My reason for taking this class, probably many people's reason, is that it is required for the higher level media studies classes, and media studies classes are probably the best academic application of my near-obsession with movies, television, radio, and the internet. Being required to go to screenings of movies and TV shows in what would otherwise be my free time is so far from an inconvenience as to be more like an unexpected bonus. I don't know that I could explain why I am as interested in media and the way it affects and is influenced by society, but it is a fascination of mine. That is why I am taking this class.
A favoured blog of mine: http://motherjones.com/rights-stuff
