So here I am sitting in my room on a Friday night thinking about my future. Again. With five weeks left in the semester, the end of my college career is looming over my head like a storm cloud. How will I be able to get a job? I have had zero experience in the fashion world - which is my ideal place to be post graduation. This is Ithaca, NY.The biggest fashion statements here are wearing Birkenstocks in the winter with socks.
To make things worse I am constantly reading posts on fashionista for job and internship opportunities IF you live in the New York area. Yeah, I live in New York, its only a 5+ hour commute.
But every storm cloud has its silver lining. As I was reading comments on a post to get an internship after graduation, someone had typed in a website titled dailyfashionjobs. Now that sounds promising. I click. I see a link for blogging and writing. Perfect. There is an internship opportunity to blog 3-5 times a week for a new fashion website. That sounds cool. WAIT. You can do it from anywhere! Thank you internet! Thank you Al Gore! I'm applying right now...fingers crossed!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
"fair and balanced"
This made me think of our multiple discussions on Fox news and their hypocritical slogan.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
liberal vs. conservative
After last class' discussion with conservative Mark Finkelstein, it got me to thinking about a personal subject I have revisited several times since I came to IC. Am I really a liberal? I grew up in the Rochester, NY area, known for being very conservative, sometimes to the extreme. I have neighbors who proudly display confederate flags on their houses and vehicles.
Luckily (or at least I think so) I grew up in a house where my parents didn't even talk about their political views in front of the kids. Every election I had no idea who they were supporting. So when I came to college it was time to figure that out. Perhaps I picked a town that wasn't very flexible in allowing me to have an objective political exploration experience. And as a college student, the majority tend to have more outspoken liberal views on the world. I have always thought I was a more open-minded person, that I knew before coming to school. But this open mindedness at times has me listening to the views of conservatives, and not disagreeing. It's not that I always agree, but I see their point, and they do have some good points.
For example, I believe that same-sex couples should have the same right as any other heterosexual. It is completely unfair that two people in love cannot be with each other because they are on different continents and cannot have the same immigration opportunities as a married couple. It's wrong that they can't have the same visiting rights in a hospital, or share medical insurance when they are as committed, if not more than a heterosexual married couple. Yet when someone says to me "a marriage is a religious union between a man and a woman..." I can't help but think they are correct. It is about the term "marriage". The bible constantly states this exact idea. It's a good point, and one I find difficult to argue with, even though I still believe that gay couples should have the same rights.
But I digress. I guess when Jeff Cohen drew that diagram on the board of the left and right wings, it gave me some clarity. I think I am a moderate liberal. Which, in wanting to be a member of the media, is a good place to be.
I think in the end I believe in the individual. We are all human, we all have our faults, but thanks to the country we live in we are all able to have our own views on the world. And I am always willing to listen to any ideas. Maybe it will change my mind, maybe my ideas will change yours. Oh, democracy.
PS - Thanks to my parents for letting me explore my own political path...you done good.
Luckily (or at least I think so) I grew up in a house where my parents didn't even talk about their political views in front of the kids. Every election I had no idea who they were supporting. So when I came to college it was time to figure that out. Perhaps I picked a town that wasn't very flexible in allowing me to have an objective political exploration experience. And as a college student, the majority tend to have more outspoken liberal views on the world. I have always thought I was a more open-minded person, that I knew before coming to school. But this open mindedness at times has me listening to the views of conservatives, and not disagreeing. It's not that I always agree, but I see their point, and they do have some good points.
For example, I believe that same-sex couples should have the same right as any other heterosexual. It is completely unfair that two people in love cannot be with each other because they are on different continents and cannot have the same immigration opportunities as a married couple. It's wrong that they can't have the same visiting rights in a hospital, or share medical insurance when they are as committed, if not more than a heterosexual married couple. Yet when someone says to me "a marriage is a religious union between a man and a woman..." I can't help but think they are correct. It is about the term "marriage". The bible constantly states this exact idea. It's a good point, and one I find difficult to argue with, even though I still believe that gay couples should have the same rights.
But I digress. I guess when Jeff Cohen drew that diagram on the board of the left and right wings, it gave me some clarity. I think I am a moderate liberal. Which, in wanting to be a member of the media, is a good place to be.
I think in the end I believe in the individual. We are all human, we all have our faults, but thanks to the country we live in we are all able to have our own views on the world. And I am always willing to listen to any ideas. Maybe it will change my mind, maybe my ideas will change yours. Oh, democracy.
PS - Thanks to my parents for letting me explore my own political path...you done good.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
George Seldes, Mainstream Media's First Regulator
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: as journalists are considered monitors of the government, the current independent media outlets such as Huffington Post, Glenn Greenwald, and even frequent 'twitterers' have become regulators of the mainstream media.
George Seldes was one of the first in line. He kept the networks and major newspapers on their toes by reporting on subjects not normally publicized. In Fact gave audiences a window of knowledge, that while not was always agreed upon, definitely was worthy of attention. Questioning the powerful reigns of Lenin and Moussolini Seldes risked his life for his internationally relevant publications.
It is sad that In Fact was demolished due to conspiracies of communism linked to its readers, but it definitely paved the way for today's outspoken bloggers to pick up where he has left off.
George Seldes was one of the first in line. He kept the networks and major newspapers on their toes by reporting on subjects not normally publicized. In Fact gave audiences a window of knowledge, that while not was always agreed upon, definitely was worthy of attention. Questioning the powerful reigns of Lenin and Moussolini Seldes risked his life for his internationally relevant publications.
It is sad that In Fact was demolished due to conspiracies of communism linked to its readers, but it definitely paved the way for today's outspoken bloggers to pick up where he has left off.
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