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An expressive oil painting of a basketball player dunking, as depicted as an explosion of a nebula

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I enrolled in this course in hopes of learning more about media rather than just social media. My expectation from this course is to develop more of my knowledge and dive deeper on the concepts on media, how it impacts us and multiple of ways on how we control the media. So far, my understanding of new media is that unlike old media, new media includes more of texts, sounds, pictures and data and connection. Moreover, how technology changes based on we communicate, the history behind technology (how it was used in the war era and how it developed since then), how we can understand new media (3 cs), convergence and how new media is all about the web and internet but also how it connects to older things like telephones.  

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When it comes to privacy, it is a huge concern for me since I make sure not to expose everything on social media. Back then, individuals worried about their personal information and not exposing everything on social media. They also made sure to be safe from hackers. However, it seems like individuals are comforting with exposing a lot of their privacies online as communication technologies and new media continues to grow.  As an addition to this, every move we make online is also tracked by companies and everything we communicate about can be heard from our phones. For example two couples were constantly talking about cat food. A week later, Facebook suggested them with variety of cat foods. Moreover, speaking of hackers, we also have the fear that our private messages  or photos can get leaked concluding the fact that due to improved technology, our privacy is becoming less as we continue to live online lives. 

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To what extend is privacy a concern for you as a user of communications technology and new media? How has privacy as a concern changed over time?     

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To what extend is privacy a concern for you as a user of communications technology and new media? How has privacy as a concern changed over time?     

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Lots of people hype the internet and in terms of the expectations that it is able to change everything typically for the better because everyone is allowed to share their ideas and thoughts with others in a quick and easy way, it allows us to earn and make money online, on social media we're allowed to post videos, blogs and show others what talent we have. Moreover as also mentioned in the textbook and lectures, the internet connects individuals globally. However, there's always drawbacks to the internet such as everyone not having access to it which can also limit their access to education, social media can also have negative impact on our self image,  the internet can also be an addiction and due to the rise of AI, people can create fake news about individuals and even celebrities. 

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What has been some of the hype about new media. In terms of the expectation that it is able to change everything, typically for the better? what has been some of the counter-hype?

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What has been some of the hype about new media. In terms of the expectation that it is able to change everything, typically for the better? what has been some of the counter-hype?

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I definitely agree with those who say that dependence on mobile devices has resulted in an unhealthy relationship with technologies because rather than taking advantage of technology for educational purposes so many teenagers are being influenced to become TikTok stars. For example the video we watched in class about how young individuals skip college to become TikTok stars. in the video it was mentioned that they don't act like adults and how they do random dances or make random videos as a profession. I feel as if through tiktok, instagram and other social media, we are becoming more immature as we gain dependence on mobile devices. We also lack proper skills that will be useful for real life. I also remember my family and I were at my friend's house and his dad complained a lot about the power and control of social media and how nowadays its so sad to see how so many people don't care if they get accepted into university or not. They go around and idolize uneducated people like the Kardashians/Jenners or random TikTok stars. He also mentioned how it's dumb for teenagers to become TikTok stars as their profession because your video will never remain long and what if TikTok or other social media gets deleted? What will you do then in life? Without a degree and without the social media you're famous or want to be famous, you're basically screwed. 

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what are your thoughts on the debate about whether dependence on mobile devices (and other new media technologies) has resulted in an unhealthy relationship with these technologies? give an example in support of your argument

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what are your thoughts on the debate about whether dependence on mobile devices (and other new media technologies) has resulted in an unhealthy relationship with these technologies? give an example in support of your argument

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Bonding, Bridging social capital and linking social capital are Aldridge and colleagues (2002) three main types of social capital. 1) Bonding is where there is a connection and relationship between individuals who have similarity in family, friends or even in the same ethnic group they belong to. An example from my life is when my family and I go to Pakistani dawats, reuniting with my friends and joining communities that have the same ethnicity as me for example joining Pakistan clubs in UOFC. As for implications, when I'm part of a community with the same ethnicity as me, I feel a sense of belonging and better emotional support as well as those in the community or other individuals who are from different ethnic backgrounds. Additionally I can also share similar things to the individuals who are also Pakistanis. 2) Bridging social capital is the opposite from bonding. It's where you feel connected to those who are different from you. For example I have multiple of friends whom I have been friends with since childhood. Even though none of us are ethnically the same, we still feel connected when we see each other. Additionally, in my junior high school my classmates and I  had different economic, social and ethnic backgrounds. However I still felt somewhat connected and happy with them because we made the best memories and worked as a team on assignments, projects and such. Moreover same with my friends. Although we are in different departments, we still feel connected when we have the time to hangout together. As for implications, you can learn from those who are different from you. Although it can be challenging, I learned so many things from my friends different cultures, language, ethnic background and such. I've also noticed that in many others. For instance one of my friend is Indian while her friend is Chinese. although they are not ethnically, socially or economically the same, they still have a connection between them. Other examples can also include individuals travelling to another country to learn their partners culture and perhaps adapt to it. 3) Linking social capital is where despite an individual or a group's variety level of social status or power, you still feel a connection with them. For example in politics, you may feel a connection with any government that is fulfilling your needs and wants. Another example can be being influenced by celebrities. For instance, so many individuals and I feel connected to brave journalists who helped many Palestinians during the genocide in Palestine.As for implications, there can be advantages and disadvantages. Advantages being that you can be provided with similar interests, more availability to multiple of resources and help from other individuals. the disadvantage can be imbalances in power and inequality. 

