In my last blog I talked about
the popular question; “Do we get the media we want or do we want the media we
get?” and I wrote in favour of us wanting the media we get. But after reading several of my classmate’s
blogs it seems many disagreed with my stance and said that we get the media we
want. I am not surprised with the amount
in disagreement as if it weren’t a widely disputed topic it wouldn’t be still
talked about. My classmate’s raised some
very convincing points.
In Shannon
McGinnis’ blog, she sided in favour of us getting the media we want. She spoke about television shows and how
shows are being made to please the audience and speak to their wants. She wrote, “Television and movie producers
are constantly trying to accommodate to their viewers needs”. She also went to say that the success of
television shows is solely based off of viewer satisfaction and ratings.
In Tyler
Nakamura’s blog, he talked about the mass volume of media available to us; this
was the point in his blog that convinced me.
He wrote, “Clearly we have the media we want, because I don’t see how
someone could ask more from their media resources.”
In Sam
Dixon’s blog, he agrees with my stance on the issue. His main argument point was our reliance on
the media is inconceivably high. “We
want what the media is giving us and that we could no longer function without
it.” Which is an extreme way of saying that we want the media we get. Although it is extreme, it is true, we would
be entirely lost without the media surrounding us constantly.
Despite
very convincing blogs from Shannon and Tyler, I still feel we want the media we
get. It is an interesting topic and will
continue to be widely disputed for the for-seeable future.
Blog URL’s
Shannon McGinnis’ Blog: http://www.sm13hm.blogspot.ca/
Tyler Nakamura’s Blog: http://tylersmediaandsocietyblog.blogspot.ca/
Sam Dixon’s Blog: http://samdixonmediaandsocietyblog.blogspot.ca/
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