http://dreaminreality14.blogspot.com/2014/11/wave-3-news-coverage-overall.html
Laurie, over at her blog Dream into Reality, has made a great overall review for the online stories of Wave 3, during our study. She was tasked with investigating the website, and was provided us with a good view on Wave 3's net side. Now she has created a tell-all post on what she thought about them, which I imagine will provide good information for myself, and everyone else involved in our project.
Laurie's writing is well done and considerate, taking into account Wave 3's strengths and weaknesses in journalism. She also takes Wave 3's online portion into context with their television section, providing both parallels and comparisons. As I have said before, Laurie's blog is worth checking out, and if you want a different perspective on this project, I implore you to go check out her's.
In relation of my personal open on Wave to her's, I feel that I agree with her on the points she brings up. Like I said in my last Wave 3 blog post, I think that they have problems proportionally reporting stories, based on their relevance. From what she says about the website, it seems to follow this assessment to a greater extreme. They seemingly inject dozens of crime stories into their website, outnumbering all other stories, as a way to gather more views and shares. With this information, I think it could greatly reinforce the essay I will write, and perhaps the essay's of my fellow classmates.
Eldritch Hat anti-thesis
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
television to 'feelies'
Recently, I've been thinking a lot about my classes discussion on television, it's rise and descent as a mass media. I've also just finished the satirical Utopian science fiction novel: Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. It's clear to see that, while we were discussing the influence of visual's on human minds, I could find quite a few parallels.
The society of Brave New World, is a society of institutionalized commercialism, developed for the ultimate amount of consumption, conformity, and established economic class system's. In the book, they refer to their primary form of entertainment as 'feelies', shows devoid of interpretation, controversy, and overall artistic value, only driving in societies conditioning. I believe that Aldous didn't make similarities between these 'feelies' and television by accident.
While, television isn't institutionalized or devoid of any artistic value, it does work to create an image for the common people to compare themselves to. We often confuse the enticing images on television with real life, and often use it's influence as a reference point when we lack better information. The inherent lack of homosexual's, women, and POC's on television will lead to a lack of reference for people within these groups and other's. And the reference's people are given are often negative and stereotypical.
The society of Brave New World, is a society of institutionalized commercialism, developed for the ultimate amount of consumption, conformity, and established economic class system's. In the book, they refer to their primary form of entertainment as 'feelies', shows devoid of interpretation, controversy, and overall artistic value, only driving in societies conditioning. I believe that Aldous didn't make similarities between these 'feelies' and television by accident.
While, television isn't institutionalized or devoid of any artistic value, it does work to create an image for the common people to compare themselves to. We often confuse the enticing images on television with real life, and often use it's influence as a reference point when we lack better information. The inherent lack of homosexual's, women, and POC's on television will lead to a lack of reference for people within these groups and other's. And the reference's people are given are often negative and stereotypical.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Wave 3 Watch: looking back
Well, October is over, and we have finished our examinations on local news networks. This project has given me a better sense of journalistic proceedings on television, and how many different stations handle these proceedings, in better and worse ways. Soon I will compose a essay based upon our finding's, but I thought I could look back on my first time watching Wave 3, and compare it to my most recent post.
The top story of that day was the Fern Creek High school shooting, the first actual shooting in JCPS history. They spent the majority of the 6 o' clock news, and most of the days news on that breaking story. While they sometimes had to add filler during proceeding's, this was a good example of when extended news stories are warranted. Unlike the Ice Bucket Challenge accident, which had occurred quite a while back, this had happened only a few hours ago, and people were not only interested in the scene, it could importantly inform us on what had happened, and the implications of it.
Now, reexamining, I believe that Wave 3 did fairly well as a news channel, and only fell into the wider pitfalls of modern news, and only in the shallower parts. They still had a fair abundance of crime stories, and would sometimes put interest over importance, but overall, Wave 3 seemed like a more optimistic version of the local news channels most people are used to.
The top story of that day was the Fern Creek High school shooting, the first actual shooting in JCPS history. They spent the majority of the 6 o' clock news, and most of the days news on that breaking story. While they sometimes had to add filler during proceeding's, this was a good example of when extended news stories are warranted. Unlike the Ice Bucket Challenge accident, which had occurred quite a while back, this had happened only a few hours ago, and people were not only interested in the scene, it could importantly inform us on what had happened, and the implications of it.
