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To our Adviser, Teacher, and Father, HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY!!!

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How I Use Media?

People nowadays prefer to live a simple life. Communicating is not an exemption. We want the fastest way of communication which is through the use of media. Television, radio, newspaper, magazines, and the internet are examples of media that we use every day. To keep myself updated to current events, I also use these media forms except for the radio for the purpose of obtaining information.

I always watch the television news early in the morning before going to school hoping for class suspension only to hear about the endless drug operations. I also buy newspaper sometimes whenever I didn’t really have the chance to watch the news. I read Readers Digest to feed my mind and the Lifestyle Magazines featuring national and international celebrities. And then the favorite of all millennials, the internet which is also my favorite. The internet is the most accessible of all. Just search, then boom! The information you want will appear in a flash.

I also watch videos on Youtube and read novels on Wattpad and Webnovel. I also read manga on Manga Rock and mahwa on Webtoon. Whenever I’m bored, I search for random images on Google or Pinterest, weird memes on Facebook, and posted artworks on Instagram and Pinterest.

As a student, my school hours is longer compared to my leisure time. As a responsible media user, I always see to it that my usage is not abusive especially when it comes to the internet and my social media accounts. I never used the internet for more than five straight hours in a day. I watch the television for just an hour. I read magazines for like less than an hour and I open my social media accounts just so I could read the private messages and the reminders in our group chat.

Being updated and being able to obtain information in the fastest way possible is one of the advantages of my usage. However, responsible media users aren’t flawless. There are times wherein you lose your time consciousness especially when you’re having fun on what you were reading, listening to, or watching. I think that is the main disadvantage of my usage.

I was never satisfied with one reference alone so I look for other sources before accrediting a certain information. Fake news are all over the internet today so it is better if we have a confirmation first before believing it. We don’t just simply look, read, or listen to media forms. We have to understand the contained information to avoid misunderstanding and misjudgement. A practical media user is always being careful in discerning facts. Cracking the code is an easy step for media literates.

If I am to rate myself as a media practitioner on a scale of one to ten, I think it’s seven. I am fully aware of my own shortcomings in using media. Since it requires some skills and practice, I think I should focus more on decoding the message because I am being “slow” sometimes.