I have to note that I am reading the book, Media & Culture 2011 update in digital form, which is quite awesome, seeing that I can have the speech function on my MAC read it to me when I get tired! Woohoo!
As stated in the last blog post, I think it's kind of amazing to have a standardized textbook relaying all this information. I feel I am understanding mass media, internet, and television from a larger perspective, which is oh-so-important working in film & media. Kudos, Richard Campbell. For example, I never had thought of Late Night or The Tonight Show as a "Magazine Format" TV show. It makes tons of sense, and I almost can't believe I haven't picked up on this simple notion before. It also is really interesting to finally learn the whereabouts of the $64,000 Dollar Question, seeing that my [elderly] dad mentioned its popularity multiple times, with me not having understood. Gosh, that having turned into ABC's "Who Wants to be a Millionare". I really can't express how interesting it is to learn of these experiences, some of my own, remembering the popularity of Who wants to be a millionaire back in 2000.
In terms of cable, I am so happy to read an updated edition of this book, because Weeds on showtime was mentions in the cable chapter... AWESOOOME. In contrast, we have relative disconnects like PPV and VOD, Pay per view and video on demand. So LAME! I have to say I'm glad that the internet is almost completely obstructing PPV and VOD, because they essentially ARE PPV and VOD! No more remote controls in cheap hotel rooms that say "BUY". :-)
The history of film is something that I have been studying for a while now, with the history of television and cable television seeming more complicated. All I could say is that I'm thankful for an intricate backround of television, as it is one of the more complicated entertainment forms to understand, keeping in mind its long and affluent history. Viva La Jersey Shore!!!!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Chapters 1 & 2 of Media & Culture
Wow. I actually really like this textbook. Not just because it is actually updated (unlike all of the algebra books I've been subjected to in elementary school, ones from the seventies where you have to calculate the circumference of johnny's afro...), But because I have never read of such a large perspective view of new media in relation to communication's history. It makes me excited that things are changing so quickly. Last time I read a media and culture textbook was probably back before the internet actually had influence.
I must admit I'm amazed that the last telegram was sent in 2006. I though that $hit was long gone decades ago! Kudos, Western Union!
ANYWAY. It's amazing to compare the notion of oral communication to texting and email. It's kind of profound and amazing. I come to the conclusion that oral communication isn't in the old sense lost, but only reinvented. This actually makes me really excited.
When it comes to the question of media shaping values in comparison to ethics, I don't really like the example that s kid would get shot for wearing a designer jacket. Although I understand the example, I couldn't imagine a feminine 12 year old boy wearing a Versace jacket getting shot.
What I consequently did flash back to was the numerous plethora of AOL discs I would get in the mail back in the nineties, always begging my mom to let me use them! I had no idea that AOL was the main ISP. It really is refreshing to have a backstory of the creation and popularity of the internet and mass media. These are all sort of things that are experienced and understood through hearsay, so a timeline and statistics are really fascinating to observe in regards to the general history of internet and internet security.
Lewis
I must admit I'm amazed that the last telegram was sent in 2006. I though that $hit was long gone decades ago! Kudos, Western Union!
ANYWAY. It's amazing to compare the notion of oral communication to texting and email. It's kind of profound and amazing. I come to the conclusion that oral communication isn't in the old sense lost, but only reinvented. This actually makes me really excited.
When it comes to the question of media shaping values in comparison to ethics, I don't really like the example that s kid would get shot for wearing a designer jacket. Although I understand the example, I couldn't imagine a feminine 12 year old boy wearing a Versace jacket getting shot.
What I consequently did flash back to was the numerous plethora of AOL discs I would get in the mail back in the nineties, always begging my mom to let me use them! I had no idea that AOL was the main ISP. It really is refreshing to have a backstory of the creation and popularity of the internet and mass media. These are all sort of things that are experienced and understood through hearsay, so a timeline and statistics are really fascinating to observe in regards to the general history of internet and internet security.
Lewis
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