4) Who is Judith Miller? Should the United States have a federal shield law to protect reporters?
Judith Miller is a reporter for the New York Times she spent 85 days in jail. Miller was sentenced to jail for refusing to testify and reveal her sources in a CIA investigation. Miller was convicted of many accounts of perjury and obstruction of justice. The United States should have a federal shield law to protect reporters. Reporters have the right for their safety to not reveal their sources. In some cases if a reporter were to reveal where they got their information they could be put into danger. However, most of the time this is not the case but if reporters were made to reveal their sources their sources would stop giving them their information.
6) Should the Fairness Doctrine be revived? Why or why not?
Yes, the Fairness Doctrine should be brought back. The Fairness Doctrine required holders of broadcast licenses to present the public with controversial issues of public importance and do it as honest and fair as possible. The basis of this doctrine sounds like a good idea. People would be better informed and hear both sides to issues instead of the one that is chosen for them to know. Under the implementation of the Fairness Doctrine people would be left up to make their own decisions on issues and would also be more informed.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Questioning the Media: Chapter 15
1) What re your main concerns or criticisms about the state of media studies at your college or university?
So far I have not had many classes that deal with media studies at my university. I plan on taking more classes that study the media more in depth. Some of my previous classes have incorporated a little bit about the media especially my sociology classes. However, I do wish classes would incorporate more current events into the curriculum. This would raise discussions about things that are happening in today's world and how students are going to be affected and what they can do to change things. Media in our society is extremely important it rules every aspect of people's lives. Students also need to learn about how powerful the media is and gain a better understanding of it.
2) One charge that has been leveled against a lot of media research-- both the effects and the cultural models-- is that it has very little impact on changing our media institutions. Do you agree or disagree, and why?
I agree with the statement that media research has had little impact on changing the media institutions. The media is very tricky, much of the things presented through the media are biased in one way or another. In addition to being biased the media doesn't give all of the facts or information. Media has been like this forever and the people who are in power decide what the public can hear. Media institutions have always been this way and will always be this way.
So far I have not had many classes that deal with media studies at my university. I plan on taking more classes that study the media more in depth. Some of my previous classes have incorporated a little bit about the media especially my sociology classes. However, I do wish classes would incorporate more current events into the curriculum. This would raise discussions about things that are happening in today's world and how students are going to be affected and what they can do to change things. Media in our society is extremely important it rules every aspect of people's lives. Students also need to learn about how powerful the media is and gain a better understanding of it.
2) One charge that has been leveled against a lot of media research-- both the effects and the cultural models-- is that it has very little impact on changing our media institutions. Do you agree or disagree, and why?
I agree with the statement that media research has had little impact on changing the media institutions. The media is very tricky, much of the things presented through the media are biased in one way or another. In addition to being biased the media doesn't give all of the facts or information. Media has been like this forever and the people who are in power decide what the public can hear. Media institutions have always been this way and will always be this way.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Questioning the Media: Chapter Thirteen
1) Are you exposed to popular culture from other countries? Why or why not? Give some examples.
Yes, I am personally exposed to popular culture from other countries. I am exposed to popular culture from other countries because I am interested in it. I receive in the mail a newspaper from Norway that has things such as current events like festivals and different things relating to their culture. However, I think that the American popular culture has extended to the rest of the world and all popular cultures are either the same or close to that of the United States. Another reason that i am exposed to popular culture from other countries is my upbringing. When I lived in California there were 11 different first languages in my first grade class. Many of my friends were first generation Americans and this exposed me to their cultures.
5) Is there a such thing as a global village? What does this concept mean to you?
I don't think that there is any true global village. However, the concept of a global village is in practice. A global village is not possible in my mind because there are numerous places in the world that do not communicate with other countries because they are not as technologically advanced and do not have the means to. The idea of a global village makes me think about unity. There is not very much unity in the world even in our own culture others are discriminated against. Hopefully one day the idea of a global village is possible and could happen.
