Communicating Online
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/jobs/07pre.html?_r=1&ex=1192680000&en=42d88a4193b3c3b5&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin
This New York Times article highly relates to media literacy because it deals directly with messages being sent through e-mail and indirectly with the words we read on the web. Something I found particularly interesting in this article was when it explained how we view a positive e-mail message more neutrally and neutral messages as more negative than what the person originally sending the e-mail intended. There are definitely advantages and disadvantages when it comes to reading words on the Internet, whether one’s reading an e-mail or blog. Serious blunders, misunderstandings, and hurt feelings could possibly occur. However, I feel that this efficient and quick technology is well worth the risks. Perhaps people should become more aware of ways to communicate more precisely.
