Supporting Individuality of Talents in Youth
My essay was about how the current education system of public education is stifiling the talents and growth of students.
One thing I hope to take with me is my new found academic writing ability from english 100
One Thing I hope That I can leave is waking up so early in the morning
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
'Poverty Gone Unnoticed'
It is about how people still mostly learn about other people by sitting in front of their computers and how it causes them it minimize the reality of what is going on in the world and it's seriousness.
I want to take away my improvment in my writing, especally the use citations sandwiches.
I don't ever want to see again are thoughs long articles.
It is about how people still mostly learn about other people by sitting in front of their computers and how it causes them it minimize the reality of what is going on in the world and it's seriousness.
I want to take away my improvment in my writing, especally the use citations sandwiches.
I don't ever want to see again are thoughs long articles.
Tristans Final Post
My essay was titled "Military Vs. Virtual Reality" and basically discussed how the predator drones are used and the affects they have on people. I asked the question if using these drones was morally correct and then answered it in my paper with evidence from the digital nation film.
I want to take the ability to write a strong paper away from this class and apply it to my future schooling and life. I do not ever want to see the in class essays because i really do not like them.
I want to take the ability to write a strong paper away from this class and apply it to my future schooling and life. I do not ever want to see the in class essays because i really do not like them.
My final Out-Of-Class Essay is called Multi-tasking: Technology Overload. It's about how people multi-task through using technology everywhere and that it is required in some schools to have computers.
I improved on my writting and I want to take away the editing techniqes.
I never want to see the 8'o'clock a.m on my clock for class again and have to wake up super early.
I improved on my writting and I want to take away the editing techniqes.
I never want to see the 8'o'clock a.m on my clock for class again and have to wake up super early.
Dylan Langei last post
“The Utilization of Technology against Americans”
My essay is about how easily the government can decieve the minds of Americans by utilizing the use of technology, specifically using military recruitment centers and commercials
Take away the strategy of collecting information before an in class essay
Never want to take an 8am class again
My essay is about how easily the government can decieve the minds of Americans by utilizing the use of technology, specifically using military recruitment centers and commercials
Take away the strategy of collecting information before an in class essay
Never want to take an 8am class again
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Non-Stop News
Everything is rushed. Anita Dunn says, “When journalists call you to discuss a story, it’s not because they’re interested in having a discussion. They’re interested in a response. And the need to file five times a day encourages this” Instead of seeking context or disputing a claim, reporters often simply get two opposing quotes and file a he said/she said story.
Distributions of news are more rushed today since people demand continuous news from the internet on constant basis. Journalists are required to provide news as how people would like to take it. On page 4 of Non-Stop News (last paragraph), Anita Dunn says, “When journalists call you to discuss a story, it’s not because they’re interested in having a discussion. They’re interested in a response.” People want to instantly know what the answers are to their questions and don’t necessarily need the extended story. When people are on the go and often so, they don’t have that time to read a lengthy article. They want to know the gist of the story. Facebook’s postings for example are where some people get their news. Quick and easy.
Distributions of news are more rushed today since people demand continuous news from the internet on constant basis. Journalists are required to provide news as how people would like to take it. On page 4 of Non-Stop News (last paragraph), Anita Dunn says, “When journalists call you to discuss a story, it’s not because they’re interested in having a discussion. They’re interested in a response.” People want to instantly know what the answers are to their questions and don’t necessarily need the extended story. When people are on the go and often so, they don’t have that time to read a lengthy article. They want to know the gist of the story. Facebook’s postings for example are where some people get their news. Quick and easy.