Yes, I am personally exposed to popular culture from other countries. I am exposed to popular culture from other countries because I am interested in it. I receive in the mail a newspaper from Norway that has things such as current events like festivals and different things relating to their culture. However, I think that the American popular culture has extended to the rest of the world and all popular cultures are either the same or close to that of the United States. Another reason that i am exposed to popular culture from other countries is my upbringing. When I lived in California there were 11 different first languages in my first grade class. Many of my friends were first generation Americans and this exposed me to their cultures.
5) Is there a such thing as a global village? What does this concept mean to you?
I don't think that there is any true global village. However, the concept of a global village is in practice. A global village is not possible in my mind because there are numerous places in the world that do not communicate with other countries because they are not as technologically advanced and do not have the means to. The idea of a global village makes me think about unity. There is not very much unity in the world even in our own culture others are discriminated against. Hopefully one day the idea of a global village is possible and could happen.
Questioning the Media: Chapter 12
2) What might a college or university do to improve public relations with homeowners on the edge of a campus who have to deal with noisy student parties and a shortage of parking spaces?
There are numerous things a college or university could do to improve their public relations with homeowners who have to deal with the noise issues from student parties and the shortage of parking spaces. First of all, the campus could monitor parties and take noise complaints seriously and punish those students and to solve the parking issue make more lots and spaces or even reserve spots for the neighbors of the school. Those suggestions are a little harsher towards the students so maybe the campus could come up with a trade off. For instance, they could make some campus facilities open to the neighboring public for no cost. Things like the gym and library would be a plus for neighbors to use.
4) Can and should the often hostile relationship between the journalism and PR professions be mended? Why or why not?
Yes, the hostile relationship should be mended between the journalism and public relations professions. Hostile relationships are never healthy. Many of the workers in both fields have identical if not very close to the same schooling and may even use the same methods in their work. If differences were put aside possibly the relationship between the journalism and PR professions could be very productive and help both fields. If the two professions got along work for the journalists would be a lot easier and the PR people.
There are numerous things a college or university could do to improve their public relations with homeowners who have to deal with the noise issues from student parties and the shortage of parking spaces. First of all, the campus could monitor parties and take noise complaints seriously and punish those students and to solve the parking issue make more lots and spaces or even reserve spots for the neighbors of the school. Those suggestions are a little harsher towards the students so maybe the campus could come up with a trade off. For instance, they could make some campus facilities open to the neighboring public for no cost. Things like the gym and library would be a plus for neighbors to use.
4) Can and should the often hostile relationship between the journalism and PR professions be mended? Why or why not?
Yes, the hostile relationship should be mended between the journalism and public relations professions. Hostile relationships are never healthy. Many of the workers in both fields have identical if not very close to the same schooling and may even use the same methods in their work. If differences were put aside possibly the relationship between the journalism and PR professions could be very productive and help both fields. If the two professions got along work for the journalists would be a lot easier and the PR people.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Chapter Eleven: Questioning the Media
4) Should advertising aimed at children be regulated? Support your response.
I feel the advertising aimed at children should be regulated. I feel this because young children are very impressionable. Impression whether they are good or bad are made on children from what they hear and see. Children are exposed to a lot of different types of media also. They play games on the Internet, watch cartoons on the television, listen to tunes on the radio, and even possibly look at children magazines. All of these areas of mass media expose children to advertisements that could be geared towards them. In addition to children being impressionable to things they see and hear they also have a lot of money at their disposal. They get money from their parents and grandparents and can almost get whatever they want. This is not good for those having to buy things cause it can get expensive.
6) Would you be in favor of regular advertising on public television and radio as a means of financial support for these media? Explain your answer.
I would be in favor of regular advertising on public television and radio a mean of financial support. I in favor of this because these are free to access for the public so they need to get money somewhere. Advertisements these days cost thousands or even close to millions of dollars depending on the programming these advertisements are a great financial source for these media. Advertisements are good but sometimes very annoying and time consuming to viewers. They give viewers a chance to use the restroom or grab another beer (or a pop if you are underage) from the fridge if you're watching football or another sport.
