Without question the newspaper industry is on the decline. As much as their importance played in the revolutionary times, they seem to have meet their maker with the internet. The internet can update in the blink of an eye, you can check multiple sources on a single story, need I say more? Also the fact that there is the same number of newspapers in circulation as there was 30 years ago. The population most certainly has increased, therefore the numbers in circulation should as well, otherwise a decline.
Although, if newspaper were examined in small cities or towns, their subscription rate might not be on the decline because newspapers can still be a leading source for local news and information. Which leads us to another example where newspapers might not be declining, old people. Elder people can be attributed to be stuck in their ways, and one can certainly argue newspapers are a habit for people in that generation.
I personally believe that newspapers will be on the verge of extinction within 50 years, with only their companies that once ran them to have shifted focus towards the internet.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Magazines
Today, I went to a Shell gas station for a subway sandwich and a Full Throttle energy drink. While I was there, I decided to do my assignment of observing the magazine rack.
What I noticed wasn't all that surprising. Almost all of the magazines had a "young" celebrity or person of great shape. In my opinion, this is to target the youth audience of America. Of course, there were other magazines that didn't have great looking people on the covers, however, that was supplemented for guns, trucks and technology gadgets. This clearly shows that the cover is meant to grab the attention of their entended audience.
I believe magazines must grab their entended audience at first glance, because it was wasn't as clear as day what their magazine was about and for whom it is entended for, magazines would only be found a your local museums.
What I noticed wasn't all that surprising. Almost all of the magazines had a "young" celebrity or person of great shape. In my opinion, this is to target the youth audience of America. Of course, there were other magazines that didn't have great looking people on the covers, however, that was supplemented for guns, trucks and technology gadgets. This clearly shows that the cover is meant to grab the attention of their entended audience.
I believe magazines must grab their entended audience at first glance, because it was wasn't as clear as day what their magazine was about and for whom it is entended for, magazines would only be found a your local museums.
Occupy Media!
If you read my first entry of this journel, you would know my stance on media. If used as a tool, technology is an highly effective object for humans. With that said, has it become more of a dependency for humans. Today, I try to withstand the addicts urge to use media.
I've been forced to go months without media prior to this experiment, therefore, I considered it an effortless experiment. Or so I thought.
I couldnt make it 10 minutes into my 20 minute commute to school before I had to throw the radio on to kill the silence. As it turns out, my brain is an evil thing, with silence it allows my brain to have a direct passage to insanity, by means of over thinking. Nonetheless, I figured I'd just continue to go cell phone-less. I made it for the most part the entire day there, it helps that I probably only have 3 people in my life worth talking to so winner winner chicken dinner!
However, when I got home, I had to use the internet for a homework assignment and then gave up entirely and decided to watch The Following on FOX.
Once again, I was unable to forcefully reject the temptation of media. This scares me because of the importance media has become on our life's as humans, but at the same time, is there any real negative stigma that comes with media other than the percentage of time it consumes on our daily life?
I've been forced to go months without media prior to this experiment, therefore, I considered it an effortless experiment. Or so I thought.
I couldnt make it 10 minutes into my 20 minute commute to school before I had to throw the radio on to kill the silence. As it turns out, my brain is an evil thing, with silence it allows my brain to have a direct passage to insanity, by means of over thinking. Nonetheless, I figured I'd just continue to go cell phone-less. I made it for the most part the entire day there, it helps that I probably only have 3 people in my life worth talking to so winner winner chicken dinner!
However, when I got home, I had to use the internet for a homework assignment and then gave up entirely and decided to watch The Following on FOX.
Once again, I was unable to forcefully reject the temptation of media. This scares me because of the importance media has become on our life's as humans, but at the same time, is there any real negative stigma that comes with media other than the percentage of time it consumes on our daily life?
24-Hour Media Use Log
Being apart of a very select few young Americans' in todays world without a Facebook account, I pride myself on trying to stray away from "technology addiction". I wasn't always this way, you could say I was your typical teenager who played video games, spent an absurd amount of time on Facebook and other media outlets. Then, I joined the Marine Corps, and was deployed to various deserts, stateside and internationally, for training and combat operations, to find myself "itching" for a way to connect with friends and family to kill the bordom the desert provides.
I prefaced this, in an attempt to enlighten you to my style of thinking, which is, technology should be used as a tool and not a lifestyle. Take Super Storm Sandy as an example. As I sat in my house without power, I had the time of my life. A couple cocktails, boardgames, and stories of the past. However, everyone else I talked to about their experience, said it was horrible, their phones died, couldn't get on the internet and OH MY GOD! I believe everyone, should be forced into a month of life without technology...
Nonetheless, media is a powerful means to kill bordom and stay connected, and even with my strong assertions of technology, I myself, still had the TV on for the 4 hours of evening until bedtime, even though I wasn't actively watching. I checked my cell phone almost every 15-20 minutes throughout the day. Jammed out to the radio to and from school, as well as, a full hour playlist durning my workout session.
As it turns out, even if I pride myself on only using media outlets as a tool, I needed this tool often through the day. This troubles me slightly, however, adapt and overcome as we often say in the Marines Corps.
I prefaced this, in an attempt to enlighten you to my style of thinking, which is, technology should be used as a tool and not a lifestyle. Take Super Storm Sandy as an example. As I sat in my house without power, I had the time of my life. A couple cocktails, boardgames, and stories of the past. However, everyone else I talked to about their experience, said it was horrible, their phones died, couldn't get on the internet and OH MY GOD! I believe everyone, should be forced into a month of life without technology...
Nonetheless, media is a powerful means to kill bordom and stay connected, and even with my strong assertions of technology, I myself, still had the TV on for the 4 hours of evening until bedtime, even though I wasn't actively watching. I checked my cell phone almost every 15-20 minutes throughout the day. Jammed out to the radio to and from school, as well as, a full hour playlist durning my workout session.
As it turns out, even if I pride myself on only using media outlets as a tool, I needed this tool often through the day. This troubles me slightly, however, adapt and overcome as we often say in the Marines Corps.
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