Journalism Response: Ramsey's Recorded Music Lecture Post

I read Ramsey's blog and I agree with everything that she discussed. I completely agree with what Ramsey said about this lecture revealing the perspective of music in the 1800-1900s as a commodity. I never really thought about music being a commodity until this lecture so I find that kind of interesting.

I also agree with what Ramsey said about how today, we often take music for granted since it is so common. But in the past, music was only for special occasions and people could not just have it whenever or wherever they wanted. I agree with what she said about how even though a lot of music today is on an individual basis, live music for groups will continue to live on through concerts.

Also, I agree with what she stated about how today music is frequently used to spread messages and cultures which is very important. I find it very cool how now that we can record music, cultures from complete opposite parts of the world can be spread and there is more diversity in our lives and all over the world.

Ramsey said that she wished we could have spent more time on this lecture and I agree because I find it pretty interesting to learn about music and how it has changed over many years. I agree with everything that Ramsey stated in this response!

See her full post at-

http://ramjsblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/lecture-response-to-recorded-music.html

Journalism Response: Jane's Parts of a Newspaper Post

After reading Jane's post about the lecture on the parts of a newspaper, I think that I have to agree with her about the lecture not being very interesting. The lecture on the parts of a newspaper didn't really catch my attention and I didn't feel like I really engaged in learning about them. I agree with what she said about how even though it was not the most exciting lecture, it is probably important that we know all of this content.

But, I disagree with what she said about how she liked that every part of the newspaper is named something different. I think that some of the names of the things on the newspaper are cool, but personally I find it kind of confusing remembering what name goes with what part of the paper. But, I think that over time I will get the hang of all the different names and it will eventually come easy.

I really enjoyed reading this post!

To read Jane's full post visit-

http://janesblog101.blogspot.com/2015/10/2nd-six-weeks-parts-of-newspaper.html

Journalism Response: Catie's Television Lecture Post

I agree with everything Catie said in her television lecture blog post. She talked a lot about how televisions became more common over time and about how they caused radios to start declining.

I found it very interesting when she brought up the topic of how television influences our lives so much in today's world. I can see where she is coming from and I 100% agree! It is crazy how much we compare ourselves to fictional lives we see on television and we let it influence how we live our lives. She also said something about how the things we see on television are not actually what happens in reality and I completely agree! In today's society, people truly rely on TV way too much and we should not trust television to control our lives like it currently is.

I strongly agree with everything Catie had to say in her post!

See her full post at-

http://catiej1.blogspot.com/2015/10/television.html

Journalism Response: Maya M's Radio Lecture Post

I agree with all of the information presented on Maya's post about the radio lecture. I agree with what she said about how radios used to be cheap so anyone who wanted one could get one- not just the wealthy. Maya said that because radios were so cheap, people could basically go to any store and buy one or just easily build cheap ones themselves!

She also talked about how and why radios were so popular. She said that way back before television, radios were like television. I agree! She talks about how radios had many stations for all different niche audiences and how that played a huge role in why they were so popular. I agree with that because before television, all of the talent was on radios and there was a lot of different kinds of entertainment for lots of different audiences.

I agree with everything that Maya said in her post, I just wish she maybe would've talked more about what she thought about the lecture as a whole. Overall, Maya had a great post and I agree with her words!

Visit Maya's post at-

http://mnm4jc.blogspot.com/2015/10/radio-when-radio-first-came-out-it-was.html

Journalism Response: Cameron's Movie Lecture Post

After reading Cameron's blog post about the movie lecture, I think that I can say that I agree with everything she had to say!

First of all, I agree with her statement about not knowing that there wasn't flexible film until 1891 because I was unaware of that too! I thought that it was interesting learning about the difference between flexible film and the film that was used before it was invented.

In this response, Cameron talked a lot about the social aspect of movie theaters. She said that being with your friends at an actual theater is so much more fun than just watching a movie at home, and I totally agree! Movie theaters are way more enjoyable with friends because you get a change in scenery and it's a good place to just hang out and have fun.

She also mentioned in this response that the social aspect of movie theaters played a huge role in why movie theaters stayed in business even after the inventions of television and internet. I completely agree with that statement and thing that that is super important!

At the end of her post she stated that she wished we had talked more about certain trends that movies set for the real world and I agree with her. That was interesting to learn about and I wish that we could have learned a little bit more about that.

Visit Cameron's full post at-

http://cameronsjournalismblogs.blogspot.com/2015/10/2nd-6-weeks-response-to-class-lecture.html

Journalism Response: Television Lecture

I found the class television lecture very interesting and informational. I learned a lot of new information from this lecture and feel like because of this lecture, I know so much more about televisions in general and their history.

