Monday, January 31, 2011

Tutorial Task 2.5 - Media Inventory

The following is going to be a list of the various types of media that I encounter throughout an average day.

  • iPhone alarm waking me up
  • Text messages
  • Voicemail
  • Social media (ie. Facebook and Twitter)
  • Email
  • Websites
  • Radio
  • Television
  • Billboards
  • Street Signs
  • Food packaging
  • Tobacco packaging
  • Son's school uniform
  • Other packaged items (soaps, deodorants, toothpaste etc)
  • Mail
  • My son whinging and asking for McDonald's, KFC or Red Rooster (a DIRECT result and example of the impact of the media!!!)
These are just a few examples of the things I encounter every day that are conveying a message of some kind. The last one is a big one for me, as this proves to be a problem that I have with my Autistic son. As a result of viewing so many forms of media advertising and passing on the message that this junkfood is AMAZING, my son is virtually convinced that he NEEDS IT TO LIVE!!!

I've always been somewhat aware of how much media I am immersed in every day, but completing this list so quickly and knowing I could add many many more if I put my mind to it, is a little alarming. It is also assuming to think back to when I was a child, and how small my list would have been back then.... How things change, eh?

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