Report on “Crash Course on American Culture”

Report on “Crash Course on American Culture”

This was a fun and interesting article to read. Jun-Kai Teoh puts a lot of effort and enthusiasm into his writings. With a topic so broad Jun-Kai took a situation he believes to be unique to the United States and find ways to explain American culture.

I’ve actually been the center of an article of his before. Last year, I was in charge of organizing Japan Night as President of JP Network, a Japanese-American association, and the University Chronicle was represented by Jun-Kai Teoh. I’ve known this Chronicle writer to place hard work into his research. During the weeks coming up to Japan Night, my schedule was very hectic but this writer wanted to get a 1st person source to base the article of Japan Night. He made sure to find a way for the interview to happen either through leaving voicemail, e-mails and even trying to find me in person. Eventually, I had some time to do the interview after the actual Japan Night took place.

The article did a fantastic job getting across a background of where Jun-Kai is coming for as a University Chronicle. Many students dismiss the Chronicle a bias or non-legit source for opinions and news but not many have the background information that Jun Kai enlightened readers with in this article. It’s easy to nitpick work when one doesn’t where writer is coming from. The basic details that are given share a clear description of what the duties of an editor pertain in only a few sentences.

One can tell when reading the article that this is a personal story being contributed since it is something that Jun-Kai provides emotions of embarrassment. The example of American culture offers readers a slight moment of relaxation because the mentioning of a strip bar in narration context lets the reader know that they will not be trapped in a far too serious for their own good. What is problematic about this personal story is that the writer made it seem too naughty to give any real details to comprehend of what the author is trying to get through. A night at Sugar Daddy’s sounds almost as crazy as everyone’s favorite comedy of 2009 Hangover but we can’t enjoy this because the content.

Jun-Kai is a favorite editor of mine at the University Chronicle because of his enjoyment of his position. He puts personal life on the line for his position. It’s appreciated that there is a writer that doesn’t shove their no researched opinion in everyone’s face and actually looks forward to what they of sharing the wealth of enjoyment.

Source:
Teoh, Jun-Kai. "The Chronicle; A Crash Course on American Culture." University Chornicle 08FEB2010: 6. Print.

Global Comminactions headline replacements

Cultural Imperialism

1. There are sponsors for media companies that are not from the home of the media company but that does not mean the foreign sponsors are the ones making the decision

2. North America and Europe are claimed to be the core of the empire of Media Empire, a group that funds and affects foreign region’s media stream.

The United States of Europe (USE)

1. Many European nations are synchronizing in various sets of their media.

2. The unification process is happening like in US where several globally known companies will control the local media operations.

Bertelsmann

1. Originally Carl’s Bertelsmann religious publishing house group has now turned into international business acting in 60 countries.

2. Bertelsmann operates in several nations through use of regional companies like BMG, BUGjuice, and many others popular operations in their own countries.

Vivendi Universal

1. France’s Vivendi 30% investment into France’s Havas transformed the construction company into one of communication interest in the US, Africa, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim.

2. The company started showing its names in its regional businesses by transforming MCA to Universal so that the mother company is given credit.

British Sky Broadcasting Group

1. With a total 4.4 million customers in cable TV services BSkyB is the United Kingdom’s top pay-TV provider.

2. BSkynet took a leap when forming a coalition with America Online, AOL’s internet service, to give customers internet access and alternative approaches to their cable service but it was success from having about 3 million customers interested.

Matra Hachette

1. Being the 4^th largest U.S. publishing group, Matra Hachette stays very busy by being involved media entertainment and military industrial making also.

2. Matra Hachette prides itself on its magazine industry that distributes in 30 countries and being used for advertise by the corporate monster General Motors

Abstract of The Press's first chapter

Abstract of The Press

The first part of the book starts out great covering many are not usually covered on popular media streams. The reason news media can’t speak about different types of media and which ones is pure opinion and which ones are more factual is because issue will show the general public chinks to armor of its reliability. Once and awhile I spot some news program giving the background behind other news companies to show their bias even though they would never give the same explanation for themselves. The chapter did a great job explaining in an unbiased that most news media cannot avoid having connections. In the United State, Britain and Canada the news is a business. All business needs sponsorship.

Other nations don’t have the same problems western news companies have. Inappropriate sponsors don’t come into play because the option is not there. Two countries that the chapter speaks about are Russia and China where the current administration is their fact checkers. This does lead their news media to having biases but not the many biases that we have but only one.

Realization is the goal of the chapter to us reader who do not have as much experience in the news media. Many times sources are not used but neither is there an explanation of the article being opinion added or made obvious. The reason given is profit is what’s run these businesses. It doesn’t control news media every call but it can’t be ignored. Throughout the world many forms of media are used and the chapter explains them through the different model types.

The term liberal model is used in the chapter to explain the openness of the news media and how it’s a set of entertainment rather than a league of facts. It is morally wrong to be tricky about the truth but when opinion is opinion is taken away so only one side is heard than the media has now way to assure reliability.

The chapter was a great explanation of the world that we only see that which is only shown to us.

The six corrections

These are these 6 sentences Prof. Jarvis wanted our class to correct for today. The numbers are correct but they are in the wrong order. Enjoy my twist and fixings of these sentences.

6. The parents called their most trusted housekeeper when they worried about their children when leaving the house for a well needed break but by the time housekeeper arrived the children were already asleep.

5. Why do people dream when they sleep? When I asked my grandfather about this, he told me that, “People dream because their minds just can’t be blank.”

4. She couldn’t find her family, but when looking on the other side of the massive TV she saw a piercing light through the room.

3. The empire that ruled ancient China of Ming Dynasty 600 years ago was called Lun Luo. The rock stamp had his name on it.

2. My grandfather told me the objects were meaningful, because they remind him of when he was young.

1. I asked my grandfather, “What were these objects and why was the box still well sealed?”

Building phrases presentation

Building Phrases presentation (Click here)

Story in the Box missed

I did not comlete the first assignment because I was not enlisted in the class. Now I am, so be ready for next week's blog.