I’m not sure if it’s the week six crunch-time or the content itself, but I truly struggled to stay engaged while completing this week’s reading. I’ve enjoyed the past weeks’ focus on the digital space, and I think this week’s… Continue Reading
I found this week’s reading to be quite convoluted and hypothetical, and didn’t quite get what I thought I would out of it. From the title, “Finding Time in a Digital Age”, I expected the article to focus more on… Continue Reading
I must admit, this week’s reading had me a bit lost at first. I felt like I was reading an airy fiction novel and I started to zone out. That was until I got into the thick of it, and… Continue Reading
This weeks reading rings *so* true to my experience working in the media industry, it’s almost laughable. The notion of young twenty-somethings being exploited***, exploiting themselves, and in return, exploiting media organisations is such a true reflection of the media landscape,… Continue Reading
1. Lueck, J. (2012). Friend-zone with benefits: The parasocial advertising of Kim Kardashian. Journal of Marketing Communications, 21(2), pp.91-109. This data-centric study focuses on digital advertising (mostly that of social media), analysing the relationship and communication platforms that currently operate between celebrities and… Continue Reading
Although a little tough to remain engaged, I found this week’s reading interesting and highly applicable to my future in the media/entertainment industries. In similarity to last week’s reading, “A World Of Differences” touches on the rise of OTT services,… Continue Reading
Year 3, semester 2, week 1, media 6, reading 1…rolling… ACTION! Upon initial reaction to this semester’s first reading, I immediately felt a bit of a throwback to studying ‘Brave New World’ in Year 11. I guess Aldous Huxley wasn’t so far off all… Continue Reading
In the final weeks of semester my group was focused on acing our Room With A View show, so unfortunately we neglected our radio feature until late. We ended up just having two weeks (amidst our clashing schedules!) to work… Continue Reading
In order to truly reflect on my experience in the Room With A View course and as a presenter on 3RRR’s Room With A View program, I thought I would break my experience up into three different ‘compartments’, if you… Continue Reading
Following the production of our demo, my group felt a lot more prepared and capable in producing a live radio show, the only major difference being that we would be talking to guests live in the studio instead of playing… Continue Reading