media usage

Media Usage Essay Media is incorporated in our everyday lives and almost in everything you do. Through my Media Usage Journal I've learned that I spent countless hours using media. From communication purposes to school and even entertainment purposes I use media. However actually keeping a log showed me that I spent more than half of my day using media. Even through writing this paper I'm using the media. even though I'm offline. I also learned that most of my media use is done through my I-phone, not sure if it's good or bad thing but for the most part my I-phone keeps me on top of things and helps me become a more productive individual. Due to my busy schedule during the weekdays with school, commuting and home life, I do not have as much free time to sit and watch television or read the newspaper but I think it is really important to keep up with the mediums and be informed of what is going on in the world. The media can be very beneficial and have a really good impact in our lives if used for such purposes. However it is when we live our lives within our media, rather than simply. Everyday we our introduced to a new media device and while they can be very beneficial the problem begins when we become dependent on them and we fail to realize that there is life outside of that device, happened to me. For that reason I try to limit my media usage as much possible as I can because as helpful as it can be, it can also get in the way of actually being productive. Reflecting on this log I do think I spend a lot of time using media however I guess now a days media is to us what water is to fish.