Media Law & Literacy 2020

The "Anti-war movement" is a communal movement, particularly in opposition to the nation starting or continuing armed conflict. The websites that I explored, "Antiwar.com" and "The American Conservative" are similar is that they are both aimed at libertarians, pacifists, and independents alike. I believe that I have never heard of these websites and that you must really go out of your way to find them, because they promote and suggest "Anti-American" views. Many of their ideas go against current political parties and they are dedicated to making sure our leaders "are not going to be allowed to get away with in unopposed and unchallenged". Looking more closely at the Antiwar.com, they provide countless information on events happening in other countries, a blog covering current events, and they even went as far as providing a tab to see US casualties in Iraq. Overall, the website and the information offered is overwhelming. It seems lik...

As the popularity of streaming services continues to grow and revolutionize, less and less people are continuing to use cable providers. Why continue to pay hundreds of dollars each month for cable, when you can sign up for various streaming services at an extremely lower cost. Netflix is one of the most popular internet entertainment platforms used today, with over 167 million paid memberships. Interestingly enough, the idea of Netflix was created after owners Reed Hastings and Mark Randolph, became frustrated after being charged $40 for an overdue movie rental. The two created Netflix with the intention to run the business as an online-based DVD rental service, but later on developed the site into being solely subscription based. Today the site offers a wide range of movies. television shows, and new series created by Netflix. I think that streaming services are one of the most extraordinary ways that communication technology has changed and developed. With a few clicks of the re...

Until this assignment, I had truly not thought about emoticons as anything other way than the little yellow faces smiling and laughing on my keyboard. When you really think about it, emoticons to are actually apart of the way that we communicate in everyday life. Whether it be to share our emotions, express our likes and dislikes, or simply use it as a quick way to response, they work. If you are not familiar with using emoticons, they are a digital image/sticker that is used to show a feeling or thought.  The world in which we live todays has used and continues to use emoticons in their benefit. Emojis are able to convey likes and dislikes, emotions, interests, etc. In young adults, emojis are often time inserted into conversation when it is coming to an end or to show interest in the other individual. How can they do all this? There are around 2,666 emojis that are sent around and used today. They are used in conversation, in captions of social media posts, and they are used t...

With the rise in popularity of social media platforms and the internet, comes paying the price of your personal information being more vulnerable to intruders. For instance, as of 2020 Instagram has officially reached 1 billion monthly active users and more than 500 million of those people utilize the platform everyday. (Mohsin 2019)  Social media is typically thought about as a way for users to engage and share moments from their personal life. If you have social media, you probably try to keep that separate from your professional life. There is no need for you and your boss to be friends on Snapchat or Instagram. Shockingly, in a recent article released by NBC News, an ex-Amazon manager was found to be looking up job applicants names on social media, so she could determine their gender and race.  In further investigation, the ex-Amazon manager is arguing that they were told to do so.  Whether it be the previously employed Amazon manager or an individual higher up...

After viewing the class video on the Supreme Court, I was able to gain an understanding of the ways in which our judicial system runs and operates in the United States. I now can appreciate the basics of our judicial system and recognize the particular way that justices must go about doing their jobs.  A portion of the video that caught my attention was several Chief Justices and law professor A.E. Dick Howard, discussing the way that the Constitution of the United States is neither a clear advantage nor a disadvantage to them when making decisions within the court. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy describes the idea as having an advantage that past justices did not. "We have 200 years of history, of detachment, in which we can see the folly of some ideas, the wisdom of others. So, the fact that we're interpreting a document that is 200 years old is not just a disadvantage. In a way, also an advantage". I agree with Justice Kennedy, because we can use previous ...

New Snapchat Rival 'Octi' Wants You To Use Your iPhone To Scan Faces Since the birth of Snapchat in 2012, the way in which our world communicates has been changed forever. Snapchat has normalized and reinforced the idea that communication is nothing but a casual game, where you have the ability to hide behind your screen. If you’re feeling like you have had enough with all the filters and posts, don’t look now, but there is a new social media platform in town. The social media startup ‘Octi’ joined the app store just last week and already has phone faces going crazy. The Octi app prides itself on being the first people-powered social argumented reality platform. What separates Octi from other social media platforms, is there focus on wanting to give users control of their own digital profile. Currently, the company is concerned with creating a buzz about the new app and adding more users to the network. Eventually, Octi will work with third-party app developers who can b...