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Aldridge and colleagues (2002) distinguished Among three main types of social capital. Discuss these, identity examples of these in your own work and life and consider the implications for you (and others).

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Aldridge and colleagues (2002) distinguished Among three main types of social capital. Discuss these, identity examples of these in your own work and life and consider the implications for you (and others).

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One of the ways AI will and is transforming creative industries is that everything is transforming to more digital than physical things. For example in art galleries, we are seeing more of digital art than art of canvas. Even on social media, people are posting their digital art or art that Ai generated for them rather than physically painting a portrait on canvas. Even for films. AI can always create an entire movie using AI characters and for music, we saw a video in lecture where a guy asks a AI to sing a song for him in which it did. The benefits of this is that you don't have to put much hard work or effort into something since AI is creating it all for you. For example for art anyone can ask AI to generate an astonishing painting for them and they can even make money from it without having to lay a finger on the masterpiece.  I even asked AI to create a beautiful AI picture for me on padlet and it did so without me having to do anything. However, the negative side to this is that its unfair to those individuals who have actual talent to paint a beautiful scenery on a canvas,  sing and produce music with their actual voices or think and create of a brilliant movie with actual characters in it or even design such things. Those who work really hard and have actual talent for that are being ignored. Thats why people are also saying that artists are starving now due to AI. If AI is taking over then I believe it is also reducing human creativity, talent and intelligence. Rather than putting our thoughts, hardwork and creativity into things, we're just  asking technology to do it all for us. 

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How do you think AI will transform the creative industries and what are the potential benefits and challenges of integrating AI in into fields such as art, music, film and  design.

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How do you think AI will transform the creative industries and what are the potential benefits and challenges of integrating AI in into fields such as art, music, film and  design.

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1. Large corporations own huge media outlets such as newspapers, radios, magazines, social media like facebook, twitter and instagram and depend on variety of businesses for advertising. 2. Criticism is safely limited by media outlets who are liberal due to not wanting to challenge huge issues a lot, not wanting to offend or create problems and knowing their boundaries. 3. Individuals always try to prevent saying things that will create conflict as well as following specific rules. However, those who fail to follow these instructions don't get a lot of support and followers. Those who play by the rule only have people on social media   follow them.  

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What are your three main takeaways from this?

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What are your three main takeaways from this?

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1. My Apple laptop is assembled in China and its design is made in California. 2. I bought my Adidas jacket in Canada but it is originally made in China. 3. Variety of tea- bought in Canada but the tea itself is made in Africa  4. My blanket is bought from Canada but made in Pakistan 5. My Pakistani clothes are bought from here but they're originally  designed and made in Pakistan. Canada's role in this is that it increases Canada's economy since Canada plays a role in global trade, consumption as well as having strong relationships with other countries.  

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Try to discover the country of origin of the product you are using right now such as your laptop, clothing, backpack, apps in your phone ETC. Try to account for raw materials and multiple points of origin for complex items with embedded components. As discussed in Naomi Karin's video, identify how much-  if anything -is made in Canada. What do your conclusions suggest about Canada's role in the knowledge economy. 

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Try to discover the country of origin of the product you are using right now such as your laptop, clothing, backpack, apps in your phone ETC. Try to account for raw materials and multiple points of origin for complex items with embedded components. As discussed in Naomi Karin's video, identify how much-  if anything -is made in Canada. What do your conclusions suggest about Canada's role in the knowledge economy. 

