Communication Models
Sender: The sender is the information source and who transmits a message
Receiver: The target audience of the sender
Encoding: Encodes the message into signals
Decoding: Comprehension and interpretation of the meaning
Channel: The signal in which the message is being sent
Noise: Noise is any interference with the message travelling along the channel, which may lead to the message received being different from what the sender sent.
Sender: Upper Management email
Receiver: All the recipients listed in the email
Encoding: Email was written with a specific agenda in mind
Decoding: Hearing the tone of voice and all the underling messages intended
Channel: Email
Noise: Past experiences dealing with the Upper Management
When I working on a project with a team, management sent out an email with list of critical changes the client needed done ASAP. One of the team members had already had 2 write ups and was on the verge of getting fired. After reading the email this person came to me with a hugely different interpretation of what I had read from the email. This started a chain of emails that actually ended up taking a lot more time than I had originally planned on spending.
Westly- Maclean
1st Amendment Interviews
I interviewed the following 6 people:
1) My 14 yr. old son
2) My 17 yr. old nephew
3) My 49 yr. old friend
4) My 52 yr. old brother in law
5) My 70, 72 yr. old Mother and Stepfather
6) My 80 yr. old Uncle
While they all agreed with the basic 1st amendment right, they all had something to add.
At first my friend didn’t want to participate because she read the statement as if Congress was going to abolish the rights we have now. I had to call her and tell her that she didn’t have the option to opt out. She then agreed with the law but there were times when it was not utilized to the way she thought the law was written. In particular the press and Government weren’t allowed to print the real truth. “I personally think it is the Government that chooses what they want to public to see”.
The 70-80 year old generation would have to say that they would agree with the law but this country was founded as “one nation under God”.
They said they agree with the freedoms granted under the constitution, which they feel the current administration is trying to take away from us. These freedoms are the principles that this nation was founded under. They recognized the law
The 14-17 year old generation was the one that surprised me the most. I just assumed this age group would be the most liberal but to my surprise that wasn’t the case.
My son said many of these laws are indeed security of freedoms (i.e. Seperation of church from state) which our nation has it’s foundation of, but particularly, the freedom of press seems too loose. For example, say the presidential elections were taking place. Many newspapers/magazines/broadcasting stations took Obama’s side. Through repetition of the common man seeing how much praise Obama was getting, they can only assume that Obama is the only logical choice in our president, altering our ‘unbiast’ perception of who or what is right or wrong. So in this sense, our freedom has become an oppression of personal decision, due to peer pressure on a national scale.He did recognize the law.
My nephew had the most to say. I cant even paraphrase it so I will just print it as a whole.
“So to answer question #1, let’s take it step by step. Would I approve of a law that requires the government (in effect) to not support or punish any religion in particular, and not prohibit the practice of religion in the U.S.? Yes, yes I would. A lot of people throw around the term “separation of church and state” these days but not many of them know what it means. It was first used in a letter from Thomas Jefferson to a certain city that was enforcing a denomination of Christianity on its people. Jefferson told the leaders of that town that they had fled England to escape what was now happening in that town. “Seperation of church and state” means that the state cannot interfere, good or bad, with the church. Not that the church cannot be an influence on the state. I’m not saying I want a Theocracy, far from it, I’m just saying it is not a bad thing for Christian morals to be seen in government. But when the government starts to regulate what churches you can go to and what religion you can follow, you have a system much like they had in England where Catholics were being persecuted for not being Protestant.
Secondly, would I approve of a law that states that the freedom of the press and free speech cannot be abolished by the government? Yes, very much so. When the government starts to censor what you can and cannot say about them, you have the beginnings of a Totalitarian Dictatorship. When all you can print is propaganda and all you can say is nice things about the current rulers, you have Nazi Germany and (currently) North Korea. The freedom of the people to speak the truth about their government is a major player in keeping our government in check and not letting it have too much power.
