Forms of mass media is everywhere in the world these days and most, if not all, people on Earth have experienced mass media and have used it to their advantage. Whether seeing a movie, watching a television show, listining to music for entertainment; reading events on Yahoo! or a newspaper for an update on worldly happenings; or even as simple as reading a book for some good dose of brain food. Media sure is broad and present in everyday life.
I have had much experience with media in my day to day life. Since I work as the Club Council Secretary for De Anza College sitting in front of a big iMAC takes up my day. Not only am I a consumer of mass media but I also use it to communicate with over 65 clubs in De Anza. It is my job to give them the information of upcoming meetings and see that they follow the guidelines the school. This is what I use the internet for and the Internet is my most used type of mass media, but as most other people my age I use internet as a form of entertainment and as a method of leverage when doing schoolwork.
Television for me is not as frequently used as most shows have now been able to be streamed through a computer, same goes with radio, books and newspapers. There was a time though that I use these to look up information for the History and Currrent Events class I had in elementary school and high school. Personally, I dislike books for their disadvantage when it comes to storage and newspapers when it comes to their lifespan. Magazines I still use quite alot, it is a good way for me to get some entertaiment while on the road away from a Wi-Fi connection, you know something to calm you down when you get all stressed out from a hard day.
I do think that the Internet is the most convinient of the mass media types since it is easily accessable through a laptop or iPOD. Also, since we live in a time of convergence most mass media types are also accessable throught the internet such as what I have said about television. I don't know, maybe its just me but I do believe the Internet is the most convinient. What about you?
I still read newspapers, as a habit and because I want to know what's going on locally. I like seeing it all in front of me and not having to click around a website to find it. But my fingers do get dirty from the newsprint.
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