Thursday, November 1, 2007
Good Night and Good Luck
In Good Night and Good Luck, Edward Murrow's charisma captured his audience and kept them coming back every week to watch his news program. I believe that in todays society it wouldn't be possible to captivate an audience the way Edward Murrow did. Todays society seems to be more absorbed in entertainment news than hard news. There has been a great shift of importance in todays society than in the years of Edward Murrow. Although there is a war going on now that involves the US and, there was the same issue during Edward Murrows time, I feel that there are so many people that are against the war that they decide to not watch the hard news that involves those topics. Also, Edward Murrows program was so bland that something that simple could not keep up with the people of today. People need flashy and entertaining things to keep their attention when they watch a program. To compare the news anchors of today and Edward Murrow, this you tube video of Larry King shows the difference to this you tube video of Edward Murrow. There is a significant change of scenery in both programs and there are constant subtitles in the Larry King show. There is also music playing in the background of Larry Kings program.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Taser Incident
http://news.aol.com/story/ar/_a/university-vows-probe-of-taser-incident/20070918063509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
If you're going to have a speech at a college in front of thousands of students, shouldn't you be prepared for interesting questions? Well, one college student attending the University of Florida believed this concept. Senator John Kerry was giving a speech to that university when a student decided to ask an interesting question. Now, the question in my mind doesn't matter. What matters is that a bunch of 20+ year olds are bound to ask the questions you don't want asked. It's not like Senator Kerry got offended or anything, the security guards just attacked the student. I understand the concept of respect but I also understand the concept of Freedom of Speech. This student was in no way disrespectful to the Senator and simply needed his question answered. Sometimes it's not enough to simply just know the answer you need to hear that answer. I also find that America seems to deal with "issues" with unnecessary aggression.
If you're going to have a speech at a college in front of thousands of students, shouldn't you be prepared for interesting questions? Well, one college student attending the University of Florida believed this concept. Senator John Kerry was giving a speech to that university when a student decided to ask an interesting question. Now, the question in my mind doesn't matter. What matters is that a bunch of 20+ year olds are bound to ask the questions you don't want asked. It's not like Senator Kerry got offended or anything, the security guards just attacked the student. I understand the concept of respect but I also understand the concept of Freedom of Speech. This student was in no way disrespectful to the Senator and simply needed his question answered. Sometimes it's not enough to simply just know the answer you need to hear that answer. I also find that America seems to deal with "issues" with unnecessary aggression.
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