Relationship with Media

              Media can be very influential to us because we see it everyday and almost everywhere we go. I am exposed to media all the time whether i am watching T.V. or i hear an ad when i am listening to music. Although it may not influence me right away, overtime it does, because whenever i think of something i need or a product that i want, i usually think of a certain brand or manufacturer. This is because of advertisement and other forms of media. Sometimes advertisement can be very influential because it has a catchy song or slogan that it repeats in all of its commercials, and these ads want us to believe that their product is better than others. I am a victim of this. Sometimes when I'll think that one brand is better than another because it is more well known and i see it everywhere. When in reality it may not be, it is because of media that i think this.
              Media can be both good and bad for us. What is helpful is that they may help for spreading awareness about a disease or support for a good cause, but at times it may be bad because it may promote something that is unhealthy or that is not true. In general i try to stay away from ads and other forms of media because they are not always helpful to me and may influence me in the wrong way. Sometimes media may influence someone and that person may not even notice because it is very settle. Even though i try to avoid it i am always exposed to media because in today's world it is practically everywhere. Sometimes i am exposed to new ideas and this helps widen my perception but it can also narrow it because sometimes I'll think something is good and i wont try to branch out and find new things. At times the purpose for advertisement isn't to get you to buy their product right away but to get you to know them and exposed to them so when you need a product you will think of them first. this is a way in which forms of media such as advertisement can be very settle and people wont even notice that they are influenced by it. Eventually i grew used to media and it does not affect me the way it used to because now i do not pay much attention to it. 
              Overall i think that media can be good or bad depending on the message that it is trying to send and the person who is exposed to that message. I think that some forms of media may have the right intention but may be viewed as bad. Media will continue to be a big part of everyones life because of the growing use of technology. This may be good or bad but hopefully people wont be too influenced by media and it wont narrow their perceptions too much.