Journal 12

What is the relationship between print and digital media? Will one medium replace the other medium? And what does this mean for everyday writing?

Technology in the world is greatly increasing, which has created digital media from print media. Although print and digital media are related to each other, they have different ways of being expressed. Both types of media can be used for someone to express their thoughts and ideas, and show them to a certain audience. With print media, one can actually hold onto or even write on a piece of everyday writing, either on a piece of paper or other printed form, such as a poster or brochure. With digital media, one cannot physically hold the writing, but can edit it or make comments about it through a computer or other digital piece. I don't think that either of these will replace the other, although one might be more popular. Print media is preferred by people who want a physical copy of writing instead of having to know the techniques of using a digital form, probably more preferred from an older crowd. Digital media would be preferred by people who want to be more organized, having all pieces of their writing in one spot, never having to worry about losing anything. There are a great amount of oeople that prefer each type of medium, so I don't think one will ever disappear, at least for a long long time. For everyday writing, this just means that there are more than one way for people to express their writing to an audience. People can get as creative as they want on either a piece of paper or on a blog online, and still be able to create a piece of everyday writing.