For your final post of the semester, I’d like you to discuss whether you believe there should be a professional degree for a journalist, much like there is for an attorney or doctor.
Now, anyone can call himself or herself a journalist. There is no license needed and the only formal training…
I believe that there a degree is necessary to be a journalists. Just as you mentioned anyone can call themselves a journalists. With the degree it would signify that an individual put in the time and is a credible journalist or source of information. Anyone without the degree would just be an individual stating facts that could be bias to the individual speaking or writing.
Anyone who is to start a website should have to pass a test or course as well. There needs to be a factor that differs true journalists and an individual that is not. I can call myself a journalist and attempt to report something, just because I report it does not make it legit or credible and reliable.
Justin Johnson
For your post this week, I’d like you to read the Alligator story I previously posted. The story deals with an episode on UF’s campus in which copies of the Alligator student newspaper were thrown away during a political campaign.
Whose side would you take in this incident — the Alligator’s or…
I would have to be on the side of the Alligator. I wouldn’t side with the student political leader because whether his beliefs are just his or a majority, what he does is not justifiable.
I don’t believe the student has a basis for a libel suit based on the Defamation/Libel. If what was reported was based off of facts then it would not be libel defamation.
I don’t believe the Times Rule could be applied here. As I stated before if the article was based on factual evidence or facts then the student could’nt prove that he was libeled.
Justin Johnson
For this week’s post, I’d like you to list your 3 favorite ads (they can be from television, newspaper or magazine) and your least favorite ad and why you chose each one.
What makes the three ads stand out most? Did they inspire you to purchase the product?
Similarly, why do you find the least favorite ad so annoying? What would you change about the least favorite ad to make it more bearable to watch/listen?
My three favorite ads would have to include the M&M’s Super Bowl ad from a couple months ago, the Redbull energy drink ads and ESPN’s Sportscenters ads. My least favorite one would be the 411 pain ads that are all over the radio.
The M&M’s Super Bowl ad did not inspire me to go purchase some it did make me laugh the first time I saw it. It was recently on again and even to this day the end of it gives me a chuckle.
The Redbull energy drink ads when I first saw them did inspire me to purchase one. I have since purchased quite a few Redbulls because it does work. I like the ad for the creativeness they use when trying to tie in their slogan of “it’ll give you wings.” The funniest one would have to be the one when a gentleman drinks one to get even on a bird.
The Sportcenters ads are entertaining to see professional athletes taking time out of their schedules and putting the celebrity status to the side to do these quick ads. My favorite one would have to be one where two baseball players from hated rivals are sitting at a table having a conversation.
The 411 pain ad is my least favorite because mainly the announcer. It is very repetive and annoying. If they were to use somebody that is not so demanding it may make the ad more bearable.
Justin Johnson
This week’s reading in the Rodman text deals with public relations, so I’d like you you to respond to the following questions regarding BP’s public relations image since the Gulf oil spill almost two years ago:
1) Has BP done enough to repair its image? If so, what are some of the ways it has gotten the public to think of it in more favorable terms? Is public relations useful? How did it help or hurt BP? Would you vacation on the Gulf coast?
I believe that BP has done just enough to start repairing its image. I feel they still will have to live up to a lot of the promises they set out in order to have its image close to what it was before the disaster, especially on the Gulf coast.
BP has set out motions to restore the environment using commitments with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, doing research, studies and experiments that will lead to safer drilling and promoting tourism back to the Gulf coast to help rebuild the economy.
Public relations is very much useful, it is how an individual/company set an image they want to be reflected on them, their beliefs or anything else they want to. With BP “putting their money where their mouth is” and giving Gulf coast states funds to help with advertising tourism it showed the public that they are committed.
I would still vacation on the Gulf coast, knowing that they are committed to cleaning up everything they can and making strides to make sure to communities effected can strive once again.
Justin Johnson
This week’s assigned reading (Chapter 11: Evolving Journalism) deals with the merging of print, TV, radio and the Internet and how those mediums cover breaking news events.
For your topic, discuss where you were on 9/11. Tell me about your day on that day. Tell me about how you reacted that day…
On September 11th, 2001 I was a junior in high school and was in class when this tragedy happened. My morning went on just like any other school morning. Little did I know that in a few hours I will be witnessing American/World history as it happens.
I was in my second period class doing some math work when out of no where our teacher puts on the television to show us CNN. At this point the first tower was already hit and before the second was attacked. Between the time the towers were attacked I had to move onto my third period.
Once the report came through about the attack on the first tower all classes were suspended and all eyes were on the news reports. I witnessed the second tower being struck while in my third period class and was in disbelief that this is really happening. It felt like something out of a movie and was so hard to fathom that this is real.
The whole day was so mind blowing and one day I’m going to tell my son and daughter about it when they are learning it in school. While of course I wish it never happened, 9/11 is a moment that my kids, grandkids, etc., will read about for years to come, this is probably the only event of this proportion in which I will have lived through to witness.
I believe that the news did an adequate job of the coverage that day. Minutes after the first tower being struck the whole world knew what happened. During the time of Titanic for example, it took days for families to know something happened to a loved one. Today with the internet and all the other resources out there it takes minutes sometimes seconds to get information on something.
