Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Midterm Blog
In this class I think the most important thing I have learned about is how influential the media is on pop culture and the way we live our lives. I am a Communications/Marketing major and I think that the power of television, radio, advertisements, etc., is just fascinating. We have talked quite a bit about marketing strategies (Marlboro Man) and the power of advertisements, as seen in the 'Killing us Softly" video. I think that just the sheer number of ads we see each day is crazy and have found that media communications is even more important that I originally thought when choosing my field of study. A lot of what we have talked about in class has been previously mentioned to me in other classes such as Public Relations and Mass Media Studies. Seeing the similarities between Mass Media and Popular Culture has opened my eyes to the impact that I could have on later generations if I follow the path I have chosen for myself.
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I agree with you on the most important thing learned in the class so far was on how influential the media is on pop culture and the way we live our lives because that is what I felt was the most important as well. I also like how this allowed you to see the impact you could have on later generations if you follow the path you have chosen. I like how classes can link to other things that we are doing on our lives.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that the power TV, radio and advertisments are fascinating. It's crazy how such things impact and influence our lives greatly. Also we do infact see a lot of ads on a daily basis and the concept of those ads be mind boggeling because like "Killing us Softly" it showed how women were infact objectified. I like how you got a better understand of pop culture overall.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you both saw the importance of the media in pop culture just like i did. I feel that this did open our eyes as women trying to enter the workforce about how ads and marketing affect us, which is still a heavily debated issue in our society, and affects all women in this country especially. Do you see any other classes that focus on this aspect of pop culture?
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