Assignment 1 – Current media

Photography

Photography purpose is to be able to relieve the experience over and over again. Cameras give you the chance to capture the moment. When taking a photo you often do it to document loved ones or personal experiences. Photographs provide a way to communicate without using words.

Pros:

  • Can become a career, if you’re talented at it
  • See beauty in everything
  • It is open to everything: very flexible

Cons:

  • You could really never be in many photos
  •  Decent cameras and gear can be expansive
  • You can become very picky when it comes to quality

 

Small Print

Referring to such things like newspaper and magazine ads. Small print purpose is to get similar information across a board spectrum of people. These media sources most likely confer about current events.

Pro:

  • Cheaper to produce than other media sources
  • Does not need any internet to use
  • You can read in at anytime in any order

 

Con:

  • Limited space to layout your information
  • Once it is printed you can’t just quickly fix your mistake
  • Can’t link content together (hyperlinks)

Large Print

Generally is just a billboard. Billboards are placed usually placed in high traffic area where the information can be view by an abundance of people.  That information is most likely advertisements or an social issues.

Pros:

  • Will be seen by lots of people
  • Some billboard provide people with valuable information (i.e directions)
  • Can rapidly increase sales.

Cons:

  • It is seen quite quickly
  • Only provides limited information
  • Weather or nighttime can interfere with the amount of times it get viewed

Television

When it comes down to it the main we have television is to have some sort of entertainment.  However e, it also provides information about current events. Also for some people it is just nice to have that background noise.

Pro:

  • Some channels are educational
  • Some channels provide helpful news
  • It is a source of entertainment for lots of people

Con:

  • Watching an overabundance of television is bad for your health
  • Can make you anti-social
  • Is feared that it brainwashes you into consumerism

Internet

The intended purpose was for researcher to share raw data between each other. Now it seems that it is for sharing text. images, sounds and videos. It is a great tool to research something at an efficient rate.

Pro:

  • Commutation happens between people all around the world during real time
  • Information is at very easy access
  • You can connect with others more often

Con:

  • Your personal privacy is almost non-existent
  • Can become an addiction
  • Businesses can struggle if they’re based on the internet an the internet goes down

Social Media

I find that the social media has a few purposes. One includes a way for you to connect to one another. Loads of people in society use a form of social media. The other purpose is for companies to advertise to a special target.

Pros:

  • Boots self-esteem
  • Brings awareness to issues
  • easy way to study and figure out knowledge

Cons:

  • More people get exposed to cyber-bulling
  • Destroys social skills
  • Dehumanizes our feeling to things in the real world

Video Games

The main purpose is to entertain. Video games allow you to put yourself into a different environment. Most video games are filled with violent, but that’s just how the world operates.

Pros:

  • Keeps some people happy
  • Improves visual skills
  • Become a faster decision maker

Cons:

  • For some it makes them develop violent tendencies
  • Becomes an addiction
  • Playing at night may cause sleep problems, such as insomnia