MY AIM IS MY DESTINATION

March 31, 2006 at 6:27 am | In feelings | Leave a Comment

   Dreams are seen to be fulfilled .Everyone dreams but only few achieve those or turn it into truth. It is not easy to make a dream come  true, as it needs lots of hard work and devotion. If   the case is of aim or life goals, it is more complex and complicated.  Goals and dreams of life generally take several years to fulfill. It needs hard labor, devotion planning concentration to be fulfilled.Talking about myself, I always dreamt of being in Media field. I wanted to be in field of Broadcast Journalism so that I could be voice for voiceless and play the role of responsible citizen of world by informing and entertaining people. My goal in life is to open a News Channel in
Nepal and make it the best News Channel in my country.
    They are my long terms goals, which will take about 20 years to be fulfilled. Before establishing  News Channel in Nepal I want to work for  Print  media ,Radio  stations and TV channel  for several years  so that I could understand each and every prospective of media field . I think working  for  several  years on various  media field will  be beneficial for me  as will    increase  my confidence level . It will give me immense knowledge to operate and run   full-fledged News Channel. These are some of my short-term goals to achieve my overall dream.                       In order to be in field of television, I am doing my undergraduate with major Radio /Television. Undergraduate in Radio/TV is all about studies of   Mass Communication, writing reports for radio, TV and newspaper.  ; making programs and documentaries for television. I think my aim and course I am taking matches with each other. My undergraduate degree will make me able to stand in field of media.  It will help me to lead myself   towards my destination and aim.  That’s why  I think my major  is best for me too pursue my career in field of media .

  People who want to be in field of media should have qualities of   making public relation. For then communication skills and way of presenting them selves is vital. One who dreamt of being Newscaster or Program presenters must present themselves in lucrative way. As   my  communication  and  presentation skills is worst I think I should take  Speech Communication   as my minor. I want to take Speech Communication  as my  minor so that I could improve my  communication skills  which is taken as  most important assets for TV presenter .  Along with speech as my minor, I   want to take classes of Marketing and Business Studies, as they seem fabulous for my career.   

As my aim in life is to establish News Channel, I think it is good to know more about marketing and business. It will incorporate   with a business strategy, advertisement, sales and promotion of my News Channel.

In spite of all these wills and desires, sometimes I get depressed of being in this media field. Murdering  of TV person in countries  like  Iraq and  Afghanistan ,  trouble given by  government to journalist in Nepal   ,low salaries ,  risky  work  make  me feel like  quitting my  aims and my major Radio/TV.

  Some times, I feel like taking Aviation as my major or chose   Piloting as my profession. I was always attracted   towards    doing Bachelor in Aviation Engineering as I was always attracted towards that major after Radio/TV. Another truth is that  I always used to  dream  of flying aero plane  when I was kid .So I still feel like being pilot as they are  paid more than TV journalist  and  prestigious by profession too.

 In spite of all  these queries and  question  regarding  my career  I don’t like to chance my plan as I am stick up with that   . I have already  inclined myself to  be TV  personnel in my life, s o  finally  and ultimately I want to be in media field . I  want to be responsible TV journalist  who cares Human rights, Press Freedom , dignity  of humanity  and  hate crime violence , terrorism  and racial  discrimination .

