International Student Interview on Media

I chatted with my suitemate named Yu from Japan about the media differences in the US and Japan. She said that Japanese media really has one opinion, or one central theme, whereas the media in the US has numerous opinions and angles. For example, in the Presidential election coverage, US media says whatever they want about the candidates. In Japan the people just accept their leader and no one disrespects him/her. The TV shows in Japan are based on US trends and are dominated with music videos. Technology in Japan is actually more advanced that in the US. She said that just as many people in Japan have cell phones as people in the US, and the cell phones are much smaller and more advanced. ( That really suprised me.) Although, she said that not all Japanese people have the other advances that we have, such as laptops, i-pods, and GPS devices. The first thing that Yu noticed about the US media was how people say whatever they want and it is accepted. In Japan, if someone said something alternative to the majority, they would be shunned by society. She also said that Americans take their freedom of speech for granted alot. She believes that the freedom is wonderful, though and is thankful to be able to be in this country.

The Millennials Blog Post

After reading the “Millennials” information, the first statement that jumped out at me was the idea that this generation “has a respect for authority.” I cannot speak for all people in the Millennials generation, but from what I have seen, it seems like my generation is very disrespectful, especially to parents, teachers, and anyone else that wants to tell them what to do. They are independent and don’t want to be held down. I also believe that they drink as much alcohol as past generations, and consume more faster. I also believe that it is sad that the libraries are only used for group meetings. I, personally, fall into the Millennials category somewhat, but have not surrendered to all of these statements. I still use the library to read books. I don’t have an i-pod, i-phone, or any other high tech device. And I do read the newspaper. (When it is sitting on the kitchen table.) My advice to the older generation is that it will always be hard for them to understand why we do the things we do, but to keep asking questions and try to realize the advances in technology are similar to what happened in their generation with the invention of the television and household appliances.

Welcome to Survey of Professional Media

Hello everyone! My name is Andrea Jones and I am from Florissant, Missouri; a county just about twenty minutes northeast of Lindenwood. I am very excited because I just changed my major last semester from Elementary Education to Corporate Communications. It was a big change, but I finally think I am in the right place. I am leaning more towards the marketing/ advertising aspect of the major, but I am still not quite sure. I still have a lot to learn about the communications/ business field. I am not heavily involved with Lindenwood activities, due to the fact that I have a part time job as a server at Bandana’s BBQ, and am an independent small business owner within a nutrition company. I do try to get involved with different Christian campus ministries, though. Something interesting about me was that I was a WWII and Civil War re-enactor on high school. I wore all of the clothes, scrimmaged around the field, and shot the big, bad M1 rifles. It was defiantly and experience. I am not a huge television show person, but my roommate has gotten my hooked on Heroes, Deal or NO Deal, and yes, American Idol. My favorite movies are the old classics, including Singing in the Rain, Sound of Music, and any Shirley Temple movie. Recently, though I enjoy action, such as the X-Men series, Transformers, and the Spiderman series. I am so excited this semester to learn things in my communications classes that I know nothing about, but know I will need in my career.