In this clip (go to 3:16) on the Daily Show Jon Stewart brings up that Newt Gingrich announced his candidacy for 2012 elections via Twitter. He makes fun of the fact that this candidate is older and is trying to use all these new media sources to gain popularity with the younger generation. He questions why he is ditching television and newspaper and the first time he announces his candidacy is on a tweet that has a link to a youtube video, and the youtube video isn't even done well.
I think its important to know your audience. I think Mr. Gingrich should have first utilized traditional media and then new media to show that traditional media is what he knows best and it is still important and then reaches out to the younger generation- and they both can be released at the same time, but traditional media is still crucial and will really die out quickly if people don't use it.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Tornadoes and Politics
This is a clip from the O'Reilly show- it starts off talking about the horrible damage and situation with the tornadoes and how the the government have to help but doesn't have the money to help.
He then slants this issue from the government's need to help them/have no money and digresses to the massive amounts of money we need to borrow daily to help repair these damages and turns it into a situation about the elections and how Obama isn't dealing with this well.
Coming off of our media bias project- this is direct media bias.
It is interesting that as elections are coming closer- people are linking anything they can to politics.
He then slants this issue from the government's need to help them/have no money and digresses to the massive amounts of money we need to borrow daily to help repair these damages and turns it into a situation about the elections and how Obama isn't dealing with this well.
Coming off of our media bias project- this is direct media bias.
It is interesting that as elections are coming closer- people are linking anything they can to politics.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Losing Conventional Education to Newer Media
In today's world there is a loss of authenticity and importance of conventional education and communication. This speaks to the trend in education as a whole, because so many teachers that are being hired today are young teachers who are versed in new technology and television, and Internet use and promote what they are most comfortable with, and are losing the touch of the trade.
In this article, it speaks about how cursive is slowly becoming 'extinct'. Both kids in elementary, high school and college aged don't remember or use cursive at all, except possibly as a signature. It is viewed as 'cryptic' and so much of older generation letters and documents are written in cursive which generations soon wont be able to decipher. With the up and coming new technology they are ignoring the importance of older communication and artistic expression through personal writing.
In society we see education in the news everyday failings of education to inspire students and promote higher education and the battle that schools have to meet old, but much higher standards of education globally. I think that higher politicians need to make a stronger stand on the importance of more conventional communication and education. Any thoughts?
In this article, it speaks about how cursive is slowly becoming 'extinct'. Both kids in elementary, high school and college aged don't remember or use cursive at all, except possibly as a signature. It is viewed as 'cryptic' and so much of older generation letters and documents are written in cursive which generations soon wont be able to decipher. With the up and coming new technology they are ignoring the importance of older communication and artistic expression through personal writing.
In society we see education in the news everyday failings of education to inspire students and promote higher education and the battle that schools have to meet old, but much higher standards of education globally. I think that higher politicians need to make a stronger stand on the importance of more conventional communication and education. Any thoughts?
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Effect of New Media outlets on Syria
Social media activist, Rami Nakhle is a wanted Syrian cyber activist. In this article, Nakhle expresses how putting his life in danger to report through new media outlets such as Facebook and Youtube is how the revolution in Syria will make a difference He desribes how it will be a long haul because they are learning new tools everyday but that Abbad is using old tools and will not be successful in the long run that way.
Nakhle speaks about learning from the activists in Egypt and Tunisia about their failures and successes so in Syria they can be more successful with their revolution. Only just a couple months ago, we saw Egypt using Internet as their means to protest, and here Nahkle is trying to use these means to further the success of their revolt. He says, "We are playing two roles: first, to spread the news, then to influence the street. We are not leading at all, but we're trying to influence," he says....and he also explains in the article his surprise by the mass of youth supporting him and following his lead to use media outlet. Just seeing the use of media only just a couple months ago, and now and how much further it is progressing, and how much more, the people are depending on it shows how influential new media is. April 21st.
Nakhle speaks about learning from the activists in Egypt and Tunisia about their failures and successes so in Syria they can be more successful with their revolution. Only just a couple months ago, we saw Egypt using Internet as their means to protest, and here Nahkle is trying to use these means to further the success of their revolt. He says, "We are playing two roles: first, to spread the news, then to influence the street. We are not leading at all, but we're trying to influence," he says....and he also explains in the article his surprise by the mass of youth supporting him and following his lead to use media outlet. Just seeing the use of media only just a couple months ago, and now and how much further it is progressing, and how much more, the people are depending on it shows how influential new media is. April 21st.
