I think that they are going to be right in saying that BlueRay and DVD are over and when they said that Apple will dominate the tablet market. First off, I never thought their was a giant market for the BlueRay. I don't think this is the end of DVDs, however. The way I see it is that they are the same thing, the only difference is the space a disk can hold and the price of buying a $500 BlueRay player that isn't that much different than a $30 DVD player. I think the next thing that will actually catch on is services such as netflix that people can stream videos from the Internet onto their gaming console or PC.
I also think Apple will dominate the tablet market. Tablet PCs aren't a new thing, but they haven't caught on until last year when the iPad was released. Right now, if I were to say "tablet" the first thing that pops into every one's head is "apple". This isn't the future though; this has already happened.
I don't think that tablet PCs will become bigger than laptops. Two things I don't like about Tablets are the touch screens and that the screens are prone to scratches. When I first heard about the iPad I thought it would only catch on with older people who could never figure out the keyboard and mouse.
I also don't agree with using your smart phone to pay for things. It's not that people don't want smart phones, but I would imagine it would cost quite a bit of money to install these scanners.
Out of the predictions for news media, I think the two that are most likely to come true are Wikileaks being shut down and the rise of interactive TV. I'm surprised such a controversial site such as Wikileaks hasn't already been shut down. I know it can release or do good things, but for the most part I think it's just causing trouble. I could also see Sweden creating new laws to shut down sites like Wikileaks and The Pirates Bay. I also think that interactive TV will really take off. One of the main problems with TV now is that you don't have much control over what you're watching right now. You do have plenty of options with hundreds of channels, but I still can't watch Golden Girls at 2am. Netflix is already a big hit with movies, but interactive TV is going to be the next big thing.
I highly doubt that there won't be a need for a foreign correspondent. People in poor countries won't be posting about what happened in the time of a storm from their smartphones. I would think that news companies would almost need a reliable source of information if they want to be the first news company to bring the news to their viewers. I don't think that magazines will completely switch away from paper and go totally computer. It doesn't make sense for a company to target an audience of people who already have the same thing they offer. At most there might be 2 or 3 magazines on a subject on the iPad.
In my opinion, I think 3D TV and movies will begin to die off this year. It's a gimmick and it seems like all these movies are jumping on the 3D bandwagon. I think it will most likely die off as a fad.
I also think, if interactive TV takes off, that there will be an interactive news outlet that lets people talk about the news they're watching on their TV and save clips they feel important. I know that at my house for example, news is a thing often watched. People already sends news clips through e-mails to each other and it would be convened to combine the two.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wikileaks
I think it's wrong for Wikieaks to release government information that they don't want released. The same as you wouldn't want the government to release everything about you to everyone, the government wouldn't want everything about it released. The reasons government keep things secret is because if they didn't they could potentially release something that could anger another country which could lead to weakened relations or possibly, war. The secrets the government keeps are kept for a reason and that's to protect it's people, which is the reason why we have a government in the first place. Although the government arguably may not have the best system, but it has worked alright now for a long time. It was not wrong for the government to imprison the guy who uploaded the footage because even though he felt it was something that people should have seen, he broke a law.
If I had information that I wanted to release, but the government told me not to, I would probably not release it. The way I see it is that I existed before I had the information and I was happy and that if I didn't release it, I could still live happy. If I were to release it, it could come back to bite me, such as the guy who released the US helicopter tapes.
I would rather send my information to Openleaks because I think you absolutly need to stay neutral if your going to give people information. Wikileaks was founded off the bases that when anyone does anything wrong, we will expose it. The problem is that they're almost fighting the United States.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/213120/dutch_arrest_16yearold_related_to_wikileaks_attacks.html
This article is about a kid who attacked credit card companies with DDOS attacks. He is only one of thousands of kids who are involved in the online group Anonymous which is infamous for attacks against scientology and multiplayer games such as Habbo Hotel. Members within the group will create programs, in this case what they call Low Orbit Ion Cannons, and give them out to members within the group. The programs flood sites, causing problems and eventually shutting down sites that they attack. This kid was charged, but he wasn't the ringleader of the group or anything, he was just a random guy. In response to the arrest, the group started what they are calling Operation:Payback which will attack more credit card companies. I don't think they can do too much other than cause little problems and talk alot. I don't think it was wrong to arrest this kid because what he did was illegal and he shouldn't have received special treatment because he did it for wikileaks.
