http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSS5dEeMX64

Ian's Music

The Faunts
M4(part II) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gISlB1IdUjI

background:
Cannadian band formed in 2000. Their first album debuted in 2005 and was well-recieved. Two of their songs, M4 (part II) and Das Malefitz, have been featured in the popular video game series Mass Effect.

Mo' music

Here is Rafael's pick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeoSiE9ik0I

Official Website: http://www.bellfast.net/?page_id=190


Here is DrG's pic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m35SKsvMZUc

My contribution to our music discussion...

This band isn't completely out on a ledge as far as publicity goes. They are more well-known than I expected at first glance. They are called Boyce Avenue. They are currently on tour in the US and the UK. Boyce Avenue is mostly known for doing covers of songs by other mainstream artists. Sometimes I believe that the BA version of a song is more beautiful than the original.

Here is an example of one of those songs. It is a cover of a song called "What Makes You Beautiful" originally done by a band called One Direction.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0czg_TQAcA

Pauls's Pick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig65hl9XAZs

ky's pick

Ky wrote:  Here is a link saying that the band I'm sending you is an independent 

band similar to others we spoke about in class:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1670065336/help-fit-for-rivals-make-their-next-album

Here is a youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc-b-t6RCvc

a few more bands/ songs

Wyatt sent in a favorite from the band Low:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBtJpVY7NkE

mo music we be liking

Chris sent in his pick:

I chose Knowmads as the band, and Pick Me Apart as the song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b7P9YN6KVE


The Knowmads have 6 albums, and 2 EPs. They are a completely unsigned
banned. There newest album was completely funded by a Kickstarter page:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/knowmadfam/knowmads-lp-fall-2011-theknewbook?ref=live

They are also a very young band. They released their first album at 16,
and are currently 20.

Music we be liking

Rita sent this one in.  She described it as:  It's voice mails left by people who called in to the number and left them

set to music! I think the concept is wonderful and, although the topics
covered tend to touch on sensitive topics, I find some of the things these 

random strangers wanted to say inspiring or fascinating.:

http://onehelloworld.com/post/1017467758/movies-when-you-die

Music That I Like

Since I did not listen to much music while I grew up, I listened to the stuff my parents had. This is one of my favorites from Journey.


Another of my favorite songs from Journey.


And now for something a bit different. This is Siuil a run by Celtic Woman.


And other by Celtic Woman.

James Morrison

One of my favorite artists from the UK; I only recently discovered him.

MIKA, Oh Land, and RuPaul

These two are by MIKA who I mentioned in class today.

This is by Oh Land, who is more well known in Denmark even though she has performed on American tv shows and even toured with Katy Perry.

This is a song from Robyn Mackenzie for a video contest. It's the only non-cover song she has up online though.

And with permission, I have two songs for promotional content.
The first is Celtic Music, They All Die.

The second is called Postcard and is from her CD.

And for fun, RuPaul.

Anthem Lights

Media Hoaxes in the Era of Yellow Journalism

This is in response to our discussion on media hoaxes. I found this website that has a list of hoaxes that were discovered in the earlier years of media publication. It's pretty interesting to read some of these...

Media Hoaxes in the Era of Yellow Journalism

Shattered Glass Assignment

Through the study of newspapers, magazines, and watching Shattered Glass, it appears that one of the leading issues that each medium faced was the competition derived from the television and internet. One of the main that was touched on in Shattered Glass was the needed change into color to keep up with the in-demand color television. According to National Graphic, they were the first magazine to switch to all color in February 1962, and USA Today led the way for the use of color in newspapers in 1982. Another key problem that the next generation of newspapers and magazines are currently facing is the internet. As people become more accustomed to instant feedback, color, and often free information, print media is struggling to survive. Its possible that this is one of the causes of the sensationalism of newspapers, magazines, and their online versions today. Fortunately, color is no longer an issue of competition for print media, but the possibilities of online access are causing a down fall today. One more interesting fact, is that the sensationalism and scandal Stephan Glass brought to the New Republic was eventually caught due to another magazines online fraction, Frobes Digital Tool. With the invention of the internet, searching and verifying information has become easier, if one knows what to look for.

Considering the extreme sensationalism Stephen Glass used to created stories that would sell, one might consider the effect reader's play in this game to win more readers. At first it appears that the more sensationalized the media becomes the more the readers (or listeners) come to desire it, but on closer look its the readers themselves who got the whole trait started. The idea of sensationalism to sell to readers was first established by the New York Sun and the New York Morning Herald, but was also a common practice used by newsboys in hopes of selling more papers in a day. The companies would not be spending this much effort to "win" readers if the tactics didn't work after all. To be forthright, humans have always had an addiction to the crazy, the bizarre, the un-normal, the funny, and gossip in general.  It is these natural traits that media picks up on to draw us into the story itself, and just the fact that a reporter is read because his stories are interesting or funny is enough for colleagues to wishfully strive after appeasing readers in that way. Overall it has become quite a cycle to where no blame can be pointed, but also no solution is readily available.

