Media Literacy Unit Reflection
In this day and age, the effect of media is very prevalent. Inevitably media consumption  has a great impact in my life because it holds so much power. Before taking critical thinking as a course, I never would have imagined the depths of media messages or their role on culture and life. Looking back at the knowledge I aquired this unit, I realize that everything that I learned here is important.

As a person who uses social media apps, frequently browses on the internet, and watches TV, I consume thousands of media ads and content daily.  When I began keeping a media journal, I started to be more aware of the things I see everyday. The healthy skepticism was definitely a habit I caught on to. By looking at small things like the ad techniques in a Coca-Cola commercial I begin to unravel the subliminal message the company intentionally promotes. Slowly, I felt I was becoming literate in identifying media messages. However,in order to take my knowledge of media literacy outside of this class I must be an active critical thinker.

The media not only reflects the social standards that socitey holds but also it prepetuates the current social situations. Undoubtedly social injustice has presence in race, gender, and class. Unfortunately the media has the power to inforce the oppressive systems and revert progress on social injustice issues. People of color and women are misrepresented in media. These groups are often depicted negatively and sometimes not represented at all in the media. I feel like its important to recognize this whole picture when one develops media literacy. If you can't see the role of media on the culture, there will be a vacancy in your media literacy.

In the media blogs I put a lot of focus on advertisements and commercials. I wish I ventured out into different areas of media but nevertheless the blog was an opportunity to apply my skills. I enjoyed keeping this media journal,and  I felt a that I expressed my feelings in most of my entries. Although I wiill not be keeping a formal written record of my media experiences in the future, I would like to apply the skills that  I adopted.