Media Starting to Reflect Recession

Susan C. Young, . "New fall shows finally reflect the recession." MSNBC. 23/09/2009. MSNBC, Web. 27 Sep 2009. .

The media on television is starting to reflect what is happening in the real world. The event they are starting to portray is the recession. They are doing this mainly through the television. Many of these are done through tv series. Some of these are the show "Glee" which is about a struggling teacher who has to help pay for the choir program because of the economy cutting down school money supply, but he earns his added income by taking a second job as the school’s after hours janitor. Another one is "The Middle" that is about a struggling mom who has a low income, and has to provide for her family. This all due to the economy.

I think this is a very accurately portrayed article about the economy. Severely shows have become more realistic in that sense, however, i do not see the necessity of the portrayal of the recession. Whether, the recession is portrayed or not in television shows, its still occurring. Television shows should be an escape from the recession and not a reminder of it. Still an interesting article none the less.

Is 3-D Going to Take Over the Movie Industry?

Michael Avila, . "Future of 3-D animation? Anything but ‘Cloudy’." MSNBC.COM. 9/16/2009. News-A-Rama, Web. 20 Sep 2009. .

This article talks about how 3-D animation is not a fad, but something viewers like and will keep coming back to watch. This week in Los Angeles there will be a meeting held, where animation producers will talk about 3-D animation. There have been 9 3-D films that have come out, 2 of which have made over 2 million dollars just in America. The film "Up" has made the most at $291 million dollars. Wearing glasses in the movies is very "in" here and will keep being this way as they keep producing movies like this. Dreamworks has decided from now on they will make all their movies in 3-D as long as these results keep coming. They believe 3-D animation will change and keep changing the movie industry.

I think 3-D animation is changing the movie industry entirely. Pretty soon every movie that comes out will be in 3-D. This is because it has so much more to offer viewers. Who would want to go to a normal movie? When you could be going to a 3-D movie, where the movie is popping out at you, and you get a nice pair of into the future glasses to wear and take home with you. This is why i think going 3-D will change everything, and I think the longer we have it, the better technology will get. Which means the better movies will get. The 3-D switch overall, will make the movie industry prosper and grow incredibly.

"Wolff in Cheap Clothing" - - Vanity Fair's, sloppy, lazy, media columnist

"Wolff in cheap clothing." Slate. Shafer, Jack. 5 May. 2005. http://www.slate.com/id/2118042/

Jack Shafer's column was simply a brutal, critical, and cynical analysis of Vanity Fair's columnist Michael Wolff's article "No Jokes, Please, We're Liberal." Shafer describes Wolff as too busy and bored to actually consume the media he assesses. Shafer's strong response to the article was due many slurs and negative remarks Wolff made a habit of making about Slate magazine, Wolff described it as " liberal media targeted at other people in the liberal media. Or, even more finely, targeted at other people in the liberal media who are concerned about issues such as the liberal media." The whole article was a battle of words, wits, and counter attacking as a method of defense of pride. Shafer described Michael as someone who was "Gifted with a hyperactive and malicious mind, Wolff's forte is not reporting and analysis. It's the oh-aren't-I-naughty clever slur, a talent worth admiring if not applauding, especially when you're the target. Which I, and the Web site I call home, am." The article goes on to further criticise Wolff and his column's lack of credibility.

I thought this article was very interesting because I had never realised how intense the media could get between two seperate magazines. It seemed a little bit ridiculous when you really think about it. I thought the article was eye opening and interesting. However, I'm not sure I would recommend it to others because it seemed more like a personal fight between two journalists, rather than an interesting piece of media literature.

Anchor Steps Down

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32657744/ns/entertainment-television/

This article talks about how Charles Gibson will be stepping down as the anchor of "World News" on ABC. He has been there for 35 years and has told us he will still be contributing in some ways. Diane Sawyer is the one who will be taking his spot. She has been a newscaster and has been recording many documents on poverty throughout the last year. Charles said he was planning on stepping down in 2007, but as things came up he kept staying. A change is good though and Charles Gibson said so in an email "The program is now operating at a very accelerated, but steady, cruising speed and I think it is an opportune time for a transition — both for the broadcast and for me, life is dynamic; it is not static."

I think that it is a very big loss for ABC and their staff, but change has to come. I think it will give viewers a different perspective as they switch from a male to a female. Even though they are close in age at ages 66 and 63, Gibson being older, it will add something different. All people have different attributes and skills they bring to the table. Diane Sawyer is very qualified and should do a great job, filling in for Gibson. I think ABC will hire a male anchor, because now 3 out of the 4 they have are female, and i think they will have to even things up a bit. We will miss Gibson and the fine job he has done, but know Sawyer will fill in just perfectly!

Media Show Hosts

Rose, Lacey. "Oprah still TV’s best-paid talk show host." . 9/3/09. msnbc. 3 Sep 2009 .

This media article talks about how much television show hosts are being paid today. They go through a list of different hosts. Many of these host's are late night show hosts that come on after 10 p.m. Some of the names include: Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, O'Brien. All of these people listed make from 14 million to 45 million. Although none of these come close to Oprah Winfrey. She has been ranked as the best paid show host on our television today. Oprah makes around 568 million dollars a year. She does this through her show "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and also through radio station contracts.

I think this shows that the people we watch on television play a big part in our lives and have a great affect on what we think. I believe this to be true because why would TV channels pay these hosts so much money to have these hosts show's on their channels? That is why i believe what they are being paid is credible. These people are making shows, doing service, giving advice, etc... These are things i believe their viewers need, and it is valuable advice they give. Thousands of people every day are watching these show hosts and i think it's only fair that they get paid each of their personal amounts. Oprah gets paid the most, i think, because she is on prime time television, and has a lot to offer everyone that watches. She does a great job of covering all things along the spectrum, from cooking to personal issues. She brings in experts and hosts them on her show and does a great job of getting what she wants across to her viewers. All of these reasons are why i believe she tops the list.