Non-Stop News
Andrew Kohut, Pew’s polling chief, notes that the media’s focus had “much to do with how different he is as President. His race. His temperament. He’s a new kind of President, and the press is fascinated by the new.” Even within the Beltway, operatives cheered for the election of the first African-American President. Mark McKinnon, who served as a media adviser to President George W. Bush and to John McCain during the primaries, refused to work against Obama after he won the nomination. “It’s like rooting for a teen-ager to win the U.S. Open,” he said. (Melanie Oudin, a seventeen-year-old from Georgia, was in the U.S. Open quarter-finals at the time.) A Pew study found that in Obama’s first hundred days in office stories about him that were “clearly positive in tone” outnumbered those about Bush in his first hundred days by a ratio of nearly two to one.
The second paragraph on the third page helped me understand the article better. Andrew Kohut spoke of how the media focused on how different the new president is. How even though others were running, more people cheered for Obama because he would be the first African-American President. When Obama won the election, as Pew’s study found out, his first one hundred days in office were positive and outnumbered those first one hundred days for Bush. This goes to show that the media does look for new stories to focus on. That new is better than old and that stories never end. Those people who note these stories look at them more in-depth.
The second paragraph on the third page helped me understand the article better. Andrew Kohut spoke of how the media focused on how different the new president is. How even though others were running, more people cheered for Obama because he would be the first African-American President. When Obama won the election, as Pew’s study found out, his first one hundred days in office were positive and outnumbered those first one hundred days for Bush. This goes to show that the media does look for new stories to focus on. That new is better than old and that stories never end. Those people who note these stories look at them more in-depth.
“This time, though, the battle between the President and the press is different. There is a third party involved-the Internet-and no one can control a story for long.”
This is in the second column on the first page about a third of the way down. And before this quote Ken Auletta talked about how Obama was negatively affected by the press during his speeches in health care, economic rescue plans, Afghanistan, and education.
So not only can Obama being negatively affected by the press now, but he also has the Internet with or against him depending on the news. When George W. Bush was in office he didn’t have twitter, facebook or YouTube so he couldn’t promote news that way, but Obama does. And because the internet is so large, it spreads a whole lot quicker and it is a whole lot hard to control what is being said.
Looking back I almost, and I mean almost, think it would have been better to stay in Bush’s time when there was on YouTube, facebook, or Twitter, because it has had some really negative things about it, but it has also help the President in promoting himself, so I think it is up to the individual.
This is in the second column on the first page about a third of the way down. And before this quote Ken Auletta talked about how Obama was negatively affected by the press during his speeches in health care, economic rescue plans, Afghanistan, and education.
So not only can Obama being negatively affected by the press now, but he also has the Internet with or against him depending on the news. When George W. Bush was in office he didn’t have twitter, facebook or YouTube so he couldn’t promote news that way, but Obama does. And because the internet is so large, it spreads a whole lot quicker and it is a whole lot hard to control what is being said.
Looking back I almost, and I mean almost, think it would have been better to stay in Bush’s time when there was on YouTube, facebook, or Twitter, because it has had some really negative things about it, but it has also help the President in promoting himself, so I think it is up to the individual.
“This White House, like others, does its best to manipulate press coverage. Obama’s communications staff, according to Kumar, has swelled to sixty-nine people, from fifty-two under Bush and forty seven under Clinton.”
This passage comes from a section starting with “The transformation in media technology has also altered government communications strategy”, and the passage I chose is a result of that. With the rapid growth of news in technology, they must be ready to answer questions that the American people have in a much more timely fashion, or problems could arise. One of the examples they give is comparing when Obama was on vacation with when Kennedy was on vacation. Obama was in Hawaii, and failed to respond to a terrorist attempt to blow up an American airliner. With his absence and him not answering, Janet Napolitano had to take his place claiming that “the system worked”, Janet and Obama both were criticized. Back in 1961 Kennedy was on vacation during the Berlin wall going up and no one even pressed him for six days. This shows the gimme generation in full swing, we want answers and we want them quick. We like things to come fast, and get bored a lot faster then the generation before us. Even the most extreme tragedy in America will eventually just kind of vanish. With Obama having the largest communication staff, this could mean that the white house has the largest role in the media that it has ever had before.
