Final part II
What I look most about my newfound media literacy is my ability to use Adobe products. Before this class, I had never used any, but I now dabble in Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash. Photoshop is by far my favorite, and I believe it is a useful tool worth purchasing. Flash was a royal pain at first, but I’m glad I was able to work out the kinks and eventually create an animation, as simple as it was.
Secondly, I now look at the news and question its integrity a bit more. We are consumers of a product, information, and we don’t have to tolerate garbage 24/7. I’m not concerned with Miley Cyrus or Roger Clemens. However, I do care about what is going on in Iraq and the global food shortage. I need substance in my news, and this is why I have turned to the internet to get it.
Finally, I have learned how media has become such a part of our culture. It was revolutionized in the mid 20th century with the advent of the televsion; however, I believe we are currently seeing another revolution with Web 2.0. This class has even got us involved in it with the use of blogging. Look at us, we are in a class, posting answers to our final exam on the internet, for the world to see. Yet, I didn’t even have to get dressed this morning! We are in an exciting time, and it took some media literacy to be able to realize this.
