Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Super Bowl Ad Gone Bad?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kxw4uZAezaI
U.S. Senate Candidate Pete Hoekstra bought a television ad that played during the Super Bowl. It was directed towards Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow on the fact that she puts a lot into the Chinese economy by spending American dollars. FOX news article on this matter is severely based on racial insensitivity, because the commercial has a Asian woman speaking about how she appreciates Senator Stabenow for borrowing from them which makes the U.S. weaker and China stronger. This article basically states that this ad is racist and that some Asian Americans are offended. It barely explains Hoekstra's intentions.
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2012/02/06/hoekstra-defends-ad-theres-nothing-here-has-racial-tint

However, http://www.wwmt.com/articles/hoekstra-1401363-newschannel-pete.html article is focused more on the reasons and objectives Senator Hoekstra has before the airing, something FOX didn't do as much. It focuses more on the dispute concept he's trying to bring out between the two candidates.
http://www.wwmt.com/video/c/1137706675/local-news/1432222515001/wwmt-local is a video from Hoekstra's point of view.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Favorite/Least Favorite Sites

Although I rarely read online news http://www.chanticleeronline.com/The_Chanticleer/Front_Page.html  has to be one of my favorite newspaper media online websites. Faculty and students that work for the newspaper here at Jacksonville State University help inform other students with information campus wide about what's going on. It can be found almost anywhere on campus which makes availability a plus.



http://www.usatoday.com/ is another favorite. Computer literate or not, this website has a navigation which could help anyone find browsing simple. If there is an article that I choose to search for it will be found. The layout and design makes this site attractive as well. I respect and enjoy USA TODAY whenever I do decide to read it online.



I really don't dislike any online newspaper sites since I rarely look at them to begin with, but  http://www.nytimes.com/ would have to be a least favorite. The articles are cluttered and the layout isn't the best. Simplicity and attractiveness lacks some with this online site.





My favorite general website would have to be http://www.facebook.com/ until something else decides to take up most of my time. This site allows me to keep in touch with friends and family while I'm away at school, and on different holidays that come around when we can't all be together. It helps with networking as well. I really enjoy meeting new people and viewing one's thoughts.




A least favorite general website of mine would probably be http://www.wikipedia.org/. Almost anyone can change an article in Wikipedia so its hard to accept if something that is written here true or accurate sometimes. This is a main reason why this site is a least favorite. I still use it every now and then for different research assignments, but not really too much. It's a decent site overall, but definately not a top pick of my favorites.