This passage comes from a section starting with “The transformation in media technology has also altered government communications strategy”, and the passage I chose is a result of that. With the rapid growth of news in technology, they must be ready to answer questions that the American people have in a much more timely fashion, or problems could arise. One of the examples they give is comparing when Obama was on vacation with when Kennedy was on vacation. Obama was in Hawaii, and failed to respond to a terrorist attempt to blow up an American airliner. With his absence and him not answering, Janet Napolitano had to take his place claiming that “the system worked”, Janet and Obama both were criticized. Back in 1961 Kennedy was on vacation during the Berlin wall going up and no one even pressed him for six days. This shows the gimme generation in full swing, we want answers and we want them quick. We like things to come fast, and get bored a lot faster then the generation before us. Even the most extreme tragedy in America will eventually just kind of vanish. With Obama having the largest communication staff, this could mean that the white house has the largest role in the media that it has ever had before.
"'What happened today?' isrepaced with 'who won today?;' The public debate cheapens."
This is at the end of the secound paragraph on the first page of this article. Obama is giving a speech about a famous news caster who had recently passed away. The president was explaing how the news caster had become a symbol of truth in America and he was a breed of journalist that is rare in our world today. The article goes on to explain how in realitly Cronkite (the news caster) just read from a telaprompter and had now actualy impact on the news or information he recited. The article goes on further claiming that even though Obama's speech was heartfelt it was also serving a purpose. Presedent Obama's chief speechwriter says "The President is on a mission to not just change politics in Washington but to change that culture of Washington, and the media is a part of it."
This is at the end of the secound paragraph on the first page of this article. Obama is giving a speech about a famous news caster who had recently passed away. The president was explaing how the news caster had become a symbol of truth in America and he was a breed of journalist that is rare in our world today. The article goes on to explain how in realitly Cronkite (the news caster) just read from a telaprompter and had now actualy impact on the news or information he recited. The article goes on further claiming that even though Obama's speech was heartfelt it was also serving a purpose. Presedent Obama's chief speechwriter says "The President is on a mission to not just change politics in Washington but to change that culture of Washington, and the media is a part of it."
Really?
“The transformation in media technology has also altered government communications strategy.”
This passage is shown on page 43 and is the first sentence in the second paragraph. The author, Ken Auletta, is stating this.
In my perspective, this means that having the internet and other forms of technology has caused the news to change vividly. By having everything be needed instantly, the government is having a hard time keeping up with stories and issues because the media has evolved to need news instantly. This relates to me personally because I recently had a friend die. The accident happened at 9:32 am on Saturday and I found out about her death at around 9:50 when I got on Facebook that morning. It shocked me because everyone was writing post about it and I just thought they had the wrong girl’s name. All I could think was, "Really?". It definitely didn’t seem accurate because Facebook is normally not a reliable source, but in this case it was true. This causes conflict because what if my friends on Facebook did get the wrong name. This would bring up at lot of trouble with my friend because she would be getting accused of getting in an accident she didn’t get in. I find this important because it is critical to get the correct information but with today’s desire for news the moment it happens makes it hard to be 100% accurate.
This passage is shown on page 43 and is the first sentence in the second paragraph. The author, Ken Auletta, is stating this.
In my perspective, this means that having the internet and other forms of technology has caused the news to change vividly. By having everything be needed instantly, the government is having a hard time keeping up with stories and issues because the media has evolved to need news instantly. This relates to me personally because I recently had a friend die. The accident happened at 9:32 am on Saturday and I found out about her death at around 9:50 when I got on Facebook that morning. It shocked me because everyone was writing post about it and I just thought they had the wrong girl’s name. All I could think was, "Really?". It definitely didn’t seem accurate because Facebook is normally not a reliable source, but in this case it was true. This causes conflict because what if my friends on Facebook did get the wrong name. This would bring up at lot of trouble with my friend because she would be getting accused of getting in an accident she didn’t get in. I find this important because it is critical to get the correct information but with today’s desire for news the moment it happens makes it hard to be 100% accurate.
