Friday, December 08, 2006  What Kind Of Media Consumer Am I Now?
Forgive me, but I thought this blog was a stupid, time-consuming
homework assignment that was just meant to waste our time. I did
not know what I was doing or how to create meaningful blog, so
every time I worked on my blog, I just ended up more and more
frustrated. Yet, the more I worked, the more I would learn. I
constantly read other students’ blogs trying to figure out how
to make mine better, and whether my articles are good and
meaningful. I began searching for others’ blogs and continue to
read them daily. In addition to reading popular blogs, such as
DOOCE, I immensely enjoy reading these student blogs: Mimi
Sanouvong, Kelley Lugea, and Jeff Macias. I have definitely
enjoyed reading blogs, but not as much as writing them. This
assignment has connected me the blogging world, and opened me to
new aspects of the media. I am no longer blinded to all the hype
in the media. I now notice all of the propaganda in all forms of
media, and have no