Piracy In Somalia-civilans speaking up.
On April 14th NPR covered a three part story about Piracy in Somalia. The world sees these areas as free for all. In this article it speaks about Somlialand, part of Somalia which is one of few areas that are trying to establish a credible government.
Here, media has depicted piracy in part 1 as a free for all and explains the audacity of the pirates to try and legitimize their actions, and interviews them etc... However, media is now starting to cover the little people as well.
In this article they are showing a feel good story about the civilians that are trying to capture the pirates themselves and the civilians acting as policeman. Piracy effects the economics of the world, because anyone who has ships has to ensure more, and the ransoms, and ships now need to pay for security on board but yet the media is finding it equally important to cover and report the feel good stories. Media in in constant battle with reporting the news and the feel-good stories about what people want to hear and this three part report is a direct reflection on knowing what the people want to hear and therefore reporting it.
Here, media has depicted piracy in part 1 as a free for all and explains the audacity of the pirates to try and legitimize their actions, and interviews them etc... However, media is now starting to cover the little people as well.
In this article they are showing a feel good story about the civilians that are trying to capture the pirates themselves and the civilians acting as policeman. Piracy effects the economics of the world, because anyone who has ships has to ensure more, and the ransoms, and ships now need to pay for security on board but yet the media is finding it equally important to cover and report the feel good stories. Media in in constant battle with reporting the news and the feel-good stories about what people want to hear and this three part report is a direct reflection on knowing what the people want to hear and therefore reporting it.
Friday, April 8, 2011
GOP budget plan good idea?
I was reading about the different Healthcare plans hoping to be put into action and I found the slants of different media outlets interesting. NPR was anti the republican GOP budget plan and there is a clip of senator from Arizona passionately talking about how he thinks that the rationing that is going to be involved in this is going to affect what America believes is freedom and the ability to get help when needed- he even quoted a doctor who writes for the wall street journal which i thought was a bold move because I feel the Wall-street Journal is most well respected from the general public not necessarily the extremists or polarized like we spoke about it class from either side.
On the other side Fox News and then also Glenn Beck who expanded on what they think is a great budget plan. Ryan's focus on cutting down on spending that isn't necessary but still keeping up with everything that is needed is the focus. He was saying that there needs to be cuts somewhere and has a better agenda than Obama.
I think that there is something that needs to be done and it is interesting to see the pros and cons of both budget plans and how the media perceives them.
On the other side Fox News and then also Glenn Beck who expanded on what they think is a great budget plan. Ryan's focus on cutting down on spending that isn't necessary but still keeping up with everything that is needed is the focus. He was saying that there needs to be cuts somewhere and has a better agenda than Obama.
I think that there is something that needs to be done and it is interesting to see the pros and cons of both budget plans and how the media perceives them.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Rapper running for Alderman?
One of the candidates running for alderman of the 20th ward in Chicago, Il. is a rapper by the name of Che “Rhymefest” Smith who is running against a former cop named Ald. Willie Cochran. 'Rythmfest' is publicizing himself through the media and as rapper and is trying to get his publicity by the fact that he won a Grammy for writing Kanye West song Jesus's Walk's and that is a great reason to vote for him. He is portraying himself as a celebrity. Celebrities and politicians are on different calibers.
In this article it talks about- how being a celebrity is not the credentials that are necessary in politics. Media and how you present yourself are so important for candidates but fame through entertainment is not the type of media that should be portrayed positively in an ideal politician.
As it says in this article:
"The candidate called for more attention on the lack of jobs and other ills facing the hardscrabble ward, all while his Grammy Award was displayed on a nearby table.
Cochran, meanwhile, said Smith's celebrity has allowed the challenger to avoid tough questions about his ability to govern.
"Of course, he's a great performer onstage, but that doesn't translate into public policy," he said.
He has high ratings in the polls and is very charistmatic but has no history at all in politics and only has a Grammy on his credentials- is this what media is portyaing as important attributes you want in a politician?
I think society needs to reevaluate.
