Defining Newa

News can be very informative and sometimes false. It all depends on your source. If you rely on 'The Enquirer' for your celebrity information, it's more than likely way false. When getting news on current events, more people resort to their favorite new channel or the newspaper. Even though the news is said to be "facts" alot of times they may try and scare you, and make things seem more durastic then they really are. Like when there was a flu epademic, I started to freak about because the news was making it out that everyone is going to get the flu, and some of us will die. That wasn't very true...no one that i know had the flu and or died from it. It's really hard to get the truth about the news. Gossip spreads and people start saying things that they believe is true, but it may not be. So when you here the news, think about the source of information it is coming from, and how reliable it is.

Class Wiki

I think that organization should be a big priority when it comes to our class wiki. If we didn't form together in groups with certain topics, then we all might write about the same topic. We don't need 13 pages about sports. Another priority we should have is grammar. I believe that our class wiki wouldn't be taken seriously if it contained poor grammar. It should be as professional looking as possible.

Questions 1 & 2

1. On our ad parody, we chose to show a very old, wrinklely old woman, hold a Bud Light beer bottle. Our message was to show that beer doesn't just appeal to guys. Women can drink it too. Usually beer ads have a attractive young woman selling the beer. Telling men that if they drink beer, they can get the girl. Our concept was to break that steriotype and to show that men and women drink beer and just because you drink it, doesn't mean you'll get the girl.

2. I learned that advertising is meant to lure you in. They pick a target, and they hit that target. Advertisements tell the public what they should want. They may not want or need it, but the ad draws them in, and they fall into the trap of advertisements.

Social Networking

These days, social networking is bigger than ever and when you combine social networking with the 2008 election, its a big deal. We all know that social networking such as myspace, facebook, and blogs, are very popular , especially to the younger generation. What better way to get the younger crowd more interested and informed of the elections, then to include them in social networking sites. Political blogs are all over the internet. They're pretty easy to find. When it comes to myspace, there's a link on the homepage that can direct you to the candidates profiles. On facebook, you can join a group, favoring your candidate. All these sites can give us a countless about of information. It's very easy to do, so there should be no excuse when it comes time to vote.

Last Monday, Professor Troy Murphy talked to our class about Mivote. It's a type of social networking that allows us to voice out opinions about the election. He made a good point that most of us care about our opinions. Well if we care so much, we might as well share our opinions with everyone else. We have a chance to be heard and I think we should take advantage of that.