reaction is necessary

March 31, 2006 at 5:43 am | In i think | 2 Comments

In the course race gender and mass media we are going through more specific topics of gender biasness and racism. These days we are not only interpreting how racism is hampering our society and culture but also   looking at how American government is trying to minimize its effects   .                                                                                                                                                     From February 13 onwards till February 22 we go through several topics of race, gender and its relation with media. We interpret, analyze and evaluate   its pros and cons. During this period we watched video called “Legislating morality” and we go through articles like Institutional /Cultural/Linguistic racism. Along with that we discussed about affirmative action.                                                                                                                                  On 20 th February, we discussed about institutional /cultural / linguistic racism.                                                                                                          Every institution in
United States is fully controlled by whites. From central government to local government; from big hospital to clinics; from universities to school whites are leading whole institution and maintaining racism. This is institutional racism.
Yes, I agree with this phenomenon of institutional racism, as its truth, and it’s obvious to be so. In
America white people have got privilege of first class citizen. They are encouraged to get good education. They are rich and are elite. So they possess chances to do better in life   and that’s why they are ruling every institution. They are trained to rule others as they have dark history of promoting slavery. On the contrary, other minorities like black have dark history of being slaves.  They are just free to think about themselves from last 100 years only. They have pains and sorrows of being slaves till now. They are far from opportunities to do better in life due to lack of education and proper environment.
So it obvious  to have institutional  racism ;as privilege  to develop career; motivation and skills  between  whites  and other minorities  lag far behind  from each other . They are unequal and unbalance too.Institutional racism has brought cultural racism too. Cultural racism is the imposition of racial political culture upon the lives of other culture willingly or not willingly.As culture is a  way of life of  people, cultural racism forces one to follow the culture of powerful  group  or majority ,so that he/she can assimilate in their culture.                                                                                                               I agree with this concept of cultural racism as I feel myself victim of it. After coming here in USA from small mountainous  Hindu kingdom  Nepal, I feel myself  alien  as I am  disconnected   from my culture ,  on the other hand  I have not been able to adopt to new American culture. I am in phase of assimilation to new culture. These days its hard for me too calculate dates and months of
Nepal which are in Bikram Sambat(BS) rather than in AD.I am being used to with AD. Along with that I don’t  know  when festival like  ‘Holy’(festival of color ) falls but I remember  when is valentine day and Christmas.
In
Nepal, I never used to call elders by name as it is regarded as disrespectful. But here I am getting used  to calling elders with name, as it way of life here.   So I feel my self victim of cultural racism and I found myself in phase of transition   to new culture.
Cultural racism has favored linguistic racism to. As language is part of culture, we are facing linguistic racism too. We can just take example of English, which shows how linguistic racism occurred. When
Britain emerged as the super power of the world by making world its colonies, its power affected the whole world. As English was their language, its force other to speak in English. Consequently culture of speaking English developed world wide and finally  every  people were attracted towards this language  and now every where in the world English is teaches  as compulsory language in schools , colleges and universities . This shows how the influences of power change whole society, community or world.
 Affirmative action is the set of public policies and initiatives designed to help eliminate past and present decimation bases on race, color, religion, sex one national origin. Main motive towards introducing affirmative action was    to help African American become full citizen   of the
United States.
I think plan to implement affirmative action was right initiative to empower black people or minorities to bring them in main stream development by giving them priorities. Along with that I feel that this concept have been misused too.    I personally  feel that it is good to give priority to the equally qualitative people of other  color rather than majority, but again if the same trends continues  of just giving  priority  to color  rather  than qualification . I think it will bring another conflict or revolution.   In name of giving priority to minorities, one cant hurt majority, as some time equally qualified majority representative  may be kick out from  opportunity because of color. In democratic system I think every individual right, qualification views should be equally treated rather than giving priority to majority or minorities.              Legislating morality: affirmative action of burden of history is documentary which revolves around views of people of various post and occupation. It deals with positive and negative aspects of affirmative action.

