1. Your blog should contain all of your assignments for this class unless otherwise directed to your Google Drive. If you have not posted it yet post it today.
2. You will have a separate page on the blog call "New to Me" on that page you will talk about something you learned through your travails in the "alternative" media. Each week you will find a news story and that news story can relate to music, sports, politics, art, lifestyles. The topics are open but they must have some depth and sophistication.
Here are some examples:
Starbucks' CEO wants to change how the media portrays America.
I heard this story this morning on Marketplace. Starbucks wants to start creating content that reflects a better America. It wants to showcase people doing good things in thier communicates and in the lives of others. Starbucks says they have a duty to promote good things and they are not doing it for marketing reasons. I don't believe them. I plan to look at this content to see where they are might be sliding in marketing where we don't see it.
People know lots of athletes use marijuana. Now that is it becoming legalized more needs many football players are speaking out about it and how they do or would use it if the NFL would stop testing for it. As a player I think . . . but it could also be complicated because we are already addicted to prescription drugs. I asked Coach Blah what he thinks and he said, "Blah, blah, blah, blah, no way." It will be interesting to see how this plays out with professional athletes.
I don't always listen to rap, but when I do, I'll listen to the new K.A.A.N. He tackles hard issues like rap used to do (think Chuck D, KMD or Tupac) and his rapping so crazy fast. I like the idea behind this song Mary Jane. My trouble is I get the N and the MF and I'm not offended by it exactly I just wish he could rap the same way with the same ferocity without it.
Like Richard Pryor said
I just found this new podcast called Blues for the Modern Man. These ain't old Blues songs but new Blues recordings with new artists. Very Cool. Check out Mac Arnold and Plate Full Of Blues.
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