For this blog post, I want you to copy down one instance where the author of the essay quotes another source. Type it word for word as you see it in the textbook. Then, once the quote is typed in, I want you to identify what makes it a good quote, in terms of format. For example, does the author introduce the source? If so, how? By stating what? Note any commas and punctuation within the quote. Also, please talk about any follow up discussion the author of the essay adds to the quote. Does the author end the paragraph with the quote? Or does the author talk about the quote? How?
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In 1970 Six percent of all Sixth graders had Tvs in their bedrooms; today that number is an astonishing 77 percent.
ReplyDelete-I think that this statistic is good because even though it is from awhile ago it shows how much tecnology has come into our lives.
- The puncuation of this statistic is pretty good. And I feel that it introduces the statistic well.
- The statistic really represents some of the major points in the essay. And that is why I choose this statistic and not other less informative stats, or quotes.
1970: 6% of kids had tv's in their rooms
Now: 77% of kids have tv's in their rooms
That is a 71% increase in 40 years
“The role of the press,” writes news media critic James W. Carey, “is simply to make sure that in the short run we don’t get screwed.”
ReplyDeleteThis is a good quote because it introduces the author, Carey, and also states his credibility on the subject as a news media critic. As well, it uses correct punctuation, a comma after press before the author/speaker is introduced and a comma after Carey before the next part of the quote begins, as well as ending with a period and end quotation marks outside that. The quote is good because it is very poignant and adds to what the author, Mindich, is speaking about rather than just carrying on with the paragraph through his own words. Before the quote, Mindich was speaking about how levels of engagement in the media can effect political life and this quote backs up his previous thoughts from the personal standpoint of Carey.
"On the broadcast networks, this shrinkage is measurable: In 1981 a 30-minute nightly newscast on CBS, minus commercials, was 23 minutes and 20 seconds long, according to Leonard Downie, Jr., and Robert G. Kaiser's 'The News about the News: American Journalism in Peril' (2002)."
ReplyDeleteThis is a good quote because it has the source. He varies his quotes by introducing them in the beginning as well as the ending like the format of this one. He also gives them credibility by also stating what book the quote came from in the same sentence rather than just the authors' names. It also uses the correct punctuation. It includes commas in the right spot, the use of a colon, and the period is the correct place--after the parenthesis. The sentence is in the middle of the paragraph. Mindich talks about how news is getting shortened, inserts his source, then proves how much it really has shortened.
"The role of the press," writes news media critic James W. Carey, "is simply to make sure that in the short run we don't get screwed."
ReplyDeleteThis quote is good and fits in really nicely with this essay. It is short enough and gets straight to the point. It is explained afterwards and has the person who is saying and where he works/what he does. They did not put where they found it though or any page numbers of the page that it was on. It just says the person who says it. The person did not use alot of commas either, because it is such a short tidbit of information.
"In 1970, six percent of all sixth graders had TVs in their bedrooms; today that number is anstonishing 77 percent." This statistic is good because it shows the quick increase through the years. Also it shows that 6th graders are more likely to wacth other things than the news because of their age. It does not say where they got this statistic from. The author explains after this statistic that more than likely 6th graders wouldnt be watching Peter Jennings.
ReplyDelete"As CBS News president Andrew Heyward declared in 2002, "Time is on our side in that as you get older, you tend to get more interested in the world around you.""
ReplyDeleteThis quote is a good quote because it begins by introducing the person who said it then used a comma before the quotation marks and ended with a period inside the ending quotation marks. After using the quote, the writer of the essay goes on to prove it wrong. This quote is in the first paragraph so the whole essay really proves the quote wrong like the author probably intended.
"As CBS news president Andrew Heyward declared in 2002,"'Time is on your side in that as you get older, you tend to get more interested in the world around you.'"
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent quote for the introduction because it sets up the premise that, although the news editors, and publishers, publicly announce why there is not a problem with media interest, they could not be so blind, as to ignore the declining trend. The author, David Mendich's use of the word, "declared," in introducing the quote, made the quote seem more formal and, emphatic than it probably was. He follows up his qoutation, and ends his paragraph, with his theseis statement in which he suggests that he has evidence to the contrary. Also, consideriing this essay was written in 2005, using a qoute from 2002 does seem to be within a reasonable time frame. Punctuation was correct,but the qoute itself seemed a bit alkward.
“Only 18 percent of Americans listed the Internet as a “primary news source” in a survey released earlier this year by the Pew Internet and American Life Project and the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.” This quote gives the reader information that is helpful to making the essay seem more legitimate. The author first gives the information received and then he says from where he got it from. The quote is the second sentence of the paragraph. After the quote he does bring more information in to explain the quote in more detail.
ReplyDelete“The roll of the press,” writes news media critic James W. Carey, “is simply to make sure in the short run we don’t get screwed.” The format of this quote is common, starting with the introduction to the main point of the speaker, then introducing the speaker, and finishing the quote with the important piece of the quote or the main idea. The author does introduce the source, however it is done in the middle of the quote instead of the beginning by stating the speaker’s name and occupation, giving the reader a sense of where he is coming from. All of the punctuation in this quote is standard to the type of quote it is, a comma inside the quotation marks in the first part, a comma after the introduction to the speaker and a period inside the quotation marks at the end of the quote. The author discusses the quote by saying how news media is supposed to dig up corruption and confront power so that the people stay in control.
ReplyDelete“The role of the press,” writes news media critic James W. Carey, “is simply to make sure that in the short run we don’t get screwed.”
