1. I'm going to be writing this blog it at least 2 installments b/c i don't have enough time now..but I still wanted to get started and get crap out in this first part that you probably don't even read if your in a hurry. (respectively) I like the auto saving feature of this blog-shat and i guess this does serve a purpose even if you don't read it-(introducing us to real blogging where we talk about what we want rather than an assignment so you might convert us to real bloggers to do this regularly and "challenge" the system muahahaha) yeah so i never go back and edit these blog-things every time I write-I actually write because for some reason I have a nostalgic connection from bloggin to actual stream of consciousness thought. you you get it all HA. Moreover I don't normally turn my brain on for these assignments so you REALLY get a stream of consciousness rant. Bet you enjoy that. Then again you don't read this part and you do get to grade us on the next part so I'm sure you feel empowered in some way. And here we go...into the next part which is "meaningful"....
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a. My final thesis-as it stands now-"The Vietnam War introduced a new era of war-reporting, with a conflict between the media and the government unedited videos of conflicts and the aftermath broad casted in American homes, with newly added televisions, affected perceptions of war compared to previous conflicts." -no, I'm not completely satisfied yet either-
b. The steps I think i am taking for the argument I think I'm making are (note all the passive):
I. It is during Vietnam that government and military forces first realized if liberal media worked against them, the medial would be a force to be reckoned with.
II. The media did not work to collectively object to the war, only to present different angles to the situation.
III. The views of the public lead the primary stance of the media, not vice verse.
IV. People challenging Vietnam’s media lead to clean reliable stories.
V. War correspondents in previous wars were military correspondents, not freelance journalists from CBS. (Introducing the market system to war reporting rather than JUST propaganda)
VI.Reason the government attacked the media: the stories the media covered most were the anti-war riots in America; these are the “at home” stories America wanted to know more.
I am afraid I am being almost circular--- :( any suggestions?
c. I'm "looking at" Academic Journals and Articles all found on the Library's Academic One File or Gale net. (Is this what you want to know) I am thinking about using "the things they carried" by Tim O'Brien to establish some sort of a relationship between how the soldiers felt and how the reporters would feel similar and how that would affect their stance/writing a little cause effect I guess-But that's only if I need it, do you think it will help?
d. My favorite source so far has been "We-win-even-when-we-lose syndrome" its just fun reading.
e. I found it interesting that in wars before Vietnam, the majority of reporters were in the military-Obviously effecting what/how they wrote.
f. Clearly I took the stance that if i am taking all the time to tell you all of these things and if you are taking the time to read off of this, I might as well ask some questions. So, please respond (whether you planned on it or not) at least because this would create the "illusion of education" and I know your a nice helpful guy at heart------- HA. have a good night.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Friday, November 2, 2007
research paper
topic war and media
The Vietnam Conflict introduced a new era of war-reporting, introducing unedited videos of conflicts and the aftermath in American homes, with newly added televisions, which affected American perceptions of war compared to previous conflicts.
In the Iraq War, media coverage is the promary influence over the publics interpretation of the conflict.
In modern conflicts, journalists interfere with America's ability to wage war by reporting in real time.
The Vietnam Conflict introduced a new era of war-reporting, introducing unedited videos of conflicts and the aftermath in American homes, with newly added televisions, which affected American perceptions of war compared to previous conflicts.
In the Iraq War, media coverage is the promary influence over the publics interpretation of the conflict.
In modern conflicts, journalists interfere with America's ability to wage war by reporting in real time.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
reality tv, attack of
1. Assuming that the reason we have these blog posts due on Thursday is that you want to make sure they are all in on Friday then WHY do they have to be sent in by five O'clock for some people it is rather inconvenient to schedule time online in one day. and if the reason you want the posts in by thur. at 5 is that you want to grade them at like 5:01 they should still be due Wednesday b/c students are in English mode on wednesdays not thursdays and even when I write the blog on wed, for some reason I feel obligated to post it thursday (when its due) and again comes the conundrum of internet time gggrrrrrrr and Im really tired because I study too much! and I like run-on sentences! my mood is digressing rapidly. and why does your diction of this blog assignment make me feel obligated to agree that reality tv is a spectacle and that it serves a purpose...maybe it doesnt, maybe I dont think that, and maybe for the first time ever something in the market place serves NO PURPOSE.
2. According to wikipedia in general, "spectacle refers to an event that is memorable for the appearance it creates." People, as a whole, need enjoyment in their lives as well as social stimulation. Reality TV creates a persona of reality so when one is lacking social stimulation they may use reality tv, physiologically, as a cheap substitute. Also, people can use reality tv as a conduit to gain enjoyment and social stimulation. When reality tv makes itself into a spectacle people enjoy laughing at it, and then they discuss the spectacle with other poeple at a latter social occasion. If reality tv is trying to convince a specific audience of something, the audience and thing would vary dependent upon the premise of the show. However, reality tv is not trying to convince anyone of anything, it is trying to give "the people" or viewers a product that people are will to watch for any personal reason. That way the network makes money from advertising during commercials.
