Week 12 Journal

Print and digital media share both similar and different characteristics between each other. Despite the fact that using less paper was encouraged during a short period of time, both forms of media are still commonly used as of to this day.Both print and digital media are capable of informing or reminding us about something specific. One way that print and digital media differ from each other is their effectiveness. While storing something digitally can be as effective as storing something physically with print, its priority doesn't really stick within our heads, and is usually put at the back of our minds because it is something we choose whether or not to get back to. Something that is stored or labeled in a print format tends to stick with us as time goes by because it is much more tangible, physically allowing us to view either bits of it at a given time or to view it entirely. This gives us a quicker sense of the material. Unlike digital media, print media is also flexible, meaning that not only could it be stored, but it could also be placed in locations which may catch our attention. Post-it notes are a good example of this.

Personally, I do not believe that digital media would replace print media, as they both really go hand-in-hand together. We may use digital media to keep track of information we could not receive as efficiently as it were given to us in print, such as the precise and latest locations of airplanes on a blip monitor. At the same time, print media may be used to record specific information that may be crucial for future events, such as the designation of an airplane, it's radar I.D, and requested altitude for travel. Both print and digital media are writing formats which constantly play active roles in our everyday lives, from taking notes during an oral lecture, to communication by means of mail. Such things can be done through means of both print and digital media.