With in the eight types of mass media I have an extreme range of what has influenced my life since I was still in diapers; compared to other mediums that till this day, I still have no interest in. And my relationship to mass media is this:
Books- I mostly read just for school purposes or short articles in magazines. I've never been a huge fan of reading every since I was child in elementary school. I personally don't like to read books. I find them boring, not exciting, and too long.
Newspaper- When I was younger, growing up seeing my parents reading the newspaper gave me the mentality to believe it was for an older folks generations. More recently I've developed an interest for reading the newspaper. I think the newspaper is meant for a more mature mind to be fascinated by the types of articles that are written.
Magazines- Magazines grab my attention! I subscribed to about 3 fun/fashion magazines. I find them to be over flowing with new designs, colorful pictures, attention grabbing articles, and advertised products that influence my perspectives on what I've learned as well as my opinions of new arts of fashion. What I like about magazine articles is that- it is strait to the point. By reading magazine subtitles it allows you choose the articles that is clear about what you will be reading, instead of reading a tedious article that half way through you realized that your not interested in what that article offers.
Movies- When people say, "your either a book person or an movie person" they're right! I'm a movie person. I like all genres of movies, especially comedy. I am a bit of a movie critic because I don't like predictable, cliche, "seen it before" movies.
Radio- The radio is perhaps my most effective type of mass media. Music is one of my biggest influences. The radio channels that I listen to range from Country, R&B, Hip-hop, Pop, Rap, and Christian Worship music.
Recordings- I do have experience in recording. My old brother (Jason) has a personal studio where he produces beats and records artist and bands. My brother and I are both musicians, which makes his studio a creative musical play ground for us. I have recorded a couple of covers and original songs.
Television- TV is my comfort noise. My television is always on, usually playing Family Guy, Everybody Hates Chris, The Nanny, Gorge Lopez, Or anything else from "nick @ night" or MTV.
The Internet- I think the Internet a necessity in life! The very first and last thing I do of the day would hands down involves the Internet. Now a days I can easily spend hours just on Facebook alone! its rather horribly addicting.
As of right now I am not certain of what my career will be. I have a direction in communications and hopefully I will narrow down my career path as I experiment with different classes hoping to find a sparked interest. This year I want to travel in the east coast to New York and Boston to visit schools, possibly also Chicago and LA. A couple colleges on my list to visit is Boston University, NYU, and UCLA.