In response to #3, should we be allowed to peacefully assemble? We most definitely should. Much like free speech and the freedom of the press, this right helps keep the government in check. There will always be more people in the populace than in government, and no matter what kind of power you wield, there is always the advantage of numbers. If we can use this advantage in a peaceful and non-violent way to address grievances the government has committed against us, we can help the government to do its job better.
I agree 100% with the freedoms mentioned in these laws. The American people have always valued freedom as a precious commodity. And as the longest standing Capitalist nation in the entire world, we should be doing more to protect these freedoms. It seems like we do have to right to assemble, as long as it’s not outside of an abortion clinic. We do have to right to free speech, as long as we’re not saying anything bad about the present administration. And we do have the right to practice our religion, as long as we’re not refusing to marry homosexual couples.
America was founded on “rational liberty”, which means that sometimes the individual will have to give up their rights for the good of the nation. But we have to be very careful in deciding what is for the good of the nation as a whole, and what is beneficial to the president or the upper class or those with important political connections. There may be a time of great need where we are called to give up these rights for a short period of time to restore the nation or protect Her from harm, but now is not the time.”
I think there may be a future in Congress for this young man!
Intellectual Property: Shepherd Fairey vs. AP
In short “intellectual property”: Ideas or expressions (images) which are owned for varying periods of time.
As owned property others are excluded from using them. Depending on the type of intellectual property this period of exclusivity varies. For example patents have a life of 20 years. Copyrights (covering songs, books, etc) may last for the life of the author and beyond. Trademarks and logos are another form of intellectual property. Trade secrets (ideas and processes that give you a business advantage but which you can keep secret) last as long as they are kept secret. Example: the recipe for Coca Cola. Owners of intellectual properties can allow or give permission to others to use them. This is usually done by transferring ownership or by licensing use ($).
Shephard Fairey used a photograph if Barack Obama to design both the “Progress” and “HOPE” posters. The posters turned out to be a huge success and the HOPE poster ended up as an official element in his campaign. The associated Press accused him of using an AP photo to base his posters on therefore, violating their copyright. Fairey claimed he acquired the image under the concept of “fair use” because he altered the image significantly.
“Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright law contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered fair use, such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Section 107 also sets out four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair:
1) The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes
2) The nature of the copyrighted work
3) The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
4) The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work”
(http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html)
The distinction between fair use and infringement may be unclear and not easily defined. There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken without permission.
In January The AP claimed Fairey owed them credit and compensation for using the photograph. In February Fairey sued the AP seeking declaratory judgment citing that he did not infringe on the papers copyrights. In March the AP countersued Fairey stating that he did infringe on the copyright.
On October 16, 2009 Fairey admitted he lied about which image he used. He feels that regardless of which of the two images was used, the “fair use” issue should be the same.
I think Fairey has a point. Even though I do not respect him for lying, then trying to cover up by destroying materials, both of the photographs look pretty similar. It’s not even clear who actually owns the photographs. Mannie Garcia says he was a temporary staffer who never signed a contract, therefore, they are actually his property.
The AP does indeed have a valid point as well. They spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year gathering images and sharing news with the public around the world. Licensing these images is critical to support their news operations; they are a not-for-profit organization. I think with the open ended access we have now to images and text it is vital that you get permission or give compensation if your going to use something that is not covered under the “fair use” definition.
I can imagine that the most common source of intellectual property infringement in my business would be copyright and trademarks. For example when designing a logo for a client, the moment they pay you for it and/or register the trademark, it becomes their property and you cannot use it without their permission, even if it was the best design you have ever done.
http://boingboing.net/2009/10/19/shepard-fairey-ap-ba.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/arts/design/18fairey.html
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
Internet and Wireless Media Scavenger Hunt
The iphone
is an Internet and multimedia enabled smartphone designed by apple. In 2002, right after the ipod was released, Jobs started thinking about developing a phone. The iphone started its way into being a reality. It was not always as desirable as it is now. In the fall of 2006 while Apple was talking about this wonderful invention, the iphone, inside its own boardroom the prototype wasn’t just buggy it was a disaster. It dropped calls, the battery quite charging before it was full, data and applications were often corrupt. The iphone was to be the centerpiece of the Macworld convention happening in a few months later.
