MASS COMMUNICATION

The evolution of mass communication is an outrageous subject to think on. The book touched on everyday life (YouTube, texting, popular TV) to how media and society handle events such as Michael Jackson's death. Our society has gone from believing what others believe to believing what we want. This could be good or bad. Having ideas being thrown at us from multiple different media sources creates a mass amount of controversy. This controversy leads to more media and so on. However, people seem to pick and choose what they want to hear. I see this as close minded but also mindful. If I was to question every opinion I take on a subject, I might lose it.  It only makes me question what will happen in my generation's future. How are we going to end up handling politics and television. Even the TV shows we find funny now would be considered crude 30 or less years ago. There might not be any humility or censoring left in the media. I can't think of any thus far. The amount of change that has happened since even the 20's is unbelievable. By change, I mean state-of-mind and how we handle day to day life. In my eyes, every form of "class" or dignity that used to exist in media, politics, and day to day life has diminished. We all need an ettique class from the queen and a lesson on "what really matters" from Andy Griffith.