One of the ideas that we touched upon today in Intro to Digital Media was how media can be viewed. My professor gave the example of her son being in the paper without her knowledge. She stated that while the article was positive she viewed it as an upsetting moment because her son was in the paper. Other readers of the paper may have viewed the article as a positive thing.
Most people know about a comedian who goes by the moniker, The Oatmeal. He draws comics for his site and has published some books. On his Facebook page, he recently posted an article that was written as a response to a comic he drew about Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. The writer of the review was from Forbes and completely dissected his comic. Most of The Oatmeal's readers go to his page for humor. It is safe to say that they know what he says is exaggerated and he himself even stated that he exaggerates ideas for comedic purposes.
The Forbes writer viewed his comic as a negative insult to Thomas Edison, while The Oatmeal and his readers may have viewed it as a comedic and exaggerated approach on Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla.
In response to the Forbes article, The Oatmeal dissected the review himself and the result is quite hilarious.
I believe that this is a perfect example of how media is viewed differently by people.
Most people know about a comedian who goes by the moniker, The Oatmeal. He draws comics for his site and has published some books. On his Facebook page, he recently posted an article that was written as a response to a comic he drew about Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. The writer of the review was from Forbes and completely dissected his comic. Most of The Oatmeal's readers go to his page for humor. It is safe to say that they know what he says is exaggerated and he himself even stated that he exaggerates ideas for comedic purposes.
The Forbes writer viewed his comic as a negative insult to Thomas Edison, while The Oatmeal and his readers may have viewed it as a comedic and exaggerated approach on Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla.
In response to the Forbes article, The Oatmeal dissected the review himself and the result is quite hilarious.
I believe that this is a perfect example of how media is viewed differently by people.
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