The internet, where you don't have to wash out your mouth with soap

This post, from the "TV Watch" segment of MediaPost, brings up the idea of what is considered "acceptable" language on television versus what is acceptable on the internet.

Nowadays we are certainly much less conservative about profane words in the media than in days of yore. This is partially due to the internet, where there is no filter that one must pass in order to publish one's information. If I wanted to, I could unleash the longest string of profanities the world has ever seen right here in this blog, and there is little that could prevent me from doing so. So long as one is not inciting violence or hateful acts against a group or distributing illegal material, the only thing holding a person back is his or her own taste.

I suppose this is a good thing. There are plenty of things in the world more dangerous than a foul mouth, and although it may be unpleasant to listen to, one can always click away from the page, or (as this article discusses) change the TV channel.

Radio- Still Going Strong

For my communications class, I needed to write a paper about the radio industry using information found in trade papers. To do this I had signed up with the website MediaPost.com. It was very helpful and provided me with a plethora of articles, including those relating to the radio industry as well as other forms of media.

One report I found there was the following: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=117009&lfe=1. It discusses radio's usage, which is what I decided to write my paper on.

I was somewhat surprised by the article's findings. It explained that despite the rise of iPods and other forms of audio media, radio is still the most popular. And rather than iPods and their mp3 ilk taking away from radio's strength, the article explained that those with such players were actually more likely to listen to the radio! Very insightful. I will discuss this further in another blog post.