Zoë's Media Blog

Throughout this ongoing assignment, and this class, I have learned a lot about media and my experiences with it in the past and present. I consume a borderline insane amount of media on a daily basis. From the point I wake up, I go on my phone to check Snapchat and Instagram, and then I go on it to watch TV, communicate with people, and do other often useless things on my phone. On average in the past week I have spent 6 hours and 36 minutes on my phone per day, and that’s 13% less than last week. That daily average will realistically only go up during the summer. This constant media makes me procrastinate way too much, makes me get distracted very easily, makes me feel like I need constant stimulation, and makes my work quality a lot lower than what I know I am capable of. Being aware of this high, unhealthy level of media consumption has not affected my use of it at all throughout this semester because for some reason I managed to trick my brain into thinking that it was no bi

As I’m sure you’ve seen somewhere by now, June is pride month. While this month dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community is important and celebrates the impact of LGBTQ+ people on the world, many companies are turning it into a branded holiday. Brands including Nike, JCrew, SoulCycle, McDonalds, H&M, Lululemon, Nordstrom, Adidas, and Bloomingdale’s. Additionally, President Trump tweeted a pro-LGBTQ+ tweet that basically goes against everything he has said about the community in the past. In my opinion, I do not think companies should be taking advantage of the pride month for profit if their proceeds from the products that are pride themed do not go back to the LGBTQ+ community. I think that companies are using this month as a way to gain credibility with their consumers and become viewed as a good, inclusive brand rather than because they truly care about the LGBTQ+ community. And, while not all brands are using this month and pride products for extra publicity, I think that th

Last week, several large media companies made statements addressing the restrictive heartbeat-bill that is being considered in Georgia right now. The companies announced that they would consider pulling out of filming in Georgia if the law was put into effect, something that would greatly affect Georgia’s economy. The companies who joined in with this, as of now, are Netflix, Disney, WarnerMedia, and Comcast’s NBCUniversal. Production companies like Killer Films, Blown Deadline Productions, and Duplass Brothers Productions. If this law makes it through court and gets passed, it would take effect on January 1st, 2020. This law restricts women’s rights over their bodies and their right to choose to keep their baby or not. The law would make it to where women could not abort a fetus after 6 weeks, when a heartbeat can be detected. The problem with this, though, is that this is a mere two weeks late off of a woman’s period, which can be normal for a large number of women with irreg