Hello my name is Brandon and I
have always been interested in social sciences and would enjoy pursuing my major
in it. Political science and sociology seem to always catch my attention and I believe
this journalism class will help improve my media literacy and adapt me to the
modernization of mass media.
- Mass media is modernizing and picking up a newspaper is a rare occurrence for any young adult but I typically pick it up twice a week just to keep up to date with the news because reading the news I believe gets me a bit more in depth with the situation than watching it on T.V.. I prefer the local news such as San Jose Mercury, and for international news I choose the Wall Street Journal.
- I have never started a magazine subscription
- Going to the theaters is also a rare occasion for me when I can simply torrent or stream them and watch them on my laptop or share it with others by streaming them to my T.V.; I make sure to check out the reviews on a film before watching them: Rotton Tomatoes, IMDb, and Netflix . I watch a couple of films a week , preferring social satire films.
- When it comes to listening to music I generally use Pandora or Youtube. I have never been really interested in music videos. I’ve been a huge fan of rock since I was a teenager
- I hate the radio. Whenever I get in my car I always have the stereo on mute; 50% of the time its advertisements and the music just doesn’t fit my taste. I doubt the music is really selected by the D.J.’s, seems to me they go more for ratings and only focus on what the mass desires than playing what’s fresh.
- The only thing I enjoy watching on Television is sports. As a kid I was more than obsessed with watching my series and entertainment shows consistently but now as a young adult it seems more of a distraction from the goals I have.
- As for the internet I enjoy reading articles and using it to stream and obtain films and sports. I don’t socialize on the internet any more not because I didn’t have time I can always make time for social media no matter what; but stopped because it can feel senseless watching short videos and being informed on my friends social status. Communicating online has its essence which I believe has been stretched too far with several apps.
