Personal Media Inventory Paper
Nicole Manso
COM 400
July 8, 2013
Lisa Smith

Personal Media Inventory Paper Here on planet Earth we receive information and entertainment in a variety of ways through the media which includes the following: internet, television, radio, magazines and news paper. Both day one and day two, of my Personal Media Inventory, first begin with checking my Facebook account, like that of many adults in their 20’s,which is a social media site that provides both entertaining information regarding your personal friends and famous entertainers, along with news information updates. The internet is at the tips of our fingers because of cell phones which allow us to receive information and entertainment with a touch of a button. Then after I am finished getting ready for work get into my car and listen to the morning talk shows on the radio. They are both entertaining and informative in the sense that the cover topics of pure entrainment and topics that relate issues going on in the world with further discussion to reach different types of age groups. Each day between 11:00 and 11:30 am I take my lunch and check Twitter and Facebook for any news and social media updates. On day one Facebook lead me to a Huffington Post link about a news article that I found to be informative and interesting. That is another great thing about social media, having Facebook friends and following people with common interests on Twitters allows for myself to have the ability to discuss and find news information related to my interests and what important to a person like myself. On day two I had some free time at work so I was able to go to Yahoo.com to few their news updates. The site seems to have a good grasp on what is entertaining and what is important. Each day around 3:30 pm I head home from work and listen to the radio. This is mostly for entertainment and for any new breaking news stories. Day one around 5:00 pm I was able to catch the news for information reason and Day two I used my free time at 5:00 pm to read on the internet my books for my current class. Each night I again like most 20-year-olds, I check my social media sites, watch television for entertainment purposes, and finally before bed read an entertaining book.
Based on my Personal Media Inventory the convergence, content, and concentration of media in my life, at the age of 25, is majority entertainment based with links to important world information and news. I do not have the time to read a newspaper or have the time to always watch the news on television, which I think often, provides us with news and information that is not always what we the people of the world should place most of our concerns with. I think that is why I prefer social media and the internet as useful sources because I can choose what informative topics are useful and important to myself, along with allowing myself to build my own opinion on the subjects. Majority of my time is taken by school, work, family and friends so it is more convenient for me to have access to the internet via my cell phone which helps me to be more aware of what is going on in the world from entertainment to local issues to the issues in other countries. I do think that it is important at my age to increase my interests in using the media for informative purposes. I often have to remind myself that I am not a teenager anymore and that my thoughts and opinions can make a difference but it is important to know what is going on in the news around the world so that my opinions can be made on an educated level. I noticed that my concentration of media is mostly from Facebook and Television. Television has developed numerous entertainment shows that are meant for informative purposes but use entertainment to lure in an audience. I prefer these types to television shows because they allow for the news to be interesting and they allow for actual discussion on topics that are entertaining and eye opening. The media is continuing to grow with the audience they are trying to reach and I believe with the use of social media and the internet it will hopefully continue to grow in a positive way.
The new technologies used in my inventory, like a Facebook application on my cell phone, affect my sense of self and my sense of a social life in many different ways. I believe that it has been beneficial for young adults to have new forms of technologies so that issues around the world are reaching people of my age group. I have noticed due to new technology more people in their 20’s are becoming involved in the spread of news because of the new forms of technology. The media if it wants to have a positive reinforcement on young adults it must keep up with the new forms of technology. When it comes down to my sense of self the new technologies allow for me to have my own opinion on different topics that are currently going on in the world. I am aware that I do read and/or hear the opinions of others from social media, televisions, and the radio but I am able to read or listen to the topics of my choice. Media and the news on television unfortunately pick topics and how they are going to express them based on their beliefs. For example, Fox network tends to lean their news broadcasts based on their personal feelings providing news information from a stand point that attempts to influences it’s viewers to see only from their point of view. As for my social life, new technology has made a huge difference. We no longer just communicate by mail or telephone, the internet has opened up new possibilities. I am able to use social media to keep in touch with old friends. I use the internet to attend classes and build relationships with classmates all over the country. New technology opens many doors socially and allows for relationship to continue to build and grow from personal to professional. It is important that new technology continues to grow to help spread information to people.