Final Post
Since I began this blog, I have had my eyes open the world of media and marketing in our current society. The massive amounts of it that we consume everyday is intriguing and something that is worth noting. Media which consists of any type of mass communication is and will most likely be an a very integral part of our society as far as I can tell for a long time.
Media has become a big part of my life. I am constantly online reading articles or some other written work. However, I don't plan on cutting back on the amount of time I spend doing this. As I stated before, media has become an integral part of my life. However I am positive it is not necessary to the way I live and is definitely a luxury. I also noticed that my main source of media is the internet rather than any other form such as magazines and newspapers.
When I do see media, especially in advertisement form, I often am able to pick apart fairly quickly and get at to the core components of how the advertisement works and hopefully will help curb my spending habits. I never really realized the extent of how much effort goes into advertising a project and how effective the advertisements can be in getting you to by something you don't necessarily need. It is also interesting to note the change of marketing since the 40's. Techniques like glittering generalities are much more common than back then which relied heavily on advertising techniques that revolved around the connotations of words.
During this semester, my media consumption increased due to the fact I was having a hard time scraping together media blog posts because I don't magazines nor do I watch television. It's just something that doesn't interest me. This ended me having to start reading more magazines and watch T.V to find commercials to include in the media blog posts. When going through this, I found a very interesting and disturbing commercial but besides it, I found very few exceptional pieces of advertisements.
I believe that media literacy is a great thing to have at your disposal because it allows for more critical thinking in regards to spending habits. Being able to see through ads and not be persuaded by them is a great thing because it leaves room for you to explore other avenues of information gathering of the product. Being able to keep control of your spending is a very important life skill and becomes easier with media literacy.
By keeping this blog, I have learned a ton. It was quite an interesting endeavor and although not the most rewarding, definitely not a waste of time. As I stated before, I feel media literacy is very important and this blog definitely sharpens your skill in that area.
When I do see media, especially in advertisement form, I often am able to pick apart fairly quickly and get at to the core components of how the advertisement works and hopefully will help curb my spending habits. I never really realized the extent of how much effort goes into advertising a project and how effective the advertisements can be in getting you to by something you don't necessarily need. It is also interesting to note the change of marketing since the 40's. Techniques like glittering generalities are much more common than back then which relied heavily on advertising techniques that revolved around the connotations of words.
During this semester, my media consumption increased due to the fact I was having a hard time scraping together media blog posts because I don't magazines nor do I watch television. It's just something that doesn't interest me. This ended me having to start reading more magazines and watch T.V to find commercials to include in the media blog posts. When going through this, I found a very interesting and disturbing commercial but besides it, I found very few exceptional pieces of advertisements.
I believe that media literacy is a great thing to have at your disposal because it allows for more critical thinking in regards to spending habits. Being able to see through ads and not be persuaded by them is a great thing because it leaves room for you to explore other avenues of information gathering of the product. Being able to keep control of your spending is a very important life skill and becomes easier with media literacy.
By keeping this blog, I have learned a ton. It was quite an interesting endeavor and although not the most rewarding, definitely not a waste of time. As I stated before, I feel media literacy is very important and this blog definitely sharpens your skill in that area.
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