Reaction VII- PocketSecrets2015

Melissa Perillo seemed to really know what she was discussing in her response to Miller's lecture on movies, which can be seen here:http://pocketsecrets2015.blogspot.com/2015/10/movies-galore-movies-lecture-to-me-was.html. Her opinion about it was different from others and was not the same simple "good" opinion on the lecture. Her expectations were different from the reality of what the lecture actually was. I liked how she discussed the Pseudo Demassification Solutions, something nobody else seemed to describe at all. Overall, her way of writing the response was a great way of conveying her message to the audience.

Reaction VI: JayTFarrow

I found Jayln's response to Miller's lecture on television quite helpful to understand the actual lecture. Seen here: http://jaytfarrow.blogspot.com/2015/10/television-response-to-lecture.html?m=0, the response gave a lot of insight on what the lecture discussed. One thing that I noticed is how Jalyn used the dates of when certain things happened in the history of television multiple times. She also provided some examples how television influenced American culture and became popular. She changed my point of view on how we use television now in comparison to earlier in time.

Wooden Box Critique

On October 27 2015, an article titled "LMPD: Man arrested for putting dead roommate in wooden box after overdose" was published onto the WDRB website by Ryan Cummings and can be seen here: http://www.wdrb.com/story/30364837/police-man-arrested-in-connection-to-case-of-body-found-in-box-in-jefferson-co-2 According to the article, Louisville police took out an arrest warrant for Derek Roark, 39, of Morehead, Kentucky. Investigators say earlier this month, he put a man's body in a box and then dumped it in southern Jefferson County off South Park Road. The victim was identified through fingerprints and was the killer's roommate. All of this is not locally relevant to anybody but the victim, the killer, and families of them, etc. It seems to be another case of attempt to make the important interesting, commonly noticed in all news stations, some more than others. Cummings does not express his own opinion and needed to balance the audience with what it wants and what it needs.

Air Jordans Critique

On October 23, an article titled :Police: suspect arrested after advertising stolen Air Jordans on Facebook was published on the WDRB website and can be seen here: Written by Stephan Johnson, it clearly violates the 7 yardsticks and 10 elements. The actual article describes how the suspect is accused of breaking into a home and stealing electronics, a purse and 30 pairs of ladies Air Jordans. Police say when he tried to sell the items on Facebook, the victim saw it and got them involved. This is a common example of trying to make the interesting important without having any local relevance. It is not newsworthy, because the only people it affects are the victims of the Facebook purchase and the person selling the Jordans. Obviously, this article isn't worthy of attention at a local news site.

Reaction V- FreshOffThePressWithEmma

Emma Pagni raised some good points about life without Johannes Gutenberg, which can be seen here: http://freshoffthepresswithemma.blogspot.com/2015/09/gutenburg-people-always-say-where-would.html Valid ideas were made describing how without Gutenberg, things like literary rates, standardized maps, and other concepts would not be the same as what they are today. For example, she discussed how the majority of the population, if not the entire population of DuPont Manual would not be here learning if it were not for Gutenberg. I also enjoyed how the overall structure of what she wrote was showing a purpose of why Gutenberg changed all generations to come.

Reaction IV- Audrey's Journal

I am reacting to a media critique towards an article titled, "New York Woman Arrested After Pit Bulls Maul Man" published on CNN's website on September 13th, written by Audrey Champelli. The link is seen here: http://audreysjournal-manualjc.blogspot.com/2015/09/news-media-critique.html#comment-form and gives a great critique. After I examined the article myself, I noticed that Audrey was right, and the article should not have been given as much attention as it was. She gives multiple indications of why the article is not newsworthy and irrelevant to a large audience. The article simply made the important interesting, something that should not be done.

Reaction iii- Paperboy Productions

Today I had the opportunity to read about a blog made by Mr. E Streeter, seen here: http://paperboy-productions.blogspot.com/ I read about his media critique, where an article from CNN about the Texas Muslim teenager was questioned for bringing a clock looking like a bomb to his school. I had heard about the story multiple times, as it was shown to a national audience and was declared important across the country. It seemed that E made his point that it was not newsworthy. I agree with him, it actually was not newsworthy if you actually think about it. In my opinion, I believe that the school was just afraid of Muslims in general and what could happen out of this situation.

