With the eight types of mass media we are studying in this class, I chose to rate, as well as discuss, my relationship with each of them from the ones I use the least to the ones I use practically on a daily basis.
Magazines are the one type of mass media I hardly ever use. If I remember correctly, the last time I picked up a magazine was when I last went to the doctors office and I was waiting in the lobby or waiting room until my name was called. I honestly don’t have that much interest in magazines, which is a reason why I never subscribed to any, however I do find it to be very entertaining and a good source of media to pass the time by.
Audio. Thinking back to the time I had a CD player or even the last time a bought a CD must’ve been about 10 years ago! I absolutely love music! But with the kind of technology we have now where you can download a song on your phone or online… I hardly even go down the aisle with them anymore. However, my family in the Philippines, love it when we send them CDs! That’s pretty much where all of the ones I owned went!
Newspapers. I had a debate between which one I used the most or at least currently, compared to Audio, and I’d like to say that I was never the type of person to sit down and open up a newspaper and start reading about what was going on in the world, especially on a big black and white newspaper. However, I took a business law class recently and we had to find articles about businesses that related to the law or laws that reflected businesses and I started reading The Wall Street Journal more and more, even just out of curiosity.
Books. I absolutely love having a good book to read. I don’t read as often as I used to, or even as much as i’d like, however I do find myself in a bookstore sometimes looking for a new book to read! I remember way back in elementary school we had SSR, I think it stood for sustained silent reading?
Television used to be an everyday thing for me. Growing up I would watch TV before school and after school, then wake up early on the weekends and basically have my eyes glued to the screen. As I got older I didn’t have much time to spend watching TV, and now I don’t even have cable anymore! I still have a TV in my room, but now I just binge watch Netflix whenever I get the chance!
Radio. I’d like to say I use the radio more often now. On my way to school, on my way to work, on my way home.. I just turn on the radio in the car and even if its just to have some background noise, I turn it on. Especially in the morning, when majority of the stations have people talking, is usually a good way to start my day. I also enjoy listening to Pandora Radio or iTunes Radio, mostly because you can choose a station and it will just continue to play songs related to the type of genre you like continuously.
Movies was actually something I wanted to have a career in. Of course my awkwardness and kind of shy-self would not have worked out so well. I love watching all sorts of different movie genres and actually I go almost every Tuesday!!! All day long at century theaters, movie tickets are $6.50!!!! ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT!
Internet. What would I do without internet? It has become such a big part of my life and sad thing is I don’t know what I would do without it anymore. I feel like I rely so much on the internet and everything I do now requires to have internet connection. Whether its connecting to wi-fi to check my schedule and daily plans for work or doing research and submitting a paper for school online. I remember when I had to use the internet back then, we had to connect it through the phone line and if I remember correctly it was AOL and it would make like a dial tone sound while it was connecting, but it took forever! Now things are just so much more convenient and easy to hook up and connect, its just something I use on a daily basis now.
You're like a lot of people who "unplug the TV" -- use it only for Netflix and other web-based content, and not broadcast/cable TV. By the way, just to be clear, any music you listen to like iTunes and MP3s count as audio!
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about magazines! They're useful just to kill time, other than that they're just plain boring. I remember SSR as well it was my favorite part of school. We probably read the Magic Tree House books at that time haha. You should try the Almaden Cinelux before 5 P.M. tickets are $5.50 everyday!! I enjoyed reading this brought back good memories!
ReplyDeleteI am right there with you when it comes to music. I honestly have not bought an actual CD since I was probably in the third grade. I agree with you that music now lives off of the online market and is easily streamed or downloaded onto our mobile devices and computers. I also think that listening to talk shows over the radio in the morning is a great way to start your day. I listen five days a week to morning radio talk shows and suprisingly I find myself interested in the topics that are discussed and I even find myself laughing as if I was watching an actual TV show, which means I was actually paying attention to what is being aired. #DontJudge
ReplyDeleteI can see how old school media are losing ground to new technology, would not really a photography magazine subscription anymore. News is so 10 minutes ago. Like that you go regularly to the dark large screen cinema. I guess it is hard to be jolted by an I Phone film. Earbuds and headphone are a big deal now. Back in the early days, they'd never be taken outside, and like coffee cups they rarely went on walks with us. I can see that magazine subscriptions must be going downhill and the racks getting harder to find. The visual entertainment available today makes for a hugely segmented audience. Perhaps for a few cable series- are there any shows that a class might even get a 20% market share; I doubt it. At least in the 90's maybe would have watched Seinfeld.
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