Media Articles

I read an article from the Atlanta Journal Constitution about Facebook. According to the article, which was printed September 10, 2009, Facebook users can now tag friends in status posts like they can in pictures. Andrew Huang, the project manager, wants users to display their "real world connections in their status posts." Facebook users can now post a status that connects its readers to the people involved in that status. Though this article is short, it is a good article in reference to media because it focuses on one type of medium, being the social networking site, Facebook. The article also incorporates how Facebook is trying to perfect itself, which is common with all sorts of media. The article quotes the project manager, which increases the article's credibility. The link to this article is http://www.ajc.com/business/facebook-to-let-users-135698.html.

The second article I read was from the New York Times. The article linked conservative talk radio with rap music. The article is written from the reporter's, David Segal, point of view, causing the article to most likely be a little biased. David Seagal says he listens to a lot of "Gangsta Rap" and claims that he can make a connection between Jay-Z and Rush Limbaugh. Both Jay-Z and Limbaugh refer to themselves as "living legends." According to Segal, in order to posses a job in political talk radio or to be a rapper, one must posses an ego, have haters, have feuds, and have great verbal skills. Like freestyling in rap, a talk show host must be able to think off the top of his head. Segal also says," rap is among the most conservative genres of pop music. It exalts capitalism and entrepreneurship with a brio that is typically considered Republican...Finally, rappers and conservative talkers both speak for a demographic that believes its interests and problems have been slighted and both offer stories that have allegedly been ignored." Whether it's talk radio or rap, it's a form of entertainment. This article is great because it compares two types of media that most think would have no type of connection. Segal also adds humor to make the article more interesting. The article's link is http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/weekinreview/20segal.html?_r=1&sq=radio&st=cse&scp=2&pagewanted=print.