Information Literacy

Newspapers do wasted a lot of paper. However, I still believe that some people prefer newspaper than reading the same thing on line. First, they used to hold newspaper during breakfast time. Second, it's easier to hold newspaper than computer when you don't have place to put your computer. Third, it's easier to find the news you have read before in newspaper if you saved it. What happens online is you may forget the URL and need to search it which gives you thousands of results and sometimes you may find the page you want is not available any more.

About the magaines, I think, it's kinds of waste of money. I can see the same fancy things online which costs much less than that.

I do understand where people are coming from regarding how newspapers are becoming nothing more than a waste. I don't believe we've reached a point where they have become obsolete though. It is quite convenient to find out what is going on in the world by looking up current events online, but a newspaper does come in handy. If you ever take a trip to New York City, you always see people purchasing a newspaper from somewhere especailly along wall street. A newspaper is also easier to carry along rather than dragging a heavy computer in your bag. Newspapers are also a good way to keep busy while waiting for something or someone.

As far as the magazines go, it is ridiculous that magazine companies would try and add electronic images to a magazine. That is not much of a revolution. If I saw that magazine and another that contained the same information, I wouldn't really care for the one with the electronic pictures. When scientists are able to make true electronic magazines, ones that resemble online readers now-a-days I will be more tempted to buy a magazine rather than refer to the internet.

I guess there are many advantages by developing technologies with computers. Especially, the electronic magazine was pretty impressive to me. In general, magazine is composed of just pictures but the electronic magazine is more intersting and vivid through modifying variously. So it's possible to get more popularity from many people than now. I can't imagine a limit of developing technology. It's really surprising also essential for our exciting lives.

In regards to Av Westin's relation with women I see many parallels to myself. He grew up with a mother who had strong character, just like myself. As a result you have greater confidence in the capabilities of women.
I also enjoy the fact that he gives credit to the New York attitude that I have as well, which is "what do you mean that we can't do that? lets try it."
Lastly, in addition to the similarities that Mr. Westin and I happen to have, I also like how he points out the short comings of the present day new coverage. I agree with his dismay in the fact that news programs are all concerned with ratings which don't equate to better journalism or quality topics. There has been too much dumbing down of news programs, covering things which aren't remotely important. As a result, causing the things which are truly important to not be covered.

I agree with the Newspaper video. I believe that newspapers are not worth saving. Information technology now are much too advanced for words to be written on paper. Now, all we need to do is go online and with a click of a button we can find read any news in the world. Everything is much easier to find. Want a job, there is no need to job page, like always, we can go online. Unless news papers get very advanced as well and have like constant automatic updates and holograms then, newspapers will be history.

The idea of the electronic Esquire cover is an interesting idea and perhaps a new innovative way to bring the news to people not necessarily inept to todays internet technology. Despite the fact that the present day technology is what it is today people still are oblivious to internet and e-commerce technology. Elderly people for instance seem to avoid the internet while still embracing more primitive ways of finding information. So to deliver them information in a more familiar way such as a magazine with a television type feel, I believe would keep them informed while keeping them in tune with the change in times at a pace familiar to them.

I think that newspaper industry will keep losing customers and ad because of the internet but will not competely die. If I read the Albany Times Union online then I will not paid the extra money to get the print version. The information is online is cheaper and you can access more information on the interent than in the newspaper. There will always be people who pay the paper to read on the commute to work or the read on the john. There is always are people who want to hold the actually paper than just looking at the screen or people who dont have access to the sinternet. These scenario will help the newspaper industry alive.

I am in full agreement with getting rid of newspapers. Our economy is ever changing and entering a period of great technological advancement. Yes newspapers are traditional but it is time to make some room for new traditions and let old ones die. With the transition of Paper to web we are also being eco friendly and doing better for our environment. I really don't feel with the absence of the newspaper that anyone will have a mental breakdown of some sort.
Sure a lot of people will lose jobs but news ones will probably arise, that happens when we innovate and industrialize and history will support this.
As far as the electronic magazine, I am not impressed. It looks like a desperate attempt to save their magazine. I say just go paperless, besides I would imagine an electronic magazine would cost a lot more than a regular one.

Even though the majority of people in the world use the internet for resources there is still that bunch of people that don't rely on the internet. I think doing without newspaper and solely relying on technology would be a bad idea. For instance, my mother does not use the internet and her idea is that she never used it before so why should she rely on it now? I also believe the feeling of having the actual article in hand while reading it is more personal and memorable than reading it on a screen. As for the electronic magazine, I also think it's a bad idea. Yeah the thought of it is cool but it will quickly die out. There really is no need for that type of magazine, yeah it's cool but it's use is pretty pointless. I think advertisements are fine right now. It's a waste of money.

It is strange to consider that one day, possibly during our lifetimes the printed black and white newspaper will become a relic of Americas past. While it is true that the newspaper has been a type of media that has managed to be for the most part unchallenged until very recently, I feel as if the void created by phasing out the traditional paper, won’t easily be filled by TV, computers or even electronic magazines. This in my opinion is because of the implicit level of trust most people have in newspapers. A copy of the times for instance, has been ran through the courses and verified to be true (or if not as is sometimes the case, at least someone TRIED). Maybe opinionated, sure. But you know that the printed paper has had at least a few individuals read it for validity before it reaches you. Now you have the internet, where anything written by anyone can be doctored up to look like news, or a scholarly publication, regardless of what it says. I think a lot of people see the disappearance of the newspaper as a positive thing in regards to the environment. However, give it a few years until kids begin writing book reports on how great of a guy Hitler was, or how the world is flat because they found an expage that happened to be typed in times new roman and have ornate margins that told them it was so. I’ll keep my paper, thanks anyway.

