"An Inability to Appreciate Fine Art"
I found this part of the 1st chapter to be particularly interesting because of what we were talking about in class. I agree with Cambell on this because I think popular media such as reality TV has dumbed down young people. I also found the part of the chapter that was discussing cross platform media and how this leads to less reporters and stories and therefore less perspectives on the news which I think is a scary thing because thats what's so great about being a American right? Our freedom of speech and ultimately our freedom to obtain knowledge and choose were it comes from. But if all these platforms are converged such as all news reports what real choice do we have but to be fed everything they want us to hear? how do we escape the mass media? I'm not sure its possible. Everyday I see a worse reality show then the last and I cant escape it there on every channel and as much as I want to turn it off I still want to know what will happen its quite sad that we have let reality TV take over seeing as it is just another way for these media corporations to save money. When your hiring "regular people" your payroll probably isn't as high as when you have a sitcom full of real actors.
"newspapers"
I found chapter 8 to be a little less interesting then the other chapters, but I understood it more after we talked about the differences of the NY times and the Post in class. Also as a graphic designer I was thinking about the visual differences as well as the over all tone of each paper. while the times is very subtle with how they lay out there articles the Post looks louder with all caps headlines and giant full color pictures. This makes the Post look more sensational to me and the Times more trustworthy but when you actually read the articles most of them are saying the same thing just one is written for a more intellectual group of people.
Magazines
I love magazines in fact I want to work for one one day. preferably a "elite magazine" such as Time, The New Yorker or National Geographic. I find these magazines to be entertaining while still informative and current. I found the section about the difference between men and women's magazines interesting especially the fact there seems to be more female gender specific magazines. such as all the fashion magazines, "home and gardens" type magazines tabloid magazines, and other more feminine magazines I think that is because most woman are easier to advertise to; we are the best consumers even if we aren't the ones actually paying the bill.
Books
I love books to in fact unlike most people my age I read (for entertainment not just for school) every day I find using my imagination is more stimulating the simply watching a thousand images flashed and force fed into my brain. I also think it makes me a more critical thinker as well as a ability to appreciate fine art.
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