In this article it talks about- how being a celebrity is not the credentials that are necessary in politics. Media and how you present yourself are so important for candidates but fame through entertainment is not the type of media that should be portrayed positively in an ideal politician.
As it says in this article:
"The candidate called for more attention on the lack of jobs and other ills facing the hardscrabble ward, all while his Grammy Award was displayed on a nearby table.
Cochran, meanwhile, said Smith's celebrity has allowed the challenger to avoid tough questions about his ability to govern.
"Of course, he's a great performer onstage, but that doesn't translate into public policy," he said.
He has high ratings in the polls and is very charistmatic but has no history at all in politics and only has a Grammy on his credentials- is this what media is portyaing as important attributes you want in a politician?
I think society needs to reevaluate.
Traditional Media or New Media?
In class we discussed how the presidential candidates are using new media for their campaigns but, the additional importance of also still incorporating traditional media as well. In this article it says, ...should a candidate prefer to be mentioned more often in the blogosphere or in the traditional media?
This article focuses on the use of media both traditional and new and specifically what Republicans are using for todays campaigns. It was mentioned in class and I want to echo that I think that since Republicans are all about values there needs to be a focus on reaching out to the youth and this is done through new media such as blogosphere, twitter etc...
This article also speaks about at this point in the election campaigning which of the candidates are known and doing well in the polls- and is it reflective in their popularity in either traditional media or news media? There is a constant debate if it is better to be well-known through traditional media or the blogosphere.
Side point from the debate of traditional media over new media...I think it is also important for candidates not only to use new media but to think about what they are using...like it makes a difference on how you get your name and reputation depending on if you are writing your daily activities on twitter versus an op-ed article you can get from google- it is just important to be aware.
At the end of the article is mentions since it is just the beginning of campaigning etc.. traditional tends to provide more recognition. I think that the blogosphere is more important once you know who is running and what they value. But before you reach that point it is important to get your name out and there- recognition is so important, so even though there is hype about new media being used- traditional media still has its place in politics.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Japan Crisis Rises
The current situation in Japan is frightening- and not just for the Japanese citizens but for the world. The radiation levels rising constantly from the nuclear plants that have erupted leave the world in now in question about what will happen. There is no telling on the possible danger that this can cause.
"Let me say the possibility that the development of this accident into one like Chernobyl is very unlikely," Yukiya Amano told a news conference at IAEA headquarters in Vienna.
A quote from this article leaves the world in question about this being a possible wake-up call for our leaders as to the use of nuclear energy during this huge crisis...is fossil fuel the safer way to go?
This is a big controversial issue pertaining to the world- no one wants another blow like Chernobyl or even worse... since we do not know the possibility of the threat this could become, it is time for our leaders to question if our use of nuclear energy is life threatening an needs to be altered.
There are many interesting comments are also given at the bottom of the article as to what the world should possibly do.
"Let me say the possibility that the development of this accident into one like Chernobyl is very unlikely," Yukiya Amano told a news conference at IAEA headquarters in Vienna.
A quote from this article leaves the world in question about this being a possible wake-up call for our leaders as to the use of nuclear energy during this huge crisis...is fossil fuel the safer way to go?
This is a big controversial issue pertaining to the world- no one wants another blow like Chernobyl or even worse... since we do not know the possibility of the threat this could become, it is time for our leaders to question if our use of nuclear energy is life threatening an needs to be altered.
There are many interesting comments are also given at the bottom of the article as to what the world should possibly do.
Friday, March 11, 2011
What the Obama Administration thinks is a good idea...
In this blog by Barry Rubin who is the Director of the Global Research in International Affairs is stating how off base the Obama administration is for making a bond with the Muslim Brotherhood. He states "Get it? Al-Qaeda is bad because it wants to attack U.S. embassies, the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon.
BUT the Muslim Brotherhood is good! Because it merely wants to seize state power, transform Egypt into an Islamist state, rule almost 90 million people with an iron hand, back Hamas in trying to destroy Israel, overthrow the Palestinian Authority, help Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood overthrow the monarchy, and sponsor terrorism against Americans in the Middle East."
