Reflection

I think that through this blog assignment and the semester as a whole, I learned a lot about myself and the world around me. In the future I will definitely be more conscious when I am taking in the media around me and I have already noticed myself seeing through many media messages and suspecting their true meanings/intentions. This blog has made me realize how much time I really spend interacting with media and how it has affected my opinions and perceptions so heavily over the years. I used to let the commercials, ads, and articles that I came into contact with persuade me to think certain ways very often, but I feel like now that I know what companies do and why they do it, I have a better understanding of these things that I see. Also, my understanding of media as a whole, including Television, social media, music, and others, has improved in that I have realized many patterns in society today and how they are noticed and used by advertisers everywhere. Overall, this blog has been a good way for me to expand on my encounters with and opinions about the media that have influenced myself or others around me, and I have learned a great amount about society around me and the advertisers that play a huge role in it.