We take advantage of the ability to record daily. We use recorded messages to learn, communicate, listen to music, watch movies, and many other things. Just within music there are so many messages we can convey that wouldn't be possible without recording. This is why Thomas Edison, Berliner and Maxwell are all so important. Granted, others may have been able to come up with the same inventions but who's to say they would be identical or invented in the same time period? The phonograph, gramophone and electronic microphone all pay crucial roles in shaping how our societies interact and function today. When we started talking about this topic in class, I was surprised I had never heard of the exact inventions before, especially the gramophone since it took a rather large leap, making recordings replay-able and the invention itself being so reliable and reproducible. This is one big way we take advantage of being able to record, by not teaching and informing people of the importance of recording in a more widespread way we are not subject to appreciate it like we should.
On October 23rd, WHAS posted a story explaining different ways to get involved in pumpkin carving in Louisville. The article opens by explaining how to carve and what materials are needed to do so. The article goes on to show different designs both just regular Halloween themes and designs specific to Louisville, like the skyline. While this article is truthful, entertaining, and helpful, it is not newsworthy and definitely shouldn't have been on the leading page of their website. While Halloween is a holiday most people in America enjoy and celebrate, many do not; and it only applies to the month of October. It was also not something that people had to know, it was just something they thought people might want to know. The front page of a news website should be reserved for things that matter more. Although, because it was on a website and not on the news show, it's not completely unacceptable that there be entertainment stories however, there should be a separate section for
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