If I had information that I wanted to release, but the government told me not to, I would probably not release it. The way I see it is that I existed before I had the information and I was happy and that if I didn't release it, I could still live happy. If I were to release it, it could come back to bite me, such as the guy who released the US helicopter tapes.
I would rather send my information to Openleaks because I think you absolutly need to stay neutral if your going to give people information. Wikileaks was founded off the bases that when anyone does anything wrong, we will expose it. The problem is that they're almost fighting the United States.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/213120/dutch_arrest_16yearold_related_to_wikileaks_attacks.html
This article is about a kid who attacked credit card companies with DDOS attacks. He is only one of thousands of kids who are involved in the online group Anonymous which is infamous for attacks against scientology and multiplayer games such as Habbo Hotel. Members within the group will create programs, in this case what they call Low Orbit Ion Cannons, and give them out to members within the group. The programs flood sites, causing problems and eventually shutting down sites that they attack. This kid was charged, but he wasn't the ringleader of the group or anything, he was just a random guy. In response to the arrest, the group started what they are calling Operation:Payback which will attack more credit card companies. I don't think they can do too much other than cause little problems and talk alot. I don't think it was wrong to arrest this kid because what he did was illegal and he shouldn't have received special treatment because he did it for wikileaks.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Analyzing News Video
The news video I used is found at http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/1221258968/ID=1675011274
1. The news report is on a site called wikileaks releasing information that China is growing more and more frustrated with North Korea and would welcome a single Korea run by the South.
2. The establishing shot in this video is of a Korean military parade showing off soldiers, weapons, and bombs.
3. The video starts with the caption "Wikileaks: China Frustrated" and Carol MacNeil saying that China doesn't have as much power over Korea as we thought. This was her attention grabber to draw the viewer in.
4. A big source for this article is wikileaks, a website that leaks government information. Another is Andrew Nichols, a person they interview on how China feels about Korea.
5. Two questions they would have asked probably would have been are "Why is China upset with Korea?" and "How could this affect us?".
6. One type of B-roll in this video would be the scene with the military rally in the beginning and another would be when they show the soldiers burning the North Korean flag.
7. I think they could have used footage of maybe Chinease soldiers or even of the UN discussing the subject.
8. There is only one voice over and it's of Andrew Nichols saying basically that China does not have that much influence over Korea, that after Kim Jong Il dies, the country will very likely fall apart, and that Korea is still unpredictable.
9. The ending is when Andrew says that this information is China's opinion released through the wikileaks documents but it is not China's policy to release such information.
10. The reporter is Andrew Nichols and he doesn't have a tag; Carol just thanks him and it ends.
1. The news report is on a site called wikileaks releasing information that China is growing more and more frustrated with North Korea and would welcome a single Korea run by the South.
2. The establishing shot in this video is of a Korean military parade showing off soldiers, weapons, and bombs.
3. The video starts with the caption "Wikileaks: China Frustrated" and Carol MacNeil saying that China doesn't have as much power over Korea as we thought. This was her attention grabber to draw the viewer in.
4. A big source for this article is wikileaks, a website that leaks government information. Another is Andrew Nichols, a person they interview on how China feels about Korea.
5. Two questions they would have asked probably would have been are "Why is China upset with Korea?" and "How could this affect us?".
6. One type of B-roll in this video would be the scene with the military rally in the beginning and another would be when they show the soldiers burning the North Korean flag.
7. I think they could have used footage of maybe Chinease soldiers or even of the UN discussing the subject.
8. There is only one voice over and it's of Andrew Nichols saying basically that China does not have that much influence over Korea, that after Kim Jong Il dies, the country will very likely fall apart, and that Korea is still unpredictable.
9. The ending is when Andrew says that this information is China's opinion released through the wikileaks documents but it is not China's policy to release such information.
10. The reporter is Andrew Nichols and he doesn't have a tag; Carol just thanks him and it ends.
Monday, November 22, 2010
The Interview
Throughout the interview, Barbara Frum keeps her cool even after she was told that there were assassins on the to kill her and everyone who murdered the environment at that time. If Barbara didn't get a real answer (she rarely did), she would asked the question again in a different way. She also responds to all the answers she gets calmly.
