News Response: WLKY Crime Overdose

Though I was not part of the WLKY group, the information presented today in class startled me so much that I feel it is necessary for me to react to it. A whopping forty percent of WLKY's stories have been about crime. WLKY had a total of two hundred and seventy four stories. Two hundred and seventy four divided by the number of times that we logged our data is approximately twenty seven stories per log. Forty percent of two hundred and seventy four is approximately eleven. That means that for every twenty seven stories published by WLKY, eleven of them revolved around crime. WLKY is clearly breaking the seventh element of journalism which clearly states that good journalists should attempt to make the important interesting. But WLKY is doing the exact opposite and is attempting to make the important interesting. WLKY claims to be a respectable news source but it sure has some shaping up to do.

News Response: Issues With Local vs. International Coverage

We have all examined and logged our findings on one of five news sources for the past month. Now that my study of the Courier Journal Online has concluded, I can wholeheartedly conclude that my findings were disappointing. I always assumed that the Courier was a reliable source of world news and not just telling me about Louisville's Iron man and New Albany's Harvest Festival. It sure did not make me happy to realize that the Courier Online has incredibly poor coverage of important events if they don't happen right on our doorstep. How am I supposed to stay informed if the news source I trust most doesn't tell me any major world problems that I know are occurring. The Courier Online had a total of two international stories, both occurring on September thirtieth, our first day of recording. I kept waiting for another international story but sadly they were never again seen. It is understandable why local TV news program would be reluctant to report on national stories, since, after all, local stories are what they do best. But the Courier is typically held to higher standards which it has failed to meet.

Peer Response: Sofia DeVenuto

Sofia published a post in relation to Wave 3's inability to publish articles that were in depth and on newsworthy topics (http://sofiasjournalismviews.blogspot.com/2015/10/wave-3-explination-flaws.html). What impressed me when I was browsing Sofia's blog is how often she gives really good examples to back up what ever she is claiming at that time. The example she used for the post of her's that I chose to respond to was a particularly good piece of evidence to back up the claim that Wave doesn't go in depth enough and doesn't focus on very newsworthy topics. The article that she used as evidence was about the murder of a random man, an article that will no doubt not affect anyone but the people directly involved. She also says that the article gives no other details besides the most basic aspects of the story, which would only be acceptable if we were in the middle of the civil war and there was a stray bullet that killed the reporter while they were still working on sending the very beginning of their story. Since Wave's situation is not at all similar to the one described, than I must agree with Sofia in saying that there is no viable excuse for their lazy writing. To view Sofia's post, you can either click on the link included at the top or click here.

Peer Response: Olivia Brotzge

Olivia Brotzge published a post in relation to her expectations going into this project (http://ojournalism1.blogspot.com/2015/10/news-response-expectations.html). I found her post particularly interesting because I had a similar experience but with the Courier Journal. I was thought that that particular news response of her's was well written and was nice introduction into her two other News Responses that follow that post. She also gave some data that she collected to help back up that point she was attempting to make. I think she was successful in trying to do so. If you'd like to view Olivia's post, you can either click on the included link up at the top or just click here!

Movie Lecture Response

Movies, like most other types of multimedia, are a dying medium. Yet they still seem to have remained a staple in our lives. How is this possible? Through lasting importance of the medium and demassification of course! Though the history of movies did intrigue me, it was the explanation of how movies are surviving the effects of the internet that inspired me to reflect on the movie lecture. Mr. Miller really opened my eyes to the secrets behind movies when he discussed with us how movies set cultural standards. I never even thought about how much movies shape the society we live in. I thought his Gone With The Wind example was particularly helpful in understanding the concept he was explaining. Mr. Miller's most recent lectures have really changed the way I view recent societal progression.

News Response: My Expectations

For as long as I can remember my Saturday mornings have played out like this: Wake up around seven. Go downstairs to the smell of freshly cooked omelets. Look to the table to see my father reading none other than the Courier Journal. And because I trust my parents and their ability to sniff out untrustworthy journalism, I always just assumed that the C-J was a reliable source of news. Unlike most television news programs which my parents had always told me were unreliable in that they rarely delivered the important news. The Courier Journal failed to live up to my expectations. Almost every time we filled out logs, there were stories about things that no properly educated member of society would ever consider to be newsworthy. For example, I would not classify the building of a new office building in Shelbyhurst, an area that is no stranger to buildings. as a top news story. But the employees at the Courier Online obviously disagree seeing as that was the category the story was placed in. It's not that the Courier shouldn't include articles about fun local events, but they shouldn't classify it as breaking news.

Television Lecture Response

Television is definitely my favorite part of any given Tuesday or Wednesday (Or really any day, I really love TV). Therefore, I found the television lecture particularly intriguing for a number of reasons. Mr. Miller used quite a few dates in his lecture on television which helped me in particular because it really puts the evolution of TV into perspective. I actually was surprised to hear that television wasn't invented until 1927, I always assumed the technology behind it had been around for a lot longer than that. A timeline also helps show how TV progressed over time. Like for example, without the dates that Mr. Miller provided I would not know that it took nineteen years after the invention of black and white television for color TV to be invented. I also didn't realize how much television really affected or daily lives. I never put it together in my head how much political television campaigns really affected my opinion of the candidates running. Mr. Miller also brought up a good point about how you can't win a big political election nowadays without a pricey ad campaign. He also talked about how product placement really does work, or companies wouldn't be spending millions on it. I always just assumed, "Oh, I'm not susceptible to their capitalist mind tricks." But obviously I am, along with the rest of the TV watching population.