Here is Tom's example.
http://www.musicglobalization.com/
And here is what he had to say about it:
"This blog discusses in detail several different issues regarding the music business that have arose over the past few years. As the music industry continues to change, artists & bands are noticing a shift in revenue streams. In the old days, selling records was the highest source of income. Bands would go on tour to support their records. Now, bands are putting out records to support their tours. Music has become more of a "branding" game. Artists & Bands are surviving off merchandise sales (T shirst, hats, hoodies, posters), ticket sales, & other "trademark" affiliated forms of income. Bands are now giving more insight into their lives and providing their fans with more ways to feel a part of the music. By using social media tools such as twitter, facebook, U stream (similar to skype), and blogs, fans can monitor their favorite artists and bands on a daily basis. In this day and age, it is important to develope strong relationships with fans so that when a band goes on tour, all the fans that are following them on twitter and reading their blog posts will purchase tickets to the show and hopefully a piece of merch as well. Meet and greets are becoming more common to further promote the artist-fan relationship."
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Media Example #16
Here is Daniel's media example.
Parents Upset Over School Photo
And here is what he had to say about it:
"This article is about a very peculiar protocol for a student who did not get a consent form signed for a class picture. The picture has sparked outrage among parents and staff, but according to the photographer, he was just following PTA orders. Personally I think the picture is absolutely hilarious and don’t understand the uproar. It’s pretty apparent that there were many alternative routes that probably would have been better received publicly, they could have simply left the child out or just rescheduled the picture. Despite the bad judgment I think people should view this more humorous than as offensive. On a grander scale though, is this article really even newsworthy? I think that the need for round the clock updated news created by the media allows trivial stories to make headlines. Personally I think people and the media need to reevaluate what real news is and if having so many news outlets really such a good thing?"
Parents Upset Over School Photo
And here is what he had to say about it:
"This article is about a very peculiar protocol for a student who did not get a consent form signed for a class picture. The picture has sparked outrage among parents and staff, but according to the photographer, he was just following PTA orders. Personally I think the picture is absolutely hilarious and don’t understand the uproar. It’s pretty apparent that there were many alternative routes that probably would have been better received publicly, they could have simply left the child out or just rescheduled the picture. Despite the bad judgment I think people should view this more humorous than as offensive. On a grander scale though, is this article really even newsworthy? I think that the need for round the clock updated news created by the media allows trivial stories to make headlines. Personally I think people and the media need to reevaluate what real news is and if having so many news outlets really such a good thing?"
Monday, April 9, 2012
Media Example #15
Here is Liz's example.
NY Times Vocal Patterns
And this is what she had to say about it:
"I found this to be a very interesting article about vocal trendsetting. New York Times reporter, Douglas Quenqua, has a unique view on the idea of uptalk also know as valley girl speech. (If you are still unclear about what this is just listen to the pod cast.) The view on the article is that young women are vocal trendsetters and that men eventually join in once they realize that a particular trend is not going away.
In my opinion, the most obvious valley girl word is "like" and this article gave me a new look at that word completely. It stated that "In 2011, Dr. Liberman conducted an analysis of nearly 12,000 phone conversations recorded in 2003, and found that while young people tended to use “like” more often than older people, men used it more frequently than women." I was also surprised to hear that the word "like" has made its way to the Webster's Dictionary.
Overall, this was a well written article because the writer tells us what he knows, what he does not know, and what we think we know. I found it to be very interesting and think other people will too."
NY Times Vocal Patterns
And this is what she had to say about it:
"I found this to be a very interesting article about vocal trendsetting. New York Times reporter, Douglas Quenqua, has a unique view on the idea of uptalk also know as valley girl speech. (If you are still unclear about what this is just listen to the pod cast.) The view on the article is that young women are vocal trendsetters and that men eventually join in once they realize that a particular trend is not going away.
In my opinion, the most obvious valley girl word is "like" and this article gave me a new look at that word completely. It stated that "In 2011, Dr. Liberman conducted an analysis of nearly 12,000 phone conversations recorded in 2003, and found that while young people tended to use “like” more often than older people, men used it more frequently than women." I was also surprised to hear that the word "like" has made its way to the Webster's Dictionary.
Overall, this was a well written article because the writer tells us what he knows, what he does not know, and what we think we know. I found it to be very interesting and think other people will too."
Friday, March 30, 2012
Media Example #14
Here is Charlie's example.
Barstoolsports.com
And here is what he had to say about it:
"Barstoolsports.com, a sports blog, has a running gag they call "Does this look like the face of..." which has been giving be a kick for a while now. Every day the writers post a mugshot or picture of some sort of someone who did something extremely obscure and then post "Does this look like the face of..." which is followed by whatever unusual act the person did. The writers post the original story of whatever the perpetrator did and then write there own spin off the story in a humorous tone. The stories get laughs from the average reader because it brings light to small unusual incidents that are not important enough to make mainstream. The writers of this blog have a very dry, sarcastic sense of humor that is mainly appealing to men, however I have met several girls that enjoy the blog as well. The blogs are based in three of the biggest cities on the east coast, New York, Boston and Philadelphia. While the blog was traditionally made for sports exclusively, the writers soon began to post on all current events instead of just sports in order to attract a larger and more diverse fan base."
