Blogs of Jake

Media, like most other people, has become a big part of my life. As long as i have my phone on me, I am being exposed to media. Sometimes I don't want media to be consumed by media, but it is almost impossible to completely avoid it.  It is just about everywhere we look and our phones are a prime example of it. If we go on our phones there is a good chance we are being exposed to some type of media whether it be ads or news coverages. After taking critical thinking, I feel that I am more aware of the different portrayals of media and the affect that it can have on us, because i was more aware on its affects my view on media has changed. I now try and limit myself on how much media i consume because it does shape your perception. If we do not know the affects that different types of media can have than we become more susceptible to those affects. This is why it is very important to understand and be aware of how media can shape your opinions on things. Before I took critical thinkin...

Have you ever been shopping online and after you exit that website ads start popping up that showcase products you just looked at? This is called target advertising. I only learned about this technique recently. This is a way for advertisers to get your attention so you can buy their products. Advertising companies are now gearing towards individual people because they are using what you looked at recently to attract your attention. This is crazy to think about because they are learning more about us and are now trying to use what they already know about us to get us to buy their product. When i used to see ads of products that i already looked at I did not know that they were targeting ads and I just thought that it was a weird coincidence, but now i know that these companies are using my history to cater towards me. I am sure that websites aren't the only ones trying to figure us out, social media and other sites like YouTube use the same technique. Its weird to think that these ...

Because today's world is so focused on things in media and people trying to keep up with it, more and more people have been facing anxiety. Teenagers are one who suffer from this the most. Anxiety was not the only thing that was brought up in Courtney Hutchison's  article titled, " Today's Teens More Anxious, Depressed and Paranoid Than Ever". The article brought up a number illnesses that teens are facing more and more in today's world. Although this article was written in 2009, many of these issues are still very present today or perhaps maybe even worse than they were in 2009. One of the main causes of these issues that i can think of is the media. How many times do we see people go on their phones to check their social media or to reply to someone? Media has become the center focus in a lot of peoples' lives. Media does not get 100 percent of the blame as i am sure there are other factors that play a role in this ongoing issue like work, school, and st...