Ekaterine Kervalishvili

Professor Cacoilo

Media 384

2/11/17

Who Do You Think You Are?

My name is Ekaterine Kervalishvili I’m major in Psychology and minor in Media studies. I always considered myself as a heavy consumer of the media, but since minoring in it the daily consumption of media doubled. In today’s age media is everywhere. It surrounds us constantly. Every time we go outside we are bombarded with new information about different products in the form of billboards and advertisement.

Although I consider myself as a heavy consumer of the media recently I decided to lessen my presence on social media. I deactivated my instagram, twitter and facebook accounts. I realize that I was becoming “addicted” to social media. I spent too much time communicating with people in virtual world and less time enjoying life in real one. The article below is about how more and more people delete their social media accounts.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/sep/21/does-quitting-social-media-make-you-happier-yes-say-young-people-doing-it

         Although i don't have social media at the moment i think it allows us access to the information which mainstream media won't cover.  Mainstream media today is often accused of not reporting enough on what's happening in the world. Because of it websites such and youtube and various political blogs even social media like Facebook and twitter became primary source from where we get our daily information. They the became the platform for people to deliver information and educate people about the crisis that are happening on the other side of the globe. Social media helps us stay interconnected with people.