
nedafeedinghope.tumblr.com
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/media-body-image-and-eating-disorders
www.lohud.com/story/news/2014/05/31/social-media-fuels-eating-disorders/9829419/