Response to Too. Much. Just. No.

While half asleep and looking through my classmates' blogs, I came across an article of Ginny's that was both funny and informative. Her blog post talked about how overused the David Camm trial was in almost every one of the TV news stations, and how they could have done much better reporting. Even though the David Camm trial has almost no meaning to anyone outside the family of the deceased and accused, the news stations reported on it much more than they should have, because it gets them good ratings. If you want to see more of Ginny's articles and her liberal use of pictures and memes, go to http://www.ginnycon12.blogspot.com/2013/11/too-much-just-no.html

Cinematography!

Movies make up a large amount of entertainment today, and even though television and the Internet challenged them, they stood strong, without having to fully demassify. There are several reasons movies have stood up against contenders like TV, such as how much money is put into making a movie, which stands out against TV, which doesn't have as much of a budget. Another reason that movies have stayed around is because they are social, and people want to see movies with their friends, and hate to see one after everyone else. A third reason that movies have not had to completely demassify is because it is an immersive experience, with a large, bright screen in a dark room, with no pesky siblings bugging the viewers. For these reasons, I believe that movies will stand up against whatever new form of media will be thrown at them in the future.

Kurtz to Lead US Bishops- Courier Journal

One of the stories on the front page of Wednesday's Courier Journal talks about how Archbishop Kurtz, Louisville's archbishop, has been elected as the leader of all of the United States' Catholic bishops. The article also focuses on how Kurtz swears to follow Pope Francis and lead fairly. The reason that this news article is important and relevant is because it puts Kentucky, and Louisville specifically, on the map. With a large amount of national news coming from Kentucky, such as Mitch McConnell fighting against Obamacare and how Kentucky's medical care website was one of the few to work properly, Kentucky is getting much more publicity than it normally does, which could help our tourism industry.

JCPS Idea Contest on the Courier

This Wednesday, or November 13th for all of my loyal viewers from the future, the Courier Journal had a story that sounded very interesting, and relevant to anyone in the JCPS program, as I currently am. The story talks about the idea for a new JCPS school, one designed by the community. This school will be designed around the ideas of people who send in letters suggesting different types of physical school design and learning programs. According to superintendent Donna Hargens, the school was thought of as a way to reach students who need a different type of curriculum than what is offered in most schools. If anyone reading my blog has any good ideas for this school, I urge you to send them in, because your suggestion could help a student learn. This story is available online at http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130615/BETTERLIFE03/306160030/
and more information about this planned school can be found at www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/projects/innovation/index.html

The Internet, More Than A Fad

The Internet, which was invented around the 1950s and 60s by the ARPA, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency, for military use in the Cold War, has become a major part of many people's lives. Whether you like it or not, the Internet is a part of the world, and will most likely stay that way for a long time. However this is definitely not a bad thing. The Internet connects us to the world around us, and even if we were completely alone, we could still communicate with friends, as long as there is coverage in that area. In a way that is not completely different from conglomeration, the Internet consumed the other types of media, such as television, newspapers, magazines, and radio. Even though it hasn't demassified any medias yet, it is only a matter of time before television shows become more popular on the web than on TV, and all the advertisers flee online. This will cause TV to become less popular, and perhaps even transfer completely to online, although that is a very slight possibility. Whatever your opinion of the Internet is, it will be around for a very long time, and isn't going to go away very easily.

The Courier Journal: "It's Good!"

As one of the few people who chose the Courier Journal as their news source during the 4 weeks we had the project, it is my duty to inform others about how this control group media is different than the TV news stations. Based upon what I have heard and read from other students, I would say that some of them did not completely meet expectations. On the contrary, the Courier Journal excelled at delivering important, in-depth stories to its readers. The stories presented by the Courier were relevant, important stories that were presented in an easy to understand way. Anyone who cannot read the Courier at all should probably go back to the third grade, as that is around the reading level that newspapers are supposed to report in. Even though the reporters at the Courier Journal could have sat in the courtroom of the David Camm trial and written down what was being said every day, they did not, and only reported when an important event occurred, such as David Camm being declared innocent. The stories were only in the paper a few times, and only one or two were headlines. All of the stories printed were very in-depth, although in the defense of the TV stations, the Courier had more space to put stories in than the others. Because of these reasons, I hereby bestow upon the Courier Journal the Brown Seal of Approval! (patent pending) This entitles them to one half off ice cream at the restaurant of their choice, with the purchase of an ice cream at twice the normal value! Quite an honor indeed!
The Courier Journal's website: courierjournal.com

Response to WHAS -- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

While looking through my classmate's blogs, I discovered Chris' blog, and I found it very enjoyable. One of my favorite of his pieces was his report on WHAS, the news station he chose for our project. Since I chose the Courier Journal, I had almost no idea what the shows were like, so his post was very informative. In his story, he commented about the goods and bads of WHAS, including... The David Camm Trial. (I feel like I should put that in all caps in a sinister font, but I won't. You're welcome.) Out of all of the news stations, WHAS showed "stories" about the David Camm trial all throughout the 4 weeks we watched the shows, including a show DEDICATED to the trial! However, not all of it was bad, such as the balance between the depth and amount of stories shown. Anyways, you should definitely check out Chris' blog over at http://batmanisgreat55.blogspot.com/2013/11/whas-good-bad-and-ugly.html