Barstoolsports.com
And here is what he had to say about it:
"Barstoolsports.com, a sports blog, has a running gag they call "Does this look like the face of..." which has been giving be a kick for a while now. Every day the writers post a mugshot or picture of some sort of someone who did something extremely obscure and then post "Does this look like the face of..." which is followed by whatever unusual act the person did. The writers post the original story of whatever the perpetrator did and then write there own spin off the story in a humorous tone. The stories get laughs from the average reader because it brings light to small unusual incidents that are not important enough to make mainstream. The writers of this blog have a very dry, sarcastic sense of humor that is mainly appealing to men, however I have met several girls that enjoy the blog as well. The blogs are based in three of the biggest cities on the east coast, New York, Boston and Philadelphia. While the blog was traditionally made for sports exclusively, the writers soon began to post on all current events instead of just sports in order to attract a larger and more diverse fan base."
Monday, February 27, 2012
Media Example #12- Week of 2/27
Here is Annabelle's example.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/mr-happy-man_n_1299216.html
And here is what she has to say about it:
"I first came across this article on Valentines Day, a friend of mine had posted it on Facebook and when I saw that a Bermudian icon was being written about on the Huffington Post website I quickly went to the link.
Johnny Barnes has been standing on East Broadway in the City of Hamilton, Bermuda for 28 years. He started out working on the railroad that went through that part of the island and noticed that the people going into work in the morning looked miserable. Johnny decided that everyone could use some cheering up, so he started waving and telling people that he loved them as they passed. Soon Johnny Barnes’ positive attitude was embraced and he became a local celebrity. I can remember sitting in the back seat of my car on the way to primary school waving like mad until he saw me. Sometimes if the traffic into town was at a standstill my sister and I would stretch our hands out the window and give him a hug. In any other part of the world a man standing on the side of the road, waving to people in their cars would be written off as a bum asking for money, but all Johnny wants is a smile. He is there everyday, rain or shine, doing what he loves to do.
At first I was just excited to see that an audience larger than the population of Bermuda could see what an amazing man he is, but as I read this short post on the Huffington Post I realized that the message was a lot bigger than Johnny Barnes being an inspiration. It is about finding what makes you happy and enjoying what you do everyday.
I would highly recommend watching the video at the bottom of the article, but understand that it is long."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/24/mr-happy-man_n_1299216.html
And here is what she has to say about it:
"I first came across this article on Valentines Day, a friend of mine had posted it on Facebook and when I saw that a Bermudian icon was being written about on the Huffington Post website I quickly went to the link.
Johnny Barnes has been standing on East Broadway in the City of Hamilton, Bermuda for 28 years. He started out working on the railroad that went through that part of the island and noticed that the people going into work in the morning looked miserable. Johnny decided that everyone could use some cheering up, so he started waving and telling people that he loved them as they passed. Soon Johnny Barnes’ positive attitude was embraced and he became a local celebrity. I can remember sitting in the back seat of my car on the way to primary school waving like mad until he saw me. Sometimes if the traffic into town was at a standstill my sister and I would stretch our hands out the window and give him a hug. In any other part of the world a man standing on the side of the road, waving to people in their cars would be written off as a bum asking for money, but all Johnny wants is a smile. He is there everyday, rain or shine, doing what he loves to do.
At first I was just excited to see that an audience larger than the population of Bermuda could see what an amazing man he is, but as I read this short post on the Huffington Post I realized that the message was a lot bigger than Johnny Barnes being an inspiration. It is about finding what makes you happy and enjoying what you do everyday.
I would highly recommend watching the video at the bottom of the article, but understand that it is long."
Media Example #11- Week of 2/27
Here is Lindsay's example:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-mardi-gras/2012/02/10/gIQAr2cLMR_story.html
And here is what she had to say about it:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-mardi-gras/2012/02/10/gIQAr2cLMR_story.html
And here is what she had to say about it:
I first saw this article on facebook via the Washington Post application. I think this is one of the greatest things that has happened to facebook in a while. It is a content reminder to read news stories and see what is going on in the world. Because lets face it, I know I am not going to go straight to MSNBC when I get on my computer and sit there and read news stories. A majority of us get directly on our computer and go straight to facebook. It is a habit. So whoever came up with this Washington Post social reader is a genius in my mind.
So I saw that a couple of my friends had read this article and I found it very interesting. Being from New Orleans and just getting back from Mardi Gras last week I found it to be very appropriate. I have also never seen an article like this stating the facts about what Mardi Gras is really like. There are some misconceptions about this holiday and this really points them out. Starting with the first misconception, which is the biggest. The French Quarter during Mardi Gras is full of tourists flashing in order to get beads. This only happens in the French Quarter. Mardi Gras is a very family oriented holiday for the people from New Orleans. It also gives an insight into the culture of what New Orleans is like during Mardi Gras. This includes Mardi Gras balls which are very important and occur every weekend leading up to Mardi Gras. These balls are a very historical tradition. This article really sets the record straight in terms of what Mardi Gras is really like and the story behind it.
Also, if you have never been to New Orleans, I would highly suggest to go during Mardi Gras. The people and the atmosphere are great and it is one of the happiest times of year down there. Plus you can walk around outside with any alcoholic beverage and its not a problem. Who doesn’t love that?
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