.GARY OZANICH IN MY PROSPECTIVE

March 31, 2006 at 5:26 am | In feelings | Leave a Comment

  .GARY OZANICH IN MY PROSPECTIVEWith aim to be in field of radio /TV, I landed toNorthern
Kentucky
University as my educational   destination   . As my major is RTV, I took several classes of media studies of 100  level.  Contemporary mass media was one of them. I found the class of contemporary mass media more exciting  as I like  the way my professor teaches it . His lectures , his way to interpret things and using practical approaches to get into subject lured me . I decided to take interview of him. His name is Dr Gary  Ozanich.                                                                       Professor Gary attended
Michigan
University.  He did his under graduate   in zoology from there .Later on he did his graduate in telecommunication leaving his previous major zoology. He was very  confused about taking major in bachelor as he had seven majors .But as that was new era of development  in new technology and broadcasting he was attracted towards ‘telecommunications ’rather than studying animals.                         Professor became nostalgic when he remembered his time as new freshman in
Michigan. According to him early 70’ was critical and crazy .It was time of America –
Vietnam is war. So there were lots o protest and rallies by student in support and against of war. Students were politically active. Professor Gary had to sell his car for his graduate studies when he joined graduate in telecommunication .But days never remain same. He got success in his exams of life   .   He did PhD from
Wisconsin university. He did research on “mass communication and minor economy” .                                                                                        After being  Ph.D holder,he started his career as lecturer in

Michigan
University, same university from where he graduated .But he was not stable there as he got bored of teaching. His interest was in new technology of media which was in media market rather then classes and labs of university .He left the job and went to city of  dreams ”Network”. He started his working for   company name IDC which works in field of hi-tech communication system.                                                     Later on with ups and down in life, he moved to big prestigious company called Boozallen where he worked as media business analyst. He analyzed the market for TV, radio and other mass mediums. His team analyzed the importance of   weather channel. They came to a conclusion that it doesn’t have market value. But in present, he felt that their decision was wrong and he regret on that research.                                                                          After working for several companies, again Dr Gary Ozanich returned back to profession of teaching. He joined NKU. He joined NKU because his wife Leslie Oleksowicgze, who is doctor by profession got job in medical college in
Cincinnati. So he also came with her as he doesn’t want to be apart from her beloved mermaid. So he moved to
Cincinnati and joined NKU last semester only.                                                                               As he is in NKU from last semester only he found educational environment friendly here. He can’t forget holiday party of NKU   as happiest moments shared with friendly and cordially NKU staffs, professors and well wishers.                                                                       He found profession of teaching interesting and good as he feels  himself young ,active and good   when he is in between youth of university .He takes researches in university, community services and being in class as  good aspects of teaching where as he hate  dealing with bureaucrats.  He suggests   student to visit professor, stake on studies and enjoy college time to get success .In return he want 3ATT for being good student. That is attention in class, attendance and attribution for being good student. He wants to have cordial and mutual two way relationship between students and professors.                                                                                  He suggested youth to   approach everything with enthusiasm, try new ideas and keep moving for success in life as professor had also followed same success tips in his youth.Fun loving professor Dr Gary loves to watch sports on TV, and walking with his two dogs. He loves to read books. He find book called ’Protust’ by French writer his best as it brings changes in his life.                                                                    For him life is what it is and   he believes in motto “Do the next right thing” and take it as inspirational sentence of everyday.                           Talking to him was real fun. I enjoyed   it. Along with it I learned a lesson   from struggles   of   professor.  I   promised myself to use success tips used by professor on his youth.  I planned my self to ask for suggestions and advices from him if I get any trouble   in my career or in my education too. .  He has promised me to help me too.