Non-Stop News
~The Transformation in media technology has altered government communications strategy. “The biggest White House press frustration is that nothing can drive a news cycle anymore,” Mark McKinnon, the media adviser, said. “In the old days, you could say, ‘we’d like October to be about the environment’.” Today, a vicious news cycle swallows most White House strategies. When the Berlin Wall went up; in 1961, President Kennedy was on vacation. “For six says, no one pressed him hard for a reaction,” Beschloss said. “If that happened now, president Obama would have three seconds.”~
I thought this part was very interesting, it really shows that bad habit of instant gratification we want all the time, and for the president if he’s not ready to respond in seconds then he gets all the shame. I just feel that it really isn’t fair to the president, how much does he do in a day? More then, I’m sure anyone can imagine, he’s not running a classroom he’s running a country. Yet the media seem to forget this, it’s fun for them to build up hype about bad things the president is doing because it gets a reaction from their audience. It’s amazing how fast technology has grown, but when it comes to the media, it seems we haven’t quite got the hang of how to use it. The Media Advisor for Obama can’t even really help control what the press is saying. In the old days people used to love the presidents they were glamorous and respected and most of all they had control over what was said about them. Hoover is a great example of why you don’t want to cross the president, he killed many people with his own troops trying to run people off of a protest against him, these days it’s the media that is almost controlling the president. As the media gets stronger we are going to need stronger and stronger leaders that won’t let such awful media take over.
I thought this part was very interesting, it really shows that bad habit of instant gratification we want all the time, and for the president if he’s not ready to respond in seconds then he gets all the shame. I just feel that it really isn’t fair to the president, how much does he do in a day? More then, I’m sure anyone can imagine, he’s not running a classroom he’s running a country. Yet the media seem to forget this, it’s fun for them to build up hype about bad things the president is doing because it gets a reaction from their audience. It’s amazing how fast technology has grown, but when it comes to the media, it seems we haven’t quite got the hang of how to use it. The Media Advisor for Obama can’t even really help control what the press is saying. In the old days people used to love the presidents they were glamorous and respected and most of all they had control over what was said about them. Hoover is a great example of why you don’t want to cross the president, he killed many people with his own troops trying to run people off of a protest against him, these days it’s the media that is almost controlling the president. As the media gets stronger we are going to need stronger and stronger leaders that won’t let such awful media take over.
Manipulating Press Coverage
“The White House, like others, does its best to manipulate press coverage. Obama’s communications staff, according to Kumar, has swelled to sixty-nine people, from fifty-two under Bush and forty-seven under Clinton. The shop is led by Robert Gibbs, whose office has the most contact with reporters; Dan Pfeiffer, the communications director, who focuses on media strategy; and Jon Favreau, the chief speech writer, who heads a team of six writers.”-Ken Auletta, Non-Stop News
In the passage above, Auletta is explaining the expansion of Obama’s communications team and comparing it to previous presidential communications teams. By doing so, he is adding onto the idea that due to today’s internet communications and rushed media, the presidential campaign has been forced to change drastically, both in size and in the way it operates. I think this passage means that as the years continue, presidents will continue to have to change their campaigns and the way the White House communicates with the media in order to protect themselves and get their stories through to the press and public correctly. That the growing number of communications staff will only keep growing in order to attempt to control the media. By having to do so, to me, it takes away the commanding voice and regalness that presidents once had, which I think will affect presidency all together in a negative way.
This idea is important because the President is questioned, scrutinized, and praised, all in a matter of minutes, and if it’s filed so quickly, without consulting with the experts, who knows what’s truly accurate and what’s rumor? This is significant to the future and value of presidential press, and to Americans being able to trust what they read about the presidential campaign. How can we as Americans be expected to make an educated decision about who our president should be when the press and presidential media doesn't take the time to talk to the experts about which facts are true and which are false?