The next three months were said to be the most stressful in the engineers careers. Screaming matches, frazzled all-nighters, employees walking out. One product manager slammed her door so hard it bent the handle locking her in. By the deadline and just weeks before Macworld convention, Jobs had a prototype and the rest is history. Maybe not perfect but it continues to be the most popular device to date.
• Original release date was June 29, 2007. Hundreds of customers lined up at stores nationwide.
• 3G: July 11,2008
• 3GS June 19,2009
• Users as of 2009 = 21.17 million
We now only have to wait for the AT&T exclusivity to be up!
The BlackBerry
Crackberry n. A BlackBerry handheld computer, particularly one used obsessively.
The Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM) manufactures BlackBerry. While including the usual PDA applications (address book, calendar…) they fit in the palm of your had and are operated using a trackwheel and buttons.
BlackBerry first released in 1999
It was considered little more than a mobile pager in 1999
RIM won an technical achievement award in 1999
The full QWERTY keyboard was the signature of the BlackBerry sure type 2004
BlackBerry pearl took off in 2006
BlackBerry curve released in 2007
BlackBerry announces 9700 “smart phone” October 21,2009
BlackBerry has had 11 different series over the past 10 years
BlackBerry considers itself blurring the lines between consumer device and business tool.
BlackBerry has had:
• 2 million users in 2004
• 5 million users in 2005
• 13 million users in 2008
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/16-02/ff_iphone
http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-guides/the-history-of-the-blackberry-88296/
http://crackberry.com/blackberry-bold-9700-specifications-and-features
New Media/Your Background
My biggest A-ha moment, actually there were several, was when they were talking about the Japanese kids all texting through out the city. They lived so far away from each other or so far away from the schools that by texting all the time they felt there was a sense of togetherness, kinda like a virtual presence. The other one that I thought was particularly interesting was the new set of rules of conduct. The New Media has provided us with a new playground and now we just need to find our way around it and also how to conduct ourselves in it. The fact that each person now has there own voice does that mean that we only can talk and not listen?
The printed word, thanks to Gutenberg and others who didn’t get credit for it as much as Gutenberg, was the opening to what we have today. Obviously paper and print have made it possible to be creative and still get the message across. From just images stating a message to books written for enjoyment or educational value all have come from print. It is a form of powerful communication.
In the print industry the internet has had a huge impact. So much of the advertising budget has gone away from the printed word, where you can just toss it into the recycle, to the more economically environmentally conscious web. I am still very much a tactile person. I love to be able to pick something up and look at it touch it. I don’t think print will ever go away and it will always be my first choice but now I have to branch out and learn new technologies. Some of the ways I have seen print changing is in the area of narrowcasting. I have received coupons and advertising directed only at a targeted audience. For example Costco only sends coupons out to you if you are a member, and I have received other material because I am part of a certain organization.
2012 Movie and the Mayan Calendar
2012 is a “epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of its heroic struggle of the survivors”. The movie is produced by Sony Pictures and stars John Cusack. I hadn’t even heard about until Tuesday. I like John Cusack but by watching the trailer I don’t think he even speaks very much. This movie appears to be one in which there is just a bunch of terror and destruction. And If the world was going to end how could there be any survivors? I think I will pass on it.
The Maya’s were ancient people of Mesoamerican and were filled with art education and had an understanding of the value of zero. There are actually three Mayan calendar systems, the 365-day Solar year( the long count calendar), the 260-day Ritual year, and the 5,128 years of the World Time calendar, The Mayan Calendar, tracks more than 5,000 years, then resets at year zero, Dec 12, 2012.
Does Maya calendar predict 2012 apocalypse? In USA Today sites that several Authors disagree about what we humans should expect on Dec. 21, 2012. Some predict a restoration of a “true balance between Divine Feminine and Masculine” while others believe there will be “a change in the nature of consciousness, assisted by indigenous insights and psychedelic drug use”. I wonder how this author got his creativity?