Now, reexamining, I believe that Wave 3 did fairly well as a news channel, and only fell into the wider pitfalls of modern news, and only in the shallower parts. They still had a fair abundance of crime stories, and would sometimes put interest over importance, but overall, Wave 3 seemed like a more optimistic version of the local news channels most people are used to.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Wave 3 Watch: Ice Bucket Challenge Accident
Over the few weeks I have been watching the channel Wave 3, I've noticed that, by comparison, they allot much more time to individual stories in their 6:00 block, then the other channels observed. This can, and usually is, a very good thing, by giving more context and information on certain stories. The only problem is that, sometimes, time is not spread proportionally to a stories importance.
A Louisville firefighter died when he came in contact with an electrical wire, trying to preform the ALS Ice Bucket challenge for charity. It was a terrible thing, and rocked quite a few people, but it had little relevance when it initially happened, and is still being reported on.
The only reason the story should have been featured at all, was the fact that their was an investigation on the event. The investigation returned assuring that everything was within regulation when it happened, which would lead you to believe they wouldn't spend that much time on it. Despite that, it was one of the top stories, and it leads to suspicion on whether Wave 3 was just try to report on something interesting, instead of something particularly important.
A Louisville firefighter died when he came in contact with an electrical wire, trying to preform the ALS Ice Bucket challenge for charity. It was a terrible thing, and rocked quite a few people, but it had little relevance when it initially happened, and is still being reported on.
The only reason the story should have been featured at all, was the fact that their was an investigation on the event. The investigation returned assuring that everything was within regulation when it happened, which would lead you to believe they wouldn't spend that much time on it. Despite that, it was one of the top stories, and it leads to suspicion on whether Wave 3 was just try to report on something interesting, instead of something particularly important.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Wave 3 Watch: Push for Charter Schools
Today on Wave 3 news, they had an interesting exposure of the recent controversies of education and charter schools. Many organizations have been contacting different candidates to discuss the situation, and their concerns.
I would like to commend Wave 3 for representing the side for charter schools, as many of those in this discussion are against them. It is a core principle of Journalism to equally and accurately represent all sides of a story, and Wave has been able to do this. Especially the group they have reported on and interviewed has often been marginalized, and they have made a good point. The local African American community have been pining to have these charter schools, so their children can go to better schools in other areas from where they live. The parents pointed out that the charter school will not cost as much as their opponents fear, and that their children seek the best education's they can possibly have.
While I do not have all the facts on this story right now, I think that their argument is valid, and lead me to support the charter schools. I also want to point out that: Wave 3 has been doing fairly well since my class has begun this study, though, they are still a local news source.
I would like to commend Wave 3 for representing the side for charter schools, as many of those in this discussion are against them. It is a core principle of Journalism to equally and accurately represent all sides of a story, and Wave has been able to do this. Especially the group they have reported on and interviewed has often been marginalized, and they have made a good point. The local African American community have been pining to have these charter schools, so their children can go to better schools in other areas from where they live. The parents pointed out that the charter school will not cost as much as their opponents fear, and that their children seek the best education's they can possibly have.
While I do not have all the facts on this story right now, I think that their argument is valid, and lead me to support the charter schools. I also want to point out that: Wave 3 has been doing fairly well since my class has begun this study, though, they are still a local news source.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Wave 3 Watch: Fear and Loathing in Ebola
For our new class project we've been watching the news and recording what each story was about. We've also been tasked with continuing our blog projects, and were encouraged to give responses to the stories we're recording. Today, listening to David Bowie, I found only one story on Wave 3 particularly interesting, that being the new hit fear of Ebola, so I'll just talk about the story, as well as the whole Ebola panic.
After the second Dallas nurse to contract Ebola flew on a plane, three more patients who were in close contact with her were put in quarantine. As I do not have the full details on the situation, I will not make great judgement on the medical caring of the situation, besides what most people have already said. I will assert, however, that many people, like with ISIS, have been overreacting to the threat of Ebola. Of course, much ISIS, it does pose a threat, but it poses a greater threat outside of America, and has for quite a while.
