Drew Frey recently wrote a blog post about the increase in popularity of various mass media. He then talks about how usage either skyrockets or gradually increases as the public adopts the medium.
I enjoyed this post because of all the posts I've read about the Internet from this class, none of them have dealt with this particular topic. There may be some out there, but if they are out there, I haven't seen them.
I also like the facts and details included in this post. It was a short, brief post, but nonetheless it was very informative.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Really WLKY?
Under WLKY's "Latest Headlines" section today was the headline "Where Are 'Cosby Show' Stars Today?"
This violates the yardstick of newsworthiness, as this information does not affect our daily lives. This information would fall under the yardstick's "peripheral" category. This means that this topic (celebrity news) is not a "core" (main) topic. Celebrity news such as this does not belong on a news website.
This story also violates the principle of making the important interesting. Where the Cosby stars are is not important, its just interesting. Actually, its not even interesting. It's just filler "news" to put on WLKY's website.
Also violated was the yardstick of local relevancy. Where the Cosby stars are doesn't affect the Louisville area at all, because they aren't around here. As a local news station, local relevancy should be an easy yardstick to follow.
Really WLKY? Really?
This violates the yardstick of newsworthiness, as this information does not affect our daily lives. This information would fall under the yardstick's "peripheral" category. This means that this topic (celebrity news) is not a "core" (main) topic. Celebrity news such as this does not belong on a news website.
This story also violates the principle of making the important interesting. Where the Cosby stars are is not important, its just interesting. Actually, its not even interesting. It's just filler "news" to put on WLKY's website.
Also violated was the yardstick of local relevancy. Where the Cosby stars are doesn't affect the Louisville area at all, because they aren't around here. As a local news station, local relevancy should be an easy yardstick to follow.
Really WLKY? Really?
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Kelsey and WDRB
Kelsey Wunderlich had a strong critique of a WDRB story about a new Oxmoor H&M store.
She was right, while the topic (a new store might be able to bring more people to Oxmoor and help the mall) might be slightly newsworthy, but the execution of the story was poor. Having a large portion of the story be devoted to the excitement of the mall customers makes the story not newsworthy.
Also, this article violates the principle of making the interesting important. While a new store might bring new customers to the mall and help people involved with Oxmoor, how excited people are about it doesn't affect our every day lives. If the excitement caused an extreme traffic delay, that would be one thing. This is no such case.
She was right, while the topic (a new store might be able to bring more people to Oxmoor and help the mall) might be slightly newsworthy, but the execution of the story was poor. Having a large portion of the story be devoted to the excitement of the mall customers makes the story not newsworthy.
Also, this article violates the principle of making the interesting important. While a new store might bring new customers to the mall and help people involved with Oxmoor, how excited people are about it doesn't affect our every day lives. If the excitement caused an extreme traffic delay, that would be one thing. This is no such case.
The Not-So Mad Hatter
I really liked Kate Hatter's blog, especially her post about the disappearance of the cultural underground due to the Internet.
While most people who covered this topic (myself included), have taken a similar route. We've talked about the impact of the Internet on the underground, going into detail about how the Internet has changed the underground and what that looks like, she uses another approach.
Kate instead sees the spread of fads as the disappearance of the cultural divide. I thought it was very insightful and interesting. I had never thought of the topic that way. I applaud Kate for thinking do out-of-the box. She uses the Harlem Shake as an example, and I completely agree with a lot of what she said.
Kate's blog was interesting and thought provoking.
While most people who covered this topic (myself included), have taken a similar route. We've talked about the impact of the Internet on the underground, going into detail about how the Internet has changed the underground and what that looks like, she uses another approach.
Kate instead sees the spread of fads as the disappearance of the cultural divide. I thought it was very insightful and interesting. I had never thought of the topic that way. I applaud Kate for thinking do out-of-the box. She uses the Harlem Shake as an example, and I completely agree with a lot of what she said.
Kate's blog was interesting and thought provoking.
Advertising Introductory Assignment
It makes us laugh and cringe. It encourages us to buy products, but it can also cause us to clear. What is it?
Advertising.
I really enjoyed the advertisement assignment today. For my best and worst commercials, I turned to Super Bowl commercials. I liked reflecting on the truly awful commercials I've seen, and I liked hearing what other people thought. I'm going to share my favorite and least favorite commercials.
