This week's readings were actually very enjoyable to read.
I enjoyed chapter two more than chapter thirteen but only because
it was more applicable to my generation today.
A lot of the text talked about how media is becoming a few large
companies taking over smaller companies (concentration of ownership).
I have seen this in action with many companies such as
Disney picking up ABC.
It also talked a lot about how big the Internet, television and mobile companies
have become and how they're becoming such a huge
part of our everyday life.
Media multitasking is made easy today because of all the sources we
have available to us at once.
I really enjoyed chapter two's readings today because of the
way I can apply it to my own daily life.
Chapter thirteen, however, was interesting in some ways as well.
I enjoyed the section about Micro and Macro-level effects on people.
It's interesting to hear the arguments made by both levels
and how accurate or inaccurate I feel that they are.
I feel that most people are effected most by the macro-level.
Just by watching a video game that kills people doesn't mean that
teens are going to go out, buy a gun, and start shooting people like life is a video game.
It just gives them a more realistic look at how some places around the world live.
There are many places that are violent and this should be recognized.
I don't mean to say everywhere is like that, but we shouldn't be so naive to it that we have no
recognition of what the world is like.
All in all, these chapters were very enlightening.
I was able to absorb a lot of information and apply it to my everyday life.
