Class Lecture: Movies

One of the most memorable discussions our class has had this six weeks is the one about movies. Movies were an iconic invention that first were invented in 1888 by Dickson. There was a short film that would be played (first moving picture), and the audience would peer into an peephole in a cabinet-like shape, and they see moving objects. The evolution of movies progressed rapidly, and by 1922, there were projection screens, movies with sound, as well as theaters dedicated to movies.

Movies "put the nails in the coffin" for magazines, in a sense, because the audience that was loyal to magazines began to slowly move more toward movies. After all, the audience could sit in the theater all day for a dime, the theater was air-conditioned and quiet, and there were more movies coming out than available magazines. People no longer had to wait for their news; radio was live and late-breaking (see my "Class Response:Radio"), and having something that you can both see and hear was much more emotionally stimulating.

Nowadays, movies still make billions and billions. However, the movie industry is not nearly as popular as it was when it first came about. That would be because of the rise of television (see "Class Response:Television"). Movies are still a very popular medium because of the need for cultural relevance and the overwhelming experience.

Blog Response:Nick Kopp

In my opinion, Nick's thoughts are not inaccurately based, and they offer good facts. Nick is on the right track, trying to use some of the journalistic vocabulary. Nick has shown real progression and growth in these few months as I've been around him, and has begun to show real interest in the journalism field.

Something as simple as following the Senate race between Alison Grimes and Mitch McConnell seems like an apparent necessity for a news medium to follow. This politics race has been nationally observed, with articles appearing on the Washington Post, and in the NPR hourly news podcasts. The local news outlet, at the very least, should have some trace of politics. However, in the study we conducted, there proved to be completely opposite trace of data.

I hadn't really thought about it before Nick blatantly pointed it out. I think Nick was spot-on. Way to go, Nick! Keep working to expand those vocabulary words!

Link:
http://kickkopp9.blogspot.com/2014/11/what-about-politics.html  

Blog Response: Nihkil Warrier

After reading Nihkil's piece about the UPS fiasco, I would have to say I am not as impressed as I would hope to be. I honestly expected more from Nihkil; he had many spelling errors, as well as misused referencing of the Principles and Yardsticks of journalism.

I would first like to point out that in one of his first paragraphs, Nihkil stated, "Mr.Gaza is breaking a major rule in the nine principles of journalism; He is making the interesting important...". While this is not a bad observation, it simply is not a Principle. The principle it replicates is the "make the important interesting". Nikhil does not go into much further depth about why this is such a journalistic wrongdoing.

However, while I was dissapointed, I give Nikhil kudos for trying and putting forth effort. Though points weren't exactly expressed in the clearest ways, the arguments made did show that he has reputable knowledge of the topic. Remember, there's always room for revision, Nikhil!

Link:
http://thewarrierproject.blogspot.com/2014/09/media-critque-j1.html?m=1

Blog Response:Olivia Dawson

After reading what Olivia had to say about Fox New's article, I am extremely impressed! I give Olivia props for paying attention to the journalistic vocabulary Mr.Miller has been using in class, as well as taking an abundant amount of interest in the journalism field.

I was genuinely impressed by the media critique, and the views she had of the article are very perceptive. I think she hit all the points: using the Principles and Yardsticks of journalism, seeing the article from all sides, and stating solutions to the articles lack of importance.

I applaud Olivia for seeing things from such a "journalist's eye". Nice piece, Olivia!

Link:
http://oliviadawsonjc.blogspot.com/2014/09/media-critique.html?m=1

Class Lecture: Records

Our Journalism class recently learned about something I'd always had an interesr in learning about: recordings.

tvThe first form of auditory mass media, records were just the start of such a critical form of mass communication (only still in group form at this point in time) that eventually came about. It was the set impression that radio followed, and while it had flaws, recordings were an extrodinary invention. If a loved one had their final words to say and they wanted to be remembered, records were a good way to do that.

Recordings were a good way to spread the emotional impact of music. One cannot simply connect on a deep level with sheet music; hearing music sung by someone, along with the instruments, was something relatively new. It's also something we still experience today.

The ability to record music was essential in the founding of radio, and was a quintessential piece that showed us where recording audio was headed in the United States.