ReplyDeleteThe author does a good introduction by giving source credentials as a news media critic. The author used good grammar and punctuation in this quote. The author does not end the paragraph with this quote but then discusses the quote. He does this by saying that it is the reporters that dig up corruption and policies that are unjust, unwise, or infective and informs the public about them.
Jacob Gerding
"The roll of the press," writes news critic James W. Carey, "is simply to make sure that in the short run we don't get screwed." The author intrduces the source by Carey already talking then says who he is in the middle of the sentence. The format of the quote is all correct for quotes that introduce who is speaking in the middle of it. There are commas in all the right places and quotation marks where they should be. The fact that the author says who is saying the quote and tells their profession give the quote credibility. I think this is a good quote because right before it the author is talking about how the media can effect politics and the quote goes well with that. It is saying if we don't pay attention to the media, we could make decisions that could be bad for us in the future. So it is saying it's important to be informed and the news is the source that informs us. The only negative thing about this quote is it doesn't state where the quote came from. We don't know if he was speaking somewhere or if it was taken from a book or other source.
ReplyDeleteAs CBS News president Andrew Heyward declared in 2002, “Time is on our side in that as you get older, you tend to get more interested in the world around you.”
ReplyDeleteIn this quote the writer of the essay introduces the writer of the source because this is the first time this source is being used. While introducing the source the writer also gave us the year it was written this way the reader knows that the information and the source is credible. The author doesn’t end the paragraph with a quote he uses the quote then he talks about the quote. After using the quote he ends the paragraph by relating to the quote and explaining how that quote is explaining the opposite of what he is going to be talking about for the rest of the essay. He uses this quote and then proves the quote wrong in the rest of his paper.
"In 1970 Six percent of all Sixth graders had Tvs in their bedrooms; today that number is an astonishing 77 percent"
ReplyDeleteHe formatted it so it seemed more "astonishing" by comparing it to a former year instead of just saying "Today, 77% sixth graders have a TV in their bedroom.
The source isn't mentioned in this particular quote.
The author has a semicolon in the middle, keeping the two statistics relative.
Further discussion could involve other forms of media like: laptops, cell phones, etc...
"In 1970, six percent of all sixth graders had TVs in their bedrooms; today that number is an astonishing 77 percent." This quote was embedded into the essay correctly and it supported the author's purpose. The quote was introduced and explained. Following the quote, the author writes a sentence that supports the significance of the quote. It stated that the sixth graders were not going to choose to watch the news if they had a choice of watching something more entertaining. Having this quote supported his thought on how the younger generation is developing a habit of not keeping up with today's global issues which would then carry on into adulthood. If this is the case, this means that the overall population of people keeping up with current events is diminishing.
ReplyDelete“The role of the press,” writes news media critic James W. Carey, “is simply to make sure that in the short run we don’t get screwed.” That quote is good because it ties in the author and his authenticity. He explains the importance of keeping up with the media, to help decision making for the future a lot easier. The grammar was good, I didn't see any mistakes
ReplyDelete"In 1972, nearly three quarters of the 34-37 age group read a paper daily".
ReplyDelete- The author formatted the quote so it is in their favor because the age group is not very large and in 1972 not everyone had a TV to watch the news on so they had to read the paper to get their news.
- The source is not mentioned in the quote at all.
- The author did not use much but he did use two statistics that are used such as the age group and the year and how many of them read the paper.
- More discussion about this would be other topics like TV in peoples home in 1972 or amount of papers delivered to houses.
"In 1970, six percent of all sixth graders had TVs in their bedrooms; today that number is an astonishing 77 percent." This quote shows how drastic technology has changed. The author put this statistic in a good place in the essay. It helps prove the point that news is not watched as much because today many teenagers have TVs in their room and do not have their parents influencing what is being watched. The author does not end the paragraph with this quote; he simply implies that sixth graders are not exactly watching news if they have a TV in their room. The author uses a semicolon to help show the drastic change from 1970 to today. He does not introduce the source or where he got this statistic from.
ReplyDelete"In 1970, six percent of all sixth graders had TVs in their bedrooms; today that number is anstonishing 77 percent."
ReplyDeleteI think this statistic is good because it shows the amount of change that happened over the years. It is a drastic change and shows how much everything has changed. It also shows that 6th graders are not going to watch the news because it doesnt interest their age groups. The text doesnt mention where the statistic came from. After the statistic is stated, the author explains that sixth grades will most likely not be watching Peter Jennings in their rooms.
“Unfortunately for Heyward and other news executives, the evidence suggest that young people are not picking up the news habit-not in their teens, not in their twenties, not even in their thirties.” This sentence is good because it points out the rest of the essay. It is the beginning of how the essay will be written and the structure behind it. The dash makes it known that these next points will be discussed in depth and it points out a statement to be emphasized.
ReplyDeletePersonally I was not in class on friday, thus I cannot complete this blogpost because I have no idea what text was read in class. Sorry for the inconvenience.
ReplyDelete"And when the news and its purveyors are seen simply as alternative forms of entertainment, they can't compete with the likes of CSI, Las Vegas, American Idol, and Fear Factor." This is a good quote because it talks about how news can't compete and be better than reality shows. It is also good because it gives specific examples of top shows that the news can't compete with.
ReplyDelete“If we are entering a post-journalism age- in which the majority of Americans, young and old, have little interaction with mainstream news media- the most valuable thing we are losing is the marketplace of ideas that newspapers and news broadcasts uniquely provide, that place were views clash and the full range of democratic choices is debated.”
ReplyDeleteIn this quote, the author introduces the most detrimental effect of this rapid decline. This quote ultimately leads the author into the part of the essay were he discusses the future due to this peneomena, and is therefore very important. The author uses punctuation to add to the quote additional information to the reader.
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