Response to "Recorded Music Response to Lecture" by Jalyn Farrow

            Jalyn did an awesome job responding to the recorded music lecture. She explains how recorded music shaped the cultural idea of “teenager.” When we talked about this topic in class it first came off as stereotypical, but for the most part it’s true! As Jalyn said in her response, individually listening to music was not a concept, but now this generation listens to music by themselves more so than with other people. And I agree with her that this was an intriguing lecture and I now see recorded music with a new light. Jalyn’s response to recorded music was informational and insightful. Great Job! The link to her response is here http://jaytfarrow.blogspot.com/2015/10/recorded-music-response-to-lecture.html

WLKY Media Critique: WLKY going French?

            On October 23, 2015 a video titled “French couple spend over $300,000 to look like real life Barbie and Ken” was posted to the WLKY website. This post is obviously alluring to readers because it sounds hilarious! However, this post would not deem acceptable according to the ten elements and seven yardsticks of journalism. First of all, this post violates one of the seven yardsticks, local relevance. Just by glancing at the title, readers can tell this story takes place in a French speaking country. The yardstick local relevance states the nearer some event is, the more impact it has on our lives. Therefore, a video that takes place in France should not be posted to a local news website in Kentucky. In addition, the post lacks the element verification. The video contains only the point of view of the journalist. To improve the video, the journalist can interview the French couple, friends of the couple, or even the doctor that performed the plastic surgery! There’s so many options! Plus, the video kept flashing pictures of Barbie doll merchandise which comes off as an advertisement to viewers. For example, the title includes the specific names Barbie and Ken, but the video shows a doctor and a lawyer Barbie doll. Apparently these dolls serve no purpose in the video other than advertisement. Overall, this video posted to WLKY’s website may be amusing but clearly presents no relevance to this community let alone the country in proximity and comes off as an advertisement. The link to the post is here http://www.wlky.com/video/buzz60/french-couple-spend-over-300000-to-look-like-a-real-life-barbie-and-ken/36014392

Response to "Movies" by Emma Pagni

I really enjoyed reading Emma’s lecture response on movies because she included personal connection and stories about the topic. I love the point she made about how people back then would’ve never thought about having 3D movies and that makes me wonder about what new advanced technology might happen in our lifetime. She then goes on to explain how movies are a big part of our culture and backs the statement up with examples. I enjoyed her personal stories connected with the topic because they added a lot of humor in her response. Plus, I have to agree with Emma, the movie lecture was interesting because movies are one of my favorite things to watch so learning more background information was actually very fascinating! Amazing Job Emma! The link to her response is here http://freshoffthepresswithemma.blogspot.com/2015/10/movies.html

Response to "Movie Lecture Response" by Amal Hassan

Amal Hassan wrote a very neat and interesting lecture response on movies. I love how she connects her childhood to the response. Amal explains how she and her family would watch old movies together and the lecture gave clarification on confusion she experienced with movies such as the reasoning behind the movements. Her real life examples created a mental image about the demassification solutions that movies offered back then. In addition, she shares an interesting observation about how movies set standards for the world to achieve and I totally agree with her on this statement! For example, when a movie is about a perfect marriage or if all the actors are courageous with herculean powers, people who watched that movie want to be like the people on the screen. Every time my four year old cousins watch a Spiderman movie they run around pretending to shoot webs at everybody! In conclusion, Amal offered a relatable and informative response to the movie lecture. Great Job Amal! The link to her response is here http://themirrorjournal.blogspot.com/2015/10/movie-lecture-response.html

Response to "Television is a waste!" by Melissa Perello

After reading through a plethora of positive posts on the television lecture I was surprised when I stumbled upon Melissa’s response. She openly talks about how the lecture bored her and that she is not much of a TV person and even though I disagree, I admire Melissa’s honesty. In fact, that just makes her response more interesting because I got to read a completely opposite opinion from my own. Not only was she honest, but her response was written very well and has a nice flow to it. I love how she describes the impact of TV as a “domino effect” because I never would have thought of it that way! Overall, Melissa’s response was information and unique; awesome job! The link to this lecture response is here http://pocketsecrets2015.blogspot.com/2015/10/response-to-binary-models-maya-malawi-i.html

Lecture Response to Recorded Music

To me, the lecture response on recorded music was the most engaging out of all the other mass mediums. This lecture revealed the perspective of music in the 1800s-1900s as a commodity rather than a product. I would have never thought of music as an extravagance knowing how significant it is in our modern day culture! We often take the easy access to music for granted when before it was only group communication. Now music is perceived as a product and is often used for individual experience. However, I believe the sentimental value of music as live group communication will live on through concerts. In addition, music created diversity because when it became available from overseas and was like sharing a piece of culture to other countries and vice versa. Frequently, music is used to spread messages to a mass audience about love, grief, loneliness, ect. and that enabled a new style of writing for people to express their emotions. This enabled us to have diverse music tastes such as rock, country, hip hop, bluegrass, and much more! I wish we could have spent more time on this topic but overall it was interesting.

Radio Lecture Response

During the 1900s radio was crucial to the daily lives of people in America. People marveled at the live information radios broadcasted. It was almost like being right there at the event! The radio lecture was one of the most interesting lectures to me because of the huge impact it had. During this lecture, I compared our new technologies to radio and realized it would almost be useless in this generation. Televisions and internet provide visual aid to back up statements. Now we can not only listen to a live event, but we can watch it! It’s hard to imagine watching my favorite shows without seeing them, but it’s very interesting to think how the older generation would tune into their favorite stations at a specific time every day! Although radios are decreasing in popularity and as we advance in technology, radios will always be remembered for providing America with instantaneous, live coverage in the early 1900s and for contributing to the ideas of television.