Dornoff SJB 102

A political scientist is a profession that interests my highly and the world of American politics is a murky one where codes of ethics don’t necessarily hold great weight. If I do end up in the field of politics as a political scientist, then I shall aim to do my utmost in holding myself to a good code of ethics. This code of ethic for politicians by Bruce Weinstein I found on the website for “Anderson Cooper 360” is a proper way for someone with a profession in politics to follow. 1. TELL THE TRUTH I consider this to be the most important ethical value as many citizens believe all politicians to be liars and cheats who care very little about getting things done compared to getting reelected. Telling the truth is the number one way to break that stigma; make your word your honor. 2. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY 3. RISE ABOVE THE FRAY Don’t be afraid to stand up for what’s right in a pit of snakes. Be the diamond in the rough. This doesn’t just apply to doing the right thing whe...

Based on what I have read, WKU news tends to favor stories that deal with issues or events that strongly relate to the university or the state of Kentucky and the city of Bowling Green. Most of the stories I found were a mix of “soft news” and “hard news” such as how there were stories about casual events, a long-range forecast that bodes well for “white squirrel weather” and Subway at Bates is in the top 25 of Subway’s national in the Win Like a Boss incentive promotion. Some “hard stories”, however, included increased woes regarding the decline of WKU’s budget due to a decreased enrollment and this concerning story also appeared in the local Bowling Green newspaper. I think that WKU news covers a wide array of stories over the entire local area, not just events regarding campus activities. The press releases certainly seem to me like they’re being done at an adequate rate with the team’s current staff as there no major news stories going on the they missed, or at least that I kno...

Blacklite Productions is the number one rated recording studio in Cincinnati which is just north of my hometown, Union, Kentucky. This label focuses on all areas of music but overall, they specialize in more modern music such as hip-hop and alternative among other genres. Blacklite offers a wide array of music that can be accessed from their website as well as the popular SoundCloud music app. Blacklite Productions certainly seems to lean towards a younger audience since they offer their product via applications mostly used by a younger demographic. Also, most of their clients are up and coming artists just trying to get their name out their. This is a solely independent recording studio that offers services to young artists from award-winning songwriting to mixing and mastering songs.  I think the most glaring issue with Blacklite Productions is having a limited audience in the Cincinnati since to gain more customers they would have to broaden their horizons or perhaps merge w...

I will occasionally check out the online news from Sports Illustrated magazine and the most recent package of news I read contained diverse types of images from the most recent week in the NFL to the Baseball postseason. Many images were of sports players on their respective sidelines during game watching on as the ballgame played out. For example, there was a very good picture of the Houston Astros dugout from their most recent postseason game as players were walking back from the field with mud on their shirts and teammates greeting them with high-fives.   Not only were different sports represented in each image, but different races were as well. Football, Basketball and the other sports’ athletes come from diverse backgrounds and even though the NBA and NFL are predominantly black, there was diversity among the images. My favorite was of the Oakland Raiders sideline after they scored the game-winning touchdown on Thursday night football. There were many pictures of players ce...

Walt Disney probably didn’t think his company would one day become the home of an unbelievable number of subsidiaries and synergies. The Walt Disney Company has ownership of three movie-making juggernauts with LucasFilm, Pixar and Marvel Entertainment along with a plethora of television networks from ABC to ESPN. Marvel Entertainment has produced some of the highest grossing movies in the history of the box office in the past ten years since they began their Marvel Cinematic Universe and ABC is home to some of the most popular shows on TV such as the hit sitcom, “Modern Family”.   Disney has subsidiaries that fit well together by appealing to a similar audience. Marvel Entertainment makes superhero movies based off comic books and LucasFilm is responsible for the Star Wars film series. Both properties deal appeal to fans of fantasy and action/adventure and both have succeeded in gaining a mass audience greatly in recent years especially. This leads to synergies between LucasFilm...

I asked my Mom, Jennifer Dornoff, how television has had an impact on her life throughout the years and her answers were quite intriguing. Like many others from her generation, my Mom started with a black and white tube TV which required her to turn the dial to change the channel. Back then folks watched ABC, NBC and CBS most of time as those were the only real channels available. It wasn’t until the 1980s when the remote made its way into my Mom’s household which was also the same time her family purchased their first color TV. Cable TV was a momentous change for my Mom. She said that “everyone was so geeked up about it” and understandably so with programs like MTV, HBO and Showtime. My mom said she was “glued” to MTV and the VJs back in the day which she would watch on a small TV in her room as a teenager. I also interviewed my Uncle Greg who doesn’t watch that much TV so I knew his perspective would be unique. Uncle Greg thinks watching TV moderately is fine and how it’s meant t...