Category Archives: LIB1201

Blog 6 – Copyright – Reading Response

Greys “Copyright: F0rever Less One Day” is an informative video on the law on copyright. As explained in the video the law stood up for copyrighting for up to 28years but people felt this wasn’t a long enough time and … Continue reading

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Blog 4

According to the articles, zines are self-published works or texts that can range from a variety of topics (ex. From personal life to national or international issues of the world). I did not know what zines were or did it … Continue reading

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Blog 5 – Web 2.0 Wiki – Reading Response

The Wikipedia entry on Web 2.o explains that Web 2.0 is the newer version of the original World Wide Web the second generation of it so to speak. Web 2.0 is a way to connect with the what you may … Continue reading

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Blog 4 – Eland – Reading Response

Elands, Critical Thinking, Deviant Knowledge and the Alternative Press is about how we as a person never really question what we learn and have learned so much as we should. When something is being taught to us, the more complicated matters … Continue reading

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Notes from today, and reading & blogging assignments for Thursday, February 14

Today we discussed non-text media and some of the challenges presented by moving from a predominantly analog environment to a digital one. On Thursday 2/14 we will discuss alternative media, both print (zines, pamphlets, etc.) and electronic (blogs, wikis, etc.) … Continue reading

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Media and Technology

Throughout history, media would not have many opportunities to grow if it were not for the development of new technologies. For instance, photography did not make an impact until Samuel Morse introduced it to American newspapers in 1839. Morse described … Continue reading

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Blog 3 – Muve Music Article – Reading Response

The article “Muve music, for mobile users, thrives in shadow of competitors” by Ben Sisario informed me of a music streaming company that goes by the name “Muve Music”. Muve Music is a phone based music streaming app specifically for cricket phone … Continue reading

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Notes from today, and reading and blogging assignments for Thursday, February 7

Our discussion today focused on “born digital” media and how our ability to interact with news media, books, and online content has an effect on the production of that media. On Thursday we will discuss non-text media, including sound, images, … Continue reading

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Blog 2 – Media in the Digital Age – Reading Response

In the reading Pavlik discusses the differences of how society has changed so much when it comes to how news media information is distributed and received. He compares how media was in the past and how it is now in … Continue reading

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Palvik and the digital age

You would think technology and the media would go hand in hand in news presentation, but it turns out the tension between the two is quit strong. With ethical dilemmas going unnoticed and the increasing advantages that the technological age … Continue reading

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