the first class

I already feel as though what I have previously known to be true has been questioned within this first class. How I continue to learn and what I understand will change, and I know that. How it will change, however, I do not know. There is an influx of information currently, an ‘economy of excess’. And with that comes a mass of conflicting and juxtaposing information and opinions. I need to learn to develop a way of criticising and understanding information, to view it objectively for what it is. I have realised that sometimes I just take in information without truly understanding it. I take things for granted. A greater understanding of the world I live in will reflect on my skills as a media practitioner.