Week 2 Media Critics

I found Bill Carter to be very interesting and his articles easy to read and understand. He is a TV industry critic and the article I was most interested in was about the new TV show "Glass House". After seeing previews of the show, I was interested how people would react to it. What I liked about his article was how much information he could share in one sentence. For example in his opening sentence I learned that there was a legal battle between ABC and CBS for the show, ABC won, and viewers find the show bad. He views his writing as facts and doesn't try to swing the reader's opinion of the show good or bad. He lets you decide for yourself which was refreshing. Carter clicks with me also because he writes in a calm tone and does not try to confuse the reader with large words or scientifically correct sentences. He feels like a real person who known what he is talking about and understands the media world.

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/

An article written by Brian Stelter I found on the New York Times website "Obama Video on Fox News Criticized as Attack Ad" caught my eye due to the upcoming election. What I liked about his article first off, was that it focused on the message of the media rather than a TV show, movie, or game. He used quotes from other blogs to show how others felt about the Fox News cast criticizing President Obama, and if it was the News duty to slant a view one way or another. His view was that the Fox News has created a Conservative slant over the past few years and that it is overall taking away from the facts the news should be reporting, rather than what they want to report. I find him very correct on this. I also enjoy the way he did not portray Fox News in a bad light but simply got his opinion across through facts and research that the news may be too politically out spoken. I enjoyed the article a lot.

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/30/obama-video-on-fox-news-criticized-as-attack-ad/

The final critic I enjoyed reading was William Alden. His article was focused on social networking for financial advisers. What clicked with me by reading his piece was all the detail he used.He had examples and multiple quotes he used throughout. He had a view that while it works, these financial business people can use Twitter and LinkedIn but their posts must be pre-approved. It has proven difficult and takes away from the freedom social media allows us. I found Alden to be insightful and to have a great view of in depth material tying into the media world.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/25/morgan-stanley-to-expand-financial-advisers-access-to-social-media/

Overall I found all three of these media critics to have a separate and defining personality that I enjoyed seeing through their writing. I find their topics to be insightful and relevant to what people actually want to know and learn more about.