If she had of been more aggressive, I think Lynette Fromme would have hung up earlier. Towards the end you can tell Barbara is starting to become frustrated and therefore more aggressive, and Lynette then hangs up.
I think the most effective question was when she asked why and was told that they were murdering people because these people were murdering the trees and the environment because I really think that it shows that shes insane.
From the interview, I think I learned that aggression is not the way to go. I know being assertive is part of interviewing but not everyone can tolerate it. I also think that I know how to respond to a wild interview.
I don't know a particular person I would like to interview, but I would like them to be fairly normal and give normal answers or answers that I could expect or anticipate. The interview would be pretty easy and wouldn't end up as the most popular interview ever, but I wouldn't be risking anything in the process.
Frums interview can be found at: http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/media/topics/368-2086/
If she had of been more aggressive, I think Lynette Fromme would have hung up earlier. Towards the end you can tell Barbara is starting to become frustrated and therefore more aggressive, and Lynette then hangs up.
I think the most effective question was when she asked why and was told that they were murdering people because these people were murdering the trees and the environment because I really think that it shows that shes insane.
From the interview, I think I learned that aggression is not the way to go. I know being assertive is part of interviewing but not everyone can tolerate it. I also think that I know how to respond to a wild interview.
I don't know a particular person I would like to interview, but I would like them to be fairly normal and give normal answers or answers that I could expect or anticipate. The interview would be pretty easy and wouldn't end up as the most popular interview ever, but I wouldn't be risking anything in the process.
Frums interview can be found at: http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainment/media/topics/368-2086/
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Caught in Lies
Before reading about the Stephen Harper wafer incident, I never considered news could be fake when newspapers make such a big deal and pride themselves on giving their consumers the real information. I do think some news is based off a persons opinion and can be somewhat biased.
I was actually surprised proffesional journalists would completely make up an article just to get their news more attention. That wouldn't make much sense to make up a controversial story and say it's true only to publish it and give it nation wide attention. It's like he told Mr. Harper a rumor he made up about him and expected him to take it. I don't think he put much thought into what he was doing. I feel differently for Janet Cooke's "Jimmy" story. This one was created for a good reason and she did do the right thing and confess that she made it up, eventually.
I totally agree with Jack Shafer in saying that "most liars make things up for the simple reason that they don't have the talent or the ability to get the story any other way" because of the word most. Lying in journalism is an easy way out. It takes no work and is rather lazy. Sometimes, such as in the Jimmy article, it is forgivable because it was for a good cause but it was still lazy of her because she couldn't find a child described like Jimmy but plenty of cases of children similar.
I don't really think it's the college's and school's job to root out people who aren't up to par journalists and it should instead fall onto the newspapers and publishers. If they don't want to do the work, the publisher would be the one to notice and should be the one to take action.
I think an ombudsman would certainly help, but that some of that responsibility should fall on the writer. I also don't see how a single ombudsman would be able to answer all the question fairly and unbiased. I think it should be more of a job that should gather a general opinion of a panal of people to decide. This would help to keep everything unbiased and fair.
I was actually surprised proffesional journalists would completely make up an article just to get their news more attention. That wouldn't make much sense to make up a controversial story and say it's true only to publish it and give it nation wide attention. It's like he told Mr. Harper a rumor he made up about him and expected him to take it. I don't think he put much thought into what he was doing. I feel differently for Janet Cooke's "Jimmy" story. This one was created for a good reason and she did do the right thing and confess that she made it up, eventually.
I totally agree with Jack Shafer in saying that "most liars make things up for the simple reason that they don't have the talent or the ability to get the story any other way" because of the word most. Lying in journalism is an easy way out. It takes no work and is rather lazy. Sometimes, such as in the Jimmy article, it is forgivable because it was for a good cause but it was still lazy of her because she couldn't find a child described like Jimmy but plenty of cases of children similar.
I don't really think it's the college's and school's job to root out people who aren't up to par journalists and it should instead fall onto the newspapers and publishers. If they don't want to do the work, the publisher would be the one to notice and should be the one to take action.
