this assignment you need to analyze your media consumption log and write a reflective essay about what it reveals about your relationship to the media environment. The purpose of this assignment is to get you to think critically about the role that media play in your life, the amount of media that you consume, the kind of media that you consume, why you consume particular forms of media over others, what impact these media have on you as a consumer/citizen, etc.

Beyond compiling your media consumption log no additional reading or research is necessary. However, you are expected to make ties to course readings and discussion – specifically our Hanson textbook, the Waters article “Electronic Isolation Gives Us Cold Comfort” 预览文档在新窗口中查看and Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death” reading预览文档在新窗口中查看.

Consider questions such as: Are you “amusing yourselves to death” to paraphrase Postman? In what way(s)? Provide examples from your media log. Waters wrote, “Planet Dave is a nice place to visit. I can’t afford to live there.” Why not? What’s wrong with Planet Dave? In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of our MEdia culture? How does Planet [insert your name here] impact your life?

Please make sure to upload both your completed media consumption log and your reflective paper when you turn in this assignment as you will be graded on both.

This journal should be approximately 2 pages, typed and double-spaced; 12 point font, 1-inch margins, proper spelling, syntax and grammar.