My favorite was that commercial at the Super Bowl last(?) year? I think it was then. Anyways, it was that Budweiser Clydesdale commercial. Here's the extended version:
Advertising.
I really enjoyed the advertisement assignment today. For my best and worst commercials, I turned to Super Bowl commercials. I liked reflecting on the truly awful commercials I've seen, and I liked hearing what other people thought. I'm going to share my favorite and least favorite commercials.
My favorite was that commercial at the Super Bowl last(?) year? I think it was then. Anyways, it was that Budweiser Clydesdale commercial. Here's the extended version:
I just think that this commercial is so sweet. As a horse lover myself, I found this commercial touching, especially the ending. That gets me every time. Stupid emotions!
My least favorite commercial I couldn't find, and honestly, you don't want to see it. It was some Hanes commercial a few years back featuring pants less men marching in a line singing some underwear song while they marched through a random corn field. Yeah. Not pretty.
Sensory Overload
One of the reasons why going to the movie theater is so popular is the sensory overload that the experience provides.
In the movie theater, there's a giant screen. The lights are dimmed, and the sound is like nothing you would experience at home. Well, nothing most people can experience at home. Some people may have home theater systems, but I digress. Anyway, you experience an immersive sensory experience that overwhelms your senses.
Why do we like having our senses assaulted? Normally, we are pleasantly assaulted, if that makes any sense. For most people, the large screen and beautiful surround sound is pleasant; although some may find it overwhelming. The Hobbit is an extreme example of a theater experience gone bad, but it was the director/editor's fault on that one.
The point is that movie-going has its perks.
In the movie theater, there's a giant screen. The lights are dimmed, and the sound is like nothing you would experience at home. Well, nothing most people can experience at home. Some people may have home theater systems, but I digress. Anyway, you experience an immersive sensory experience that overwhelms your senses.
Why do we like having our senses assaulted? Normally, we are pleasantly assaulted, if that makes any sense. For most people, the large screen and beautiful surround sound is pleasant; although some may find it overwhelming. The Hobbit is an extreme example of a theater experience gone bad, but it was the director/editor's fault on that one.
The point is that movie-going has its perks.
Stephanie's Blog
In September, I made a complimentary entry about Stephanie Little's blog. I would like to follow that up, because I have some things to say.
First of all, she apparently likes responding to other people's blogs, which is fine. However, what's not fine is to nit-pick over Sarah Schmidt's blog and make completely irrelevant and rude points over Alyssa Durbin's blog. While writing this post, I realized that she also made a response to one of my posts, the one about hipsters and the internet.
I won't go into detail over the blogs, but some of her responses quite civil. Others, not so much. She has a habit of directly addressing the classmate she is criticizing in her blog. I did it once, so I understand doing it. The way she does it though is condescending, like she's scolding an errant child. It's offensive, and speaking of offensive, her phrasing gets to be downright rude. In her response to Alyssa's blog, she criticized Alyssa on having "poor phrasing", and while her phrasing was carefully constructed, it was harsh and again, condescending.
Stephanie is a talented writer, and a good blogger. I just think that she should keep in mind that the rest of us are amateur high school student bloggers. We're not trying to get noticed here on the Internet; we are simply trying to get the grade. Maybe she needs to take a step back and re-read her posts to make sure that they aren't offensive.
First of all, she apparently likes responding to other people's blogs, which is fine. However, what's not fine is to nit-pick over Sarah Schmidt's blog and make completely irrelevant and rude points over Alyssa Durbin's blog. While writing this post, I realized that she also made a response to one of my posts, the one about hipsters and the internet.
I won't go into detail over the blogs, but some of her responses quite civil. Others, not so much. She has a habit of directly addressing the classmate she is criticizing in her blog. I did it once, so I understand doing it. The way she does it though is condescending, like she's scolding an errant child. It's offensive, and speaking of offensive, her phrasing gets to be downright rude. In her response to Alyssa's blog, she criticized Alyssa on having "poor phrasing", and while her phrasing was carefully constructed, it was harsh and again, condescending.
Stephanie is a talented writer, and a good blogger. I just think that she should keep in mind that the rest of us are amateur high school student bloggers. We're not trying to get noticed here on the Internet; we are simply trying to get the grade. Maybe she needs to take a step back and re-read her posts to make sure that they aren't offensive.
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