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I remember I shared this in my presentation. Ever since 9/11, so many individuals assumed that every muslims are terrorists. This led to a huge fear towards innocent muslim groups as well as violence. Unfortunately, even nowadays  so many individuals still think that we muslims are terrorists and that islam teaches you all about violence. I still remember on social media I would always see so many people talking really negatively about islam but once they started reading the Quran and truly starting to know muslims, they literally converted to islam. This can be related to the Adichie and how she said that she heard negative things about Mexicans but when she went Mexico, she loved it there. For myself, I remember when my family and I were coming to Canada, we were worried that we would miss our plane but we couldn't do much about it because the security had to talk to us in the private room and question us if we were involved in terrorism acts. As an addition, I've also seen hijabis being called a terrorist on the streets even by little  kids. It's the same for hispanics, asians, coloured and the Indigenous. They have also experienced stereotypes by the media such as being unhygienic, aggressive, violent, drug addicts, alcoholic, lazy, disgusting etc. Not to mention the fact that the speaker in the video also talked about her experience to when her roommate assumed that she didn't know how to read and didn't even know how to use the stove because it wasn't taught in Africa. Even more, the fact that someone came up to her and said it's a shame that African men are violent and abusers. Its important for media to educate others that these are all stereotypes and that if we only listen to one story about an ethnic group then we will also miss out on all of the other beautiful parts about them. Also, I feel like social media should put up a sign on every post that has false information to let others know it's not true. If the media can also provide more videos, post or information to prove that the information is false. When we see only one side of a story of a race, we assume that it's the same for every person of that race. For example the assumption and one side of the story that all muslims are terrorist, the indigenous are lazy and alcoholics, the Mexicans are illegal aliens and drug addicts, the coloured are all criminals and aggressive and asians are cat/dog eaters. This is why it's extremely important for individuals to be trained, educated and be able to know the dangers of a single story. 

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story 

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story 

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CRTC will now charge for broadcasting fees instead charge individual broadcasters. This will also involve YouTube, Netflix and other services that stream online. The purpose behind this to simplify the fee system and avoid companies to pay less fees. However individuals don't approve of this idea as they believe that small broadcasters will have to pay even more. Others do support this idea as they believe that it is making it more fair for every broadcasters. This matters because in order for new media such as online streaming service to be included, regulations need to be involved and to also make sure old and new media such as radios, tv and online streaming are  receiving the same amount of fairness. In my view, it is important to keep up to date and update rules so other things like new media is included to make things fair. Furthermore, it is also important to treat everyone fairly and that broadcasters that are small don't end up paying more than others.  

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Take a look at the CRTC website. Noting the most recent decisions relating to new media. Pick a recent decision that has general applicability  and consider how it fits with the concepts and analyses in this chapter. Does the approach of the commission or the tone of the decisions match the views of this text? does it match your own views? 

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Take a look at the CRTC website. Noting the most recent decisions relating to new media. Pick a recent decision that has general applicability  and consider how it fits with the concepts and analyses in this chapter. Does the approach of the commission or the tone of the decisions match the views of this text? does it match your own views? 

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Firstly, we discussed about the negative side of social media and this ties in with the video explaining about how teenagers had ticks even though they didn't have a history of them. Later it was discovered that their brains got tricked into thinking about how they had ticks from TikTok. Furthermore, it is believed that TikTok has been creating a huge amount of psychosis. This causes people to have symptoms of illness even though there is no environment or physical reason to. An example can be students in Mexico felt leg pain and paralysis and later on so many of their classmates began to feel the same. On top of that three girls in east Africa started laughing nonstop and later on, 100 of their students were infected as well. Moreover, we also discussed about feeling isolated and having a difficult time with stress and anxiety which the video also talked about and how it can have serious consequences towards mental health. This also ties in with how we discussed about the control mass media has and how they target young adults. We even saw a video on it during lecture and how so many teenagers are also making their whole lives and even careers on social media. Relating to the outside world, this is why House of Representatives also passed a bill to ban TikTok as it worsens individuals mental health especially young adult's. Moreover, the video also talks about fake news and misinformation in elections, how people believe more in fake news rather than real news, how AI can spread more fake news and spams and how this also creates fear. This also ties in with what we discussed in class and it was also part of my group and I's presentation. Overall, this video discusses the things we discussed in the lectures because it generally talks about the negative affects on social media especially TikTok, the affect it has on our mental healths, the affect it can have on other individuals as well such as sex workers who are females, the spread of more fake news/spams and multiple of social media platforms such as google, YouTube, reddit, snapchat and more.

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How does this documentary tie into any of the concepts you have learned this term in COMS 203?

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How does this documentary tie into any of the concepts you have learned this term in COMS 203?