Shattered Glass also demonstrated the changes in media within the short span of 15 years. Within the movie they discuss moving to pictures, an online magazine starting up, and Stephen Glass's mimicked website. Today websites have become the norm and color is everywhere. In many ways this can make it easier or people to identify what is real and what isn't, but with the high level of technology, things that are faked can be made to appear as very credible. The significance to this is that any story can be read for different newspapers all over the world and almost any piece of information can be cross-examined by common people. It also creates the dilemma for print media due to the competition of the instantaneous web . As the culture moves towards technology and the internet, all other media is left to try and mimic many of the internets resources and customs. With how fast everything has moved there is no way to predict what will happen to print media and even television with the next several decades.

Magazine/Shattered Glass Assignment

To recap the assignment for Monday, write a brief response to each of the
following and research one media hoax to share with class on Monday.  You
do not have to write up the hoax; simply be prepared to talk about it and
demonstrate it (if possible) in class.

If you missed the movie, I have a copy and there is a copy to check out in
the DVD section of the NMT Skeen Library.

Media Studies—Magazines, Newspapers, and Shattered Glass

After watching Shattered Glass, what connections can you make between
early trends in newspapers and magazines and issues that Glass’s paper,
The New Republic, faced?  Do modern magazines face the same issues? 
Explain and provide specific examples.  If you provide a gmail address, I
can invite you to the blog and you can post your responses and/OR your
hoax to share in class.



How does sensationalism and the effort to “win” readers affect the news?


Shattered Glass shows us how media has changed in the short span of about
15 years.  List some of those changes and then focus on one.  Explain the
significance of that change in current media.

Games of Nostalgia

I found this app on my friend's iPad and couldn't help but think how silly it is that we have taken the things that used to be the daily chores of life and made them into games just so we urbanized people will feel like we are a part of our past. Plus, coming from some one who has done quite a bit of milking through high school, this app is highly inaccurate.

(Side note: My favorite part was the "premium" app which comes with 5 MORE utters of various types such as hairy, XXL, and a cyber utter.)

Newpaper assignment ch 3

I enjoyed your triva and wonder what the value of such details might be in the scheme of accessing valuable information and ideas.

for next class, please do the following:
1. Follow up on one piece of trivia that came out of chapter 3--reflect on what one small "trivial" detail might represent. In other words, knowing who Nelly Bly is brings up why she is remembered. She is remembered for being the first woman to cross into significant journalism; she paved the way for embedded, investigative journalism; she used her position as a journalist to bring about social reform. Looking into the historical framework in which she lived, gives us insight into feminist critique. She demonstrates the interconnection between media and culture. Naturalist Loius Agassiz once said that "facts are stupid things unless connected to general principals." With Agassiz's insight in mind, locate a fact about newspapers and show how that "fact" is connected to a greater web of understanding. Hope that makes sense. Write up a paragraph (or two) to share with class. Hardcopy please.
25 points.

2. Do a cross comparison of 3 news sources. Look for patterns. For example, you could triangulate the represented stories. MSN, Google news, Yahoo news, ABC news or the Huffington Post or the Washington Post are certainly great options. I am sure you will find others that interest you. If you like, you might examine the lead stories. Are they the same? How do the headlines for those stories and the first line of the stories differ?

OR, locate a single story and show how that story is "spun" in three different sources of news. Here are some quick examples. Whitney Houston died recently.. how did three different media sources handle the story? What similaries, what differences were brought to light? Here is another example. Hugouly, a student from Virginia Tech, was on trial for the murder of his girlfriend. This is definitely a sensationalized story (just like Houston's death). Did news sources handle the case in the same manner using the same facts? Were the sources "objective"? Did sources emphasize different aspects of the case and the trial?

There are lots of options for this assignment, so please follow up according to the "spirit" of the assignment. We are investigating the treatment of "news" by looking at three different sources. I am not sure what you will find, so please do not think there is a "right" answer.
Write up your results--at least a typed page double or 1.5 spaced. We will look at these in class.
50 points.

If you have questions or concerns, please email me. I will post the assignment on our blog:
http://nmtmediastud12.blogspot.com/

If you want to check out last year's blog please visit: http://nmtmediastud.blogspot.com/

new app for phones that mimic media photos

Former student and TC student Tony sent this lik:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/22/opinion/phones-instagram-apps-stern/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9