In the passage above, Auletta is explaining the expansion of Obama’s communications team and comparing it to previous presidential communications teams. By doing so, he is adding onto the idea that due to today’s internet communications and rushed media, the presidential campaign has been forced to change drastically, both in size and in the way it operates. I think this passage means that as the years continue, presidents will continue to have to change their campaigns and the way the White House communicates with the media in order to protect themselves and get their stories through to the press and public correctly. That the growing number of communications staff will only keep growing in order to attempt to control the media. By having to do so, to me, it takes away the commanding voice and regalness that presidents once had, which I think will affect presidency all together in a negative way.
This idea is important because the President is questioned, scrutinized, and praised, all in a matter of minutes, and if it’s filed so quickly, without consulting with the experts, who knows what’s truly accurate and what’s rumor? This is significant to the future and value of presidential press, and to Americans being able to trust what they read about the presidential campaign. How can we as Americans be expected to make an educated decision about who our president should be when the press and presidential media doesn't take the time to talk to the experts about which facts are true and which are false?
Non-Stop News
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“Like other American workers, journalists these days are crunched, working harder with less support and holding tight to their jobs. Eight to sixteen times a day, Chuck Todd, of NBC, hustles from his cubicle in the White House basement to a patch of grass nicknamed Pebble Beach, where he conducts standup interviews for NBC and MSNBC. His day begins at dawn, when he scans the press and writes the opening page of NBC’s blog ‘First Read,’ then throws on a jacket to appear on the ‘today’ show or on ‘Morning Joe,’ on MSNBC. Before the day ends, he has also written eight to ten tweets or facebook postings and three to five blog entries.”
I feel like this portion is relevant to the paper because it talks about how a journalist does their work, I know not every person works like this but it’s not a focused effort when they do. Have you ever tried to write a paper while juggling 3 other things? In personal experiences I get distracted and will lose my train of thought then my paper becomes weaker. If journalists are working on evidence for multiple papers a day, then writing them at separate times, how often do they get side tracked? Obama says “The transformation of media has not only undermined the imperial institutions of mainstream media; it has undermined the imperial presidency” and this connects because we learn how journalism has changed in this paragraph. They used to focus on one topic, instead of the 50+ you see in our newspapers today. I think someone who is old enough to remember the old newspaper styles and was subjected to the real life side of the paper should go in and compare how accurate the journalists were compared to today.
“Like other American workers, journalists these days are crunched, working harder with less support and holding tight to their jobs. Eight to sixteen times a day, Chuck Todd, of NBC, hustles from his cubicle in the White House basement to a patch of grass nicknamed Pebble Beach, where he conducts standup interviews for NBC and MSNBC. His day begins at dawn, when he scans the press and writes the opening page of NBC’s blog ‘First Read,’ then throws on a jacket to appear on the ‘today’ show or on ‘Morning Joe,’ on MSNBC. Before the day ends, he has also written eight to ten tweets or facebook postings and three to five blog entries.”
I feel like this portion is relevant to the paper because it talks about how a journalist does their work, I know not every person works like this but it’s not a focused effort when they do. Have you ever tried to write a paper while juggling 3 other things? In personal experiences I get distracted and will lose my train of thought then my paper becomes weaker. If journalists are working on evidence for multiple papers a day, then writing them at separate times, how often do they get side tracked? Obama says “The transformation of media has not only undermined the imperial institutions of mainstream media; it has undermined the imperial presidency” and this connects because we learn how journalism has changed in this paragraph. They used to focus on one topic, instead of the 50+ you see in our newspapers today. I think someone who is old enough to remember the old newspaper styles and was subjected to the real life side of the paper should go in and compare how accurate the journalists were compared to today.
