Essay 4

My learning experience using the Wall Street Journal instead of a textbook or test I think taught me more then any book could teach me. The newspaper was a great way on learning how Mass Communications is being used out in the real world. Reading the paper affected my schedule quite a bit. It took me 2 hours to read 10-12 stories. It could be that I'm just a slow reader but it was time consuming. My study habits picked up by having to look for key words, phrases and numbers I was expecting to see on the quizzes.
I do not plan on continuing my subscription of the WSJ. I do not have the motivation to read the paper daily. I usually get my news first thing as I go online. Yahoo is my homepage and they usually have the top stories on their main page.
I would suggest taking field trips as another good way in learning how Mass Communications is being used out in the real world. Scheduling a trip to a local newspaper office, TV network, ad agency etc. would be interesting and fun. Besides that I think reading the paper was a great way to learn about Mass Communications.
I think I am likely to pursue a career in Mass Communications. As of right now I do not know exactly what career path I want to take. I've changed my major so many times.I think a lot of jobs in the field are not your everyday office job and that interests me. I might look into it more when I go further in my college education but right now I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be.
Also,I would recommend Mass Comm with Ken Carpenter to anyone! :)

Essay 3

The social-networking services I use are Myspace, Facebook and Twitter. On average the time I spend on Myspace and Facebook would be 30 hours weekly. I might spend 20 hours on Twitter weekly. The value I put on the time I spend using these sites is staying connected to family and friends. It is important to me to stay in the loop on what goes on in the lives of my close friends and family members. I was able to find family I haven't seen in years on Myspace. I have kept in contact with friends I've had throughout elementary, middle and high school. If I'd have to pay a fee to keep my accounts I would. Annually would be nice as appose to paying monthly. The highest amount I would pay would be 2o dollars annually.
Since I've had Myspace for so long and kept in contact with so many people, it is something I want to keep for a very long time, even if I have to pay for it. I got a Facebook when I first started college to check it out and ended up liking it a lot since its similar to Myspace. I have more of a mature crowd of friends, like my friends moms and adults on Facebook, then my friends on Myspace so its good to have the two different sites. I can be more open on my Myspace, for example saying what I did this weekend or posting up certain pictures rather than on Facebook because I know I don't have my friends parents reading and seeing everything I post. I am new to twitter and getting a feel for how it works. I do not really like it because I do not care about what people are doing that very second. Even though I'm not crazy about it, its another free account to have. Overall, my social-networking services have been in my life for quite some time and I've become attached to them. Putting a price on them would not stop me from using them. I love my Myspace and Facebook to much!