I think an ombudsman would certainly help, but that some of that responsibility should fall on the writer. I also don't see how a single ombudsman would be able to answer all the question fairly and unbiased. I think it should be more of a job that should gather a general opinion of a panal of people to decide. This would help to keep everything unbiased and fair.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Hard News vs. Soft News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/21/russell-williams-day-four.html
This article is obviously hard news. It's about Col. Williams court case and certainly isn't meant to be light or humorous. Although it kind of does appeal to human interest, it's too much of a serious topic to be considered soft news. The pictures which are of scenes from the court add to the seriousness of the topic.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/10/21/windsor-dog-accident-triathlon.html
This article is about a dog who tripped a bicyclist and police are searching for the dog and the owner. I'm not sure whether this should be classified as hard or soft news. It talks about a dog who tripped a bicyclist which is kind of bad because she hurt her back pretty back and will likely be unable to compete in a triathlon but at the same time it's just plain hilarious because of the headline.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/10/26/panda-baby-boom-china.html
This panda is light news because it's news that the number of pandas born this year was 19, the highest in years since 18 in 2006. This is a good thing because panda's are in danger of becoming extinct and this story provides the reader with happiness of knowing that an animal that many love may become for popular.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/26/indonesia-volcano-evacuation.html
This article is about the volcano that began to erupt Tuesday in Indonesia that killed at least 25 people according to this article. This is hard news because people are dieing or in risk of being injured. We can't really relate but we feel bad for them and try to help in any way we can.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/a39096.html
This soft news article is about zombies and them beginning their invasion of New York. The article says they were two dozen actors doing it as a TV stunt. This is soft news because it's a fun article to read and isn't a too serious topic.
This article is obviously hard news. It's about Col. Williams court case and certainly isn't meant to be light or humorous. Although it kind of does appeal to human interest, it's too much of a serious topic to be considered soft news. The pictures which are of scenes from the court add to the seriousness of the topic.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/windsor/story/2010/10/21/windsor-dog-accident-triathlon.html
This article is about a dog who tripped a bicyclist and police are searching for the dog and the owner. I'm not sure whether this should be classified as hard or soft news. It talks about a dog who tripped a bicyclist which is kind of bad because she hurt her back pretty back and will likely be unable to compete in a triathlon but at the same time it's just plain hilarious because of the headline.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/10/26/panda-baby-boom-china.html
This panda is light news because it's news that the number of pandas born this year was 19, the highest in years since 18 in 2006. This is a good thing because panda's are in danger of becoming extinct and this story provides the reader with happiness of knowing that an animal that many love may become for popular.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/26/indonesia-volcano-evacuation.html
This article is about the volcano that began to erupt Tuesday in Indonesia that killed at least 25 people according to this article. This is hard news because people are dieing or in risk of being injured. We can't really relate but we feel bad for them and try to help in any way we can.
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/a39096.html
This soft news article is about zombies and them beginning their invasion of New York. The article says they were two dozen actors doing it as a TV stunt. This is soft news because it's a fun article to read and isn't a too serious topic.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Is it Newsworthy?
Col. Russell Williams guilty pleas expected
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/col-williams-court-1018.html
Timing - 4/4
Near perfect timing because this only happened about 3 hours ago from the time I'm writing this and the article was uploaded an hour and a half ago.
Significance - 4/4
If this guy doesn't deserve 4/4 for significance I will rip my own head off. He is expected to plead guilty for 88 charges including 61 counts of breaking and entering.
Proximity - 3/4
This is happening in Ontario which is kind of far but not too far. Not much else to say on this.
Prominance - 2/4
Giving this a 2 out of 4 because people had to of hear of this guy because some of his crimes include murder and sexual assault, but I never heard of this until today.
Human Interest - 4/4
When ever a notorious criminal is arrested, it always has people talking. Heck, people are still talking about Allen Legere and that was Almost 25 years ago.
Final Newsworty mark - 17/20
Typhoon Megi lashes Philippines
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/18/typhoon-megi-philippines.html
Timing - 2/4
It doesn't say when this happened but it was the newest upload.
Significance - 4/4
Thousands are stranded without homes and they were hit with wind speeds of 225km/h to 260km/h.
Proximity - 2/4
This happened on the other side of the world, but we were hit with a hurricane not to long ago and we can almost relate.
Prominece - 2/4
People are going to be given help and this will likely affect us somehow.