My Take on Non-Stop News
"Just six years ago when George W. Bush was finishing his first term, there was no Facebook, no twitter, no YouTube; dozens of regional newspapers and TV stations were highly profitable and seemed, at least to themselves, inviolable. Between 2006 and 2008, daily online news use jumped by a third, which meant that one-quarter of Americans were getting their news online. As media outlets multiply and it becomes easier to disseminate information on the Web and on cable the news cycle is getting shorter, to the point that there is no pause, only the consistency of the web and the endless argument of cable"
When reading this quote, I start thinking about times before the infamous Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Most people would just get their news off TV stations such as CNN or the various local channels available, but nowadays it seems like the internet has taken over the news in a big way. The news is now interpreted into new sheds of light and most people get a better sense of understanding when the news is dissected and analyzed. I know that people on YouTube tend to speak their minds when it comes to any subject and news is one of them and the consistency of this nature is very great.
When reading this quote, I start thinking about times before the infamous Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Most people would just get their news off TV stations such as CNN or the various local channels available, but nowadays it seems like the internet has taken over the news in a big way. The news is now interpreted into new sheds of light and most people get a better sense of understanding when the news is dissected and analyzed. I know that people on YouTube tend to speak their minds when it comes to any subject and news is one of them and the consistency of this nature is very great.
Hanna's Non-stop news
" for each Democrat that watches Fox News there are eighteen Republicans, and for every Republican who watches MSNBC there are six Democrats."
At the beginning of page 47, Ken Auletta is talking about how cable has grown more partisan. Auletta uses these stats from TiVo to show that Republicans favor Fox News and Democrats favor MSNBC. It goes on saying how Fox News's ratings are higher than CNN, MSNBC, and CNBC combined.
I think this stat is important because it tells us that despite what cable news wants us to believe, it is extraordinarily partisan. Because of it being so partisan is greatly affects our views on politics and can greatly influence what we put on the ballot.
I think that I was drawn to this passage because I have always grown up watching Fox News. My parents have always gone to Fox over any other cable news. I didn't really see Fox as something different, I just thought it was "another news channel," but these stats have showed me that it really is very partisan and that someone needs to have a nonpartisan just the facts news station.
At the beginning of page 47, Ken Auletta is talking about how cable has grown more partisan. Auletta uses these stats from TiVo to show that Republicans favor Fox News and Democrats favor MSNBC. It goes on saying how Fox News's ratings are higher than CNN, MSNBC, and CNBC combined.
I think this stat is important because it tells us that despite what cable news wants us to believe, it is extraordinarily partisan. Because of it being so partisan is greatly affects our views on politics and can greatly influence what we put on the ballot.
I think that I was drawn to this passage because I have always grown up watching Fox News. My parents have always gone to Fox over any other cable news. I didn't really see Fox as something different, I just thought it was "another news channel," but these stats have showed me that it really is very partisan and that someone needs to have a nonpartisan just the facts news station.
Non-Stop News
"As criticism of the president has escalated, the Administration has at times seemed affronted by the impertinence and the haste of coverage. This White House does expect a fairly deferential press."
This was taken from the first full paragraph in the third column on the first page. The first sentence from this piece comes from Auletta himself. He is basically saying that since the president has been in the media's eye, the amount of disrespect has increased rapidly. The second sentence from this piece comes from Jonathan Weisman, the Wall Street Journlal's White House correspondent. He is saying that this new Obama administration expects respectful coverage in the media.
From what I have been able to compare between President Bush's administration and President Obama's, I have seen that Bush definitely received a great deal more disrespect throughout most media coverage during his time than Obama has. Although this is true, Obama hasn't even been in house for too long. Almost two years now compared to Bush's eight. So I think the Obama administration will see it's own fair share of disrespect in the coming time.
This was taken from the first full paragraph in the third column on the first page. The first sentence from this piece comes from Auletta himself. He is basically saying that since the president has been in the media's eye, the amount of disrespect has increased rapidly. The second sentence from this piece comes from Jonathan Weisman, the Wall Street Journlal's White House correspondent. He is saying that this new Obama administration expects respectful coverage in the media.
