A Media Log: The Sad Story of a Slightly Media Deprived Student

A Day in the Life

Today, I have not read a single magazine or newspaper, nor have I watched a minute of television. I did, however briefly it was, graze by the University of Guelph website to check my email. Now, as I write this on the computer, I sit solely dedicated to writing this piece. My entire day’s worth of media exposure boils down to briefly checking my email and doing homework, and may I just say that I feel completely out of the media loop. I can’t say that I have any knowledge of what is happening in the world outside the University—and man is it unsettling.

As however small a part of the media economy I was, my contributions must have plummeted since I came to Guelph. No longer does Roger’s get my sky-high cell phone and cable bills. In one sense, I’m relieved to know that big media companies like Roger’s are no longer making as much money off me as they were before. More money in my pocket... or going towards school I guess I should say. Then again, to be uninformed and without media is almost as unsettling as having your hair cut with the hairdresser blindfolded—and spinning the chair. It’s so easy to get attached to the media—to be able to know everything that’s going on, simply by going to a website, reading a newspaper, or watching a news program. Thank God Guelph has internet, or I’d go insane.