I feel the advertising aimed at children should be regulated. I feel this because young children are very impressionable. Impression whether they are good or bad are made on children from what they hear and see. Children are exposed to a lot of different types of media also. They play games on the Internet, watch cartoons on the television, listen to tunes on the radio, and even possibly look at children magazines. All of these areas of mass media expose children to advertisements that could be geared towards them. In addition to children being impressionable to things they see and hear they also have a lot of money at their disposal. They get money from their parents and grandparents and can almost get whatever they want. This is not good for those having to buy things cause it can get expensive.
6) Would you be in favor of regular advertising on public television and radio as a means of financial support for these media? Explain your answer.
I would be in favor of regular advertising on public television and radio a mean of financial support. I in favor of this because these are free to access for the public so they need to get money somewhere. Advertisements these days cost thousands or even close to millions of dollars depending on the programming these advertisements are a great financial source for these media. Advertisements are good but sometimes very annoying and time consuming to viewers. They give viewers a chance to use the restroom or grab another beer (or a pop if you are underage) from the fridge if you're watching football or another sport.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Chapter Ten: Questioning the Media
1) What are your earliest recollections of books? Do you read for pleasure? If yes, what kind of books do you enjoy? Why?
My earliest recollections of books would be book that my mother or father read while we went on road trips to see our family in Minnesota while we lived in San Jose and Atlanta. They read novels while my other parent drove and my sister and I played with toys or watched movies. As soon as my mother taught me to read i was always reading books. When I was really little my mom went to garage sales and bought me tons of books to read since I enjoyed it so much. When I was in second grade I started to stay up late at night reading because I enjoyed it so much. I still try to read books for pleasure but it is difficult because I am so busy. My favorite types of books to read are classics such as books by Jules Verne or Charles Dickens. I enjoy reading them because I can completely shut everything of and just concentrate on reading which is very relaxing to me.
6) Would you read a book on an iPod? Why or why not?
No, I would not read a book on an iPod. I have listened to books on tape before and I did not really enjoy them. I think the reason I do not enjoy listening to books is because I am so used to reading on my own. I like being able to read at my own pace. I also like how when reading yourself if there is something you do not completely understand you can re-read it with ease rather than having to rewind to get the message. Another main reason I do not enjoy listening to books being read is how it compares to how I read. When comparing listening to reading, I block everything out and concentrate and become consumed by reading but when I am listening to a book I can become distracted and do something else.
My earliest recollections of books would be book that my mother or father read while we went on road trips to see our family in Minnesota while we lived in San Jose and Atlanta. They read novels while my other parent drove and my sister and I played with toys or watched movies. As soon as my mother taught me to read i was always reading books. When I was really little my mom went to garage sales and bought me tons of books to read since I enjoyed it so much. When I was in second grade I started to stay up late at night reading because I enjoyed it so much. I still try to read books for pleasure but it is difficult because I am so busy. My favorite types of books to read are classics such as books by Jules Verne or Charles Dickens. I enjoy reading them because I can completely shut everything of and just concentrate on reading which is very relaxing to me.
6) Would you read a book on an iPod? Why or why not?
No, I would not read a book on an iPod. I have listened to books on tape before and I did not really enjoy them. I think the reason I do not enjoy listening to books is because I am so used to reading on my own. I like being able to read at my own pace. I also like how when reading yourself if there is something you do not completely understand you can re-read it with ease rather than having to rewind to get the message. Another main reason I do not enjoy listening to books being read is how it compares to how I read. When comparing listening to reading, I block everything out and concentrate and become consumed by reading but when I am listening to a book I can become distracted and do something else.
Chapter Nine: Questioning the Media
1) What are your earliest recollections of magazines? Which magazines do you read regularly today? Why?
My earliest recollections and memories of magazines would have to be my dad's National Geographic magazine. My dad has always had a subscription to National Geographic, I never read National Geographic until I was old enough to read it; when I was younger I just enjoyed looking at pictures of animals and different cultures. When I was around the age of entering school my parents got me a subscription to Ranger Rick and Wildlife magazine because of my interest in animals and wildlife. Today I do not regularly read any magazine but when I have the opportunity I will flip through magazines such as Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, and National Geographic. I usually get this opportunity when I am at a doctor or dentist's office.
7) Do you think cable television, the Internet, and other technology will eventually displace magazines? Why or why not?