My Theatre Experience

March 31, 2006 at 2:32 am | In feelings | 1 Comment

My  Theatre Experience 

 I was not in mood    to go to see ‘Chorus Line’   at NKU Corbett Theatre. I was depressed   and frustrated seeing my academic progress in NKU. I was graded B   C and even D in various paper and reaction essays assigned by my professors in my courses. I was feeling bad. In spite of hard labor and concentration on studies, I was getting low grades.  My   heart was gloom, heavy and discouraged at that moment.Santosh and Nima shouted at me, “Common Roshan, It is time to theatre.” Again, I was not in mood to go. They persuaded me to visit theatre as I had ticket for it too .They reminded me that I need to write paper on that too.                      Forcefully with heavy heart, I dressed up and came out of the apartment. Sun was   dim.  Chilled wind was blowing. It was dull evening as my mind and heart.  Through out the way I advised myself,” Why I am getting so depressed about my studies. Why I am afraid of hard labor, pains and struggle of life .Oh my god! just bring me out of these problems,” I murmured silently.I entered Corbett Theatre. It was eight p.m when we were there. Theatre was packed. I was just imaging how would be ‘Chorus Line”. I thought it would be romantic drama   with lots of humors and laughter in it. I taught again,” what a contradiction, I am serious, gloom and senti and I will be watching humorous drama .O h its real contradiction of life! “Drama began on scheduled time. Musicians played music. They played   a tap, a classical and melo dramatic rhythm. Light man managed light through out the stage. Actors  started performing their assigned roles. Whole theatre was silent  and glued to  big stage. I got lost in difficulties   of their performances. I discovered myself in actors and actress of’ Chorus Line”. They were struggling for their success in Broadway Show; here I was struggling for my career and good grades.”Oh we shared same story” my minds spoke out.  I  shared same  experiences like that of Don, Grad, Bobby and others   as they  had wonderful teen age, school time , aim and feeling to  do something  in  life as I have . Zach , Choreo  grapher resemble my professors who influenced me to do best and advised me to  work hard  to achieve excellent results, as  he did to Cassie. Cassies  story , Cassies struggles  at California, her  hard work, her motivation to do  best  and finally  her  triumph on competition Broadway filled determination in me to work hard. I started thinking” It is not only me who suffered from failures, but everybody passes from it. One who is determined to pass through it count  failure as  steps to success and be the successful  in life” I was turning philosophical .Physically    at that time I was in Corbett Theatre  but virtually I was in heart of people who  were struggling in  drama “Chorus Line. I was not there at that moment.  Suddenly Santosh shaked my shoulder, and ask, “How was drama”.  I  spoke with excitement” Mind blowing “I speak  with  myself  once again “ Why not , its changes me ,my attitudes  and filled  energy in me to  work hard for  success. Its   really motivational and inspirational “

reaction is going on

March 31, 2006 at 2:27 am | In i think | 12 Comments

With aim to learn how to analyze, interpret and evaluate the images and  On Message regarding the images and messages regarding women and people from medium of mass communication, started our class on 9 th of January.Our course RTV 105-003 Race ,Gender and mass media will examine  the historical development of  image  of women and study of other ethnic group which are after  referred as co called ‘ minorities “. Along with it, it helps to know about political and economic influences racism too.                                                                                                      From 9 th January till 23rd January we go through several lectures and viewing videoProgram along with reading assignment from black board too. We watched 3 documentaries . They were A] Angry EyesB] Question of race C] The color of race    and goes through articles like ‘white privileges” and “how Jews became white folks “and 1st and 2nd chapters of Racism, sexismand the media , which discussed on  “diversity in the land of majority  rule “  and “do the  media matters “ respectively. 

                                                               Documentary’ The question of race ‘was shown on 18 th January 2006. It is all about what people think about race .The questions of race ‘vividly presents the ideas of race through mindset up of several persons interviewed. It shows that people have varieties of ideas about race, its origins, its function and important.                                                                                                           People in documentary take race as history, a kind of ugly racism as a fun, as a poetry and as a difference.                              I agree with must of ideas  or views share by those person , as it carries the experiences  of happiness  or a bad experiences  they  faced due  to their race  of origin.                                                             I too feel that race is racism or bad history. Size of ones eyes or shape structure should not be the qualification to judge individual or group. Races have always stood as dark part of human civilization. System of making slave to black African by white people on past are all the consequences of the black skin color African posses. This shows that color or racism have created bad history. Race is the barrier for establishing mutual cordial relationship between the people.      In my opinion race is in grained too. It is bitter truth. Race matters when people fought for social and political matters. Races have become an agenda to fight between people of different origins. Races based on politics now which don’t allow people to think beyond the narrow wall of racism instead of broader space of humanity and brotherhood.                                                                                                   Finally in conclusion, race is all about thinking which prevails in   human minds as feeling of race which passes as culture transmission. Race is socially reality. We must reconstruct it show that one can be free from idea that race is all about color, size, shape of human being   body structure.

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