Too Long

Its been a while. I read something interesting and I wanted to share it. It appears that ESPN female reporter Erin Andrews has run into some trouble. Not the haha funny jokes or stabs that she is a woman in a man's world (sports journalism) but it looks like she has been assaulted. Andrews privacy was violated recently at a hotel and it looks like this may greatly deter women from the world of sports journalism. Check this out: (use copy and then paste into your browser) Anyway I think this sucks and is a real shame. I hope that women continue to pursue careers in sports journalism and that they dont let this incident scare them off. As an aspiring sports journalist I think women help add diversity to the show or segment or whatever. Its sad that certin individuals have to ruin a good thing for everybody else.

Summer Radio

So Andrew and myself conducted a few interviews and sound checks today. We hope to narrow down the applicants by the weekend as we still have one or two more interviews tomorrow. So far we have a lot of talent and we hope to expand on that this summer. The goal is to continue growing and developing our broadcasting skills. We also hope to broadcast football games in the upcoming fall which is really exciting for us seeing that our station (U92, 91.7FM) has never done football before. Basketball season ended in an exciting way as Andrew, Chao, and I got to broadcast the C-USA conference championship. Not only did the Memphis Tigers win but we also got to witness history!!!!! The three of us were on hand for the raising of the banner which held the names and numbers of the three most winningest players in NCAA basketball history. Antonio Anderson 5; Robert Dozier 2; Chance McGrady 10. I must admit this may have been the most exciting semester of my college career. On another note three players from our university's club rugby team (flanker) were invited to play in the division two mid south all star game. As a part of the west side all stars our players Josh Gardner (flanker, 6), Bruce Eddy (2nd row, 4), and Lawrence "L.D." Davis (fullback, 15) all earned starting positions. The west side went on to win the game, I forget the final score. Anyway I am looking forward to the summer and playing rugby 7's with some of the guys, also I hope to find a place to live near the university as I no longer wish to live in the dorms...

Twitter

Started using Twitter.com. Not sure of the purpose yet...however i want to follow and debat with a fellow preds fan. We appear to thus far have opposing views/goals for the future of the preds, haha. Anyway I think I will dedicate the twitter page to that subject. Other than that not sure of the purpose most people seem to post very nonsensical matter. I feel that it is possible to post too much. It appears to be an outlet for individuals to talk about their emotions and feelings at a particular moment. Venting. People are sharing their feelings with the entire internet instead of or as well as close friends and family. I have not grown to fond of that yet and I don't see myself using twitter in that way. Is twitter a passing fad? I can't say for sure but I see signs that it might. I personally have grown weary of facebook.com. I never used the site all that much but due to recent changes I have grown tired of facebook. It seems that the site undergoes a face lift every other month. I have also heard several other people complain that the site has lost its appeal and is outdated...what could that mean. Is twitter the new it thing? Not solid on that just yet, so I will continue to use twitter as a communication device with forechecker/Dirk Hoag.

TWO SEEDed

Memphis basketball got a number two seed. A lot of people are upset. I wonder if it matters. Of course it is best to get a number one seed a play a 16 seed. However will coach Cal use the seeding as motivation? So the Tigers play in the West Bracket. Other notables are UConn, Purdue, Missouri, and I think Maryland and Miss St. are both sleepers to watch for. Either way the size and length of the Memphis team give the Tigers an edge over most competitors. Watch for Oklahoma, Louisville, Kansas, Pittsburgh, and North Carolina in the tournament as well. March Madness starts this Thursday when the Tigers take on CS Northridge. On a side note class should be canceled both Thursday and Friday...

Future

The future of journalism lies in social media. The current trend shows that more and more people are use blackberries and iPODs to attain the news. Outlets like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Blogger.com have become ways of relaying information instantly. An eye witness took photos of the Hudson River plane crash and began posting on Twitter before any media or press could arrive. Already we have seen a loss in newspaper sales, as well as less people tuning in to watch the evening news. Why is that? Do we have less time to sit down and get the news this way or is our attention span get shorter than ever before? Whatever it is current trends show that as Americans we want our news when we want it, we no longer have the time or patience to wait until the six o'clock news. Now the future lies in the hands of the consumer. In that blackberry across the internet is where the future of journalism lies. We can expect to see a turn towards more subjective and concentrated news. Which means we will see more and more news outlets, and a down turn in major corporate stations like CNN and FOX. Smaller stations will rise up and offer selective journalism aimed at a certain audience. This is the future of journalism and it will be here sooner than later. By 2010-11 expect this to be the norm. By this time every one will have an iPHONE and a laptop on them at any given time. People can not go a day without being connected, the younger generations will lead the way in communication technology. Already you see young people to busy sending text messages to bother looking where they are walking or driving. While it may seem annoying and ignorant or rude to older generations it is the future and this is where it is heading. The future of journalism will depend on journalist being able to reach out to these individuals through their social media devices.