MCOM1003 - Jeremy Langston

Jeremy Langston MCOM1003 Professor Reppert  11/5/20 1) Five new recoveries were reported locally on Sunday, making 1,136 Union County residents considered recovered from the virus. Active cases continued to grow, reaching 72 Sunday, up four from Saturday. (El Dorado News Times) 2) The program is designed to assist renters who make up to 80% of their area’s median income. The program can assist in paying up to two-and-a-half month’s worth of past-due rent. (El Dorado News Times) 3) The parade will be Thursday, Dec. 3 starting at 7 p.m. and continuing until 9 p.m. at the Union County Fairgrounds in El Dorado. Because of COVID-19 and state guidelines for events, this year’s parade will be a drive-through event, with all floats, dancers, bands and other groups stationed along a route through the Union County Fairgrounds. (El Dorado News Times) 4) The 56-year-old California senator, also the first person of South Asian descent elected to the vice presidency, represents the multicultural...

  Jeremy Langston MCOM1003 Professor Reppert 10-20-20 Word Count: 1017   Reality Television Critique           What is reality television?   This question led to more questions, so I searched for a definition and after looking through a handful of meanings online, reality television is basically a tv program with every people being filmed for entertainment purposes.   My original question also had me wondering about the genesis of the reality tv phenomenon.   After a brief search, I discovered that the first reality television program was Candid Camera . Candid Camera was a popular reality tv series that first aired in 1948 on the ABC network,           Previous to its television debut, Candid Camera began as a radio show called Candid Microphone .   The radio show hit the air waves on June 28, 1947.   The show was created and produced by Alle...

Jeremy Langston MCOM1003 Professor Reppert 10-17-20 Media Quiz 3 1)  Camden Police Department Officers arrived Thursday afternoon with Jory Worthen in custody after a sixteen month long manhunt for the double homicide suspect. Worthen is charged with two counts of capital murder for his alleged involvement in the deaths of 25 year old Alyssa Cannon and her four-year-old son Braydon Ponder.  (El Dorado News Times) 2)  The South Arkansas Arts Center is inviting the community to sign up for a four-part Watercolor Workshop taught over Zoom by local artist Maria Botti Villegas. The Zoom classes will be held on Tuesday nights, with the first class experience scheduled for Oct. 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and continuing the following three Tuesday evenings. This can be a fun and interesting way to hone your skills or start a new hobby… virtually!  ( El Dorado News Times) 3)  The Arkansas Department of Health reported three new COVID-19 cases in Union County Sunday, bringing...

  Jeremy Langston Mass Communication Professor Reppert October 3, 2020   Movie Review: Birds of Prey     I went to the movies with my girlfriend as part of the work we do with special needs people. One guy we sit with likes movies and invites us to watch them with him at the cinema. I am visually impaired, so I do not go to the movies much. The client is an adult autistic man, so we let him make the choices on everything. We sat in the back of the theater, up top in the middle. I personally usually sit up front where I can see better but I enjoyed being back there because the experience is better without distracting people sitting behind me. Going to the movies is a different experience for me now that I lost my sight, auditory issues can make or break the experience for me.     As previously stated, our client is autistic and enjoys going to the movies, so he had picked the movie out to see and invited us along. He chose the movie based on th...

Jeremy Langston MCOM1003 Professor Reppert 9-12-20 Media quiz 2 1)  Recreational vehicles from several states are expected to begin rolling into downtown El Dorado today for Airstreams on the Square 2020.  Several downtown streets will be blocked first thing this morning to make way for the RVs, which will set up around the Union County Courthouse. (El Dorado News Times) 2)  When you drive up to South Arkansas Fights AIDS (SAFA), you will see a small brick storefront with red lettering in the window displaying its name. Though the space this non-profit organization works out of is small, the cause they support is mighty. SAFA’s founder, the late Sue Worsham, always had to make do with very little and small spaces. She started South Arkansas Fights AIDS in September of 1990, operating from the trunk of her car. September marks the thirtieth anniversary of SAFA and the strides the organization has made in Union County towards combating the spread of HIV/AIDS and educating c...

Jeremy Langston Professor Reppert Mass Communication September 3, 2020 Word count: 1090             Personal Media Usage       I use mass media quite a bit more than I thought before this assignment. I probably use less media than the average person though. I am an artist, musician, and photographer besides being a student, so my usage generally revolves around art and my education. On a daily basis, I use mass media to communicate with people, get news & entertainment, showcase and promote my artwork, and keep up with my coursework.     In the mornings, I check the YouTube channels I follow and see who’s posted new videos. YouTube is how I like to keep up with the news. Then I check Instagram for new posts from the artists I follow. I spend about 15 to 30 minutes scrolling through posts among Facebook and Instagram. After breakfast, I turn on Spotify, log into Blackboard, my school email, and other apps re...