Michelle's Media Blog

TOPIC 2: CAMPUS RADIO --  A group of students is checking out the possibility of launching a radio station based at LBCC.   What do you think of this idea? Does it seem feasible to you? WHY OR WHY NOT? I think that it could be a good idea but not sure that it would be something that would or could sustain itself in today's internet world. I think it could be used to bring the campus's together and could be a good source of information for the students.  2. What   TWO   programs/formats/services   would you recommend the station adopt in order to build a loyal niche audience. Be specific, give examples.   (Note: Also be sure to consider programs/formats that are  not being offered by the area's commercial and nonprofit radio stations.) I would say that it would need to have maybe a talk portion that covered activities and sporting events around campus. Maybe even talks with the coaches, professors, etc. Things that people wouldn't hear anywhere else. I th

Describe an instance in which you or others may have tried to "protect" someone from music's "corrupting influences," or a time when something you listened to "crossed the line" or raised the eyebrows of others.  I can't think of a time that others would have "protected" me from music because I have never listened to much of anything except good old country music. I do remember a time or two when my son was younger thinking some of the music he and his friends listened to was questionable. More because of the language than anything else. I guess my background in library has stretched over to music as well as banned books. I feel it is not necessarily my place to tell someone what they are listening to is offensive or not appropriate. I do draw the line when other kids can hear it at school or something and we talk about what is school appropriate and what isn't.  2.  How did you feel about the experience? As I said I usu

What THREE magazines, either in print or online, have you read over the years? Write about your interest in these publications, and what they say about you and your interests? What, in particular, do you like or look for in these magazines? Cite some examples. The magazine I think about most when I think about magazines that I have read on a regular basis has to be Readers Digest. However, I haven't picked one up in years.  Growing up I would read them cover to cover when we were visiting my grandparents house.  They always had stories in them that caught my attention, it's funny to think about now that I don't read them anymore...  Might be time to pick up a copy.  Most of the magazines I read now are either gun magazines or wire wrapping magazines. Occasionally I will read a Woman's Day because something on the cover will catch my attention in the check out line at the grocery store. Usually it is something that has to do with weight loss or some new herb that

Banned Books! http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2012 This is a subject close to my heart, mainly because I am a grade school librarian, media assistant. Banned books are something that is often brought to my attention. I have been trained that no book should be banned and that everyone should have an opportunity to read a book, that it isn't my place to remove a book from the shelf. That being said I work in an elementary school and we do do a certain amount of selecting for grade appropriateness.  However I also have a section in my library where questionable books go and students must have written permission to check out books from that section. My main concern is that if a book draws questions the parents realize their student may be reading it and they might want to discuss that book with their student.  Do you see any books on the ALA list that you've read or know about? List some of them and what you thought of the book. T