Reflection

Starting this semester off, I was so excited to get a better understanding of media and its effects. To be honest, I was not the most excited however, to start this blog. I'm not someone who likes to share personal feelings on the internet and in reality, I haven't posted anything on social media in years, so this assignment was definitely a challenge for me. As I reflect back now, I'm so happy that Dr. Coyne made us keep a blog. I love being able to look back at some of my experiences of media and be able to remember them and remember some of the things that we learned this semester. I have learned so much this semester and I feel that the most important thing that I learned is that media is both good and bad. I feel that sometimes people feel that we have to categorize it as one or the other but I believe it really is both. Media is amazing and has so many good qualities that we can use and cherish it for but we need to be more active in this consumption. We need to be in charge of our media not let it be in charge of us. I have learned how to be more literate in my media intake and be a more active and aware user of it. I have simply loved this class, the way that I not only grew intellectually but also spiritually. I'm grateful for the time, dedication and love that Dr. Coyne has for each of us. This was one of my favorite classes here at BYU and I can’t believe it is already over. Here's to another semester being done!