Class Highlights

I think there is a long list of new things which I have learned from this class. My whole perspective of viewing media has been changed after taking this class. And the most amazing thing is Pakistani media is alot different from American media. I found American media lot more complicated and interesting then Pakistani media by all means.
I learned lots of new  terms used in media such as Green wash, pseudo events,stringers, Spyware (the scary term) etc. There were many discussions in the class which I did not know about and I searched for them after the discussion. I felt like before this class I was totally out of this world. =D
It was so intersting to know that people in this class knew most of the current events and all of them had different opinion about it. To look at each topic from different point of veiw developed an interest in me to think outside the box. I think a quater is a real short time to get to know so many interesting people with their different perspectives on  media.
I Came to know about South Park, Paris Hilton, and the history of media from this class. I learned that media have both negative and positive effects on people, it is totally upto people how they take the message.
Last but not least the presentations were the best part of this class specially the Presentation on the censorship of interenet in Iran.     

Media Ethics

Lawyers and judges made a series of blunders using social websites in 2009.  Judges “friended” lawyers they should not have.  Lawyers blogged about matters they should not have. The Philadelphia Bar issued an ethics opinion condemning as “deception” a lawyer’s conduct in making a “friend request” of a witness in order to obtain access to the witness’s Facebook page where, it was hoped, the lawyer could find useful evidence.  [First edit:  The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed an FOIA suit to obtain government documents, including DOJ documents, relating to investigations, fact-gathering, and surveillance using social websites.  If email has been "where the best facts are," then social websites are catching up fast.] 

According to me it is Privacy matter, these people should keep their personal an proffesional life apart from each other alos it is misappropriate that people are catching up each other on such sites.

Propaganda in Advertising

Kmart advertisement uses the  following propaganda technique
  COMMON MAN: They want people to come and buy from there  so that is why they choose common people who are suggesting other people to come and shop from them. The common people telling  that it is good and cheap to do christmas shopping from Kmart, they can find everything from Kmart. 
GLITTERING GENERALITIES: They used their slogan "There is smart and there is Kmart smart" which is reffering that people will get cheap and better things from Kmart and it is a smart decision to buy from there. And they invite other people to come and buy from them.

INTERNET

       There are 293 sites listed, I am not sure may be I miscounted. I know only 14 sites out of the listed ones but I don't use all of them. I know one web site which is not listed there fropper.com. It is just like facebook or other social  networking site. It is mainly for people from India and pakistan but there are people from America and other countries too. There are many sites listed which I never heard of but I look for Bebo. It is just like other social networking site where users can post blogs, video, music, photographs and questionaires which other user may answer.
         I used Facebook and Orkut alot for keeping in touch with my friends and family. I started getting addicted to them when I came to U.S in 2008, I was on computer 24/7. Chatting with my friends and family which I left behind, sharing my pictures and watching their pictures and playing games. I wasn't even getting along to my new life in here, I was having trouble in adjusting my school too. So I decided to delete Facebook and Orkut, and I am glad I did.

TELEVISION

Movie Rating System

Length: 4:07

Discription: The movie is about almost getting an Nc17 rating for Army of Darkness while good fellows got an R rating

Chapter 6: Movies

Question: Why movie ratings were established?

Answer: Movie ratings were established by industries to avoid the government censorship

MOVIES

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3671721497/

AVATAR: I enjoyed this movie alot, everything was so blue and blue is my favorite color , I found this movie sort of DANCES WITH WOLVES. The imagination was pretty much nice specially the tree. I wached this movie in Theater.


CROCODILE DUNDEE:  This movie is my all time favorite one, I watched all the parts CROCODILE DUNDEE, CROCODILE DUNDEE II AND CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS  ANGELES. This movie is pretty funny and the thing I like the most is its Australian accent. This movie is inspired by the true life exploit of Rotney Ansell. http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3671721497/

MAGAZINES

Magazine Name: ART TODAY

Concept: Magazine will have different kinds of art work in it. It would be a great attention for those who enjoy art work. It will have from simple to complexed paintings and also information about new exhibitions. It would be very different from other magazine because it will be only about art and things related to art. Creative sort of people will love it.

Reader:  The magazine reader will be from age 12 to 60-70 as long as how much they have  interest in art. It is not only for artists, anyone can read it as long as they  have even acute interest in it. The reader will be able to buy it at a very convenient prise which includes lowers class.

Competition: Proximity magazine, Southwest Art, Locus magazine, ARTnews and Modern Painters.

Five Advertisers: University of art, Photography exhibitions, Toad hollow studio, Derwent art pencil, Mr Art.

Five Articles: ABC's Of Color, Digital cameras, Talent And Self Discipline, Brands Of Paints, Interviews of five different Artists

Cover Of Magazine: A cover  has a colorful painting on it and also has It's name on the top  of it. It's cover is pretty much attractive.