Blog Post: 12 My Blog Posting Experience

My blogging experience was very interesting and very enjoyable! It gave me an outlet to speak about anything that was going on in the world. One of the biggest things that I learned from blogging is that you have to really vet your news sources and make sure that they are credible. If the news you report isn't credible then it becomes a problem as its an issue for yourself as a blogger and the person reading it as they are reading news that isn't true. With this not being my first time using blogger I was better able to understand how to format my blogs that way it would be easier for the reader to follow the story and understand what was going on.  I think I will continue to blog after this class has ended as I find its a great tool to use in many different things going on in my life.

Blog Post: 11 Class Presentations

One of the things I learned from the presentations today was a whistleblower topic. I found it extremely interesting and that it was The definition of a whistleblower is a person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity. They expose some type any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal, or immoral within an organization that is either private or public. There are plenty of examples of whistle blowers but one of the more well known ones is Edward Snowden. He revealed that the NSA was spying on American citizens. Many of Snowden's revelations changed how people view there online privacy and it created a deep sense of urgency to fix the issue and distrust of the people from the government. 

https://www.npr.org/tags/190293264/edward-snowden

https://mashable.com/2014/06/05/edward-snowden-revelations/

Blog Post 10: Cord Cutting

What is cord cutting? Cord cutting is a term in the broadcasting industry for people canceling there subscriptions for cable, television or any multi channel subscription service.

There are many companies that offer alternatives to cable television, because of this new companies are emerging and making old companies go out of business. For example one of these new companies is called Pluto TV.

Pluto TV offers free television to a multitude of devices. With the current trend of the market and what people want it looks like Pluto TV is going to be a major player in the digital marketplace. It was recently acquired by Viacom for a staggering $340 million dollars. 

Blog Post: 9 Your Online Presence

There are many new things that people use social media for today. One of the biggest that comes to mind for me being a current college student is the use for applying for jobs. Companies will do a quick google search and find things about you that could be detrimental to your name and your self brand.

Social Media has been used by so many of us constantly without giving anything a second thought. The most obvious sign of this would be if you are underage and post a photo with alcohol to your social media account. Companies not only look for this stuff but they look for stuff that would be potentially problematic or harmful to there brand. Along with that we don't always voluntarily put information online for other people to use sometimes its either stolen or a friend posts it and someone finds it and tags us in it. There are plenty of ways to combat this the biggest would be to adjust your privacy settings, or to not have an account all together just to name a few. As the day and age of social media moves on people will constantly be using it for many more ways than it was originally intended for.

https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/2377-social-media-hiring.html

Blog Post: 8 Diffusion of Innovations

This weeks blog post is about reflecting on new innovations such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and other social media platforms and why they are so successful.

One of the main reasons that social media has caught on so much has to do with the Diffusion of Innovations. Diffusion of Innovations is a theory that explains how new social media catches on and how quickly it does so.

There are a few reasons that social media has caught on so quickly. The first is that social media came at the turn of the century and was a new and innovative technology that people liked and were able to connect with easily. This goes back to how fast technology has been developed, since WWII we as a civilization have developed and created more technology at an advanced rate faster than ever before in human history. So why is this important? It's important because sooner rather than later there will be the new big hit and social media will fade away into something else. We continue to want to feel a sense of approval from others and social media has been a great way to continue that. We are now in a waiting game to see what will come next and what will allow us to feel the same way. As it seems today the biggest thing that is holding up social media and making it successful is the sense of self validation and seeking approval from others. The other reason that social media has been so popular is how easy it is to use. People will tend to go with anything that is easy to use and can is quick to learn, and can provide that instant gratification. 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understand-other-people/201602/seeking-validation-online-doesn-t-bring-real-happiness

Blog Post 7: Eight Values of Free Expression

I think out of the Eight Values of Free Expression that the most important is the second. Participation in Self-Government. Alexander Meiklejohn was the first political theorist to found a defense of freedom of speech entirely on democratic theory. The function of liberty of speech and of the press, in his view, is to enable the most inclusive and therefore best public deliberation. It thus refuses to identify the right to speak freely with property rights, which as Meiklejohn observes can have relatively severe restrictions within the overarching limitation of due process. It has been suggested that citizens will not make wise and informed choices in elections if candidates and proponents of certain policies are restricted in their ability to communicate positions. We want an informed electorate involved in the debate to best represent the interests of the people and want to make sure we are electing the right person for the job.

https://www.lawbookexchange.com/pages/books/28756/alexander-meiklejohn/free-speech-and-its-relation-to-self-government

Blog Post 6: The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is one of 3 branches of the United States Government there is the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and there is the Judicial Branch. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the Judicial Branch. The Supreme Court is the highest court in all of the United States, but it hasn't always been this way. For a period of time the Supreme Court didn't have the power to review if a law the government had made was constitutional or not that came in 1803 during the case of Marbury v. Madison the court ruled that it had the power of judicial review. This gave them the right to review any act of the government determine if they are constitutional or not.

It wasn't always a great honor to be on the Supreme Court at times many judges dreaded it and wanted nothing to do with the court. But as time went on and the court grew in power and what it was able to rule on it became a very high honor and is now a very coveted position to have. When it comes to proceedings the Supreme Court you would think would have everything held in private, but in actuality everything is publicly done. This is because it is part of the government. When it comes time to make a decision the judges either write a opinion in support this is done by the most senior member of the court that has taken this view, or they write a opinion against this decision. This process usually takes about 1 month to complete. The Supreme Court is the most powerful court in all of the United States and will be far into the future too.