What is it? For my media bubble I have included a wide range of media that helps to understand my personal identity. However, everyones personal identity will differ depending on what type of media they associate with their life. To create my personal identity I have chosen images that provide me with entertainment, social interaction and information – by adding numerous media sources such as;
- Music
- TV shows
- News
- Radio
- Social media
- Magazines
- Films
What have I learnt? By creating this media bubble I have learnt, firstly, that to be a successful media prosumer you must include and provide a form of entertainment, social interaction and information so that it reaches a wider audience – making it become more successful. Secondly, I have learnt that media reinforces and informs who you are as an individual – again helping understand yours (and others) personal identity.
How will it help me? In the future in media, I think this collage will help me to have a better and more informative understanding of media itself. This will be important for my upcoming A-levels as I feel I will be able to make more informed decisions on how to be a successful media prosumer.
After exploring all the types of media that creates my personal identity, it has helped me to understand what my magazine has to be in order to be successful. I will need to make it eye catching to attract a wider audience and include useful information so that I can inform my audience. I will also need to subtly reinforce the readers personal identity, to help them understand what media style they like, and give them a larger opportunity to interact socially. To maximise its popularity it will also need to entertain and inform the readers as this is what the audience looks for.