Sorry for that last little rant on Lecture 5, I'd just been watching Grumpy Old Men, and thought I'd channel it a bit. It doesn't, however, change my views on the topic. But back to the mainstream of this evenings symposium, Lecture 6. After faith lost from the Sound Lecture, I stayed home for this one. Really quite hypocritical of me. I've heard that reading the slides is just as good. Let me tell you - it isn't. There isn't a lot of information on it, so discerning opinions on it was quite hard. I think it was talking about the differences between now and then, which seems like a common theme in this course. A sign, perhaps that this monumental shifting won't be finished until long after our cohort hits the workforce.
I think that Commercial Media shouldn't have a place in our media spectrum, but it's hard to deny that they do their job damn well. Also, it could have a larger net of influence over what we see. TV Stations need viewers to sell their advertising to, and therefore they need shows to attract a large audience. Thus, they won't let on shows that would turn viewers away from their station, so they must have a large comb, stroking the hair of quality. This said, I highly doubt that's the case, when people would prefer to watch something like Neighbours over something with (arguably) more integrity and quality, like Antiques Roadshow for example.
I think Commercial Media delivering on the "Public Trust" front is like the healthy menu at Macdonalds. Yeah it looks like it's good, but underneath it's still the same old shit.
Overall they have their pro's and con's, but no matter what, I'm going to keep muting the ads and laying down my own voice-overs in between my favourite shows.
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