From what I have been able to compare between President Bush's administration and President Obama's, I have seen that Bush definitely received a great deal more disrespect throughout most media coverage during his time than Obama has. Although this is true, Obama hasn't even been in house for too long. Almost two years now compared to Bush's eight. So I think the Obama administration will see it's own fair share of disrespect in the coming time.
In the article “Non Stop News” by Ken Auletta one vital passage of the article is “Everything is rushed” Anita Dunn says “it’s not because they’re interested In having a discussion. They are interested in a response. And the need to file five times a day encourages this.” Instead of seeking context or disputing claim, reporters often get two opposing quotes to file a he said/ she said story”
This quote was addressing to the fact that media requires for a quick paced news stories that can be brought to the story as soon as possible. Journalists are required to feed the stories on line and on print without enough time for a throughout outlook on the news concept. The idea of Auletta was that with the multiple daily news cast the news loses most context with without the time to conceptualize the news. In the passage Auletta quoted Anita Dunn, and his quote helped put the idea into a simpler from of saying exactly what he was saying but also summarized and reassured his own ideas of the effects of the non- stop news.
I feel as though this means that reporters are making news stories fit into the from that would be more beneficial to the reporters usage of the news, so it can be adapted into a quick story. Also, the quote was implying reporters are also simplifying the news by getting quotes for only adding to their own needs not to help explain the story. Thus doing so is making the news only partially correct and somewhat deceiving. Word choice of this passage suggest that the demands of myriads of news reported the minute the events take place allows negativity for both the reporter and the receivers of the news.
This passage can be put into the context of many areas of anyone who lives within the pop culture society. Not only is the want for quickness making it difficult for news readers and reporters. But, also the need for quickness is changing many daily tasks. So many things, fueled by technology require a fastens to be done that without the time to do so correctly these tasks aren't done as correct as possible. Also, this reminds me Ken Robinson idea of education in trying to make students learn as quickly as possible then the children don't have the opportunity to explore all subjects.
This quote was addressing to the fact that media requires for a quick paced news stories that can be brought to the story as soon as possible. Journalists are required to feed the stories on line and on print without enough time for a throughout outlook on the news concept. The idea of Auletta was that with the multiple daily news cast the news loses most context with without the time to conceptualize the news. In the passage Auletta quoted Anita Dunn, and his quote helped put the idea into a simpler from of saying exactly what he was saying but also summarized and reassured his own ideas of the effects of the non- stop news.
I feel as though this means that reporters are making news stories fit into the from that would be more beneficial to the reporters usage of the news, so it can be adapted into a quick story. Also, the quote was implying reporters are also simplifying the news by getting quotes for only adding to their own needs not to help explain the story. Thus doing so is making the news only partially correct and somewhat deceiving. Word choice of this passage suggest that the demands of myriads of news reported the minute the events take place allows negativity for both the reporter and the receivers of the news.
This passage can be put into the context of many areas of anyone who lives within the pop culture society. Not only is the want for quickness making it difficult for news readers and reporters. But, also the need for quickness is changing many daily tasks. So many things, fueled by technology require a fastens to be done that without the time to do so correctly these tasks aren't done as correct as possible. Also, this reminds me Ken Robinson idea of education in trying to make students learn as quickly as possible then the children don't have the opportunity to explore all subjects.
