Omri Brinner
February 2009
The ideas in chapter 13 of Compose Design Advocate mainly made me think of the power modern media has over people, governments, armies, and economics. I believe that today, in an era where censorship on the one hand is no longer seen as a legitimate tool of reporting for the benefit of the people and the state and on the other hand the creation of unnecessarily drama through over-reporting for self interests is authorized, media has “smashed” its initial idea of informing and educating rather than making money or promoting a certain agenda. Thomas Cooper’s 1799 broadside for example represents the true ideals of media, through which he informs, educates, criticizes, but mostly looks to improve certain aspects in the American government. The two argument publications about the necessity of affirmative action also support my idea of good media and even if I agree with one side it does not cancels the other side’s right to express their opinion. Although the other kind of media I mentioned does not appear in the textbook, it exist in radio stations, television channels, newspaper, and websites. As for Jack Turner’s essay, all I can say is that I do not agree with his approach regarding handling difficult tasks. He obviously criticize peoples behavior for the way they confront certain situations, advising instead to take a stride in the park and clear the mind… I would like to see Mr. Turner take his time when critical decisions are to be made in short time.
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Hey man,
ReplyDeleteI must say it intrigues me how muc effect the media has on our world today as well. That's whyI'm going into the movie business! And I think it's weird how it's changed over the years from being educational to simply getting someone's name out there and becoming famous or wtvr. I hope you find a good way to express yourself and have a well written research paper too. Hopefully you can look forward to it...