My media consumption for Week One, since Monday 1/5, consisted of: movies, cable television, Internet (computer), and magazines. I watched numerous films which included Yes Man, Boondock Saints, and The Wrestler. In addition, I tuned-in to cable television with shows such as The Office, Home Improvement, Family Guy, and King of Queens.
Music was a large contributor to last week because of the major part of my time I spent driving. I listened to the following albums: Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band, Howie Day, “Mixes” (various artists), and Muse. Furthermore, I listened to an assortment of FM radio stations such as 101.9 The Mix, Q101, 105.9 and 97.9. I used the Internet for academic purposes, email, music (downloads/listening), and YouTube.com (assorted websites- Google, Yahoo, etc.). I also used my computer to watch films. Finally, I read an issue of Rollingstone Magazine.
Although I spent a good amount of my time listening to music this past week, I found myself constantly on my laptop (which is nothing new). I seem to incorporate my love for music with the Internet. For example, I use it as a medium to find new artists, listen to my music library, download songs, and even record demos for my own projects. I always dedicate time to random videos on YouTube.com and keeping in touch with friends on Facebook. In addition, I use my computer to watch movies since I do not own a DVD player.
The Internet is where I gather much of my news from. My "homepage" is Yahoo.com where I check the current events each morning. As a journalism student I find myself more attracted to the "online" aspect of the news rather then traditional "paper." As I have learned in many of my courses this is a major transition the journalism industry is facing.
Blogs can be viewed as a medium for providing content that may or may not be journalism. It seems as though most bloggers are not journalists, however some are. The majority of blogs are informal conversations. For journalistic purposes, blogs are more of a small scale publication. The difference between blogs and publications of traditional standards is rapidly blurring. Major news web sites are already displaying some of the characteristics of blogs. As a result, these blogs are giving these "mainstream news outlets" a "run for their money" because of the amount of readers they are acquiring and not to mention revenue.
Citizen journalism can be reported through cell phones or other digital devices which can be counted on to offer coverage of events (e.g. Hurricane Katrina) with photos and streaming video. Blog reports can also provide a "grounded" or unbiased view on huge stories like Katrina or the Iraq war. Citizen journalism and blogs offer a unique conversation with readers that offer a "talk with" rather than "talked at" feeling.
well done, 10/10 -Jim S.
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