Millennial Media Assignment 1

http://elitedaily.com/news/politics/drug-kingpins-son-save-community/1212759/

In the article titled "How A Notorious Drug Kingpin’s Son Is Fighting to Save His Community" is a run of the mill print text. Underneath the title of the article are social media tags that the reader can you to share on he or she's Facebook, Tumblr, email, Twitter etc.  I think interactivity is important because this article is

This article sticks to origin of journalism of pen and paper except it's a typed out text.  These links gave readers the options to share with other people faster and more efficiently. Throughout the article things are hyperlinked so that one can inquire more information. Hyperlinking within the article is effective because that shows creditability within the story and in-depth honestly.  When you link the links they take you to websites such as, Washington post and CNN which are legitimate websites.

Another way this article consumes a reader effectively is the structure of the text, the front is a size that will not strain your eyes and the paragraphs are spaced out so that you are not so overwhelmed you lose you placement or interest for that matter. This article is well in-depth and detailed all while not being to overzealous.  I think a story like this in the appropriate media because if this were a video it may get a bit dragged out and redundant because many people would be talking about what is apparent and that is how a man is trying to effectively change his community for the better.

 I think the story would have been even more interesting if there was a picture of Tony Lewis Jr as a child or even with his father somewhere within the article, that right there would have made me feel more compassion then I feel.  I do not think it was necessary to hyperlink Tony Lewis's partner in crime in the first paragraph because that is not whom this story is about and that may take a reader off course. Reading this article verse watching this is more effective to me personally because it black and white and having the hyperlinks within the story helped me answer any questions I had while reading and all while being able to go back to the story and continue reading with more of an understanding. 

This was a refreshing read because it was written by someone in my age demographic  for our demographic verse a CNN news writer. The one thing that kept me interested in reading the story was that it was a Caucasian man writing a positive article on an African American trying to make better of a terrible situation instead of focusing on the negative which seems to be happening a lot these days.  It is refreshing to see that race not being shown in a negative light for once.

http://elitedaily.com/humor/full-why-you-always-lying-vine-video/1212948/

The form of media used for this article is video. The article titled "There's a Full Version of “Why You Always Lying" and It's Hilarious (video)" has millennial written all over it, it's short sweet and to the point.  As we all know things of the 90s are appearing in fifteen years later from fashion, movies and now music.  We recently allude to "bye Felicia" from the classic 90s movie Friday. If you seen the movie you understand the hilarity behind begin called Felicia. Now we have the infamous "Why You Lying" video which is a parody to the original hit Too Close written by a well know 90s R&B group that went by the name Next.  My mom was a huge fan of the group and played this song along with many others while we cleaned house Saturdays yet ironically when I showed her the video it went right over her head, maybe that is her age showing which shows the strength of this video. This video pays tribute to a group myself and a lot of other kids heard when they were younger, guess that shows our age to ha! What makes this such a great piece to be video is because it depicts the essence of 90s music the semi baggy jeans and a button up opened while the winds blows it back. That right there put me into a nostalgic mindset, being seven years old watching Usher and Aaliyah videos on MTV. The strength of this video is that it its entertaining and short and it does not drag on. I think what would have made this article even better is a complication of video of other reenacting this parody which would show how interactivity is amongst video/ audio as well and not just comment sections and reposting the link. I think the writer overall did a great job and did not take away from the video with too much writing which I feel many do at times. He gave a brief synopsis and let the video speak for itself.

http://elitedaily.com/women/shop-fall-trends-budget/1213369/

Budge Babe: Here’s How to Shop Fall’s Best Trends Without Going Broke

This particular article used the best of both worlds pictures and text. An article on fashion uses text and pictures perfectly such as this article, the writer gives structured the article almost as a list and with sub headlines of different Fall essentials, a picture to describe the trend and there is a Pinterest tab in the top left-hand corner of the picture so that you can save it to your Fall inspo board if you choose to do so. I read articles like these everyday because I like seeing new trends but I hate reading them in generic magazines like Cosmopolitan, Vogue etc because they do not seem very diverse. Articles such as this one is written by someone once from my age demographic and has a more realistic perspective. I’d much rather read about a $40 handbag I can get at Aldo then to flip through Vogue and envy the 6’5 model wearing a $2,000 Hermes bag. This article is much more effective and and relatable because its created for the average college student. The blends of these two media work great because it makes it that much easier to help the reader plan a shopping trip and consider pieces that they may have never thought to own, which happens to me more times then I can count. I will say to make this article ever more effective I think the writer could have mentioned the idea of shopping with your school idea and coming up with fall trends you can save on by showing a student id. So many college kids are not aware of the importance of a student id and how much that card with an unflattering picture can do.