Calero - Looking With Intention

 

Clay Shirky “Everyone is a Media Outlet”

“A profession becomes a way of understanding the world, and thus differentiates the person learning the profession. The person learning the profession pays more attention to peer judgment rather than customer judgment to improve in the profession.”

One can sometimes forget the purpose of one’s doing when you lose yourself in your profession. You begin to try to meet certain standards set by your field by your colleagues, numbers  and higher ups rather than focusing on the public, the customers or your needs as well. You can get lost in the monotonous tasks required by your profession. It is important to always remember where you come from and what your initial motives are.

“The stories that interest people will be published, and by the people themselves. This shows that there is a shift in the definition of news.”

Citizens of the world do not simply rely on media outlets to make their stories heard anymore. With the power of social media one can call attention to whatever topic/cause we’re passionate about. We now have this power in our hands, making us even more self reliant. Sure, there can still be some resistance from other forces but the possibility of our speech being oppressed is much smaller. The people now hold much more power over the truth.

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“She explains how the most powerful videos use human beings to personify world actors – such as countries – in major historical events.”

Giving a historical event a sense of personification can help decompose the event into a manner that is much more understanding to the viewer. It gives the historical event a bit of life, personality and “human intention.” Making the briefing of a historical event much more interactive and memorable. 

“Sometimes, someone will write an essay which is really lyrical and uses really complex grammar and high-level vocabulary but actually they are talking nonsense. This is not that,” says Jones.”

There have been plenty of times that I’ve used “intricate language” and fillers to fulfill an assignment to the standards of my professor, or to “jazz up” my resume. The truth is that we do not always need that. Sometimes we just need a “straight to the point” statement or representation, and nothing but that and “realness” can and will get the point across.