Hello all my virtual peers, and Dr. Johnson of course!
My name is Jennyrayne Colangan, but I usually go by Jenny to make things easier. I am currently a senior EMAC student, and I am crossing my fingers dearly, in hopes that I will be graduating this fall. I was born in El Paso, TX, but spent 8 wonderful years of my childhood living between Jeddah, Dhahran, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. My father was a military contractor who taught air-defense, which resulted in my family and I moving around a lot. Eventually, I ended back up in El Paso to live out my rebellious-angst-filled teen years. After that, I decided to move to Dallas for college, because living in El Paso really makes you feel like you're missing out on the rest of Texas--seriously, look up El Paso on the map, you'll understand.
Mainly though, I moved to Dallas because of the EMAC program, as I am interested in marketing/advertising, in both the design and analytical aspects. I also find it interesting in how those two effect the media, especially with the many outlets and platforms people are now able to consume from. Myself for instance, is a heavy consumer of media. No, I do not watch TV. No, I don't really watch movies and can't even name what's in theatre right now--unless it's a superhero movie, just saying--and I have yet to commit to a TV show. However, my mini-computer/cellphone is where I practically get all my media consumption; social media, news articles, videos, music, you name it.
I believe I enjoy media consumption more in the online world because of its interactivity and being able to witness other peoples views. To me, anything televised--especially news media--just seems to follow such a strict agenda setting, which can result in very biased opinions... cough... Fox News.
But anyway, I am looking forward to reading everyone's insights :)
Hey Jenny :)
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that you live in Saudi Arabia, that is so cool! I agree with you about consuming media in the online world. It's so fun to be able to see what's happening in real time. There's so much that you can learn on the internet that you couldn't get anywhere else.
Jenny, I definitely use my cell phone as my go to for any sort of media too! It's so easy to just check your phone these days instead of pulling out a laptop. In fact, I mentioned that in my intro post too.
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