Gloribel Difo

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

Both in Schwartz's article and "Celestial Discoveries" stories of using media to spread a kind of fake news had similar effects on the audience whether they got it through radio or print. I think because they were looking for entertainment they were fooled more easily #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

I think FDR was so popular because he could make his audience feel like they were in the same room. The intimacy people desired in a face to face conversation they received by just listening to him over the radio. He was obviously aware of the value of good communication #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

I think the idea of communication at a distance is really interesting because since the invention of the telephone we have developed the fastest/best ways of communicating with people yet at the same time there is such a disconnect because we are hiding behind screens. #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

The different Donald Duck interpretations made think about how the U.S. is a model country for third world countries and if we have so many of our own interpretations how do they interpret life in the U.S. and are they aware of the underlying meanings/truths. #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

@VtranCommClass I agree and I think we tend to empathize more with things we consider cute like babies and puppies. #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

Landberg's point about being intellectually and emotionally invested in a movie with situations that we have never even come close to living like really stuck with me. Especially thinking about movies that made me cry but were in no way related to my life. #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

Reproducing something back in the day was "tracing a design on a stone... or its etching on a copper plate" when today we can copy and paste pictures or paragraphs in a second. But the ease with which we can copy anything has become a problem especially with plagiarism #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

I had never thought about tv as a representation of the American dream but agree that the freedom to choose from a large variety of channels allows us to feel free even though most people usually watch the same channels over and over again. #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

Mulvey brings up the point that females in cinema are an incentive for men and symbolize a prize or mean something to the hero instead of being valuable/important to herself which corresponds with Berger's insights on women being seen as made for male pleasure. #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

It was interesting to learn about people's first reactions to this technology because today and growing up I was always more "shocked" at illusions made by magic tricks for example and I never really considered tv/movies as illusions until I read this article #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

I think it's interesting that we consider news sources as very powerful in spreading information but we are just as powerful in spreading news with every retweet and shared post. #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

@elijah_morris I think this would let you form your own opinions but I still don't think it would be completely unbiased because most news no matter where you get it from still has some degree of bias.

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

I think it is bitter sweet to think about how the telegraph and the internet have made it easier to spread news and communicate better and are considered good but at the same time allow the spread of negative/bad things just as much #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

The way they competed against who could develop the better cable and method to lay it reminded me of the feud between iphone and android users and the debate on which is better despite essentially serving the same function #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

Habermas believes the public sphere is most effective through open dialogue debate and discussion but does this discussion then lead to action being taken within this community? #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

I think it is important to realize how powerful pictures actually are. They are evidence, memories, documents, political statements, works of art and anything else one can think of. Just the mass spread of picture taking speaks to how much of an influence they can have. #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

Berger says"a woman must continually watch herself she is almost continually accompanied by her own image of herself"(46). I think this is still true today that women tend to be more self-conscious b/c we may feel continuously watched/judged by men as well as other women #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

I think its interesting that "Plato was haunted by multiplication" because today one of the biggest problems people face with technology and media is that everything is permanent on the internet and can be spread worldwide with the click of a button #comm106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

I don't agree that the phonetic alphabet enables the western man to act without reacting. Although they may not be reacting to another person there are a lot of mental/emotional reactions one has when reading and writing. #COMM106

[Gloribel Difo @gloribeldifo]

@jtemko18 This is a good question. The way I see it is what good is the message if you can't convey it through the right medium