Media's Reflection

Hey bloggers!
Following today's class I do believe many of us are unaware of the effects and the amount of media that is "pushed" upon on us in our daily lives. We as a society are very media influenced and it becomes apparent when we closely examine our environment around us. Take for instance, a newspaper where full pages will go to advertising instead of compelling or up to date stories. If you take a second to look around you would not be able to count on your own two fingers the ads that envelop your surroundings. It is pretty shocking knowing how media driven we are and yet continuously buy into it. We are a consumers culture where nothing ever seems to be good enough for us. We are constantly striving for new and improved and rarely settle for less. I have taken into account that there is much more to the media industry as a whole than meets the eye. Even I find myself giving in to media's temptation as its almost impossible not to talk or want the latest developments in today's culture. However, I do believe it is important to question and be critical towards what is being shown to you and understand that there are always external motives beyond what you know.

On a side note, enjoy this video! Haha :)
-S