My Relationship with Media
First of all, what is media? Media is the means of communication, such as radio and television, newspapers, the internet, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely. I, like many others, am exposed to media daily. After all, we live in a world where we are surrounded by media: I see it on YouTube, in the mail, in magazines, on TV, at school, and on virtually every online platform. It's also in social media, although I personally don't have any. Currently, I have a love-hate relationship with media. I enjoy watching You-Tube in my spare time (which is very minimal) and I listen to the music on the radio when I'm in the car. Although there are great benefits to media, like entertainment and gaining new knowledge, media tends to suck me in and not let go. What I mean by that is sometimes I'll tell myself that I will take a 10 minute break on my phone to watch You-Tube, but then I have to get right back to whatever I was working on. However, this almost alwa