Rubin is warning people that just because the Muslim Brotherhood hasn't proven their hatred through a terrorist attack like 9/11 doesn't mean we should just trust them. The fact that Obama is welcoming the muslim brotherhood is equally as bad as Al-Qaeda. He even states further that Obama might think this is a good idea but the state department is probably horrified.
Why wait until they actually prove they are bad until we realize that they are just as bad as Al-Qaeda? Who wants to turn around in a couple years and realize that this relationship is detrimental to both Israel and the U.S?
Saturday, March 5, 2011
The 'Jasmine Revolution'
The Internet has become the new way to communicate- and the new way to actively start protests and advocate for a cause.
China is taking after Egypt and Tunisia. In this article China has started a 'jasmine revolution' and have done so by spreading it through the internet- however the government is not happy with this and are banning certain searches on the internet and are taking a stance. They are way too power hungry and are using their 'power' in a similar way to Egypt- which was clearly not successful. This is a recount from npr about what China is doing in response to the attempted 'jasmine revolution'.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
What's really happening in Wisconsin?
I stumbled upon this transcript of Rachel Maddow's take on the situation in Wisconsin. it is really long- so feel free to read as much as you want. After reading this transcript- I then wanted to read the other side- as her side is very opinoiated with the liberal democratic view that Wiconsin is steady financially and that this union budget cut is not a fiscal issue but a political one. She thinks that the Republican governor is just trying to probe his way into seeing which way the elections are going to sway.
On the contrary- This article states the other sides opinion. This is an article from the Wall Street Journal that I scanned it in. It narrows in on discussing specifically what teachers in Wisconsin are getting financially and all their extra benefits and it breaks it down so that the budget cut doesn't seem so far fetched.
I found this situation in Wisconsin a perfect example of the necessity of both sides to the story.
I think that it should be frowned upon that throughout this whole situation whether you are pro or against the cut- the teachers are boycotting and protesting and in that not educating which is ridiculous. They are not going to get there way and pushing education out of the way is not the answer.
On the contrary- This article states the other sides opinion. This is an article from the Wall Street Journal that I scanned it in. It narrows in on discussing specifically what teachers in Wisconsin are getting financially and all their extra benefits and it breaks it down so that the budget cut doesn't seem so far fetched.
I found this situation in Wisconsin a perfect example of the necessity of both sides to the story.
I think that it should be frowned upon that throughout this whole situation whether you are pro or against the cut- the teachers are boycotting and protesting and in that not educating which is ridiculous. They are not going to get there way and pushing education out of the way is not the answer.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Power of 'The Narrative'
Charles Martin brings up an important point in This Article. Speech is so powerful. How you tell a story and report it really affects the readers. This is exactly what the chapter about mobilizing citizen participation is The Press is referring to. The average citizen is just going to read one newspaper and a couple articles and that is going to be how they view worldly events happening around us. However, I think that is giving the journalist too much credibility. This just an emphasis how important it is to be aware of what you are reading and know that the truth isn't just that simple. This makes me question how corrupt our society is because people are so affected by what one person says- and there is so much more out there than that.
Thumbs up or Down for the Media during Watergate?
In our readings for class I was enthralled by Nixon and his relationship with the press. I wanted to know more about what the media's role during this time. I found this article from 2005, and it is talking about "Deep Throat" coming out and admitting he was the one who leaked he information. It is interested to note that there is a constant friction as to if the people feel the media is playing a key role in politics or not. Nixon felt that the media was out to get him- even though taking a step back the media was on his side a lot of the time. He used the media in new ways that paved the way for others. Even though people argue that the media either aren't doing what they are supposed to or people view the way they are telling the news negatively, they are getting the job done.
"As much as Watergate is a model of the journalism that we admire, you can also see in it the origins of the distrust we have today." This is a quote from this article, that gave me more of a perspective as to the conflict of the role of the media during the Watergate scandal.
"As much as Watergate is a model of the journalism that we admire, you can also see in it the origins of the distrust we have today." This is a quote from this article, that gave me more of a perspective as to the conflict of the role of the media during the Watergate scandal.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Facebook Facing a Dilemma
“The trust people place in us is the most important part of what makes Facebook work,” she said, adding that the company welcomed a discussion with Mr. Durbin and others who have an interest in this matter. “As demonstrated by our response to threats in Tunisia, we take this trust seriously and work aggressively every single day to protect people.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/business/media/15facebook.html?scp=2&sq=news%20about%20the%20media%20and%20politics&st=cse
In this article Facebook is very conflicted- not really sure whose side to take- if they support the activists, the protestors, the people who don't want any of it up... they just are not consistent.Facebook is struggling with how they feel about supporting activists and letting them get their voice known through Facebook.
