End of semester

I've learned SO much in this class.. I don't think I'll be able to look at another magazine or advertisement the same. Ever. This class truly has rubbed off on me, and now I really want to educate my friends and family on the news they watch, the advertisements they see, and get their thoughts on things as well.
The BEST thing we can all do is EDUCATE. Until we're blue in the face. Sitting around not doing anything is a sure fire way for things to just get consistently worse.
I loved this class, even if it did meet on fridays RIGHT in the middle of the day. It was so worth it.

Mothers

It's funny how at the beginning of the semester, we talked about depictions of mothers in the news media, and how they are portrayed and stereotyped. And yet, today, I talked about this same matter with some friends after a final. Randomly.. it came up.
My mother has been my best friend since I was little. I consider myself a momma's girl in every sense of the word, but am quite close to my family in general.
It's crazy how there are so many different types of mothers out there, and it's sad how not all of them show their kids the love they desperately need.

Presentation

I really feel like my project was an excellent start to researching how the media has negatively affected women all throughout this country- young and old.. and how they are being perceived. The fact is- models are 3 times as thin as the average woman, and yet, images of them are absolutely everywhere.
I want advertising to be honest. Not pornographic. Intruiging and yet tasteful. When is this going to happen?

News Reporting & Responsibilities

News reporters have a responsibility to relay inforation to the public in a non-stereotypical, judgemental way. The public expects just the news-nothing more, nothing less. It's hurtful the way the media has impacted so many people, young and old, about groups of people- regarding skin color, body size, body image, religion.. it's quite scary.
When news reporting is able to be mature.. I think more people will watch the evening news.

Jena 6

Although this happened months ago, I still can't quite get it out of my mind. Black people are always seeen as just being the "bad guy" and I find that so incredibly offensive. The news coverage was interesting when it came to the Jena 6, that's for sure. Messed up information, misconstrued facts.. how about some good journalism, people..

Race & News Reporting

As someone who loves watching the evening news, it's sad to me that so many stories have such irrelevant random facts, like the race of the alleged shooter, and mentioning what kind of neighborhood the bad guy lived in.
Whether news reporters are going to come out and say it or not, they are completely biased and as a white girl, I think they still equate the bad people as the BLACK people. There are certain pieces of information that I feel are unnecessary.. like the color of someone's skin. Just say somebody was shot on such-and-such street yesterday @ 5. No need for useless information.

Porn in Advertisements

Sex sells. But it's sad that products can't sell without a gorgeous woman half naked holding the product. It's getting more and more intense the older I get. I have to admit, I'm in love with Cosmopolitan Magazine.. and even the occasional Maxim because I read it with my boyfriend. But the half naked women holding fragrances has just got to go.
It's embarrassing. Call me a conservative. But really.
Gross.