Media Law & Literacy- Christina Falcone

    What exactly are news deserts? No, they have nothing to do with the sandy and barren deserts we are familiar with. News deserts, according to UNC-Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Media, are "communities, either rural or urban, with limited access to the sort of credible and comprehensive news and information that feeds democracy at the grassroots level". This raises a lot of problems within communities and the local newspaper industries. There is an issue in supply because of local papers cutting back the amount of coverage and there is less of a demand for physical newspapers in most areas. The increase in news deserts in the United States has brought great business to online news sources. However, because local newspapers rely on subscriptions and ad revenue, they have been struggling. Revenue has decreased from $70 billion in 2000 to $15 billion in 2018.      Not only do news deserts negatively impact the local newspaper business, but they also can ha

 Andy Yen- Think Your Email's Private? Think Again https://www.ted.com/talks/andy_yen_think_your_email_s_private_think_again?language=en     Andy Yen expresses how emails alone can contain a lot of data and information about a person. Emails contain information like where you've been, who you've met, and who you're thinking about. A scary idea that he mentioned is that our data will outlive us and will be available forever. He made the analogy that sending an email is like sending a postcard. This means that anyone who sees it from the time it leaves your computer to the time it gets to the recipient can read the whole letter.      Companies utilize the data we provide and depend a lot of their revenue on ad-revenue. Some of the top companies like Facebook and Google rely on over half of the revenue on ad-revenue. Yen says that the only way to breakdown this lack of privacy issue is to get the whole world involved. That seems like a very big task considering a lot of ma

 Theory of Diffusion The Apple Watch     Apple watches are a relatively new innovation that has taken off since 2014. The apple watch caught on due to the brand name. Apple has a large market and has clients who are very devoted to their products. So many people became early adopters because of the "Apple name" and because of the watch's unique and futuristic-like features. Many people jumped on this innovation right away. However, there are a few late adopters and people who prefer not to adopt at all. Late adopters may make the argument that buying the apple watch is a big purchase and it is not cheap. Late adopters started to jump on to the trend once the watch was consistently upgrading and coming out with new features. According to Insider.com, the apple watch has been a great innovation for tracking health and promoting healthy habits. It is even said that by buying an Apple watch, you're saying you care about being active and healthy. There are also people who

 EOTO Presentation After listening to the various technologies presented in class today, there was one invention that caught my attention. The creation of YouTube stuck out to me because of how much of an impact it has had on the world in the short amount of time it has been around.     The beta version of youtube was first launched in May 2005. The domain name, www.youtube.com, was first created on February 14, 2005. An interesting fact about youtube was that its initial purpose was to serve as an online dating service in which people could share videos about themselves and learn more about other potential suitors. The idea ultimately failed so much to the point where youtube was making ads on craigslist and begging people to upload their videos. After a failed attempt at being a dating service, they decided to solely be a video sharing platform in order to make it easier to find videos about anything. In October 2006, Google bought Youtube for $1.65 billion.      Since YouTube's

  Cassette Tapes      HISTORY   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_tape#:~:text=Philips%20selected%20the%20two%2Dspool,Lou%20Ottens%20in%20Hasselt%2C%20Belgium.      Whether you call it a tape cassette, cassette tape, or an audio cassette, the compact cassette tape has an impactful history that changed the way we listen and record music forever.        The first cassette tape was created by a company called Philips, by a Dutch citizen name Lou Ottens. Ottens was based in a factory in Hasselt, Belgium. The first tape was developed in 1963. The original design of a cassette tape was geared more towards dication machines but eventually, the technology transitioned into being used by more non-professionals to replace stereo 8-track cartridges and reel-to-reel tape recordings. At the Berlin Radio Show, Philips introduced a two-spool cassette tape in Europe on August 30th. This tape wasn't introduced into the United States until November 1964. Along with the business of compact casse

 The Unheard News of Anti-War https://www.antiwar.com/ https://www.theamericanconservative.com/web-categories/realism-restraint/     The two articles above are written by and have a target audience for people who are "anti-war".  ANTIWAR.com caught my attention, to begin with, because of the layout of the site in general. I have never seen an anti-war website and these sites and values are not commonly shared amongst our nation and society. This reason may be the result of this chaotic and unprofessional-looking website. Anti-war news is not commonly spread throughout the United States and I can infer that the main reason is that a lot of people are against people who support anti-war ideas and values. Sites that look like antiwar.com can decrease the credibility of information which may deter people from reading more about anti-war in general. The American Conservative  website looks a lot different from ANTIWAR.com, however, anti-war beliefs and news are still spread. The

 8 Values of Free Expression As discussed in class, there are 8 values of free expression. These values include: 1. Marketplace of Ideas 2. Participation in Self Government 3. Stable Change 4. Individual Self-Fulfillment  5. Check on Government Power 6. Promote Tolerance 7. Promote Innovation 8. Protect Dissent      All of these values are important and relevant to our right to free speech according to the first amendment. However, there were two that really resonated with me and seemed very prevalent in today's society. These two values are individual self-fulfillment and protecting dissent.  Individual Self-Fulfillment      Individual self-fulfillment is all about protecting an individual's speech and self-expression. I think the "self-expression" part of this value is important to note because self-expression does not always mean verbal or written speech. Self-expression is how someone chooses to express their views, thoughts, or opinions in a nonverbal way. This c

BLM Protest Rights... Protected or Unprotected     As discussed in class, there are 6 clauses of the 1st amendment. These six clauses include: 1. Freedom FROM Religion - meaning the government cannot do anything that seems like it is establishing a religion. 2. Freedom OF Religion - meaning everyone is free to practice whatever religion they want. 3. Freedom of Speech 4. Freedom of the Press 5. Freedom to Peaceable Assembly 6. Freedom to Petition the government for a redress of grievances      This freedom of speech is not always absolute. There is a division between speech and action ("incitement"). Speech is protected by the first amendment whereas action is unprotected. This division is not always clear cut because in some cases, somebody's words may not be considered speech and instead be considered an action. Another reason why the division is not so clear cut is that some actions can be moved over to the protected category. This is seen when something is done that w

Overview from: https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/supreme-court-facts History & Overview Of The Supreme Court    The Supreme Court of the United States, established in 1789 by Article Three of the U.S. Constitution, works as the "highest federal court in the country and the head of the judicial branch of the government".  The Supreme Court has the constitutional right and authority to obtain jurisdiction over all laws within the United States. It is also their job to determine whether or not these laws uphold their standard of being constitutional.  As previously stated, the Supreme Court was established in 1789 by Article Three of the U.S. Constitution. The organization and inner workings of the Supreme court were regulated through Congress. Because of the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Supreme Court was told to be made up of six justices who would serve until death or retirement. The first meeting of the court was held on February 2, 1790, to discuss the daily org

My Top 5 Sources of News/Information 1. Forbes https://www.forbes.com/?sh=8a68b522254c I really enjoy using Forbes as a news source. I like that the layout of the site in general is very simplistic and organized well. Articles are also split into easy to find categories throughout the page so that I can read through the news that interests me the most. Forbes articles are also typically well-worded and easy to understand. I like a simplistic breakdown of the news without the extra unnecessary information which I think Forbes does a great job of doing. Lastly, I think it's refreshing to see that they have a "quote of the day" on their website which I enjoy reading. It's a nice positive break that helps when most of the news these days tends to be negative.  2. USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/ I use USA Today primarily to find instant and current news. The news feed on the website is always so up to date and current. There is also just a flood of information on the w