Response VI- Movies

People say that movies shaped a new economy for the future of the world. If you think about it, they are right. Movies created a large variety of jobs for people and created an entire industry. This discussion taught me that movies are literally just a long series of moving pictures that are played so fast to where the brain can only see it as what it actually isn't. Our points of view on this are seen differently than the director of the movie and the group of people making the film. When the movie Hugo was mentioned, I instantly recalled the scene where an audience was viewing the film "The Great Train Heist". It was actually a bit funny, as the audience seem to freak out when the train in the film being watched is moving towards them, as they think that it is about to run over them, even though it is only a screen. Another scene in "The Great Train Heist" features a man firing a gun, in which the audience would jump away, attempting to dodge a bullet that seems to be aiming towards the audience. What I learned the most from this was the importance of theaters today. I knew that movies were dying, but not as much as we think they are. Reflecting off of the lecture, it was one that fascinated me the most.

Response V- Recording

Today I am responding to the lecture discussing recording/music and its philosophy. I had already known that music had existed for hundreds of thousands of years, and that it was presented as something that was only shown as something for a special occasion, like a party, or a gathering, at the time. My reflection upon this statement is how "different" music is now than from what it was back then. For example, 200 years ago, when someone wanted to hear a song, they had to gather the group or band to perform the song, and listen to them play the song once or twice. Nowadays, we can listen to any song that we would like (an option of 97 million to choose from) and listen to them whenever and wherever we would like, on-demand. Thomas Edison, Emile Berliner, and James Clerk Maxwell were the three key people who basically turned music into the mass that it is today, each changing the mass medium a little bit itself. It interested me of how easily music can spread (memorizing lyrics, changing the ideas inside of songs, sharing songs with others for payment) and how most songs usually have common message. Specifically, without the improvement of electromagnetic transmission (sharing certain music/sound) we would still be listening to music through a much more old fashioned way, centuries ago. I found that a lot could be learned from this lecture, and it was one that I could really comprehend. 10/01/2015 As we finished the lecture a few days ago, I now have more to add about the discussion. One thing that I learned after reviewing this lecture is that the Hindenburg incident was all narrated on radio to an audience.

Reaction ii- Devinswblog

My second reaction is to Devin's Blog, titled Devinswblog and can be seen here: http://devinswblog.blogspot.com/, made by Mr. Devin Wunderlich. I am reacting to his discussion encountering magazines. I liked how Devin says things about Serialized Fiction, and how books and novels were split into pieces. There were a lot of things that I had already known from the lecture, but Devin found a way to shorten it and review it to where it is easy to understand. I also liked how Devin talks about what he learned from the discussion and brings in his opinions. It was very convenient for him to do that, and really helps out with the article. All in all, I found Devin's writing to be very well-conducted and easy to understand and comprehend.

Reaction i- SchusterPost

I am reacting to a post written on the blog titled "SchusterPost" in the post discussing "The Reason We're all Scared of Trump" which can be seen here: http://schusterpost.blogspot.com/, made by Mr. Joey Schuster. I enjoyed how Joey actually spoke the truth and his opinion on the ideas and audience of presidential candidate Donald Trump. I easily suspected that there would be a discussion about Bernie Sanders being the best candidate in the field, and I was right. It makes sense, really. Overall, I really enjoyed what Joey spoke about in the article. I seem to agree with his opinions and ideals for it.

Response IV- Plagiarism

Plagiarism Lecture What I did not know already was the toll plagiarism can take on one's career. Plagiarism is very dangerous to one's life in school, and can definitely ruin one. I knew what the consequences of plagiarism were, and I basically already understood everything said about plagiarism, but as I am told more and more about it, I realize its importance much more. That was the key lesson I learned about plagiarism- simply do not do it. Another thing that I did not know was how even "stealing" an idea of something is considered plagiarism. I have seen multiple everyday actions in journalists lives that lead to plagiarism and can quickly ruin their career. Knowing this, I have vowed to prevent myself form ever plagiarizing. I noticed during the lecture that the dictionary definition of plagiarism is "the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own", which seems a little bit strange to me.

