Reflection Post

As I have mentioned on my first blog post regarding my relationship with media, we are constantly surrounded by media. I constantly consume different types of media throughout my day, whether it be at school or at home. Because media is inescapable, it has a humongous impact on my life. It affects how I think and what I like. By reading an overwhelming opinion of a certain subject, that overwhelming opinion may become my own. This concept can be applied throughout all sorts of different types of media. The media tries to please people and the people try to match the media. Social and home entertainment media influence me very much. There is no line between what are the media's thoughts and my thoughts.
Taking this critical thinking class has allowed me to become more aware of my media consumption than before. Most of all, I started to judge the ethos, pathos, and logos of different pieces of media. I have become more critical when looking at different media and the different techniques they use to bring me in.
My media consumption habits have not changed much this semester. Although I have gained increased media literacy, that has simply caused me to be more critical towards judging a particular piece of media. I still enjoy going through, browsing and watching, the different types of media I like. Some changes may have occurred in my media consumption habits, but I do not notice them.
Media literacy is important because it allows for people to gain a better perspective on media. I am able to look at different types of media and their possible influence on me. I am also able to avoid bad advertised products by, for example, analyzing their logos. This is why being an educated consumer is important. There is a lower chance of falling to media messages, whether that is good or bad using the habits of a critical thinker.
Through keep this blog, I was able to analyze media better, using words to construct my opinion, while also getting to see other people's opinions on the better. Replying to comments should have been encouraged to stimulate analytic discussion. Looking back at my past media blogs, a large majority of my blogs have been on animated works or the songs that accompany them. I was able to see the different perspectives and interests in media through my each of classmate's different media blogs.
Overall, this class was extremely applicable to the world around us and I thought it was very helpful learning the material we did. People should try to become more media literate as our world is covered with it and to see the world in different perspectives. Watching the films we did gave me much needed insight to media. Although media can be bad, I cannot imagine a world without media as I use it so much and because of its usefulness. Although this blog will no longer continue, the different media in the world will. They will continue to have their presiding influence on all of us.

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