Today we discussed about how we live inside of media and how potentially media is used to make a change in real life. Social and mobile media has changed how we keep contact with our loved ones, but also how we meet new people. But does it distort our view of relationships? Tinder and Grindr …
Author Archives: Life in Media
María Hernández – the Volkswagen commercial
Today in class we talked about how we live in the media and not with the media. This has consequences in our lifes and there are some points in which we even try to manipulate reality as if it was an online app, a video or an image. It is very common to observe this …
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Jillian Ceasrine
T101 turned out to be something that I would have never expected. Instead of just exploring the different types of media outlets that are available, it made me think about how these media outlets apply to my life. It made me think of how media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, and the internet in general …
Rachel Lyon- looking at me
I found the content of T101 Media Life quiet interesting, finding and discussing possible reasons for wanting to project ourselves a certain way in the media and observing everyone else in the media as well. I feel the point of looking at yourself and our world through media is to see what is real, or …
Rebecca Phillips – Media Life 2011
This class is great because it forces us to take a more in-depth look at media and how it actually affects our lives. Most people don’t realize that media is all around them and that they are being exposed to it 24/7. Through this class we have learned all the great things media can do, …
The Perspective of Living in Media
The point of looking at myself and the world we live in from the perspective of living in media is to give understanding to the signifigance and importance that media plays in our everyday lives. Before this class, I never realized or even paid attention to how media was in the world around me. Now, …
What media life is all about. Hailey Walleck
Don’t be like Truman. Don’t live the majority of your life ignorant of media. Be aware of media; how it works and how to use it for your benefit. Also, don’t be like Truman and try to leave. Media can be scary sometimes. Everything we do on the internet is recorded, and it’s impossible to …
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Jason Warren- What is t101 to me?
I remember the first day of media life when we took the survey that asked us if we thought media life was reality or not. I immediately answered yes and thought nothing more about it assuming that of course everything we do is real including things that involve our media. After experiencing this entire course …
Margaret McCarthy
When I think about t101, i think of all the different ways Mark challenged my thinking. He truly made me think out of the box on a daily basis. I believe t101 look at media in the positive and negative aspects and makes you appreciate what it has done to us. Many of the videos …
Media life and death
Well when I think what t101 was about to me, I think that the course was interesting and it furthered, deepened, and informed me more already on my stance on reality and media. I wondered if you could leave media life but it seems like you can’t. You are always connected. There is no escaping …
Why I Heart My Media 