On October 7th 2010 Drew Curtis gave a lecture titled, “It’s Not News, It’s Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass off Crap as News.” The Lecture took place in Valders Hall of Science, Room 206. While Drew Curtis was here to give the lecture he was also here celebrating his 15th year reunion since graduating from Luther College. Having Drew Curtis speak is the beginning of the celebration for Luther College’s sesquicentennial celebration, and there attempts to bring back Luther College alumni to speak on lectures regarding the idea of “a journey.” Drew Curtis’s lecture discussed his journey with news, and how he has seen news turn into “Fark.” Drew Curtis is seen as having credibility in the media field not because he is a reporter but as a media publicist he has created the well known website, www.fark.com, and is the author of It’s Not News, It’s Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass off Crap as News, published in 2007. Not only did his book and website give him credibility, but he is also a respected graduate of Luther College.
I am now 20 years old, I did not have a cell phone until I was about to go into high school (and that was early compared to most of my friends). The internet was also not as easily accessible as it is today. When I was in eighth grade I was a bus buddy to a the kindergartners on the bus. I can still remember one girl who already had her own computer and cell phone. Today's generation is being exposed to media at much quicker pace than my generation was, and that was only about 15 years ago. More importantly we need to understand what outside knowledge students are bringing into the classroom. Where is their news source coming from? Is it even a reputable source? These are all essential questions, because children are in the stage of their life where they are defining who they are and setting habits that will follow them throughout their life. It is important that we make changes in our teaching style to accommodate students way of learning about what is going on in the world. Teach how to find reputable sources and look for important information that will serve them a purpose in the future.
I am now 20 years old, I did not have a cell phone until I was about to go into high school (and that was early compared to most of my friends). The internet was also not as easily accessible as it is today. When I was in eighth grade I was a bus buddy to a the kindergartners on the bus. I can still remember one girl who already had her own computer and cell phone. Today's generation is being exposed to media at much quicker pace than my generation was, and that was only about 15 years ago. More importantly we need to understand what outside knowledge students are bringing into the classroom. Where is their news source coming from? Is it even a reputable source? These are all essential questions, because children are in the stage of their life where they are defining who they are and setting habits that will follow them throughout their life. It is important that we make changes in our teaching style to accommodate students way of learning about what is going on in the world. Teach how to find reputable sources and look for important information that will serve them a purpose in the future.
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