I do not think that cable television, the Internet, and other technologies will eventually displace magazines. Cable television will not ever be able to completely create the variety and abundance of magazines in circulation. The Internet is really hard to moderate and charge money for media. However, the main reason I think and feel magazines will not become obsolete and be replaced is because people like to have something they can hold in their hands and flip through the pages and gawk at pictures. Also, many people collect magazines and pictures in magazines and many art students use them to make collages and other forms of art.
My earliest recollections and memories of magazines would have to be my dad's National Geographic magazine. My dad has always had a subscription to National Geographic, I never read National Geographic until I was old enough to read it; when I was younger I just enjoyed looking at pictures of animals and different cultures. When I was around the age of entering school my parents got me a subscription to Ranger Rick and Wildlife magazine because of my interest in animals and wildlife. Today I do not regularly read any magazine but when I have the opportunity I will flip through magazines such as Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, and National Geographic. I usually get this opportunity when I am at a doctor or dentist's office.
7) Do you think cable television, the Internet, and other technology will eventually displace magazines? Why or why not?
I do not think that cable television, the Internet, and other technologies will eventually displace magazines. Cable television will not ever be able to completely create the variety and abundance of magazines in circulation. The Internet is really hard to moderate and charge money for media. However, the main reason I think and feel magazines will not become obsolete and be replaced is because people like to have something they can hold in their hands and flip through the pages and gawk at pictures. Also, many people collect magazines and pictures in magazines and many art students use them to make collages and other forms of art.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Chapter Eight: Questioning the Media
2) Why do you think people aren't reading daily newspapers as frequently as they once did? What can newspapers do to increase circulation?
Newspapers have been in decline since news companies like CNN went onto the television. The rise of the use of the internet has not helped the newspaper industry either. People aren’t reading the daily newspapers because they are “old news” both technologically and literally. The people of today want to get things instantly and the internet and news channels provide this so therefore a newspaper that comes out once a day is obsolete to these people. I don’t know if there are anything newspapers can do besides what they have been doing to increase circulation. Newspapers have to be able to provide something that online and TV news can’t provide like localized news.
6) Will blogs and other Internet news services eventually replace newspapers? Explain your response.
Blogs and other Internet news services could eventually replace newspapers. However, I think the companies will remain the same will no longer produce a daily paper but more like a weekly paper much like the Sunday paper. This paper will consist of things that happened in the area that week things that are upcoming events and local stories and features about people or things within a certain community. Another major part of this weekly newspaper would be the ads in it. These ads would help finance the paper. I hope the newspaper won’t be replaced in my time because I often enjoy reading the newspaper because it is portable and you have a hard copy that you can keep and hold on to.
Newspapers have been in decline since news companies like CNN went onto the television. The rise of the use of the internet has not helped the newspaper industry either. People aren’t reading the daily newspapers because they are “old news” both technologically and literally. The people of today want to get things instantly and the internet and news channels provide this so therefore a newspaper that comes out once a day is obsolete to these people. I don’t know if there are anything newspapers can do besides what they have been doing to increase circulation. Newspapers have to be able to provide something that online and TV news can’t provide like localized news.
6) Will blogs and other Internet news services eventually replace newspapers? Explain your response.
Blogs and other Internet news services could eventually replace newspapers. However, I think the companies will remain the same will no longer produce a daily paper but more like a weekly paper much like the Sunday paper. This paper will consist of things that happened in the area that week things that are upcoming events and local stories and features about people or things within a certain community. Another major part of this weekly newspaper would be the ads in it. These ads would help finance the paper. I hope the newspaper won’t be replaced in my time because I often enjoy reading the newspaper because it is portable and you have a hard copy that you can keep and hold on to.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Chapter Seven: Questioning the Media
3) How often do you go to the movie theaters today? How often do you rent movies on video or DVD? Which experience do you prefer and why?
I hardly ever am able to go to the movie theaters today. However, this summer I was able to go to the movie theater many times more than I had expected to. Now that I am back in school I rent more DVDs than I did during the summer. I am not able to go to the movie theater that much because it is so expensive. This summer while I was working I could afford to go to the theater. I prefer to go to the movie theater than renting DVDs. I prefer to go to the theater because if the big screen as opposed to my small TV screen.
