SubscribeRevolving in and out of my life are:
- Books
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Movies
- Recordings
- Radio
- Television
- Internet
Books are quite simply the most under appreciated form of mass media in our lives. As a child I taught myself to read and write through the use of books, we currently (as good students) are obliged to spend ridiculous amounts of money to buy textbooks to enhance our education. With the advancement in technology, books are becoming obsolete, and to me at least hopefully are the fees involved with purchasing them.
Newspapers to me were solely for comics and the games. After being involved with my schools journalism class, I've come to realize that they are for so much more. As we come to 2011 the importance of newspaper is declining due to the fact we have so much more efficient and speedy forms of receiving news. To me the newspaper is another form of media that will become obsolete withing the decade.
Magazines can follow suit with the effects that are destroying newspapers, in today's society. I myself have always valued the information and knowledge from magazines, but in this day and age our glossy covered toilet entertainment is being archived online. From my video game magazines and my pre-pubescent curiosity of the female anatomy, magazines were quite impactful on my life as a child and my life currently.
Movies and Television outside of the Internet, which i will get to shortly, have by far impacted my life the most. having older siblings and looking a tad more mature than my age would tell, allowed me to experience movies and television in mass quantities at a young age. From my first memory of watching Aladdin in the theaters to seeing the rise and death of hit shows such as Seinfeld, Friends, Arrested Development and so forth I've always paid close attention to this certain form of media. My life currently is aligned to hopefully become a television personality. I gained the knowledge, heard the messages, adopted persona's that I saw in these two types of media.
Recordings and Radio, to me are two forms of media that are intertwined in my life. I've always listened to the radio to listen to music only. Me listening to the Radio helped me decide what type of music recording I would go after. The number of recordings I've physically purchased could be counted with one hand. I don't blame myself for not supporting the Recording industry, I blame the economy ( which I blame everything for).
Last but not least, is the Internet, Al Gore's finest creation. From the screechy dial-up connection to me friending thousands of people from around the world, the Internet has been far and beyond one of the most important mass mediums out there. I am currently generating a homework assignment on the Internet. To me to explain how the Internet has consentingly stalked my life would be for me to write a novel.
