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MCST 2010: Media Reflection #1

Where do you get the majority of your news? Why do you choose the source and medium you do? How do you use it and how often? Do you share this news with others? If so, with whom and how? If not, why not?

I personally get most of my news from a few different websites on the internet. The reason I prefer this medium is it’s accessibility and how frequently it is updated. You can access your favorite news sources anytime from any device that just makes it so much more convenient to stay up to date. I usually access it on my smartphone or laptop and I probably look at my favorite news outlets at least once a day. I personally am not a big sharer of news and honestly, I can’t remember the last time I shared an article on social media or something like that. I think the reason I usually don’t do this is because it has most likely already been shared and I really don’t ever feel the need to share an article.

What is your favorite source of media entertainment (television show, radio program, podcast, films (theater? streaming online? Netflix?), etc.)? Why do you choose this program/source? How do you use it and how often? Do you use it alone or with others? If so, with whom and how? If not, why not?

My favorite sources of media entertainment without a doubt is online streaming(Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc). I really enjoy the streaming services because they are able to produce really high-quality TV shows that do not have to be as censored as they normally would if they were to be made by a traditional cable network. I usually watch it on my TV at home or on my laptop if I am traveling and I use it every night as I prefer to fall asleep with the tv on. I almost always use it with my wife because we both enjoy the same kind of tv shows and movies.

Tell me about the most significant media event you have experienced (via the media, not in person). Where did you see/hear/otherwise experience it? What was the experience like? Were you alone or with others? Why is it the significant to you? What is its lasting impression on you?

The most significant media event I have experienced was watching the all of the news coverage on 9/11. I remember we were called out of school when it happened and when I went home the footage of the planes hitting the towers and the towers collapsing was playing over and over on the news and I will never forget seeing footage of people jumping from the building. I think this event was so significant because it was the first time not only was I watching people be killed but I also saw people take their own lives which was a really crazy thing for me to see at the time.

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Get To Know Me A Little Bit

1. Where do you get the majority of your news? Why do you choose the source and medium you do? How do you use it and how often? Do you share this news with others? If so, with whom and how? If not, why not?

I would say the majority of my news comes from ABC news, mostly Good Morning America. When I am home in California I wake up and watch that show and also Live with Kelly. Also our local news station for Santa Barbara KEYT news channel. Although I usually only keep up to date with these when I am home, I do like to check in when I am here in Denver. I will go online to their websites and see what is new in the world. I also use facebook as a media source, usually it is friends who re-post videos or articles from news pages. Coincidentally a lot of those posts are from ABC news, they just have that local news station attached to it. I choose these sources and mediums because they are easily accessible. All I do is turn on the tv or go on the facebook app on my phone and I can keep myself updated. When I am home I tend to watch those news shows at least 5 times a week, the weekend is when I tend to slack off on keeping up with the news. The only people I share news with would be my parents when we are at the dinner table. We have conversations about what we all saw on the news. Other than that, I never really share news with anyone else. The reason to that would be because I assume everyone else already knows about it as well.

2. What is your favorite source of media entertainment (television show, radio program, podcast, films (theater? streaming online? Netflix?), etc.)? Why do you choose this program/source? How do you use it and how often? Do you use it alone or with others? If so, with whom and how? If not, why not?

My favorite source of media entertainment would definitely be tv shows and movies. When I am home I re-watch a lot of movies with my dad or my friends. With my dad we watch a lot of older movies like The Godfather, Scarface, etc. We also enjoy action movies and spy movies, one of our most recent favorites is Kingsman: The Secret Service. With my friends we tend to watch mostly comedies or dramas. This past summer we re-watched Straight Outta Compton many times, I would say because we grew up listening to that music and wanted to re-live it in a way. With my mother we watch all the “chick flicks” like The Devil Wears Prada, Titanic and The Intern. It is safe to say that I enjoy to watch movies with other people. When I am by myself I tend to watch lots of shows on netflix; One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, New Girl, and The Carrie Diaries. On cable television I absolutely LOVE to watch The Big Bang Theory. I prefer to watch tv shows on my own because I can go at my own speed and do not get distracted by talking over the show.