4) If you were a Hollywood film producer or executive, what kind of films would you like to see made? What changes would you make in what we see at the movies?
If I were a
Friday, September 19, 2008
Chapter Six: Questioning the Media
1) How many cable channels do you watch regularly? What programs do you watch? What attracts you to a certain channel?
I watch very few cable channels regularly. I rarely watch television; I watch it whenever I just feel like sitting down and doing nothing. I have trouble finding things on television to interest me; I have to flip through channels for what seems like hours. I do not watch any specific program besides sports games. There are a few channels that have some programming that is pretty decent to watch like the Discovery Channel for instance. I like watching some of the Discovery Channel’s programming because its complex factual information that has been broken down for the average person to understand.
4) CNN and MTV have changed our society as well as the global culture. Have these changes been positive or negative? Explain.
CNN and MTV have really changed our society and the global culture. However, these changes are both positive and negative I feel. CNN has impacted the news world in a huge way. Breaking news is truly breaking news because a Channel like CNN has constant coverage. CNN however has hurt the newspaper business because people no longer need to read a newspaper to get news because by the time the paper is printed and distributed the news is “old news.” MTV at first was great and exposed the world to artists and their music videos. However, now MTV has sold out and isn’t really about the music it seems to be more about whiny spoiled teenage girls and celebrity gossip.
I watch very few cable channels regularly. I rarely watch television; I watch it whenever I just feel like sitting down and doing nothing. I have trouble finding things on television to interest me; I have to flip through channels for what seems like hours. I do not watch any specific program besides sports games. There are a few channels that have some programming that is pretty decent to watch like the Discovery Channel for instance. I like watching some of the Discovery Channel’s programming because its complex factual information that has been broken down for the average person to understand.
4) CNN and MTV have changed our society as well as the global culture. Have these changes been positive or negative? Explain.
CNN and MTV have really changed our society and the global culture. However, these changes are both positive and negative I feel. CNN has impacted the news world in a huge way. Breaking news is truly breaking news because a Channel like CNN has constant coverage. CNN however has hurt the newspaper business because people no longer need to read a newspaper to get news because by the time the paper is printed and distributed the news is “old news.” MTV at first was great and exposed the world to artists and their music videos. However, now MTV has sold out and isn’t really about the music it seems to be more about whiny spoiled teenage girls and celebrity gossip.
Chapter 5: Questioning the Media
1) Describe your earliest memories of watching television. What was your favorite show? Which shows did your family watch together? Were there shows that you were not allowed to watch? Which ones and why?
My earliest memories of watching television would have to be those Saturday morning cartoons or the Disney channel. I remember I watched a fair amount of television but my parents wouldn’t let me sit in front of the blaring screen all day, so I usually would watch TV in the mornings and after lunch time and the rest of the time I was outside playing. When I was younger I had many favorite shows such as Tailspin, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I watched shows like Full House with my family. My parents never told me I couldn’t watch a certain show because it wasn’t ever an issue they knew what I was watching at all times.
2) How much television do you watch today? Which programs do you try to watch regularly? What attracts you to your favorite program(s)?
My earliest memories of watching television would have to be those Saturday morning cartoons or the Disney channel. I remember I watched a fair amount of television but my parents wouldn’t let me sit in front of the blaring screen all day, so I usually would watch TV in the mornings and after lunch time and the rest of the time I was outside playing. When I was younger I had many favorite shows such as Tailspin, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I watched shows like Full House with my family. My parents never told me I couldn’t watch a certain show because it wasn’t ever an issue they knew what I was watching at all times.
2) How much television do you watch today? Which programs do you try to watch regularly? What attracts you to your favorite program(s)?
Surprisingly I do not watch that much television. In spite of not watching a large amount of television I do watch the NFL and try to catch a couple of games on Sunday. During the week when I have a little bit of down time and I can’t find anything better to do I will sit down relax and watch a random show on TV, but usually I have to flip through the channels for an hour or so to find something moderately interesting. When I do find something on TV it’s usually something on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, ESPN, or VH1 Classic.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Chapter Four Questioning the Media
My earliest memories of listening to the radio are when I was really young and living in
3) If you could own and manage a commercial radio station, what format would you choose and why?