Response iii- Magazine Lecture

Response iii- Magazine Lecture I learned a lot from the lecture today. Miller discussed the Newseum, a museum in Washington, DC that I really enjoy visiting. I felt like I already knew that Benjamin Franklin made the first magazine, surprisingly. It was known as "General Magazine", and was known to be a collection of "a little something for everybody". What fascinates me are the innovations of magazines, some being photojournalism, personality profile, and long-form investigative journalism. This lecture taught me a lot, and I did not realize that magazines were so important in advertisement and journalism. I think the most interesting thing that I found out was the concept of how people became literate simply to be able to read magazines, as there was sort of a cultural conversation happening between everybody. Magazines were also an excellent way to advertise, and became a way for poets and such to become famous through this concept. I also how everything in magazines was made with a purpose, for a specific audience that can comprehend what was said and written for them.

Response ii- Newsapers

What I learned form this lecture was that newspapers were made in 59 B.C.E, over 2,000 years ago. It took about a thousand years for a monthly newspaper to come into action, and eventually weekly, and then daily. One thing that surprised me was that "muckraking" was actually a concept and not some made up term. I already knew about how John Peter Zenger had ignited the freedom of Press, in a way, which is a major key to journalism. His trial was one of the most important for Early America, and helped improve the aspect of journalism. I never thought about newspapers being nonlinear, which really changed my point of view on the Press, also. I also found out a bunch of reasons of why newspapers are still alive today. One could say, "arguably", that newspapers are dying. The biggest reason of why they are still alive is because of the tradition that they build throughout all generations. They are also portable, cheap, and sharable, which are also key characteristics of why we use them now.

Response i- Printing Press

Lecture 3: The Printing Press What I found fascinating from this was how short of a time ago the printing press was actually made. If you think about it, it was only a few hundred of years ago. It is crazy how this single invention shaped the future of writing for the majority of the world and sparked the Renaissance, also. I enjoy the fact that within 30 years, 100 presses were made, and by the 1500s there were printing presses in over 2500 cities, which was a very fast rate at the time. I am also shaken by the effects of the invention, quickly after. First, a lot of people became literate and helped change the world. New maps and languages were made to change and shape everything, also. The lecture really fascinated me, and could be simply taught as a great history lesson also. Without what Johannes Gutenberg first made, we would absolutely not be where we are, and not had become what we have already become.

Media Critique

Media Critique Today the piece of media that is going to be critiqued is an article written by Megyn Kelly for Fox News discussing how Baltimore has reached a settlement of 6.4 million dollars for the family of Freddie Gray, because of his death after major arrest months ago. The way Kelly reported this single story will be criticized during this media critique. The full article can be seen here I realize that Kelly obviously met certain standards of the 10 elements and 7 yardsticks, as she is the journalist that she is, but there were also some things that she missed. First, a Room for Dissent was not shown. Kelly did not seem to speak her opinion much, which is usually necessary for an important piece of media. Also, she only criticized others very minorly, and more needed to be done about that. Second, the amount of information that was shown was a bit disorganized to where one could not be able to tell exactly what was being focused on. At some parts in the article it was easy to see what was being discussed, but later it became somewhat complicated. Of course the writing was newsworthy and relevant, but the civic contribution and minor enterprise seemed to be missing in some parts of it. One thing that was good was how a few sides of the argument were shown through Twitter accounts on social media. What could have been done to eliminate these things is through: 1. Speaking an opinion to show the audience and readers the point of view 2. Organize the text to where one can understand what is being said much more easily. Other than these things, there was nothing noticeably incorrect about what Megyn Kelly described and interviewed about. Knowing the type of journalist that she is, there should not be a wide amount of flaws and corrections to be made. Problems made in this could be fixed by making sure that all sources were official and that she spoke out to all audiences of different races. Overall, the article was satisfactory, and could use some minor improvements to make it better.