Joel C. Rosenberg, a creditable author of best selling books like The Copper Scroll, The Ezekiel Option, The Last Days… is certainly drawing attention to the possibilities of drastic changes for the coming days. Rosenberg doesn’t necessarily point to 2012 as the date of the apocalyptic end. “Bible Prophecy certainly warns that there will many false prophets who will claim to know the exact time of the second coming but no one, not even the prophets know the exact time according to the Bible”.
And last but not least the true authority of the end times, the Bible, says “However, no one knows the day or the hour when these things will happen…” Matt 24:36.
There seems to be a ramping up of hysteria, just like that of Y2K, and I even found The Official Website, a site that has accused the Government of a cover up. I believe this film will just add fuel to the fire for those who have no idea about the end times. I am not worried at all. I am pretty positive we will all be here for Christmas in 2012.
sourses:
2012 offical website http://www.whowillsurvive2012.com/
http://www.december212012.com/media_push.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-03-27-maya-2012_n.htm
The Bible
A Friend in Need
One day when I was walking thru the park I noticed a group of people beginning to form around something. Curious, I walked closer to see what was going on. In the middle of the group sat and old Indian women, about 80 years old, starting to tell a story. Her Granddaughter was sitting next to her as well as dozens of little people who looked like children of her tribe. She started off with “Once upon a time there lived four friends in a forest…” she went on with her story until there were so many people surrounding her you could barely hear her. She told a parable about a mouse, a cow, a deer, and a tortoise. The tortoise ended up in trouble and the rest of the animal friends came to his rescue.
Soon I came to learn they were all best friends and family members of the tribe. They stuck together thru thick and thin; helping one another through good times and bad times. They all had the faith and determination needed save their friend tortoise from his predicament and to keep their faith thru the trials of life. It had been a story her Grandmother had told her when she was a little girl. She was passing it down to, not only her Granddaughter, but to the rest of the children in her tribe. She also had such a big audience that had gathered around her she was passing the story down to all of us as well.
In times like these it is good to hear a message of hope. Sometimes I think we forget how truly blessed we really are. The story told by the old Indian women made me think a little differently that day. “A Friend in Need” was more than a story; it had strong moral and spiritual meanings. It showed that the strong bond of friendship and family to gather around you in a time of need, or a time of celebration, is what life is really all about.
I think I will go home and tell my own kids the story.
BTADpoles Sticky Notes
BTadpoles
Category Title: Art/Music, Architecture
plays, ballet, opera, symphony, photography, color, tattoos, music, propaganda, political cartoons, comics, monuments, EMP, & churches
1) Emp ~ Experience Music Project
Everyone around here knows about the big blob that screams communication, good or bad; everyone has an opinion. The truth is, it is dedicated to the exploration and creativity of the music industry. People come from all around to experience the essence of all genres of music and music history.
http://www.empsfm.org/aboutEMPSFM/index.asp
2) Tattoos ~
Humans have marked their bodies with tattoos for generations. It is a way of expressing themselves or a way of branding. Back in Biblical times when a people got captured they would brand the women so everyone would know who they belonged to and where they cam from. Today all the people I know who have tattoos have a story to tell about them.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/tattoo.html
3) Propaganda ~
Who doesn’t know about Rosie the Riviter? She was a cultural image/icon in the US who represented Women working in the factories in WWII. In today’s world the propaganda displays itself in ads and new stories that can be manipulated to say anything the writer wants it to say.
http://www.stinkyjournalism.org/Political_propaganda.php
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0111500/ww2/american/amerprop.htm
4) Photography ~
Photography is one of the best ways of mass communication I can think of. It crosses language barriers and touches many of our senses, you can feel sad, happy cold or hot just by looking at a photograph. It can bring you into a close relationship with a different culture in ways words could never do.
Nation Geographic magazine is a good example http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/
5) Monuments~
Probably the most memorable monument that goes way beyond mass communication is the Twin Towers. Those towers, which represented a symbol of capitalism and America’s wealth were known around the world. The disaster that happened spoke of violence and hatred to the entire world.
5) http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/twintowers/twintowers.html
