Megans Blog

 Hi In this week's video task we were required to watch different videos about media representation and why it is important. We were also required to write a blog post on our opinions on some of the ideas that were discussed in these videos. The first video I watched was ‘Why Representation Matters’ which in my opinion is a very good question because I feel not many people like myself would know why exactly media representation matters. From this video, I gathered that the reason that media representation matters is because it is a way that allows people to see themselves and also because there are many cultures and people that need to be represented. At the beginning of this video, Samson Binutu also states ‘I think it's important that people feel like they can watch content that they resonate with.’ which I tend to agree with him on. I also agreed with what Jasmine C. Leyva said when she stated that ‘When you start creating worlds where entire races don't exist, people wi...

 Hi In this week's video task we were asked to watch five videos, each explaining what exactly media compression is in a bit more detail. When finished we were then required to discuss our thoughts and ideas on these videos, Below I will discuss my thoughts and ideas on the topic of media compression. Before I began watching these videos I had no clue what media compression was so from watching these videos I have learned a lot and grasped a better understanding of what it is. What is media compression? From my understanding of media compression now, it is the reduction of a file size that also saves disk space. This type of compression is very specific to files such as Image files, Video files, and Audio files. Media that naturally tends to be large in file size, such as videos, are more likely to be highly compressed, especially if they are optimised for streaming online.  The first video that I watched was ‘Video Compression as fast as possible’ This video was very easy to ...

 Hi, Today I am going to be discussing my thoughts on the ideas that are addressed in this week's videos about technological evolution.  Firstly I will talk about how the recent Covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone and has disputed every sector of our economies. The increased automation of work mixed with the global recession has led many workers to lose their jobs and this trend is expected to continue according to the 'What will the future of jobs be like?' video. There is a big ongoing shift in the division of labor between humans, machines, and algorithms this might displace 85 million jobs worldwide in the next 5 years. This is also a good thing because as it states in the video that 97 million new roles that are adapted to the distribution of the new tasks might emerge. By 2025, organizations say they will train over 70% of their employees to ensure that they can smoothly transition into the 'Jobs of tomorrow' as stated in the video this includes:  1. DevOp...

 Hi, Today I am going to talk about how dark patterns trick you online. Firstly, for those who may not know what dark patterns are, here is an explanation: Dark patterns are features of interface design crafted to trick users into doing things they might not want to do, but which benefit the business in question.   There are many examples of dark patterns online but from the video ‘How dark patterns trick you online’ one of the examples that were mentioned that shocked me was deleting an amazon account. Amazon made it extremely awkward for a user to delete their amazon account and I’m sure this is to throw people off from deleting their account so even though they may not purchase things on this account it still benefits them as a company. From watching this video, I also found the information that UX specialist Harry Brignull categorizes these specific types of dark patterns as a roach motel. A roach motel is a design that makes it very easy to get into a situation but h...

  Hi, In this blog, I am going to discuss my thoughts on the ideas that were mentioned in each of the videos I have watched. Firstly, I am going to talk about my thoughts on the very first video ‘Digital Media Are Networked’.          I fully agree with the ideas that were mentioned yes Media today has greatly improved and has many benefits such as being able to connect with others with similar interests from everywhere, being able to receive news quicker rather than waiting to read the newspaper the next day, etc. and it also helps people with work/education to access information for study/work, etc.  Although there are many advantages to it there are also some disadvantages, for example, people may use it for school/work but one of the main implications people face while doing this is that not all sources are reliable sources and could cause you to believe/rely on incorrect information. I will now express my thoughts on video number two ‘Digital Lite...

Hi, In today’s blog, I will discuss how the ideas mentioned in the videos compare to my previous experiences of reading and studying, my previous experiences with the concept of media literacy and I will also touch on some applications that I think of for media literacy that weren’t mentioned or discussed in the video. To start I will talk about my own previous experiences with reading and studying, coming straight from secondary school I have had a lot of practice of both. Throughout the years of secondary school a lot of reading and studying is a vital part of learning due to both state exams, the Junior Certificate and the Leaving Certificate this is a different type of reading and studying as you’re only required to remember answers and information for a particular subject. Whereas in college you’re reading and studying to grasp a better knowledge and understanding of a particular module. For many students including myself that have been or are still attending second-level educatio...