Week 12 Journal

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

The relationship between print and digital media is they both are a medium for bringing up different information.  The difference however between print and digital media is the fact that digital media has to be completely electronic, whereas print media can be either digital, hand written, or physically printed out.  Digital media is more effective, faster and more user friendly.  Because of these few attributes print media will soon fade until it disappears.  Digital media also does not use any paper or resource so it almost as no cost.  The process has already began because hundreds of years ago because it was vital that every important saying or document had to be written down and stored away.  Today everything is digitally stowed away in the hard drives in the archives.  This fact could mean that the meaning of everyday writing will change because writings wont so temporary.  They will be around forever and could possibly be seen by anyone for the rest of time because the essence of locality will be gone.