Category Archives: Weekly Reflections

Weekly Reflection Post My first college class in 20 years is complete and I learned a lot of new things! One topic in particular that’s really stayed with me is the topic of Media Literacy and how truly important that skill is. As we know we live in the information age and never in historyContinue reading “Reflecting on What I Learned”

Weekly Reflection Post I’m usually all for technological advancements but Deep Fakes have me scared.  During a point in history where there is so much political and social divide in our county and the world, Deep Fakes have the ability to push that divide further. I feel it’s important that the US government and theContinue reading “The Threat of Deep Fakes”

Weekly Reflection Post As our world becomes more and more digitized the value on our personal data increases.  Big Data is in every aspect of our lives, including our Health and Fitness.  Most of us have used and currently use some type of fitness tracking app.   May My Run, Nike+, Fitbit, Peloton and many others.  Continue reading “Big Data in Health & Fitness”

Weekly Reflection Post It was shocking to read the case study in our text book by Kristal Brent Zook.   It spoke about how less then 2% of radio stations and television stations are owned by African Americans. The article describes how there were some programs in the past put in place by the FCC forContinue reading “Inequality In Broadcast Ownership”

Weekly Reflection Post The digital divide is the one of the major problems facing today’s modern world.  As some countries and regions of countries flourish with modern access to broadband internet.  Other regions of the world are left in the past.  Without equal access to the internet civilians of the world are intellectually isolated andContinue reading “The Digital Divide”

Weekly Reflection Post We are all familiar with and most likely participate in social media.  Social media is a means of electronically communicating with individuals and groups around the world through various websites, apps and online communities.  Sharing thoughts, content, ideas, videos, images and music instantly with your connected digital community.     We understand whatContinue reading “Why social media is so appealing?”

Weekly Reflection Post Hello College Freshmen, Welcome to your new school!  I’m sure you’re looking forward to meeting new people and getting to know your way around campus.  College is about learning new things and get to know new people.   I realize, given your age, that you’ve grown up in a digital world. TheContinue reading “Open letter to college freshmen, explaining why media literacy is important.”

Weekly Reflection Post Welcome to my first blog reflection post. Many more posts to come from here on out! For this first post I considering writing about how my career has evolved due to digital convergence over the years since I started in communications back 2000. But, I decided to go a different direction andContinue reading “How has digital convergence affected your life?”