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.