Here are my questions.
1. Most sporting events such as the World Cup, the Super Bowl and the Olympic Games now use as many multimedia platforms as possible (Facebook, Twitter, SMS, etc) in order to attract more viewers. Additionally, television companies, such as CNN, NBC and your local PBS station are also promoting more interactivity with consumers, using various forms of multimedia. With that in mind, should spending time on Facebook and Twitter be considered a waste of time or could you argue you are gaining valuable access to important information?
2. Should news be available to everyone regardless of its accuracy making it the responsibility of the viewer to draw conclusions about the information's veracity? Or should there be a standard of accountability for investigation, fact checking, specific sources, data etc, before the news are publicly exposed?
3. How did we find the information we currently find on online streamed videos (such as you tube) before this media was available? Since this media wasn't always available, why do we find it so necessary now? What would we be missing without it?
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
N503 Mission - Marcelo Espinosa
I was born and raised in a different country. I completed my undergraduate’s studies in a different university and currently I am attending a different college. For the past 8 years I have lived in a different culture. Today, and based on my past experiences, it would be easier to assume that my mission is to be different and adapt to challenges. However, being away from my country has force me to redirect my vision and mission in life. I do not believe there is something missing in my life; yet I do believe there is something thta still needs to be explored.
In the last paper I wrote that I want to promote access to knowledge to others. Due to my studies I have learned the importance of investigate reasons of why some new technological innovations succeed and others fail. More importantly, there is a desire inside of me that tells me that I need to understand why new technologies do not work in different cultures. I want to find out what can I do to improve communications between cultures and people within that culture, especially Ecuador’s. I want my country to be better. I am aware and fully committed that my success is my culture success. I am not planning to become the next president and ask people to follow me but I do see myself leading by example.
It is going to be a challenge to achieve this mission. Technologically, economically and geographically my country is not as “friendly” as others. Someone needs to take stand and lead with a starting point. Implementing video could be very beneficial to many businesses to expand to others. TV stations and newspapers Web sites can reach more audience and help enlighten communities. Also, producing and creating exceptional flash animation could grab younger audience. However, the most important technological requirement to meet my mission is continuously research. There is no new technology that would work in my country with out an insightful research study. Why does Video, flash, 3d, and other applications need to be implemented in my country? Initially all these apps sound wonderful and would be nice to use them all the times, but with out a solid study that tells me that this is the future of media in Ecuador, there is not a clear purpose.
There are few examples, both exploratory and functional that support my mission. There are some research studies that lead this phenomenon. For example, Converged Journalism and Quality: A Case Study of the Tampa Tribune News Stories by Edgar Huang. Convergence culture: where old media and new media collide by Henry Jenkins. Mi mission would allow me to explore possibilities, overcome technological obstacles and engaged others in similar studies. Additionally, there are websites such as WorldNow can also help guide to achieve my mission. “WorldNow delivers advanced Internet technology that enables local media companies to build profitable Internet businesses. The WorldNow Producer is an entirely browser-based Site Management System and a cost-effective way to manage and distribute media content on the web” [i] Such examples are just a few that can facilitate me to explore different possibilities.
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