Think Twice America

I was listening to a podcast by Michael Medved the other day.
He reported that the average American watches 4 hours a day of television...
And unfortunately we don't have a news business, but a " bad news business"
Since over 70% of news content highlights crime, sickness and natural disasters.
Michael believes that the affects of watching too much TV include:
negativity and pessimism,
short-term attention span,
emphasis on the superficial/material
and loneliness.

I think based on the popular content consumed today, this evaluation is true.
However, it doesn't have to be!
As Americans, we need to be more conscious of our media consumption.
Great programs that offer education, perspective, positivity and enrichment are available.
We just need to seek them out.
I'm grateful for this class because it has helped me to see all both sides of the media coin.
I know that our lives are what we make of them, as is our use of media.