Well, this is my first "blog" post, so I am assuming that this may not be the greatest piece of literature ever written, but I am hoping that I can just get this done so that my next post will be better. With one week down in the second semester, its interesting to start taking both Media and American Lit, at the same time. As of right now, it is hard to judge what I have learned in either class, or even any of the other classes at school. One very obvious assumption that I can make so far in the semester is the very brief amount of knowledge that most people poses about the media, and what the media represents. Most answers happen to be quite uninformed and basic, when certain questions are asked. So what is media?
Media is described as a way to receive information, or anything that informs, entertains, advertises anything, in the world. So when people are asked, "what is media", common answers include television, the internet, or the radio. My favorite response so far to this question came from my sister who replied, "Ummm... Like TV? Stuff like that?" My sister's response is not an accurate reflection of most people though, as she is only 13 years old. Until this week, I probably would have given a very similar response to this question. The most common answer that I received, was "Where we get information from". This answer, seems to be the most accurate in comparison to the others. Throughout the rest of the semester, I am assuming that this very basic question will be answered in many ways.
After the basic question of "what is media" was answered, more specific questions such as "what is your favorite medium" or "what type of medium could you not live without" were asked to my interviewies. The most common answers, of course, were Television, Internet, Movies, and Music. It was funny to see that these were actually the only answers given. No other alternative sources of media were even mentioned in my interviews, leaving me to assume that most people, to my knowledge, have a very basic understanding in what is considered "media". This is probably the most important lesson that I took out of this assignment, and I am actually quite excited to get to know more about the media throughout the rest of the semester.
So with this, I conclude my first post in a medium that is quite new to me, that I am excited to understand more about in the upcoming days, weeks, and months.
