Tuesday, December 10, 2013

My Communications Course Experience: Week 14

        Well, I'll start off by saying before I got to my class, I thought my communications professor would be a total Nazi. Thank goodness the wasn't the case! He worked with me because yes, I am a slow learner. Sorry. Before I came into this class I knew absolutely nothing about technology. I'm an old soul, I have to admit. So, iMovie wasn't exactly my forté. But now, I can finally say that I know how to put two videos into one, which is a major accomplishment for someone like me. 
        From editing videos, to sound clips, things just got easier for me overall. Being a journalism major I figured it would be extremely important for me to know more about technology and editing. Especially considering how I can't afford my own tech crew just yet(:. I'm relieved and complacent with knowing that I can work programs such as Soundcloud, Spreecast, and iMovie. Thanks Prof. Bogandoff! Not so much for challenging my love and appreciation for Michael Jackson but for everything else…thanks. Thanks a lot.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Michael Jackson Interview w/ Jesse

FIVE Interesting Facts About Me (Week 13)

1. I'm a pastor's daughter

2. I'm black and italian

3. I major in journalism and hope to be an author in the future

4. My ultimate goal in life is to have a talk show

5. I look up to Tina Fey and Chelsea Handler

The Famous Fedora: Up For Sale?! (Week 11)


Apparently Michael Jackson's renowned fedora is being put up for sale. This extremely valuable item is not the first of his belongings to be involuntarily put on the market. In my opinion, such precious memorabilia should be under the family's possession. This is no item that should just be hung up on any stranger's shelf who is able to afford it. With that fedora comes great memories, and I believe that it symbolizes one of Michael Jackson's greatest accomplishments. This fedora is from Michael's "Billie Jean" performance in 1983. When he performed, the TV special was watched by 450 million viewers. And now, anyone who has almost $5,000 can own this. His "pal" David Gest decided to put it up for sale after Michael Jackson's death, clearly without any consent. What do you all think about this? Should the Jackson family fight for the most famous fedora of all time?

Friday, November 15, 2013

Kanye West Rant on Michael Jackson! (Week 10)


Let's not jump to conclusions here. I am also a big Kanye fan. Kanye is also a huge fan of Michael Jackson, so this rant was not directed towards Michael, but it was directed towards the pressure people put on Kanye to be like Michael. And recently, Kanye was said to have ranted about Michael Jackson at one of his shows. As most of us know, Kanye West is extremely infamous for having no filter when he rants about something. He says, "They say they don't agree with the way I do my interviews. They don't agree with my self-confidence. They said, 'Michael Jackson wouldn't do that.' I said, I aint Michael Jackson motherf***ker!" Well, that's Kanye for ya! No artist could ever compare to Michael Jackson, Kanye shouldn't be pressured to mimic anything he does. I can understand how he could become so frustrated. What do you guys think? Leave comments below!