Stay Smart with Media

Staying smart with media

Deconstruction

Media Ownership and Consolidation

The issue that I have chosen to discuss is "Open Internet". An Open Internet means that users can go where they want, whenever they want to. This is sometimes referred to as "Net Neutrality". This means people can create products and services without needing permission. This also means users will demand more and better broadband as they are enjoying new Internet services, applications and content, and unfortunately broadband providers cant block, toy with, or create "fast lanes" for said content. The FCC's Open Internet rules will still protect the open access to legalized online content without broadband Internet access providers being allowed to block, tamper with or create fast/slow lanes to this lawful content.

I picked this issue because I do not agree with it whatsoever. I believe that everyone needs their own privacy whether its in real life or just through the internet/ social media. For example, would you be okay with someone setting up cameras in your house watching every little thing you do? Highly unlikely. Unfortunately there isn't much we can do about this, because it already happens on a day to day basis without us even knowing. The passing of bill C-51 also has a huge impact on this.

Drake: Celebrating Canadians in entertainment

The Canadian Entertainer I have picked is "Aubrey Drake Graham". Most of you would know him by the name of Drake. He is a Canadian actor/ rapper from Toronto. His career started out as one of the main characters on the tv show Degrassi, eventually being signed by Young Money Entertainment in the year of 2009. I chose this entertainer because I'm a big fan of his work and the record label that has signed him.

Recently he has been incorporating slang for his hometown into alot of his work, for example: He came out with a new album with many songs containing the number 6. "6 God", "6 man" and "You & the 6" are just a few to name. He also plans to name his upcoming album "Views from the six".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-FLsdJe03I

https://youtu.be/l3wVDPdrcjk

Day with the Boxers

Exploring the roles of mass media

http://youtu.be/HoZhr5MfQLo

 The video that I have chosen to discuss is the new "Covergirl" mascara commercial starring Katy Perry. I feel like this video affects our lives in three of the six different ways. I feel like where this is a makeup commercial, #4 would be the first way it affected us. Through not just this commercial but others as well we are shown a image as to what society considers normal.. Well, what is normal? This video also uses #5 which is stating how they use different methods of advertising to make us buy their product. This commercial is also entertaining and many would find it to have an almost humorous overall tone.