MCOM1003 - Jeremy Langston

  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...