In Media Lit, we've learned all about the media. We've learned about how it works, what it's like to be a consumer of media, the people who create the media, and all of the hidden things that we've become so accustomed to that we don't even realize we know about.
I never truly realized how much there is actually to learn about media. When I first found out we HAD to take Media Lit to graduate I thought it sounded stupid. I mean what more could we possibly learn? But in reality there is much more to the media than meets the eye.
Personally, I think that Media Lit has made me a better more aware media consumer. I can tell when things are deceiving (which is most of the time) and when the producers and advertisers are just saying whatever they possibly can to make their product look perfect. I've become more aware to what I consume and why I actually consume it. Everything I watch happens for a reason. It's specifically targeted towards me whether I realize it or not. And it is constantly in the back of my mind.
Also, before taking this class, I never actually thought that the media is everywhere, but it truly is. There is no possible way to avoid it unless you live in a hole for the rest of your life and never come out. Everything you do is affected in some way by the media.
Whether most people realize it or not, the media has only been growing and will only continue to grow. The media will always be a part of my life and it will be constantly affecting me until the day I die.
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It's creepy how omniscent the media is. I also never really thought of the media as being everywhere, but wow it really is. It'd be impossible to avoid all of it, which would be nice every once and a while. I would also agree that this class has helped me become an aware consumer. I notice things about advertisements and programs that I've never noticed before! It is rather annoying when I start over analyzing a commercial I see or here...
ReplyDeleteI wonder how much the media is actually affecting us?