Media Profile

I believe that media is very important in my life. As a teenager I am typically reading, listening to music, or going on the Internet. All of these things are connected to the media in some way and I am connected to it for most of my day.

One of the types of media that is the most important to me is reading. I have always loved to read (started reading Harry Potter when I was six!) and I still read on a regular basis and love to buy new books. Books are able to take me to different places and allow me to be creative and think up images as I read descriptions. Another part of media that is important to me is the Internet. The Internet allows me to learn things after they happen in a matter of minutes and has endless amounts of things I can do to keep me entertained, whether it be watching YouTube videos, looking at pictures or going on Facebook. The last part of media that I enjoy is film. I own a lot of movies and I love spending a lazy day on the weekend watching my favourite scary movies and the occasional romantic comedy.

Today's popular culture is...interesting. The fact that so many of us are entertained by shows like Jersey Shore or Teen Mom make me fear for society. We have incredibly low standards and anything seems to make us laugh. What's going to be next? As for the technology that's coming out, some of it is amazing. Though some are definitely not needed. Such as the Kindle. I, personally, am a book lover and hate the fact that the books are being replaced by a piece of technology. People should continue to read actual books instead of spending a ridiculous amount of money to read books on a Kindle. People are beginning to rely too much on the new technology and media and I think that soon we will go too far. As for me, I typically use the media for entertainment purproses. Especially the Internet, movies and books. I'm not as much into the television since, in my opinion, there are way too many reality TV shows ruining everything now.

As for the desert island choices I would choose a TV show, a movie and a book. My choice for a TV show would probably be Friends. I've loved Friends for a while and probably started watching it when I was a bit too young for that type of show, but thankfully I was naive enough to not understand some of the content. I still love the show now, and own all ten seasons and they always cheer me up and I never get bored of the episodes, even though I've seen all of them- multiple times!

For the movie and book, I'm going to cheat a little and choose all 7 parts of the Harry Potter series. Well, 8 with the movies, but we'll let that slide. I've loved Harry Potter since I was six and it holds a special place in my heart, although many people find that stupid to be that in love with a series. But Harry Potter isn't just a series to me, it's basically a part of my life. Those books have made me laugh, cry, question and think. They are a must have for me and could really never imagine my life without them.