I have learned a lot in intro to Mass Communication. This class has helped me a lot in what I want to do for my career. I’m glad that they have a class called Intro To Mass cause it kind of helps u find out if u are in the right major or not. It introduces u Intro Mass Communication and gives you information on what this major is going to be about. I learned a lot in chapters 1,5, and 6. In chapter one I learned a lot about digital natives, digital immigrants, and mass media. Digital natives are people who grew up in a world where digital technologies and the Internet were already in place. Then you have your digital immigrants who are transitioning into the digital age. I thought that was pretty cool how they had two different groups, and mass media is the exchange of information and meanings between individuals and groups. In chapter 5 I learned about sound recording, speakeasies, and commercial radio. Sound recording is the recreation of sound waves including voice, music, and sound effects. A man by the name of Thomas Alva Edison is the one who created sound recording. Then I learned about speakeasies, which are illegal saloons and dance halls that quickly sprang up all over the country. After that came the commercial radio which is advertising backed radio that helped to increase the radio's financial base. Chapter 5 helped me a lot cause this chapter focused on my career so I learned a lot. In chapter 6 I learned about hybrid films, sound-on-filming technology, and film distributors. Hybrid films are films that mix stylist components often rooted in other media. Disney was the first major movie studio to produce a lot of hybrid films. These films combined music and animation. Then I got into sound-on-filming technology, which imprinted sound into light waves that could be recorded as visual images on the same filmstrip. I thought that was neat and the person who created it was Lee Dee Forest. Another thing that caught my eye was a film distributor. That is when the film industry focuses on getting many movies shown on as many screens in as many theaters as possible. Chapter six had me thinking about doing filming as a back up plan in case recording arts doesn't work out for me. The stuff we discussed in class about chapter six was real interesting. I hate that Intro To Mass Communication is coming to an end. I don’t want it to be over. I feel like it went by to fast. I learned so much stuff, but what made the class fun and interesting was my professor Tamika Winston. She really helped us understand what Mass Communication meant. This class made me realize what my calling is, so if I ever get famous I know that I am going to thank my Professor for my successful career.