People have been treating Ebola like the new black plague, mostly because it's come to western society, and now everyone believes it will kill us all. Ebola is very hard to spread, it is not airborne, it has an almost nonexistent chance of becoming airborne, and according to Abbey Ohlheiser at the Washington post: it can only spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of someone experiencing symptoms (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/10/05/nothing-to-fear-but-ebola-itself/).
Again, Ebola is a problem, and we definitely focus on helping people with it in both America and Africa. I just wanted to assure people, specifically people like my sister and classmates, that they have an incredibly low chance of getting anywhere near a person with Ebola, let alone catching it. If we blow this out of proportion we'll forget about things like Ferguson, or Ebola in Western Africa. I commend Wave for treating this fairly proportionately, and being respectful to the victims, it is honorable, and will helpfully prevent people from boarding their homes and stocking rations.
After the second Dallas nurse to contract Ebola flew on a plane, three more patients who were in close contact with her were put in quarantine. As I do not have the full details on the situation, I will not make great judgement on the medical caring of the situation, besides what most people have already said. I will assert, however, that many people, like with ISIS, have been overreacting to the threat of Ebola. Of course, much ISIS, it does pose a threat, but it poses a greater threat outside of America, and has for quite a while.
People have been treating Ebola like the new black plague, mostly because it's come to western society, and now everyone believes it will kill us all. Ebola is very hard to spread, it is not airborne, it has an almost nonexistent chance of becoming airborne, and according to Abbey Ohlheiser at the Washington post: it can only spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of someone experiencing symptoms (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/10/05/nothing-to-fear-but-ebola-itself/).
Again, Ebola is a problem, and we definitely focus on helping people with it in both America and Africa. I just wanted to assure people, specifically people like my sister and classmates, that they have an incredibly low chance of getting anywhere near a person with Ebola, let alone catching it. If we blow this out of proportion we'll forget about things like Ferguson, or Ebola in Western Africa. I commend Wave for treating this fairly proportionately, and being respectful to the victims, it is honorable, and will helpfully prevent people from boarding their homes and stocking rations.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Magazine History, and Contributions
First off, magazines, no matter what you think about them, are important to journalism and the media. Unlike newspapers, they can last long with well made paper, and were the sort of connection between newspapers and books.
The inventor of magazines was one of the founding fathers, Ben Franklin. He created the General Magazine in 1741, with an amazingly, 'creative' title. One of the most important magazines was the Saturday Evening Post, created in 1821. The first magazine to try to reach a mass audience, having people from all over New England reading it. This magazine set up the many assorted types of content included in future ones, with such things as: fiction, jokes, news, interviews, and recipes.
Magazines came up with the concept of using advertisements to lower the price, and receive more readers. They eventually became the first national media, and helped create a national identity. The Postal Act of 1879 subsidized the magazine industry, reducing the cost to 1 cent. In the 19th century, magazines were the first to use long form journalism and personal profiles, and invented photo-journalism.
Nowadays, magazines are not really a national media. Because of radios, and television, which could accomplish more in certain areas, resulting in demassification of it. Now most magazines are aimed at niche audiences, and no longer attempt to reach the majority of people.
The inventor of magazines was one of the founding fathers, Ben Franklin. He created the General Magazine in 1741, with an amazingly, 'creative' title. One of the most important magazines was the Saturday Evening Post, created in 1821. The first magazine to try to reach a mass audience, having people from all over New England reading it. This magazine set up the many assorted types of content included in future ones, with such things as: fiction, jokes, news, interviews, and recipes.
Magazines came up with the concept of using advertisements to lower the price, and receive more readers. They eventually became the first national media, and helped create a national identity. The Postal Act of 1879 subsidized the magazine industry, reducing the cost to 1 cent. In the 19th century, magazines were the first to use long form journalism and personal profiles, and invented photo-journalism.
Nowadays, magazines are not really a national media. Because of radios, and television, which could accomplish more in certain areas, resulting in demassification of it. Now most magazines are aimed at niche audiences, and no longer attempt to reach the majority of people.
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