We call Dong-A Ilbo, Cho-Sun Ilbo and Jungang Ilbo Chojungdong. These news agencies’ comments on social problems are different from those of Hangyurea Ilbo and Gyunghyang Ilbo because Chojungdong is known for the conservative force, and Hangyurea and Gyunghyang are progressive.

For example, these days, Korea times are turbulent because of the candlelight demonstration against the import of U.S beef. Chojungdong have supported the decision of the Korean government and criticized the demonstration. On the other hand, Hangyurea and Gyunghayng have criticized the decision of the Korean government and supported the candlelight demonstration.

Chojungdong tend to support Grand National Party that is the ruling party and conservative, even if the view of the party is completely wrong. Also, Chojungdong is considered as the press organizations that flatter the powerful in 1980s when President Jeon, Korea’s military dictator, controlled society. Furthermore, Chosun Ilbo even supported the powerful under the rule of Japanese imperialism. On the other hand, Hangyurea and Gyunghyang have tried to protect second-class citizens and criticized faults of people in power since 1980s when President Jeon controlled society. Therefore, I like to read the comments of Hangyurea and Gyunghyang rather than those of Chojungdong.

During the process of making the final project, I have thought an epsode of the book ‘Free Culture.’ The episode is that in a school in San Francisco, teachers teache how to make movie or handle media to students.

 The author says that in process of making video and making stories, students can think in the logical way. I also experienced what the author says during the final project, giving myself the questions such as which story or songs were suitable for my movie, or whether I could edit in this way.

And I got confidence about making video after finishing the final project. I mean that I didn’t know how to make video or how to use the edititing software program, but now I’m confident that when I have a chance to make video in the future, I can do it much better than now.  

When I practice UCC project, I feel like this project teaches me something. To begin with, I had no experience of making UCC, but I can do that now. During doing this project, I could learn how to manipulate movie makers and which contents and effects are the best for the scenes. Second, as Lawrence Lessig said, the copyright was originally for the many people, protecting monopoly. However the law is used for just keeping producer’s profits nowadays. Their right should be kept, but, in some situation, the law have to has flexibility. When it comes to education, I believe that the copyright should be opened for the students to manipulate it. During manipulating it, I could learn many things. In view that the media is a means of expressing something, I could learn how to reveal my idea by media, manipulating it. In short, I felt it was a good experience.

The most memorable tourist experience I’ve ever had was when I went to Pusan

We started a trip before fifteen days which I join to the military service

We began bicycle trip that we only imagined.

I left my house with a map and my two friends.

First of all, we wnet to the Kang-Nam bus terminal and then getting on the bus of which destinateion is Dong-Hae city.

It’s too dark to go sightseeing when we arrived at there. So we went to bed as soon as we arrived there.

It’s very hot because it was the early summer at that time.

We went on a bicycle through a coast road.

When it was getting dark, we took lodgins at a private house and then we went to a beach.

There is only us on beach because the bathing beach didn’t open. So the beach was the best condition.

Also we felt quite exhasusted by taking a bicycle. So sea bathing made us be relaxed.

We ate a dinner, checked up our schdule of the next day and then went to the bed.

Next morning, we got up early. Then, we ate breakfast, which was made of remaining food, and make a lunchbox. Then we started the touring.

We stopped touring to eat lunch which we prepared in the morning when we found the nice place.

We were almost exhausted by 6 days touring when we arrived at Busan.

 

It’s very hard to go there by bicycle because almost places weren’t a flatland but hills or mountains.

It’s not same with a map.

In addition, we met a rain when we arrived at Pohang.

But we met a beautiful weather whin we arrived at Pusan. It made us fine.

The bicycle trip would be the best memort in my life.

 

I saw many news video clips about candle demonstration on internet. These kind of video clips are usually recorded and uploaded by netizens who have participated in the demonstration. Of course mess-media also make video clips about the demonstration, but they can’t follow netizens’ vividness and frankness.

It’s quite impressive in a view of that people don’t have to depend on mess-media any more. Considering powerful mess-media in Korea are involving government so that they are protecting government’s benefit, it’s very meaningful that we can see what’s happening at the demonstration without any filters.

However, I noticed that many video clips are focused on many violent scenes of the candle demonstration. Video clips that shows one solder is stepping one woman’s head, solders are hitting people with their shields and a watering cart is striking people directly are examples of that.