I also found it really interesting that both Youtube and Twitter are both sites that have a clear stance and are trying to help anyone spread the world about protests- Twitter is outwardly trying to help anyone who is protesting- even when the Internet was down in Egypt, Twitter had people record messages to get them out to the public.
I don't know what Facebook's intentions are and because of that I am torn as to how I feel about them not taking a stance and just doing things " to keep peoples trust."
One side is if they feel ambivalent about taking a stance because they respect everyone and they feel as though there is freedom of speech and everyone has a chance to let their voice be heard and Facebook is a good forum for that, then that is one side or the second side is if it because they want everyone to be on Facebook and they don't care even if they think its out of hand, if its getting more hits or ratings up its fine- then that I feel is the wrong way to handle things.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/business/media/15facebook.html?scp=2&sq=news%20about%20the%20media%20and%20politics&st=cse
In this article Facebook is very conflicted- not really sure whose side to take- if they support the activists, the protestors, the people who don't want any of it up... they just are not consistent.Facebook is struggling with how they feel about supporting activists and letting them get their voice known through Facebook.
I also found it really interesting that both Youtube and Twitter are both sites that have a clear stance and are trying to help anyone spread the world about protests- Twitter is outwardly trying to help anyone who is protesting- even when the Internet was down in Egypt, Twitter had people record messages to get them out to the public.
I don't know what Facebook's intentions are and because of that I am torn as to how I feel about them not taking a stance and just doing things " to keep peoples trust."
One side is if they feel ambivalent about taking a stance because they respect everyone and they feel as though there is freedom of speech and everyone has a chance to let their voice be heard and Facebook is a good forum for that, then that is one side or the second side is if it because they want everyone to be on Facebook and they don't care even if they think its out of hand, if its getting more hits or ratings up its fine- then that I feel is the wrong way to handle things.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The Role of the Watchdog
When I was reading the Chapter 10 in The Press I was really interested in the 'role of the watchdog' and decided to delve more into it.
I came across this article- which really echoes a lot of what the reading reflected in practice.
“This story is far from over,” Mr. Conroy said last week. “There are 20 men in prison who are there on the basis of suspect confessions, and no one is paying attention to them because investigative reporting is time-consuming and expensive and no one wants to pay for it. I’m not paying attention because I can’t afford to.
This is a quote from this article, and it is so fascinating that the role of the watchdog is really grey. It seems that journalism is the utmost important thing in a democracy, however things like making sure the ratings are up and not being happy with the hidden news is keeping the role of the watchdog of doing what it is supposed to do. Even in this case Mr. Conroy is stating that it is too expensive so investigative reporting is being ignored.
There is so much that news stories don't tell us or know and then we read all the really biased accounts from people- but what i feel is necessary and what the role of the watchdog should be in in between that- there to find out the real facts without as much as possible to add a bias.
I think the role of the watchdog is really important- and that people are really missing the point.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/business/media/05conroy.html?_r=1&src=busln
I came across this article- which really echoes a lot of what the reading reflected in practice.
“This story is far from over,” Mr. Conroy said last week. “There are 20 men in prison who are there on the basis of suspect confessions, and no one is paying attention to them because investigative reporting is time-consuming and expensive and no one wants to pay for it. I’m not paying attention because I can’t afford to.
This is a quote from this article, and it is so fascinating that the role of the watchdog is really grey. It seems that journalism is the utmost important thing in a democracy, however things like making sure the ratings are up and not being happy with the hidden news is keeping the role of the watchdog of doing what it is supposed to do. Even in this case Mr. Conroy is stating that it is too expensive so investigative reporting is being ignored.
There is so much that news stories don't tell us or know and then we read all the really biased accounts from people- but what i feel is necessary and what the role of the watchdog should be in in between that- there to find out the real facts without as much as possible to add a bias.
I think the role of the watchdog is really important- and that people are really missing the point.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/business/media/05conroy.html?_r=1&src=busln
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