Media Ethics/Media Law

Rihanna Versus David LaChapelle

Copyright Issue

Rihanna's S&M video had VERY CLOSE similarities to David LaChapelle's music video's. After the video was released tweets and FB status' claimed that it was very close to David's video. Anywhere from the outfits to the backgrounds and actual video footage. All of it is very similar. The colors, prints, hair, make up, people, dances & looks. David is angry and now is suing Rihanna.

Propaganda in Advertising/PR

• Beautiful people

The type of propaganda that deals with famous people or depicts attractive, happy people. This makes other people think that if they buy a product or follow a certain ideology, they too will be happy or successful. (This is more used in advertising for products, instead of political reasons)

• Half-truth

A half-truth is a deceptive statement which may come in several forms and includes some element of truth. The statement might be partly true, the statement may be totally true but only part of the whole truth, or it may utilize some deceptive element, such as improper punctuation, or double meaning, especially if the intent is to deceive, evade blame or misrepresent the truth.

Beautiful People- This need not be explained. David and Victoria Beckham are without a doubt some of the most beautiful people on the face of this planet. Them advertising underwear is a perfect combination. I myself have single handedly bought a pair of Emporio Armani underwear just because of this advertisement. With them being in the advertisement it gives the some-what false illusion that if you wear the underwear you can be attractive and sexy like the Beckhams.

Half-Truth- Although there is no word statement in this advertisement, it definitely exudes a half truth. The half truth being that maybe if you wore the underwear you would look like that. Or if you were to wear the underwear you could have a girl like Victoria Beckham. Reality is you COULD look/have someone like them but only REALISTICALLY if you were in shape like them.

EMPORIO ARMANI ADVERT

Internet

I use the internet everyday. For purchasing things online, reading articles, Facebook of course along with various other things. I personally myself can recognize that I have an addiction to Facebook. I know I am addicted because every time I try doing homework that involves my laptop I end up on Facebook for hours on end just seeing what's new with other people. It has greatly affected my homework and study life because it drains much of my time and engulfs me in that world versus the world of my studies which clearly is more important. One way I found that helped fix the whole situation is to not connect to my Wi-Fi at home and just work from home like that. Other than that I found that not being so into it at all and being less stuck on FB has really been the only way in which to help me not get so addicted to FB.

Another thing I find that I was very addicted to was online shopping due to the emails sent to me every morning that I would check with flashing ads saying "30-50% OFF!" It immediately catches my eye and I feel that I MUST BUY SOMETHING. I must admit that it is a very bad habit which I'm working on. The solution to this problem was to remove myself from their online mailing list.

www.facebook.com

Television

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DULT4L8c8IM

Length: 2:38

Description: It is a video describing the differences between standard television and HD television.

Chapter 9: Television Part 3: The Electronic Industries

Quiz Question: What is the main difference between standard television and high definition television?

Answer: The main difference between the television sets is the size and resolution of the televisions. Standard =~425 HDTV= 720 or 1080