Great class!

I really enjoyed this class. You don't find many courses that teach you many studies and information on media and culture, yet it's not a stressful class. I find myself doing better in courses where I have to apply myself and do research. This course has made me so much more aware of the media and culture. I watch the news more and I also pay attention to media hype and stereotypes. I learned much about research (content analysis and effects research) and I also got into the blogging world-which I NEVER thought I would participate. I enjoyed looking at ads and learning about the different ways advertising affects people. Through my content analysis project, I saw that Hispanic women have more diversified roles in media(tv, magazines), and that makes me happy, because I really wanted to see what images out there represent my culture. Even though I probably will never become a reporter, I think thats the essence of journalism. If you can't edit, write, and learn the culture of media, then you will not succeed in this field. This was an awesome class!