May 2008
1 post
FINAL PART 2
3 Examples of Newfound Media Literacy 1. Look for other sources of information outside of what is on television The internet is a great way to find a more truthful source of information. Although the news channels have the same bias online as they do on television, there are outlets for information specific to what you are looking for. For example, searching for information about the current...
April 2008
7 posts
GLAMOUR
Chapter 6 defines glamour through the eyes of companies selling strategies as presenting figures of glamour that consumers can envy and wish to emulate. The people they present are already transformed by using the products, bodies that appear perfect and yet somehow attainable. I feel as though the advertising exec, Denis, is disgusted with the idea of having a pimple and lets it overwhelm him so...
Response to Brick
- for a house foundation - as a weapon - to break a window - as a step - as a ladder (if more then one) - as a table - as a weight - as a tool to measure things
March 2008
10 posts
BLOG SEVEN
CNN.COM VS BBC.COM http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/03/03/sexless.marriage/index.html?iref=mpstoryview http://www.bbc.co.uk/?ok In the last few months I have noticed a decline in the news that cnn.com has been reporting. It wasn’t until I compared the headlines from cnn.com to bbc.com that I realized how ridiculous cnn has actually become. (Sexual incompatability in marriage)I was the...
February 2008
13 posts
Form of media: Credit Card Newsletters
When thinking of a new form of media that I don’t really look at, I considered bus advertisements that I pass in the city or the obnoxious neon advertisements that cover the commuter buses that really just hurt your eyes to look at. But then, there was a suggestion of credit card newsletters… Credit Card newsletters? What the heck is that? A simple google search provided me with the...
BBC Documentary
The video was very interesting to see that the advertising strategies that were established in 1929 are still in full use today. Edward Bernays broke all the rules when he convinced women to smoke through one swift move during the Easter parade. He knew that reporters and photographers were going to be there, the perfect free press. By persuading three debutant women to smoke casually during...
January 2008
2 posts
WatchDustin in Colorado