Human Interest - 3/4
The main thing here is sympathy. People who are not well off are now even worse off.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 13/20
U.S. bloggers call for boycott of Canadian-made halal Campbell's soup
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/us-bloggers-call-for-boycott-of-canadian-made-halal-campbells-soup/article1761436/
Timing - 4/4
This is an ongoing thing that's happening right now.
Significance - 1/4
I gave this a 1 out of 4 because I don't even see how this makes even a little sence. I'm only giving it a 1 because this certainly caught my eye.
Proximity - 3/4
This is happening on some popular blog. Since I'm blogging right now, I think I could get away with saying this is kind of close to home.
Prominence - 2/4
I'm sure this is a big deal to a certain group of people, but this doesn't affect very many.
Human Interest - 4/4
This deserves 4 out of 4 because this is the best news article I think I've ever read, and for the people who read this, I know they would feel the same.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 12/20
Dozens of Facebook apps breached
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/dozens-of-facebook-apps-breached/article1761305/
Timing - 3/4
I guess this could be happening right now, and this is a new article.
Significance - 3/4
Think about how many people you know who use facebook. Everyone. Everyone of those people are in potential danger of ID theft.
Proximity - 2/4
Once again, this is on the internet so it could happen to anyone, anywhere.
Prominence - 1/4
I'm going to give this a one out of four because even though this poses a threat to everyone, it more than likely will only effect 10 people.
Human Interest - 3/4
Everyone who uses facebook would like this article. Unfortunatly, I don't use it and find this kind of bland.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 12/20
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/10/18/col-williams-court-1018.html
Timing - 4/4
Near perfect timing because this only happened about 3 hours ago from the time I'm writing this and the article was uploaded an hour and a half ago.
Significance - 4/4
If this guy doesn't deserve 4/4 for significance I will rip my own head off. He is expected to plead guilty for 88 charges including 61 counts of breaking and entering.
Proximity - 3/4
This is happening in Ontario which is kind of far but not too far. Not much else to say on this.
Prominance - 2/4
Giving this a 2 out of 4 because people had to of hear of this guy because some of his crimes include murder and sexual assault, but I never heard of this until today.
Human Interest - 4/4
When ever a notorious criminal is arrested, it always has people talking. Heck, people are still talking about Allen Legere and that was Almost 25 years ago.
Final Newsworty mark - 17/20
Typhoon Megi lashes Philippines
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/18/typhoon-megi-philippines.html
Timing - 2/4
It doesn't say when this happened but it was the newest upload.
Significance - 4/4
Thousands are stranded without homes and they were hit with wind speeds of 225km/h to 260km/h.
Proximity - 2/4
This happened on the other side of the world, but we were hit with a hurricane not to long ago and we can almost relate.
Prominece - 2/4
People are going to be given help and this will likely affect us somehow.
Human Interest - 3/4
The main thing here is sympathy. People who are not well off are now even worse off.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 13/20
U.S. bloggers call for boycott of Canadian-made halal Campbell's soup
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/us-bloggers-call-for-boycott-of-canadian-made-halal-campbells-soup/article1761436/
Timing - 4/4
This is an ongoing thing that's happening right now.
Significance - 1/4
I gave this a 1 out of 4 because I don't even see how this makes even a little sence. I'm only giving it a 1 because this certainly caught my eye.
Proximity - 3/4
This is happening on some popular blog. Since I'm blogging right now, I think I could get away with saying this is kind of close to home.
Prominence - 2/4
I'm sure this is a big deal to a certain group of people, but this doesn't affect very many.
Human Interest - 4/4
This deserves 4 out of 4 because this is the best news article I think I've ever read, and for the people who read this, I know they would feel the same.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 12/20
Dozens of Facebook apps breached
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/dozens-of-facebook-apps-breached/article1761305/
Timing - 3/4
I guess this could be happening right now, and this is a new article.
Significance - 3/4
Think about how many people you know who use facebook. Everyone. Everyone of those people are in potential danger of ID theft.
Proximity - 2/4
Once again, this is on the internet so it could happen to anyone, anywhere.
Prominence - 1/4
I'm going to give this a one out of four because even though this poses a threat to everyone, it more than likely will only effect 10 people.
Human Interest - 3/4
Everyone who uses facebook would like this article. Unfortunatly, I don't use it and find this kind of bland.
Final Newsworthy Mark - 12/20
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