Justin Johnson
For this week’s post, I’d like you to tell me about how much time you spend on the Internet in a week.
What do you fund most useful about the Internet? Which search engine do you use the most? What are your favorite websites?
And do you believe the IPhone or IPad will someday replace laptops or…
Between being on the internet either through my smart phone, netbook or desktop it is hard to say how much time I spend on the internet. An educated guess would have to be a couple of hours a day.
The most useful thing I find about the internet is no matter what you need to look for or want to see it is on there, easily accessible and is fast to receive it. With search engines like Google, which is my most commonly used one and best preferred, you can obtain anything and everything.
Some of my favorite websites is Yahoo to use for email and news, Facebook to keep in touch easier with friends and family and ESPN, NFL and MLB for all my sports news to help keep up with news about some of my favorite teams.
I believe that the I-phone is what started the demise of netbooks and laptops. The I-pad was another stepping stone to this achievement. You are seeing more people carrying around smart phones and tablets then portable computers these days. Before long people will not have/need laptops, netbooks or even home desktops and PC’s. Because of this they will not be produced anymore and then something will come to replace tablets.
Justin Johnson
Hello everyone:
For your post this week, I’d like you to list your three favorite television shows (they can be from any era, current or in the past) and why you like each of the three shows.
Also, do you feel fewer people are watching television? If so, why?
There are so many television shows that are out now or from the past that could be listed in this blog. After spending some time racking my brain the top three I’ve decided on include two no longer in syndication just reruns and another that has been around for thirty something years and still running and is probably one of the most watched viewed shows today. My three favorite shows are Prison Break, Dragon Ball series and Sportscenter on ESPN.
The first time I watched Prison Break I was hooked. It was a couple episodes into the series so I was able to find a marathon on to catch up. With its intense cliffhangers and drama it made it difficult to resist to love.
The Dragon Ball series intense action and fantasy driven fighting is what got me to fall in love with this show. The peril that the heroes find themselves in and always finding a way to come out victorious , like most heroes do, using their new strengths and powers is my favorite aspect of this show.
My enduring passion for sports is how Sportscenter made this list. Even though that it repeats the same daily show all day it gives me the chance to catch up no matter what time of day in case I missed something earlier. The fact that it is also live throughout several times a day always assures me that I will have all the latest and current news regarding the sports world and my favorite teams.
With this day of age I don’t feel that less people are watching television. With smart phones and apps it makes it easier these days to watch televison even when you are not home. Most of these apps are free to download and most of the bigger television channels and shows have their own apps to access.
Justin Johnson
Hello everyone:
For this week’s post, I’d like you to respond to this topic:
1) How often do you listen to the radio and which times of the day are you most likely to be listening? Which stations are your favorites and why? Do you believe fewer people listen to the radio? If so, why? How can radio stations increase their audience?
I listen to the radio everyday, more in the morning then any other time. I listen to it when I’m taking my son to school, out running errands or any other time I’m in the car. I also like to listen to satellite and internet radio.
My favorite stations consist of anything that plays rock and roll, hip hop/r&b, top songs. I like to listen to anything that has a good beat and rhythm with the exception of country music, I just can’t get into country music.
I don’t believe that less people are listening to the radio. At this point in time am/fm radio is still free to listen to unlike satellite radio and some of the uplevel internet radio companies out there.
I feel that radio stations and companies are doing what they can to get more listeners by going with the times. With apps like the i heart radio app it is making am/fm radio more accessible and convenient to listen to.
Justin Johnson
For your post for this week (Feb. 13-19), I’d like you to respond to this topic:
The chapter has a short section (pgs. 192-193) on music downloading. I’d like you to offer solutions on ways to prevent illegal downloading of music. Do you know someone has ever downloaded music illegally? If so, how did they do it?
Offer a solution to this problem that would be fair to the music industry and those who like to download music.
There isn’t much any one in the music industry can do to stop people from getting illegal music downloads. There are just too many resources these days that offer them.
This battle has been going for years ever since Napster came out. Unfortunately the technology and providers are getting better and smarter as the days go by.
Everyone knows someone that has downloaded illegal music. Either using web based programs like Napster or Limewire which is another popular one or apps that are available on smart phones and their respective market places it is just too easy to access any type of program that you can download from.
I do not believe that there is a fair solution that can be made between the music industry and the music downloaders. If there was a way, for how long this argument has been going, it would have been achieved by now.
Justin Johnson
MMC 1000 students:
For your tumblr blog entry for this week, I’d like you to respond to this topic: the book mentions how newspaper executives are concerned about the low readership about young people (20s-30s).
How could you get more people in that age demographic to start reading the…
The executives have a right to be concerned. With this day of age with technology there is no need to subscribe to newspapers.
With smart phones and tablets being carried around everything and anything is just a “Swype” away.
If newspapers want to be successful to this demographic they will need to get caught up with the times. The major newspapers are already doing it but I feel it is too late. Having an “app” is the way to do this. Unfortunately the small newspaper companies probably cannot afford to do this.
There are so many outlets now to hear/read about a news story unlike in the past when the newspaper was the form of hearing about a story.
Justin Johnson
