Review over WHAS online: Jediah Holman

Jediah Holman:Oh my gosh, I could not agree with you more. I'm in the Courier-Journal group and sometimes we had to skim through the article to see what it was really about. It was so difficult and time conssuming. The only thing I would say to oppose your view is that I liked how the CJ always had clever titles, even if you could only understand them after skimming. I thought some of the WHAS headlines were a little too vaugue and the article wasn't even worth reading. Everything I needed to know was in the title. For example, "UofL Student Files Lawsuitin Sex Scandal" is pretty transparent. It sure di make your job a lot easier, though!

Radio Saved!: Melissa Perello

Pocket Full of Secrets:I really enjoyed this lecture too an dagree that this topic did indeed bring out the kid in Mr. Miller. I like how you're so passionate about Nikola Tesla even though he wasn't perfect. That book really changed you.
I thought the disagreement over rock and roll was stupid, too but I expected that. Older people have  a harder time adjusting/accepting new things, so of course they thought it was satan coming out of their radios.Aren't they the funniest? Anyway, I also enjoyed listening to the original recordings in class. It was a real throwback and showed how music/radio has developed over time. I think they also showed how influential radio was in different time periods. Like when the U.S neede recruits for WWII, there was a song made to encourage young boys to join. it's not like they really had a choice, but at least the music was pleasant!

Media Critique

So for the Tv news log project I was part of the Courier-Journal group. I thought the CJ did a really good job of covering local, national, amd international in the paper but could have done better online. On seven of the ten days there was no international coverage on the CJ's website. The thee remaining day sonly mentioned one thing abot international affairs. It makes no sense for there to be so little international coverage seeing as we are still in a war and ISIS is growing and spreading like an annoying virus.
They are also slacking in covering national news online. The number of national stories ranges from one to six daily. This tells me they aren't closely covering the presidential race for 2016 online. They make up for the lack of national stories in the paper: there are usually more of them then the other stories.

Life Without Television???: Jediah Holman

Jediah Holman: I legit almost started to cry while reading this. Why would you try to force people into something as cruel as exercise? I mean that's just so rude! Lol. Anyway, I do think we spend way too much time watching Tv, which causes a strain in our human interactions and health. We could do better, I'll give you that. I also agree that television has duped us into buying things we will probably never see again and don't need. So many regrets. You are so right, it is about to get hectic. That's just how politics works. I just hope you're prepared.

Movies Galore!: Melissa Perello

Pocket Full of Secrets: Ok, so first, I love how you were honest about how you didn't really feel that you learned anything with this lecture.  I do agree that it was kind of predictable, even though I expected more movie refrences. I also agree that we don't really have a line of riskiness in this generation. I love how you said " I think we just are." Totally agree. We do not think about anything we do, we just do it and think of the consequences later. It's funner that way. I do think they were super modest back then and honestly, I don't know if I would watch movies as heavily as I do no if it was still like that. I wouldn't be able to pick up on wjat they were hinting at. Finally, I to am glad that movies/ movie thatres are not gone. Where else would I go to get away from my family?

Response to TV lecture

This lecture made me realize how freaking powerful television is, and most people don't even watch it anymore. I truly believe that if all the televisions on Earth were to somehow disappear, we wouldn't know how to function. That's a scary probability.
There's more homes with TV's than indoor plumbing. That is so appalling and hard to comprhend to me. It twists our reality, even the news. No wonder parents are so worried about their kid getting shot or kidnapped just by walking from the bus to school. Also, I think the way politics are conveyed on Tv is not, in anyway, helpful. Honestly, they seem like children fighting over a very important toy.

Response to Movie lecture

I like to consider myself a huge movie enthusiast, so I was super excited for this lecture.  Even though it didn't exactly turn out the way I expected, this lecture was extremely relatable for me. I found myself repeating the word "same" at unusual rates that's how relatable it was.
The thing I found most relatable was the social aspect. I am always at the movies hanging out with my friends or seeing the newest movie of one of the several fandoms I am part of. I spend too much time there. Anyway, this lecture has made me more aware of the characteristics of movies. For example, ever since I learned about product placement I see how things such ass apple products are so vaguely placed throughout movies. I'll never be able to watch a movie the same again.
Learning about that brain defect that we all have tha allows us to percieve images at certain speeds really interested me. I never knew that that's the way movies began. Speaking of beginnings, I think it's interesting how movies were personal experiences. We should go back to that. Just a suggestion. 

Response to Radio lecture

Prior to this lecture I knew that radios were mostly used for communication purposes during wars, but all I wondered after it was mentioned in class was did the soldiers ever sing to eachother or have rap battles? To distract their minds from all the distress or just to see who was the best mcee around camp? Guess we'll never know.Sigh. Well, anyway, I must say this lecture was most educational for me in the history department. The only thing I knew that went on in America during WWII was the increase need for women in the job market(and the increase of  victory rolls, of course). I didn't know thta broadcasts were banned in fear of leaked secrets. What did those poor Americans do for entertainment for six years?
My favorirte part of this lecture by a wide marginn was hearing about War of the Worlds. I found it highly amusing that people got freaked out and thought they were about to be invaded by aliens. Though, it really makes you think about how easily and often things must have been taken out of content or miscomprehended.
Another thing I thought was funny was parents' reaction to rock and roll. I love how they thougt there was like some hidden message that was gonna end the world in the music. In the long run,  I guess they weren't wrong since rock and roll is a euphemism for sex, but still. While we're on the topic, I love how the adolescents saved radio with their rebellious music while on a drive to the diner.

Response to Recorded Music lecture

First I would like to note how glad I am to live in this day and age, where all your music, or entertainment in general really, is at your fingertips. It really comes in handy when your parents are lecturing you or when your school has an unexpected gas leak. At least you aren't sitting there trying to figure out what in God's name has your parent(s) upset this time or forced into painfully awkward small talk with someone you've barely talked to. Anyway, I think it's interesting how radios were inventented after recorded music. That probably doesn't seem like a big deal to most people, but I always thought it was the other way around. It was kinda like the chicken or the egg here. In this case the egg came first.
I thought it was cool how it worked as a cutural unifyer. Even with the newspaper there was some division because not everyone got a chance to learn how to read. With recorded music the dying, the illiterate and literate alike could have something to talk about. I never thought recorded music could have that kind of affect on a culture. The most I've seen it do is increase the amount of very unnecessary twerking and such. It's consoling to know that it's existance has not always been in vain.