2. According to wikipedia in general, "spectacle refers to an event that is memorable for the appearance it creates." People, as a whole, need enjoyment in their lives as well as social stimulation. Reality TV creates a persona of reality so when one is lacking social stimulation they may use reality tv, physiologically, as a cheap substitute. Also, people can use reality tv as a conduit to gain enjoyment and social stimulation. When reality tv makes itself into a spectacle people enjoy laughing at it, and then they discuss the spectacle with other poeple at a latter social occasion. If reality tv is trying to convince a specific audience of something, the audience and thing would vary dependent upon the premise of the show. However, reality tv is not trying to convince anyone of anything, it is trying to give "the people" or viewers a product that people are will to watch for any personal reason. That way the network makes money from advertising during commercials.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Take Charge Assignment
1. I don't really like school, it's an exciting time and I do enjoy being responsible for my own education. but for the time being I'm in an emo-school mood and thats due primarily to discover that my previous chemistry education sucked compared to what it should have been and I'm a chemical engineering major so I have a lot to catch up on and its virtually impossible under standard conditions... fun times.
2. The take charge assignment ensures students are studying elements of argumentation while allowing everyone to discuss current events they are interested in. For this assignment I like that we will choose the atricles and topics we discuss because we will probobly cover a wide range of topics. I hope that we have to submit and have our topics approved, only so we don't have topic's repeated. The topic I am interested in most is how thmedia affects the modern dottlefield and/or how responsable is the media for their influence. Understanding different opinions on this topic is important to American lives and values, depending upon the outcome of the arguments.
2. The take charge assignment ensures students are studying elements of argumentation while allowing everyone to discuss current events they are interested in. For this assignment I like that we will choose the atricles and topics we discuss because we will probobly cover a wide range of topics. I hope that we have to submit and have our topics approved, only so we don't have topic's repeated. The topic I am interested in most is how thmedia affects the modern dottlefield and/or how responsable is the media for their influence. Understanding different opinions on this topic is important to American lives and values, depending upon the outcome of the arguments.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
What Media Do You Want To Be?
1. The article “Which Media Do You Trust” is not a hard article to get through; it was considerably shorter than I expected it to be though. I liked that Mark Glaser included quotes from his interviews that supported his claim because it added a lot of validity to his statements. For all the purposes that he is writing about I agree with his arguments, the survey is not specifically detailed enough for use at the WE Media Forum. If they wanted something more suitable to their needs why didn’t they support a detailed national survey rather than an international survey of 10,000+ people?
2. Mark Glaser is attending the We Media Forum when he reports about the panel discussion on the topic of trust of the media. According to him the main source of information for this panel discussion was a “10-nation survey by GlobeScan about how people trust various types of media” and he questioned the value of the survey claiming it was a weak survey and “overgeneralizes each type of media.” Mark Glaser is not alone holding these beliefs; Mark included a strong quote from Gary Kebbel, the journalism initiatives programs officer for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, where he explained, “Technology is a tool, and you can’t remove it from its social context as they are doing in this survey. When people think about blogs, they see them as a big cacophony, so it’s not surprising that they would say they don’t trust them.” As explained here, Kebbel and Glaser feel the greatest flaw in the survey was its reporting on people’s trust of blogs as a single category rather than more detailed basis, due to the information that every blogger individually builds a trust with her or her audience thereby the trustworthiness of blogs depends on each blog. This particular survey may not be adequate to be used during a media forum’s panel discussion on the topic of trust and how the media outlets earn and lose trust; however, this does not mean the survey is weak and un-valuable. The purpose of the survey needs to be taken into account perhaps the study is meant to be used solely as a comparison between the views of the media in developed countries versus developing countries. If this were the case GlobeScan would have found it reasonable to “generalize the types of media” and specifically blogs, when they are a very complicated form of media, to overcome some inherent sources of bias between the communication differences of the varying countries involved, including the U.S., U.K., Brazil, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Russia.
2. Mark Glaser is attending the We Media Forum when he reports about the panel discussion on the topic of trust of the media. According to him the main source of information for this panel discussion was a “10-nation survey by GlobeScan about how people trust various types of media” and he questioned the value of the survey claiming it was a weak survey and “overgeneralizes each type of media.” Mark Glaser is not alone holding these beliefs; Mark included a strong quote from Gary Kebbel, the journalism initiatives programs officer for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, where he explained, “Technology is a tool, and you can’t remove it from its social context as they are doing in this survey. When people think about blogs, they see them as a big cacophony, so it’s not surprising that they would say they don’t trust them.” As explained here, Kebbel and Glaser feel the greatest flaw in the survey was its reporting on people’s trust of blogs as a single category rather than more detailed basis, due to the information that every blogger individually builds a trust with her or her audience thereby the trustworthiness of blogs depends on each blog. This particular survey may not be adequate to be used during a media forum’s panel discussion on the topic of trust and how the media outlets earn and lose trust; however, this does not mean the survey is weak and un-valuable. The purpose of the survey needs to be taken into account perhaps the study is meant to be used solely as a comparison between the views of the media in developed countries versus developing countries. If this were the case GlobeScan would have found it reasonable to “generalize the types of media” and specifically blogs, when they are a very complicated form of media, to overcome some inherent sources of bias between the communication differences of the varying countries involved, including the U.S., U.K., Brazil, Egypt, Germany, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Russia.
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