Marketplace vs. Public Needs

The conflict between the marketplace and the needs of the public is a conflict that has many facets. On one hand with out the public it would be very hard for the marketplace to exist, but on the other hand without the marketplace the public would be hurt severely. The conflict I guess is that right now it seems that the marketplace is forgeting the fact that its main goal is to benefit the public. This is hurting how the public thinks about the marketplace and if it continues is will be very hard for the marketplace to further grow. The public is the ultimate weapon against the marketplace but it is very hard for the public to unite and determine that even though I need this product I am going to show the marketplace that I am in control. Until the public can unite in such a manner the marketplace will always be in control.

Marketplace vs. Public Needs

The conflict between the marketplace and the needs of the public is a conflict that has many facets. On one hand with out the public it would be very hard for the marketplace to exist, but on the other hand without the marketplace the public would be hurt severely. The conflict I guess is that right now it seems that the marketplace is forgeting the fact that its main goal is to benefit the public. This is hurting how the public thinks about the marketplace and if it continues is will be very hard for the marketplace to further grow. The public is the ultimate weapon against the marketplace but it is very hard for the public to unite and determine that even though I need this product I am going to show the marketplace that I am in control. Until the public can unite in such a manner the marketplace will always be in control.

Media Literacy and Media Bias

Media Literacy is rarely discussed in school before college. Like Jeff, my parents played a role in how I looked at media during that time. My college experience has created a new outlook on media. Being a journalism student I understand how media is produced. I have an understanding of how TV news is produced and how easy it is to edit one word out, connect it to another, and so on. It is obvious that every message has something behind it. It is basically inevitable that the debate over media bias will ever be solved. Therefore, It is important to focus on solutions. These solutions will rarely come from the media but must be utilized my the consumer. The list of six questions form Project Sharp are a good guide. Basically, they are calling people to verify instead of just accepting.

Media Bias

After reading the article in the McChesney book on media bias, it brought a few things to light. One astounding thing in particular and that's the fact that the media isn't just a little biased, they are ridiculously biased. They are way too conservative. This shows in all of the newscasts, from local all the way to national news networks like CNN, FOX News and, MSNBC. Peter Hart who wrote the article works for FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) which means I'm sure he's got first hand insight as to how news organizations tend to lean one way and not cover all areas or opinions of a story or report. When an organization of CNN or FOX's caliber is reporting biased information, whether it be on a racial level, an economic scale, whatever; it makes you wonder how trustworthy can these organizations really be? Ever since 9/11, news organizations have been on the conservative side of the fence. I find that kind of interesting because that makes it sound like the government is trying to twist and turn the stories that are put out there as they see fit. In closing I believe that the government should take a step back. There shouldn't be bias in news. If you want to report something, report it with an open mind. The public deserves to hear the truth, regardless of what the story is about.

Media Literacy

Over the years I have learned to become skeptical of anything the news media says. This started at home with my parents who taught me at the age of 15 not to believe everything you see and hear on television. It has progressed from there through the years as I have grown up and begun to form my own oppinions of the world. In college I have learned new things about the media through classes. One of the classes that had the biggest impact on me was Media and Politics. This class helped me to see that everyone has an agenda. The media has an agenda, the people who own a specific media have an agenda, and the people advertising in that media have an agenda. All of there agendas play a role in what is put on television. The media can be a great source of information but you have to understand that not everything they say is the truth.

Thursday Morning Event

I as well am not sure what to say about Thursdays event.
Her accent was very heavy and it made it hard to understand.

I think she was talking about how we perceive each other and how stereotypes play into it. The video had many people portraying stereotypes at first before they started acting normal.
Perhaps the media influences this perception of stereotypes with the way it reports items related to one race or the way people are potrayed in movies or on TV.
She was also saying that where you are from is how people see you or how people think about you.
I'm not sure what the Hungarian video had to do with it though.

Friday Morning

The speaker at mine was a professor at NYU. He spent the entire hour comparing Reagan's involvement in Central America in the 1980s to the Iraq war now. He made accusations that, as far as I could tell, had no real basis. He accused the Republicans of stealing ideas from Democrats and spying on political enemies in the United States. He even compared Republican's actions to The Da Vinci Code. It just came off to me as a bunch of extremely biased garbage-this coming from someone who doesn't care for either Republicans or Democrats-that had a bunch of accusations with no factual basis, as far as I am aware. The thing that stood out the most to me was when he said that the "religious right" likes to portray themselves as the ones that are being persecuted. If that's true, then speeches like this one are the reason why.

Thursday Event During Classtime

I had trouble discerning what exactly Maria's argument was with her thick accent. However I did pull some stuff out of what she said. She was basically saying that our identities are perceived many different ways through the media. We perceive it in one way and in retrospect everyone else perceives it differently. Not only that, but depending on what country you live in or maybe even what region of a country you live in could affect the way people's identities are perceived. That would be very true for different countries, but maybe not so much in different regions of the same country but that possibility is still out there nonetheless. The way that race is perceived in media is very prevalent. Different races are always being stereotyped in the media. It happens everyday. Just turn on the local news to see that. You can see it everywhere you turn.

Thursday 13:30 Event

I am not really sure what the lady was talking about but I think it had something to do with the way people are percieved. Consequently I think it also had something to do with how people believe they are being percieved. I think that she said that the country in which you live influences both of how people percieve you and how you feel people percieve you.

Thursday 13:30 Event

I am not really sure what the lady was talking about but I think it had something to do with the way people are percieved. Consequently I think it also had something to do with how people believe they are being percieved. I think that she said that the country in which you live influences both of how people percieve you and how you feel people percieve you.