blog #1

I interviewed a female and a male middled aged adult. I also Interviewed a 17 year old highschool student and a 20 year old working non-student. All four of them gave the same basic definition of what media is- any means of communication ideas to the general public. They all gave similar forms of media of media- print, television news broadcasts, radio news broadcasts, billboards/advertisements, and internet certain internet sites. When asked how media impacted their lives they all said that media keeps them continually informed of just about everything going on in the world and the nation. Both the teenager and the young adult said that the information the media gives helps them shape their views of certain issues and make better social and financial decisions. The fourth quesion asked how their view/image of the media has changed over time. The middle aged female has become annoyed with reporters'/journalists' style of reporting. The middle aged adult has grown cynical of most forms of media. Both middle aged adults believe that media has become increasingly more sensationalistic and it constantly awfulizes current events. The young adult used to be pay less attention to the media but now she finds it useful and relevant to her life. The teenager used to take everything the media claimed to be absolute truth experience has taught him to carefully consider the accuracy of such claims.