Journalizing is a rare phenomenon these days and understandably so, in an illiterate age such as ours. Illiteracy at this time is commensurate with computer finesse and computer research skills. The more we absorb in this knowledge explosion the less we are able to handle and contain it. McLuhan said that the medium is the message and that indicates that form prevails over thoughtful and critical analysis of substance , the true measurement of literacy as I define the term. Literacy is the ability to think critically and evaluate sources. In the past literacy was more predominant than now because of the widespread reading of the classics, the rigor of scientific inquiry per se, and the value given to a classical and liberal arts education.These have been deemphasized in the name of "computer literacy" so it seems.