If I could own and manage a commercial radio station my format would be very listener oriented. I would play variations of rock music such as new wave, punk, and reggae to name a few. Listeners could request what they want to hear. Anything would be played that fit the FCC guidelines. Possibly we would do remote broadcastings at shows and concerts. I would like to do various promotions for concert tickets and band gear. I think this would be a successful station because it would obviously play the best tunes. Also it would be popular because it would truly pay what the listeners wanted to hear.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Chapter Three Questioning the Media
Raised on The Stones
1) Who was your first favorite group or singer? How old were you at the time? What was important to you about this music?
When I was in third grade I first began really listening to music. When my parents asked me my favorite band I shocked them and made my dad proud by saying “The Rolling Stones.” My favorite song at the time was “Jumping Jack Flash.” I was around eight or nine years old when this happened to me. I had been introduced to the music by my parents because that’s what they listened to. I used to take my dads tapes and CD's and listen to them in my room. I enjoyed the Rolling Stones because I liked the sound of them and enjoyed singing the songs. It also gave me a connection to my parents.
My Radio Show
2) If you ran a noncommercial campus radio station, what kind of music would you play and why?
If I ran a noncommercial campus radio station I would play songs that you will not hear on any other radio show and music that I enjoy listening to. I have numerous friends in punk bands so I would try and get them some radio time and exposure. I don’t care for those popular Top 40 radio stations that play the same songs every hour. Those songs and most of the time the artists aren’t even remembered in couple years. That is the main reason I would play less mainstream music along with timeless classic rock like The Rolling Stones, The Cars, The Clash, and Dire Straits.
Chapter Two Questioning the Media
First Encounter with the Internet
1) What was your first encounter with the Internet like? How did it compare with your first encounters with other mass media?My first encounter with the Internet was surprisingly for schoolwork. I was in fifth grade and was working on a project about the Viking Leif Ericson. I remember when I worked on projects previously I used encyclopedias and books for most of my research but they soon took a backseat in my research methods. The Internet had everything that I needed at my fingertips. I could find a plethora of information and pictures that I could use and all I had to do was use a search engine and print them out. I’d say that my first encounter with the internet differs from my other first encounters with mass media in the aspect that I used the Internet for research rather than entertainment.
The Information Age
5) As we move form a print-orientated Industrial Age to a digitally based Information Age, how do you think individuals, communities, and nations will be affected? As we move from a print-orientated Industrial Age to a digitally based Information Age I think that individuals, communities, and nations will be affected both positively and negatively. In the past anyone could read a book or a paper and get the information they required, however in the Information Age less fortunate people who cannot afford means of Internet access will not have the same advantage that those who can afford Internet access will have. There will be a large gap between the classes because the Internet will almost give an “unfair advantage” to those who can afford it. Communities will be able to be linked all over the world and families won’t have to write letters or talk on the phone to stay in touch.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Chapter One Questioning the Media
Saturday mornings with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1) Using music or television as an example, identify a performer or program you once liked but began to dislike as you grew older or your tastes changed. Why do you think this happened? Do you think your early interests in popular music or television have had an impact on shaping your identity? Explain?When I was younger I enjoyed many different things that I no longer really follow or enjoy as much. One TV that comes to mind is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I followed the show religiously and had all the toys and videos. As I grew older I fell out of getting up early on Saturdays and watching Ninja Turtles. I didn’t really choose to stop watching the show or playing with the toys I just grew up and got involved with sports and school that occupied my time. I do kind of feel that Ninja Turtles had an impact on shaping my identity. The Ninja Turtles had that party and gnarly dude attitude that I kind of still have today, and of course I too, like the Ninja Turtles love pizza.
Children on the Internet
Many forms of media could potentially be harmful to children. The Internet could be harmful to children if their Internet use is not monitored and regulated. Anything that is not suited for children’s eyes is only a mouse click away. Also anyone can access the Internet, including pedophiles. Numerous others have voiced their concerns about unsuitable content for children on the Internet, and many people have taken steps to make places where children have Internet access less susceptible for inappropriate content to be viewed. The
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