Media Autobiography

Throughout a lot of peoples lives they have most likely been involved with mass media in some way. This entry will I will be discussing my personal experiences with books, newspapers, magazines, movies, recordings, radio, television, and the Internet. Books for many people, especially myself, is a form of media that a lot of people take for granted and aren't a top priority in a source of entertainment. When growing up book have been something I would usually only read if they had pictures in them or have been assigned by the teacher to read. As a child reading a book without pictures was very boring, so when it was time to do a book report the first thing that would come to mind is that I hope I find something short to read. Part of this is because unlike many other kids when I first went to school in Kindergarten I didn't know how to read. Thus I was to be taught how to by the higher grade kids, mainly 5th and 6th grade. It was a real struggle at first but by the time I was in 4th grade it turned out that my reading skill level was that of a 6th grader. Still even today unfortunately when thinking of a source of entertainment books would be fairly low on the list.

As far as newspapers go I don't have much experience with this other then reading the comics section. If it counts for anything what I do try to read on occasion would be online news articles. Aside from newspapers though I used to enjoy looking through magazines. Why? There were pictures in them. Magazines always had a nice feel to the paper which enhanced the reading experience. This however was when I was a kid, today I don't read any magazines at all. I tend to usually get all my informational needs from the Internet which will be discussed later.

Movies have always been an amazing thing to see. From when I was a kid to now and in the future I will always enjoy movies. Going to the theaters was and still is a great way to see a movie. Having a home theaters system though could possibly be better but since I have yet to experience this I'm just going to say that the theaters is the best way to see a movie. As for the material at hand, something I don't enjoy usually is a movie that has no substance. A good movie to me is one that has an enjoyable mix of story and presentation. Movies such as Transformers 1 and 2, which to me was just a series of explosions and in the case of 2, explosions, tasteless toilet humor and sexual innuendos, is something I don't enjoy. What I did enjoy was this summers District 9, which had an extraordinary presentation and story to match. Movies like these are the kind of movies I highly enjoy.

I'm not so sure what is being asked for when recordings comes up so I'll just say this, I haven't listened to any audio books or journals. I have heard varies recordings from famous figures such as presidents and such. If music counts as recordings then I love it and listen to it when ever I get the chance. I don't listen to the radio anymore because I don't like a lot of the new music. My dislikes for music is anything that is shallow which to me would be most rap, hip-hop, modern rock, and certain country. Due to this I don't get the chance to listen to any radio talk shows.

Another thing I don't get into anymore would be television. I haven't turned on my T.V. since freshman year of High School. There's no particular reason to this aside from that I just don't feel like turning it on and watch anything. If there is a T.V. show I want to watch then I generally use the Internet for that. The Internet is my main source of mass media as I get my music, news, and entertainment from it. The Internet is great because from when it was made to now it has accumulated so much information that it would be hard not to find something your looking for.