"Initial Essay"

My view of the Article by Zuiddan Saudav

 

"Introducing Media Studies

The Assignment is to answer these compelling questions. 1.) How does the article make you feel personally? I read this article twice and by the second time gained a little insight into what the article was about. The article hit on many subjects and Ideas from Media as an Industry,Forms of retelling stories, too the Hegemonic Model and the Pluralistic Model and terms like Gate-keeping, synergy, and Mega-conglomerate. The article brought a lot of information about the media and its future into focus for me, so I think it was interesting and informative but not something I would read on a daily basis.

2.) What is your relationship with technology? I have a close and constant relationship with technology from video games on, console, computer, and mobile devices. Another way of being intimate with technology is through these web blogs we write, post we write through twitter,facebook,tumbler,pinterest,google +, linked-in,snapchat,instagram etc... I use my computer to do my homework, check email, compose essay's and do research for other projects besides writing.

3.) What a your friends and family? I know most of my friends and family members are quite well versed in technology today's world. They all have cell phones,flat screen TV's, Desk top computers, Laptops, notebooks and other technology. 4.) How has your life changed online? I have learned to reach out to people for advice, share interest, share my photography over many platforms, from ipad's,cell phones, websites, and talk to various people on a variety of subjects. This new technology allows me to talk about and understand subjects which I wouldn't have had access too without it.

5.) How is it continuing to change? It is continuing to change because these forms of communication such as blogs,websites, online news feeds, video sights, and online radio also podcast are continuing to be used more and more. People are relying on these sights to get their news,express their views on subjects that matter to them.

6.) What do you think your relationships and culture will be like in 15 years? I think that they will be similar too today but with new technology it creates faster and more direct communication over great distances with people that we would not be able to communicate without this evolving technology.

7.) In the light of current events, how do you think online  culture is going  to change given the use of social networking, internet video and online collaboration? I think that with the collaboration of people on social networks sharing news, opinions, views,that the culture will be more connected on a informational level and may create friendships with groups and organizations which share similar ideas and values.

8.) How can this type of digital communication be a form of "Art"?

• Systems Design – Focused on technical art and digital animation. Students will learn digital animation, interface protocols and programming, game design, and media systems development. Appropriate for those with strong interest and some background in technology or programming.
• Media & Storytelling – Focused on using digital media to effectively communicate and craft new forms of stories. Students will learn strategic digital communication, linear and non-linear narrative, messaging, and branding using traditional and emerging technologies including social media. Appropriate for writers and communicators wishing to acquire fluency and expertise in the digital arts and sciences.
• Design & Production – Focused on using digital media to design virtual and augmented environments, projection and audio design, and digitally-enhanced performances. Appropriate for students with identified interests in traditional areas including music, dance, theatre and design arts wishing to merge these interests with digital technology and production techniques.
• These forms of digital technology and its use are forms of Art and create more opportunities for a broader understanding of the world and its cultures.

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Refrences:

http://digitalworlds.ufl.edu/programs/ba-in-das/

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"Introducing Media Studies
Zuiddan Saudav(1994)

Three terms I found while reading this essay of Zuiddan Saudav are the focus of this web blog today.

I looked up the term Gatekeeping and found a wikki on the term. It states that Gatekeeping in the process through which information is filtered for dissemination, whether for publication, broadcasting, the internet, or some other mode of communication.

I found two quotes about Gatekeepers. One states," The internet has really democratized ideas. There are no real gatekeepers anymore, because if you have a great idea, and you put it online, people will find it and it will get in front of who it needs to get in front of. "(Justin Halpem)

The second quote was written by Anthony J. D'Angelo "Always be nice to secretaries. They are the real gatekeepers in the world." The third quote is from Ray William Johnson "One of the amazing things about the internet is that the content creators are the gatekeepers.We think of an idea and execute it quickly, and we didn't have to pitch the idea to a major network or convince a studio head to sign off on the concept."

The second term I found in the essay was synergy. Synergy a state in which two or more things work together in a particular fruitful way that produces an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects. "The whole is greater than the sum of it's parts" Aristotle

I found another quote for synergy which brings the meaning to life. "Teamwork makes the dream work" Bang Gae


The third term which interested me was Mega-conglomeration. Mega-conglomeration is a corporation that is made up of a number of different, seemingly unrelated businesses. In a conglomerate, one large company owns a controlling stake in a number of smaller companies, which conduct business separately. Each of a conglomerate's subsidiary businesses runs independently of the other business divisions, but the subsidiaries' management reports to senior management at the parent company.

I found this quote about conglomerates: "Global conglomerates can at times have a progressive impact on culture, especially when they enter nations that had been tightly controlled by corrupt crony media systems(as in much of Latin America) or nations that had significant state censorship over media(as in parts of Asia). The global commercial-media system is radical in that it will respect no tradition or custom, on balance, if it stands in the way of profits. But ultimately it is politically conservative, because the media giants are significant beneficiaries of the current social structure around the world, and any upheaval in property or social relations-particularly to the extent that it reduces the power of business-is not in their interest." Robert W. McChesmey The new Global Media; Its a Small World of Big Conglomerates. The Nation Magazine. November 29th, 1999

The second quote on conglomerates was written by Rifka Rosenwein "Having a few huge corporations control our outlets of expression could lead to less aggressive news coverage and more muted marketplace of ideas" Why Media Mergers Matter, Brills Content, December 1999.

Sources and Refrences: www.businessdictionary.com/definition/synergy.html
www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/synergy, www.brainyQuote.com/quotes/keyword/gatekeepers.html ,
www.globalissues.org/article/159/media-conglomerate , Investopedia.com/terms/c/conglomerate.asp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatekeeping_(Communication), www.globalissues.org/article/159/media-conglomerates-mergers-concentration-of-ownership

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