Final Video Project

Audio Podcast!!

Hey all! This week I would love for you to check out my podcast!!
https://soundcloud.com/brooke-espelien/matthew-interview

ComWeek

Hi all!! Long time no talk! I am pretending that I have loyal readers, but I should be honest that I have one, which is Professor Heagney (I am telling myself that Heagney would still read this if he didn't have to). I attended the com week speech by Nadine Strossen. I did not get to see all of it but I will do my best to recount what she talks about and my opinions on it!! In the speech Nadine defined hate speech as statements pointed at a group with a negative meaning. I think this is what is dangerous about the ability of free speech and social media. With the use of technology, people are able to hide behind their computers. I understand that in order to live in a country where we boast of freedom, free speech is a part. There are laws that protect others from libel, but when things are monitored, not everything can be caught. Nadine defines offensive speech as speech not aimed and someone but still offensive towards certain groups. I understand the difference between these two things, but I don’t think that makes it any more excusable to talk badly of people, especially those they don’t really know well enough to insult. The fact is that the way we communicate now is through phones, and they are used in a split second. We don’t even think about what we say before we say it. I really wish I could have stayed longer for the speech. However, I appreciate that I was able to use it to reflect on my own opinions that I already had about free speech. This relates to communications because often articles and editorials are written with a lot of hate speech in order to get more readers. For some reason it makes people feel better about themselves to hear bad things about other people. Thanks for reading this week!! Signing off~ Brooke