Jennifer's Blog

The general argument made by Dan in his article, Indigenous Use of Media, is that with the help of things like journalism and television, Indigenous people are able "to disrupt national narratives and rewrite them from Indigenous perspectives." More specifically, Dan mentions that with the help of South Dakota's Rapid City Journal, he was able to share his story and prevent the opening of a military armaments test facility near the Black Hills, which are sacred to the Lakota. He also writes that "people with a voice develop a stronger identity, which is important for our survival." In conclusion, Dan believes that without media it would be practically impossible to help spread word quickly about an important matter to get the support you need. I have to agree with what Dan says in his article about the importance of media in our everyday life. Without reporters or news, we wouldn't know what's going on around us. For example, someone went missing a...

The general argument made by Michael in his article, The modern form of storytelling is digital, is that the way we tell stories has been tremendously influenced over the last few years. More specifically, Michael writes that "social media has been the real turning point for how we tell stories." The three examples he gives us are, distribution shifted from cinema to platforms like Facebook, attention constantly decreased to a now almost standard ten second format, and protagonists evolved from a few Hollywood stars to YouTubers and influencers. Michael also includes that more social media platforms are now introducing storytelling, live. In conclusion, Michaels belief is that storytelling will change more from actual human interactions to interacting from Live VR, and it will evolve in the future and become more and more realistic.  In my view, Michael is right because social media is one of the most popular platforms for storytelling right now. Lets just say that I ...