Something that I did not know or really acknowledge before this lecture was that televisions have a huge influence on how we spend our time and money. I guess I just never really have taken the time to think about the impact that television has on our world and lifestyle. I found it incredibly interesting how U.S. families have the TV on in their households for an average of 7 hours a day.

I also did not realize that television has such a large political impact. I’ve always found campaign ads on the local stations annoying and I’ve tried to just ignore them, but if you think about it they play a huge role in elections. I did not know or think about how television stations get so much money from elections but they do! I also had no idea that politicians spent so much money on TV advertisements. I was very shocked when I learned how if you’re not wealthy or have a good TV campaign, then it’s nearly impossible to win an election.

Overall, I gained a ton of knowledge from this lecture but I kind of think that we should've talked a little bit more about how TV influences how we spend our money. We talked about this topic but I just kind of wish we went over more examples so I could get a full understanding of how it exactly influences our money spending.

Journalism Response: Recorded Music Lecture

After the recorded music lecture I felt like I knew so much about the history of recorded music and about how the music industry today works. Before this lecture I assumed that the processes and steps to recording music were very simple and quick, but now I know that recording music is a extremely painstaking and lengthy process.

I had a little bit of background information about the music industry before this lecture, but I had no idea that there are so many steps and other factors that affect artists and recorded music being produced. There are so many tiny factors that go into recorded music and have the power to decide how far certain music travels in the industry, and if or when listeners and audiences get to hear it.

   

I had no idea that out of so many great musicians and artists, only a few actually get to have their music bought and sold in stores. Before, I also did not know what commodity was or what it meant but I’m glad now that this lecture taught me about it.

In addition, I did not know anything about something called the “underground” so it was interesting to learn about that.

I also enjoyed learning about how recorded music has specifically impacted our world. For example, I didn’t think about how recorded music spreads cultures and messages and how it is a mass medium.

Journalism Response: Radio Lecture

This radio lecture taught me a lot about the history of radios and how they developed to become such an important part of our world. I learned about how radios boomed all around the world, until of course TV’s were invented. I had no idea before this lecture that television caused radio to demassify because all the radio talent moved to TV. It was interesting to learn about how radio changed after television. 

It was interesting for me to also learn about how when radio first came out it was not a mass medium. I was surprised that radio used to just be messages between individuals instead of widespread broadcasts for masses of people.

I had no idea that radio was the first live medium ever so I found that cool and useful to know. I just thought that it must’ve been cool for the people who were used to getting news later than everyone else to actually get to listen to LIVE broadcasts and news at the same time as the rest of the country. Being able to listen to live, spontaneous, breaking news at that time was such a huge breakthrough in technology and change in our lifestyle and I find that very fascinating.

Overall, I think that this may have been one of my favorite lectures because I learned so much new information and I found it incredibly interesting.

Journalism Response: News/TV Terminology Response

I really enjoyed learning all of the terminology that is used for news broadcasts and I think that it will be very helpful for me to know in the future. I previously knew the meaning of a couple of the words like break and voice-over, but I had no idea what the majority of the words meant.

I’ve been thinking that when I grow up I may possibly want to have a career in broadcast journalism or something along those lines. So, when we were learning about the broadcast terminology and about how newscasts work, I found it all very entertaining and fun to learn about.

            I think that this lecture helped me not only learn what the meaning of these words are, but it also helped me more understand how a newscast runs. We did not just flip through words and definitions to write down, but we had an actual discussion about using these words in context and explaining a lot of the specific newscast steps. I found this overall lecture super interesting and I for sure think that the content we learned in this lecture will be helpful to me in the future.

Journalism Response: Movie Lecture

The lecture over movies was very interesting. I had no idea how complicated the movie industry was until this lecture. I also learned quite a bit of information about the importance of movie theaters and how actually going to a theater is much different than watching movies on Netflix or On-Demand at home.

This lecture made me want to go out to see a movie and have the immersive experience of physically going to a theater. This lecture also reminded me about how there are huge social aspects to physically going to a movie theater that you do not get from just sitting on the couch.

I found it kind of sad but not surprising how movie theaters are losing their audiences because of TV and new companies like Netflix.

I didn’t specifically know what made movie theaters so much different than movies at home until this lecture so that was interesting. I didn’t really think about the distinct differences between watching a movie at home and watching one at a theater, but I learned that movie theaters make the overall movie a special occasion. Movie theaters have 3D/color effects, large screens, sophisticated sound, uninterrupted/dark environments, and specific content that make for a more not only immersive, but overall enjoyable experience.

So I found this lecture very educational and fun to listen to and learn about.