Also, the electronic magazine although really cool looking brings up an interesting problem: People don’t recycle paper goods now, the last thing we need is to start embedding little silicon chips in them so when someone simply chucks their magazine, now we are not only wasting paper, but generating Ewaste besides.

The lecture given by Arisa Miller sums up the infatuation that people in America have with celebrities. It's not hard to believe that we generally don't care about what else is going on with the world with the types of values that the media promotes. The majority of Americans care way too much about fame and fortune and the minor details about their lives of everyday people with money, AKA celebrities. Also in general, most of the news is about doom and gloom if it doesn't have to do with celebrity gossip. All we tend to hear about these days is the bad economy, violence, war, and everything negative about our society . I tend to avoid the news at all costs because it brings me down in a major way, and for the most part is utterly depressing.

I don't believe that magazines in the future will look like that of the YouTube video. It cost too much money to produce that customers are not willing to pay. Since we are living in the internet explosion era, I believe that it will remain that way for quite some time. Since everyone is relying on the internet nowadays, it's not necessary to have moving pictures or other graphics on magazines. It may seem appealing at first, but I don't believe that it will be a successful venture for magazine companies. If these do develop and exist in the future, I believe that it will die out relatively quick because it will be one of those things that catches your attention but doesn't continue to last.

I'd have to agree with the fact that newspapers may eventually die out. Even though it's been a very traditional way of obtaining daily information locally or globally, the internet has become much more convenient. If there is a valid internet connection, it's much more efficient to search a current topic on a reliable website or database. With a good filter, some of the things one can find may be more valuable then things re-written by newspaper writers. Instead of fumbling through sheets of flimsy paper, someone can open up their laptop and quickly grab almost any information they need. Also, the huge "Go Green" kick we're on as a society will have an impact on the amount of newspapers printed.

In regards to the "Magazine" video, I do not believe that those types of magazines are in our near future. I would not be interested in reading one of those. I agree with what was said in class that the speaker in teh video speaks about flashy-ness now, but look at how his magazine cover blinks. I believe that having microchips and batteries run a magazine is pointless and unnecessary. I do not believe this will revitalize the magazine industry. If magazines were to change over to these, I would no longer be interested in buying them, and then would mostlikely turn to online articles completely defeating the purpose of this new "style" of magazine.

I would have to say that newspapers, sadly, are on their way out. They are not complicated by any means, but they are hardly useful. IPhones are becoming more and more popular, or devices like them. As much as I would love to always remember my mom and dad sitting around on Sunday morning, reading the paper, this too is coming to an end. My dad breaks out his laptop and my mom, hers. Soon laptops and phones will have signal in subways and other modes commuting to work and the newspaper won't be required their either. Not just yet but soon for sure, newspapers will be gone.
As far as these new magazines are concerned, they're a little ridiculous and elaborate. Once again, soon we won't have much of a need for written news or gossip.
The access video was interesting. While everyone wants to make a quick buck, and charging people to look at an article could help with that, exposure is also important. It's interesting that a writer needs to choose between a quick buck now, or more exposure that may lead to a bigger buck later on.

I think the magazine that has electronic influences was very cool but not really necessary. I think its inventive and a new spin on a magazine which is cool but I don't think people are really interested in that because it is not really necessary. As for newspapers and how they are going to be obsolete, I think people still do buy newspapers but eventually they will not be needed. Unfortunatly even if people do not want to bring around a heavy newspaper people can still use their cell phones for internet and get news on their hand held phone. The concept of buying a newspaper in the morning is a pasttime that is very normal and enjoyed by our culture but in reality most people are using electronics to get their news, in my opinion.

In the first video I can see where the idea of newspapers being a waste is becoming a reality, but I dont think getting rid of them completely yet is a good idea. I think there are enough people that enjoy reading the newspaper everyday at a table, office, or somewhere where its easier to access then a computer that it requires keeping it. With the electronic magazine, I think it is a little far-fetched for now with the flashing cover and electronic inside. It could be made possible, but I dont think it will be much of a hit. As for what we are reporting, Alisa Miller may have somewhat of the right idea for how much of what we report from each part of the world, but I think this is a little exaggerated as well. I also think he idea of reporting things in the US because of it being cheaper is ridiculous.

Generally, when information is on hand to anyone at the push of a button, a turn of the dial, and now, the click of a mouse, newspapers have had to adapt in order to continue to please and inform their audiences. Due to the continuing change of views and preferences of our society, newspapers have taken on different roles in order to satisfy these changes. I think we have many advantage about newspaper which are; I fell that newspaper gives us a lot of knowledge and there are a lot of entertaining things like comics,crooswords, puzzles,etc. Also, you get the information about sports events, bussiness news,etc and you get day to day information whats happening round the world, too. The New York Times, The Star Tribune,and the Asian Pages are examples of different types of newspapers with different styles of given that information. Each of these papers covers certain events and issues in definite ways, thus making each paper appeal to a detailed audience.

"Open Access Publishing is clearly the way of the future for libraries and the academic community" I couldn't agree more with this video or this particular statement especially as a college student who has struggled to find that one piece of work you know would benefit your paper. Open Access is necessary to ensure students, like me, get the best possible education and are not falsely limited by the selection of scholarly journals their campuses are able to provide. This is a problem because it really puts schools that are small at a real disadvantage. Open Access would benefit smaller schools a great deal because the costs of obtaining the newest and latest research information would be cut drastically. Another benefit is the fact that open access is just that, open access anywhere. There is no more worry about being connected to your school's network or library databases, if you're online you have access. It is that simple.