3. Tell me about the most significant media event you have experienced (via the media, not in person). Where did you see/hear/otherwise experience it? What was the experience like? Were you alone or with others? Why is it the significant to you? What is its lasting impression on you?

The most significant media event that I have experienced was very sad and unfortunate more so because it was not just one event but two. The first happened like this,  I remember I was in high school during my junior year of highschool. I do not remember what class I was in, possibly my Spanish class when an announcement came over the intercom, a school shooting had occurred in Connecticut. Right away our teacher turned on the television and the news channel was showing coverage of the school shooting at Sandy Hook. Children were dead as well as teachers and staff. The part that hit me the most was the children. Nobody really said anything, we all just kind of looked at eachother in shock and with sad eyes. At the moment it was sad but it also did not feel real, I was reading the headlines on the tv, big, bold, letters. Shooting, school, children, but even as I was reading those words I could not believe it, the shock had taken over and it did not feel real. The day went on and once I got to the girls locker room for cheer practice, it hit. One teammate broke down and cried her eyes out. She could not believe that those children would not get to celebrate Christmas with their families. As I started to think about it I began to cry and so did more teammates and he hugged and held each other. We decided we could not go on with practice and instead called it a day and we all called our parents just to hear their voices and to hear them say “everything will be okay” even though at the time we knew it was not okay. The experience was extremely sad and heartbreaking but being able to be with a team and hear my parents made it feel the tiniest bit better. The lasting impression stayed with me for a long time, the captains of the cheer team decided to do a fundraiser and make cards to send to Sandy Hook. We also wore green bows for the rest of the school year to honor the victims. The event made me more paranoid than usual after that, I worried when my niece and nephew went off to school, and checked our local new website more often to make sure there were no headlines similar to that day.

The second event was one that hit close to home, literally. The summer after my high school graduation and before my first year of college. I was home alone when the news channel switched over to “breaking news” and I see the headline again, shooting. Except it wasn’t across the country it was in my hometown. In the college town of Isla Vista, a man shot six people dead and injured 14. Right away I called my cousins and friends to make sure they were alive and okay since we all go there to eat and walk around. It was scary but more sad to know that it could have easily been my friends and I who were killed. A sad thought that has stayed with me till this day. I think it left a lasting impression more on my parents than myself because sending their only daughter off to college in another state was now scarier than ever. For me, I wanted to leave right away because I no longer felt safe in my own home town. I only went to Isla Vista to leave flowers for the victims and pay my respects. After that, I did not go to Isla Vista for a little over half a year. Now, I am not so scared as I am paranoid, always a little hesitant when going to Isla Vista. Scary stuff that has happened but I am thankful that I had the media to keep me informed. 

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a little about me

1. Where do you get the majority of your news? Why do you choose the source and medium you do? How do you use it and how often? Do you share this news with others? If so, with whom and how? If not, why not?  A majority of my news would come from Facebook, whether it’s my friends posting something or a source that I am following. Sometimes I do check the news app on my phone but besides that most of my news updates come from Facebook posts. Usually the websites that tend to come up are Buzzfeed, who do a really nice break down of big situation that might be occurring on the news. There is also HuffingtonPost, The New York Times, The Washington Post and ABC News. I am not really able to comment on how often I use because I just look at it when something of my interest shows up. Usually I do not share this news with other because by the time I take a look at it most of the people I am friends with already know about it. I am not the type of person to really post much on Facebook anyway, the main reason I keep the account is to stay up to date with all the news.

2. What is your favorite source of media entertainment (television show, radio program, podcast, films (theater? streaming online? Netflix?), etc.)? Why do you choose this program/source? How do you use it and how often? Do you use it alone or with others? If so, with whom and how? If not, why not?  My number one source of media entertainment is definitely YouTube, I am constantly watching videos of some sort. Usually I really enjoy watching vlogs from a few couples, I find it really interesting and cute to see how differently everyone lives there life. Especially when they have different views, backgrounds and experiences that they share with the world. For me personally it expands my horizon to see more things differently. I also enjoy all the typical stuff that includes make up videos, global entertainment videos and music. Besides that I love watching Netflix, it brings a lot of laughter and fun into my life. It brings a certain type of joy that you cannot receive in real life because those situations do not tend to happen to us.  I love Friends, Modern Family, George Lopez and a few others I cannot remember. Some of my other favorite shows are Criminal Minds, NCIS, Law & Order SVU, House, Monk, Psych, Leverage and Stranger Things. I tend to love criminal related shows, I find it intriguing how the shows depict the way criminals think and the reasons they do certain things.

