Journal #7

The relationship between print and digital media is that they can both be forms of everyday writing used to convey a point or as a means of getting a message across. Print and digital media are also both used as forms of communication and/or information. Although we are living in a very technological age where basically anything and everything can be found online, I do not think that one medium, such as digital media, will eventually overcome and replace paper. Like mentioned in the article by Gladwell, “Every country in the Western world uses more paper today, on a per-capita basis, than it did ten years ago.” Not only that, but psychologists and ergonomics experts  also mention that, “when it comes to performing certain kinds of cognitive tasks, paper has many advantages over computers.” I totally agree with this statement because having information on a computer compared to paper is not always the best when taking into account all the work that needs to be done. For example, I would rather take notes in class  by writing it down on paper rather than typing it on my computer because I can actually see and take into account the physicality of the work I have to do and the information that I must memorize.                                                                                                                                                                    Although I do not think that one medium will totally replace the other, I definitely think that digital media will, if not already, outweigh paper. As people and time change, so do technological advances. In the 21^st century, we have learned to use and incorporate technology into our everyday lives because it makes living easier and more efficient. In some aspects digital media is definitely better and more useful than print, but this is not always true. I do not think that paper media will ever truly go away because of its simplicity, but I absolutely think that it will dwindle and become less prominent because of digital media. I think that this greater reliance and use of digital media will change everyday writing in the many forms that it already takes and will take in the future. Digital media will only expand the forms of everyday writing that we already know of in due time.