IDOL-ized

Whilst perusing the archives of the J1 blogs, I happened upon this article by Desiree- http://lokiwasright.blogspot.com/2018/10/local-news-what-should-be-prioritized.html
I found it to be short but sweet. Desiree makes a legitimate argument, this being that celebrity tv (In this case, American Idol.) should not be placed more prominently than news stories affecting many across the nation. What stands in the way of political dominance if we allow news outlets to feed us entertainment instead of important, pertinent news about laws and freedoms of people nationwide? If we Idolize entertainment but stray from news, the consequences would be horrendous.

Update From the Warfront

Taking a brief break from my daily routine of slaying murderous greenskins to give an update on my progress. After the ambush in the woods, Corrowell fell. We raided the city by night, and then fought back the Ogre King's invasion force from the city of Peter's Keep. The generals let it go to their heads. We were ambushed again at the city gates, and lost several vehicles and thirty men. After some detours to deal with rogue goblins and lost Darkmen, we made our assault on the Greenskins' capital, Gubba's Town. We debuted Barracuda armor and Hammerhead mechs in combat this month. I need to get some sleep before we fight further into the city. Soldier out.

Response to Response to Trump: America's Last President?

Recently I happened upon a piece by Satchel on his blog here: http://satchelsjcblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/response-to-trump-americas-last.html
I agreed with most of the points Satchel made here. He was concise and backed himself up with evidence at most turns. There is however one small problem I noticed. That is this: Satchel repeatedly shows ridiculous quotes from the president, yet doesn't go on to discuss a clear problem with them beyond simply their message. This is the issue that the president is repeatedly lying to and deceiving the public- and getting away near scot free. However, overall Satchel did a grand job of debating points made in the article he critiqued, showing examples and text evidence to support his points.

Loki Was Good J+C

Recently, whilst browsing the J1 class' blogs, I stumbled upon a piece pertaining to mass communication by Desiree here: http://lokiwasright.blogspot.com/2018/09/mass-communication.html
I enjoyed perusing it. The article is not only informative, but, critically for my standards, entertaining. It debunks a myth about mass versus group communication, (This being that the number of the audience specifically matters in these comparisons.) It does this entertainingly by including intended revelations throughout the writing.

Bias in media

We spoke about bias in journalism recently in class. It got me thinking about bias in major media networks today. When I say bias i don't mean cut and dry stuff like conspiracies versus reality or police versus criminals. I mean organizations that cater to a small subset of the American people, and will do whatever it takes to keep them happy. Bias in journalism has become a problem in part because greed has eclipsed practicality of the news for these stations. Only by holding the public first can you avoid bias towards one group over another unfairly. Several prominent stations now report whatever will keep their audience happy as opposed to helpful or even realistic information to earn more money.

Charlie Brown and the Football- this is for j+c

We talked briefly in class about rumors being reported like fact in modern media. It called me back to this video by Vox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlf6VjRIHMw&list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5cghzLdchzalWpQJnhRYZgO&index=4 It is a common problem in modern media that news stations report rumors spouted by politicians without doing any/sufficient research to verify their statements are true. This misleads people, but also gives a false positive for the information reported on. We can't ignore outlandish statements made by politicians, but careful checks are necessary so as not to mislead the public. When rumors and claims are put out as fact, we are more likely to treat them as true even when they are proved false.

Jacksonville- and America's ongoing gun issue

When I first heard of the shooting at the Jacksonville Madden Tournament, I was appalled. But that feeling faded quickly, and was replaced with indifference, which in turn caused anger. You see, I was a victim of a dangerous phenomena- acclimatization to mass shootings. This is a serious problem in America today. It seems that every time we have a shooting, It takes up media space for a week, there's a push for reform, and then it all falls to pieces. I'm passionate about this topic because there are so many cases at this point where stricter mental health laws for gun purchase and lower caliber weapons available to the public could have saved lives by preventing shootings altogether, or lessening the death count. Something needs to change. The media needs to put pressure on politicians to do better for our people.