In terms of showing truth of what is really happening in this democracy country, it’s very right and meaningful. However, in terms of that it emphasizes only one part of candle demonstration, it’s not wholly true. I went to candle demonstration three or four times, so I know that what people are showing is very part of the demonstration. Most people are just sitting and shouting slogans and it’s even hard to know what’s happening in front.

 It’s true that hard to show all parts of the demonstration equally and even though we did, we don’t see them equally. Violent scenes catch our attention easily so that it’s easy to focus on those scenes even though there are many other things. So, what’s important is trying to valence to show various parts of the demonstration and also to see various parts of that.  

Today I saw news about wild geese fathers. Do you know what that means? We refer men who meet their children only once a year because their children are sent abroad to learn English as wild geese fathers. I don’t think for English, saying goodbye to Dad and live far from Dad for many years is good.

Even though English is one of factor that pull down competitiveness Korea has, children need love of parents than learning English. Wild geese fathers may feel lonely too much while living alone. I want to mention about Goose mom too. It means moms who go abroad with their children so they can learn English leaving their husbands behind in Korea. They also feel lonely.  According to a martial I found, they are frustrated that they cannot function sufficiently as mothers because of the language problem. So they cannot communicate with their children well. Nowadays the number of children who go abroad is increasing. But I wonder how many children of them adjust new environment well, and get successful result.

 

   Mad cow disease aroused keen public controversy in Korea. It gets worse and demonstrations became violent as time goes by. I agree that mad cow disease is a big problem since Koreans eat all the parts of cow even bones. 

However, I’m really worrying about the demonstrations that held almost everyday at Gwanghwamun because many people get hurts. The center of the demonstration is combat policemen who are called into the army. They are abused since they treat people severly. Media also report that combat policemen how suppressed disarmed people who took a part in the demonstrations.  

   My brother spend two years as a combat policeman, so I could understand the way the policemen treat people. I’m not telling you what combat policemen did was good, I’m telling you that we should take another aspect of view. Media try to stress their cruelty no matter what happened. Half of the injured who reported through media are combat policemen and they also feel threat since they can’t suppress people without an order from above. Some of them usually deadly hurted from the people who demonstrate.

   I wouldn’t know either if my brother wasn’t there. I agree that the combat policemen are sometimes severe, but I want people to feel sympathy what they are doing.

Yesterday, I watched the movie. before I saw the movie, I had enjoyed the series of Sex and the City. I really like the series so I also watche the movie. I was very exciting and interesting. In addition, it inspired me more like I want to be main actress because I thought she was very attractive. Especially, her body like was perfect. Her life looks like gorgeous but the marriage is difficult and makes her hard. It make me think more about marring someone. Besides, I thought while I was watching the movie if I were her, how could I do or think? Finaaly, after I watched the movie, I could have a lot of ideas about my life, marriage and future. In my opinion, the media can make me think more. As a result, the media can make my life more energetic and powerful. If I did not watch the movie or TV show, could not think about that and never have that kinds of ideas. Therefore, the media is making me live how.

Including TV and Radio, Many media has lots of advertisement to show good images of the company or the products. It seems it is almost impossible that media can exist without the advertisements. As we talked about Google, they get over millions of the money from advertisements. It is pretty interesting part that the companies use user’s intention and they expect the better results of the selling products even they pay money for that. It means that Media has great effect related with business market. There are a part of section of the company and it is called “image marketing”. It could make people feel want to buy just watching some movie or drama. Some people would buy a product because of they like the movie or drama. It used to using in drama for indirect advertising. What do you thing about that? How much entertainment can effect to people?

 

The way we know the Internet might change soon and it is related with what we learned in class. In recent years are freedom of the Internet have been under threats. In the future you can expect to visit sites based on your subscription service. Only major sites such as Cyworld, Naver or Youtube could exist. Sites like Gord’s own site would not be easy to exist in this new Internet. Viewers would be limited to only the larger sites while new sites could not happen as they did in the past. What people want is net neutrality which protects the Internet from big companies controlling what we see and what loads faster.  This all seems hard to believe but it is true. Many corporations are talking about controlling the Internet. The Internet is one of our newest “free cultures” we have and it is being taken away. If you heard about this before what I am saying might seem redundant but it is an important message. The end of the Internet could be coming soon unless we stop it.

 To learn more about this go to http://www.savetheinternet.com/=faq and watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWt0XUocViE

After you know more about this, what do you think about the Internet?