Karlie J's Journalism Page

Link to Yaara's original story:  Louisville Takes Action! Over at Yaara's blog, one of her post was on Wave3's coverage of the vigil for the Kroger shooting victim, Vickie Jones. Yaara points out that that Wave3 goes in-depth with their coverage and I agree. The story includes quotes from a J-Town resident, Billy Collins. As I said before, I believe appropriate coverage gives victims of crimes, disasters, or accidents the honor they deserve. This story was done well through newsworthiness, local relevance, and unbiased reporting. The story also puts that crime in perspective and leaves the reader with a sense of hope, which is equally important and uncommon in today's news stories.

WHAS11's story:  What to wear to Breeders' Cup? A video on "What to wear to the Breeders' Cup" was featured on WHAS11's website under the "seen-on-TV" category. As we all know, the horse industry makes up a lot of Louisville's economy. In the video, a twenty-three year old woman, Kate McCillon, is recorded talking about her business of making custom hats for special events including the Breeders' Cup. It is important to spotlight local, small businesses, especially young people following their dreams. But, as the title suggests, the story was about Breeders' Cup fashion. The questions focused less on McCillon, and showcasing her talent, and more on on what to wear. WHAS11 is meant to inform Kentuckiana on important events and news. I feel as if WHAS11 is trading in newsworthiness for local relevance. Many local news stations flood their websites and channels with news on the Derby or sports under the veil of the stories being local. Qu

Link to WHAS11's article:  The 20 best gifts for mom that she'll actually want When I have looked at WHAS11 new's online site, the stories are mostly weather and local crime news. The headline above was on the front page under their "Nation Now" category. I first thought that "Nation Now" was sponsored panel, but also under the subcategory were stories about the China trade war, and updates on senate and governor races. Twenty of the best presents to gift your mother was a story I was not expecting to be on their site and even less on the front page. This story is not newsworthy on a local or national news level. It lacks relevance and a direct, widespread impact to a wider audience, as said by gradethenews.org. This story is something I would expect to be on a magazine website or a site like Pinterest. An article such as this one has no place being on a site meant to inform people on what is happening in the world. 

Looking at the front page of WHAS11 online site, the fourth top story reads: Her husband's plea for kidney donors went viral; now she's recovering from transplant This story is on WHAS11, but I also found another story from The New York Times under their international category:  A Store Had to Move Thousands of Books. So a Human Chain Was Formed. These stories are two of a "clickbait" title trend that has been growing over the years and has reached national sites like the New York Times. These titles are intentionally vague as a marketing ploy to get people to read the story. Vague titles are exhausting and unprofessional as the title's purpose is to tell the most important information. In the WHAS11 article, readers do not know who "she" is or how her husband asked for a kidney donor or where this happened. In my opinion, if the title tells readers the  important details and the story is newsworthy, the reader is more inclined to click as they w

The transition of music turning into a source for mass communication through recording has changed the way we utilize music. Music is now portable. We can listen to it in the car, and on our phones. Our brains consume and process music more than we realize. In our everyday lives, so many things are tied to music. We are unconsciously consuming music through jingles and theme songs for shows. The reason that annoying advertisement gets stuck in your head is through music. You can remember the theme song for your old favorite series because it is timed to notes and beats. Babies learn their ABC's through a song. Our minds work to music. Schools could take more advantage of this to help students learn more content. For example, Miley Stewart from the show Hannah Montana  used the “Bone Dance” to help her study for her science exam. I also talked to my fellow J+C friends and they said that music enhances experiences in their lives. Movies are synced to soundtracks because the right m

Recently in class, we discussed how to strike a balance in crime coverage in the media. This lies between covering the topic accurately and appropriately, while not over exploiting the crime. The basis of crime coverage is reporting to inform the people. But it often turns into the opposite and causes people to be fearful. This is usually because the incident gets so much coverage in the media and then stops and ceases to matter. However, I believe that it is important to give disasters the respect and attention they deserve through coverage. We cannot brush the incident under the rug nor can we run so many stories about the topic that people are fearful or get tired of seeing the same coverage in the media. 

If  you look at media over time, there has been crests and troughs for each mass communication medium. Each new medium generally peaks at popularity and goes through demassification as an another medium reaches popularity and overtakes it. This pattern is seen with magazines overtaking newspapers, radios over magazines, movies over radios, television over movies, newspapers, and magazines. In present day, the internet is taking over everything, including cable and the music industry.  Along with each mass communication invention, there are other innovations that go along with them. For example, magazines introduced personality profiles, in-depth investigative journalism, and national advertising. Listening to music also introduced new platforms and transitioned through records, record players, cassette tapes, CD's, and online streaming platforms. The media industry is constantly changing and evolving with new technology. Do we think of these technologies as significant, or do we t