week 12

Before digital media, there was only paper. For hundreds of years records of entire civilizations were recorded on paper. Now that we have technology that allows us to digitally create and store, paper has in ways found a new role and stayed the same. For most students paper is used for everyday writing to take notes in class, or to jot something important down quickly. Many students also use the keyboards on their laptops and phones for the same purposes. In this example, the relationship between digital media and paper is like a partnership. Its better to say that digital media has print and digital media work together in todays society. They are most often used together rather than separately. Print media has not been replaced by digital media and it is my opinion that it will be a long time before it ever does. The reason for this is in print medias history and what it has come to mean. Many feel that everyday writing done in print media holds more sentiment and personal meaning than a typed message. Such as a land written letter holds more value than an email containing the same “Happy Birthday” message. This is because it takes a physical personal touch to create a letter, whereas all emails look the same because they are typed and not in the persons own hand writing. As for one day though, I think it is a possibility to consider a world where digital media will overtake print media for practical reasons. I do not think it will completely erase print media because at the end of the day we’re all humans and creating something with our hands will always be a need. As for everyday writing, like it has in the past and will continue, I believe that the genre will continue to change and grow as technology develops  and we create new ways to use it. Everyday writing will come to include much more under the digital media umbrella and will always include many forms of print as well.