Blogging

I love blogging. I love reading other established blogs by people around the world who have similar likes. I believe the best thing about blogging is that you are able to have self-expression by allowing the average person to become self-published without having to be a professional writer of some sort. Unlike news papers, the readers are able to provide instant feedback by adding comments instead of rather sending back a letter to the newspaper agency with your thoughts and probably not receiving anything back. At least, in blogs you are able to carry a conversation with the blogger and other readers who are commenting as well.

Then I believe there is a bad side to blogging, thousands of people have ventured into the world of blogging and it may seem like a competition. So how are you able to stand out and have a successful blog? I think it is really tough. As stated in Blogging 2.0, a blog must be able to stand out. Using pictures and color is important but what is most important, in my opinion, would be the passion that is voiced in your writing. If a reader can sense the passion in your posts, I think it will make it that much more worthwhile to read.

I believe that blogs have a value to the criminal justice field. When a trending headline hits the airwaves about a crime incident and the whole world is talking about it, it is guaranteed that people will want to voice their opinions and what better way is there than blogging and posting comments. For example, many stories have come out about police brutality and in this era, you are quickly accessible to the video being posted because of video camera phones so you can witness these events firsthand (thanks to YouTube). People will want to voice their outrage and most likely they will do this online through blogs and readings that allow you to comment.

Me, Technology and The Criminal Justice System

 
I consider myself an avid user of technology. I feel as if I wouldn't be able to survive without the different forms of technology that are available. From the moment I wake up to the alarm set on my IPhone til the time I fall asleep listening to my favorite app that plays nature sounds for relaxation, technology proves to be a important part of my life. As a Criminal Justice major, much of my interest involves the criminal justice system and crime overall. Also, as an employee of the federal government working for the Department of Homeland Security, I rely much on technology such as computers and special databases in order to find and get the information I need in order to get my job done, as well as email to communicate with hundreds of co workers within the agency.

Technology and the media play an integral role in crime. Much of the public's knowledge of crime and justice is derived from mass media outles. As previously discussed in my Journalism 150 lecture, there are eight mass media businesses.Within these different types of industries, you can easily seek information regarding the Criminal Justice system whether it may be through books, newspapers, television, movies, and most easily accessible, the web. For example, when the news broke out with the breaking story of Osama Bin Laden’s death, within minutes I saw it on Facebook, CNN news online, and Fox5 channel news on television. The next morning, the big story was plastered on every front page of all newspapers. Movies are another example of how the media and crime are intertwined. Many popular Hollywood hit movies have storylines that have a wide based variety of different types of crime, for example, movies such as Wanted, Fast & the Furious, the Dark Knight and the Lincoln Lawyer. 

This is my first attempt at blogging and I hope you all will enjoy a look into my perspective on Mass Comunication and its impact on well, basicially everything.