A lot of these shows are older but I do love rewatching them and I do tend to watch them alone because my friends are either not interested or have already seen it. However I do enjoy watching it by myself, I find certain things funnier than other people do.

3. Tell me about the most significant media event you have experienced (via the media, not in person). Where did you see/hear/otherwise experience it? What was the experience like? Were you alone or with others? Why is it the significant to you? What is its lasting impression on you?  A recent event that affect me was the Stanford rapist, Brock Turner. Now I have never been in that situation myself, however seeing this happen and the way things are handled it is terrifying. I think the reason it affected me is because obviously I myself am in college and I feel like after seeing this happen at Stanford, a highly prestige’s school, I feel like it could happen to anyone. Now obviously rape has always happened, in school across the globe, I remember there was even a rape on one of the other Johnson & Wales campuses a few years ago. It’s just during that time I thought “rape probably wouldn’t happen at such a small school like Johnson & Wales, right?” Yet seeing how things have been handled with this case petrifies me more about the future to come for all rapists and their victims. I feel like all future victims will be terrified to come out and tell anyone they have been raped, not for the fact of what people will say to them but with the matter of what will happen to her rapist. Also rapists might start thinking they will get away with it a lot easier since all they have to be is possibly be Caucasian, attending a great school and play a sport of some sort really well. I mean it terrifying to know that a “respectable” judge said something along the lines of “he is such a good swimmer, I would hate to tarnish that all because of a drunk girl.” The father even said “he shouldn’t go to jail for the rest of his life all because of just 20 minutes”, sadly even with the news keep saying “Stanford Swimmer” rather just a rapist. Why does it matter is he’s a swimmer? He is just a rapist, it is sad to know that even the news outlets are protecting him. The original judge appointed to case was even know to have given a much harder punishment to another boy who raped a girl rather than just getting a slap on the wrist. Again even though I have not had any experience, I feel terrified with what our future holds after this event.

http://www.newsweek.com/race-class-feminism-and-brock-turner-496975

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kassycho/a-college-student-created-a-powerful-photo-series?utm_term=.te2Nzevrz#.gjBdY93BY

^one of the best photo series out there right now

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MCST 2010: Media Reflection #1 due 9/14 @ 10AM ET

This assignment is 5% of your grade and will be graded based on the thoughtfulness and descriptiveness of your responses, your ability to thoroughly support and explain your answers. Because this is a personal reflection, you may use the first person and sources are not required, but anything you do quote or paraphrase should have a clearly identified source. Each question should be answered with a minimum of two paragraphs (full paragraphs with a clear main idea and supporting sentences), and your total reflection should be a minimum of 500 words.

This assignment is about YOU, your media use, and your media experience. This is an opportunity to reflect, explore, be personal, and share. You can cite outside sources if you like, but it is not necessary. If you know how or want to try, include images, gifs, and video -- we’re on Tumblr so you can integrate the media into your posts about the media. While this is a formal class assignment, be creative and have some fun with it!

Answer the following questions (cut and past the question before each response):

Where do you get the majority of your news? Why do you choose the source and medium you do? How do you use it and how often? Do you share this news with others? If so, with whom and how? If not, why not?

What is your favorite source of media entertainment (television show, radio program, podcast, films (theater? streaming online? Netflix?), etc.)? Why do you choose this program/source? How do you use it and how often? Do you use it alone or with others? If so, with whom and how? If not, why not?

Tell me about the most significant media event you have experienced (via the media, not in person). Where did you see/hear/otherwise experience it? What was the experience like? Were you alone or with others? Why is it the significant to you? What is its lasting impression on you?