“Between August of 2008 and March of 2009, the Obamas appeared on the cover of People five times, CBS and ABC aired specials on the new President and his family. In June, NMC’s Brian Williams hosted two hour-long broadcasts on the First Family, including talk about the family dog and footage of the President munching on M&M’s. A center for Media and Public affairs report round that in Obama’s first fifty days in office he received more than three times the coverage than his processor had.” -Ken Auletta
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In the passage above, Ken Auletta is explaining how the Obama’s were broadcasted an immense amount more than his the preceding president, George W. Bush. Pointless things such as, Michelle Obama’s work out plan, or Barack Obama eating M&M’s were aired and published on front covers of magazines. I was drawn to this passage, because it seems Obama’s glorification of being president was/is taken away from him by the media. Publishing such things in the tabloids only makes him look worse than he actually is. Well, to some people. Other people look past such bogus things, but others are drawn into purchasing a magazine or watching a television show, if it previews the president of our country eating M&M’s or the first lady working out. Later in the passage, it talks about how there is a website, where white house photographers post slideshows of photos, of what is going on inside of the white house, so people can have their fix of images. It’s not fair to the president that people look down upon him just because of what the media is forcing him to be, rather than his political views. This passage is very significant because, it is happening now, each and every day and we are involuntary forced to look at it on our store shelves, see it on newspaper headlines, or online sites.
In the passage above, Ken Auletta is explaining how the Obama’s were broadcasted an immense amount more than his the preceding president, George W. Bush. Pointless things such as, Michelle Obama’s work out plan, or Barack Obama eating M&M’s were aired and published on front covers of magazines. I was drawn to this passage, because it seems Obama’s glorification of being president was/is taken away from him by the media. Publishing such things in the tabloids only makes him look worse than he actually is. Well, to some people. Other people look past such bogus things, but others are drawn into purchasing a magazine or watching a television show, if it previews the president of our country eating M&M’s or the first lady working out. Later in the passage, it talks about how there is a website, where white house photographers post slideshows of photos, of what is going on inside of the white house, so people can have their fix of images. It’s not fair to the president that people look down upon him just because of what the media is forcing him to be, rather than his political views. This passage is very significant because, it is happening now, each and every day and we are involuntary forced to look at it on our store shelves, see it on newspaper headlines, or online sites.
(Found on 3rd page, first column)
"Non-Stop News"
"He's as relentless in working reporters as he is in working congressen. He cajoles, lobbies, berates, and trades information, because he understands it's better to work with the media than to shut it out."
This quote is said by Peter Baker about one of Obama's Administration press office people named Rahm Emanuel. This quote said by a reported directly displays the understanding that Obama has about the media, that it is better to keep them happy than your enemy. It also connects to the central claim in this way because a President doesn't have an unchalleged voice that he used to have, "the transformation of media has not only undermined the imperial institutions of the mainstream media; it has undermined the imperial Presidency." Obama understands this so he alters his Administration to focus evenly on media as congressmen because now days it is equally important to keep media and congressmen happy inorder to keep a positive outlook on your Presidency. I was definitely drawn to this quote because of the support it gives to the central claim which is essential in helping the reader understand the authors opinion. This quote was directly speaking about how Obama has organized his Administration to satisfy the media more than any President in history. It also creates sort of a new idea of how following Presidents are going to have to organize their campaigns and Administration in order to satisfy the media, and ultimately become the next President. Obama has sort of adapted to this technological revolution which gives him a positive Presidential outlook, and has ultimately started a revolution for being elected to Presidency.
This quote is said by Peter Baker about one of Obama's Administration press office people named Rahm Emanuel. This quote said by a reported directly displays the understanding that Obama has about the media, that it is better to keep them happy than your enemy. It also connects to the central claim in this way because a President doesn't have an unchalleged voice that he used to have, "the transformation of media has not only undermined the imperial institutions of the mainstream media; it has undermined the imperial Presidency." Obama understands this so he alters his Administration to focus evenly on media as congressmen because now days it is equally important to keep media and congressmen happy inorder to keep a positive outlook on your Presidency. I was definitely drawn to this quote because of the support it gives to the central claim which is essential in helping the reader understand the authors opinion. This quote was directly speaking about how Obama has organized his Administration to satisfy the media more than any President in history. It also creates sort of a new idea of how following Presidents are going to have to organize their campaigns and Administration in order to satisfy the media, and ultimately become the next President. Obama has sort of adapted to this technological revolution which gives him a positive Presidential outlook, and has ultimately started a revolution for being elected to Presidency.
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