Jarvis

In his article “the press becomes the press sphere” Jarvis speaks of how our news, and our process of receiving news about the world around us, has drastically changed. He makes the argument that instead of receiving news only from the press we are now receiving it from sources all around us. These sources include peers, media, and search engines. Not everyone sits down and watches the news like they used too but virtually everyone does have a cell phone or computer. Because we are surrounded daily by these technologies we receive news at the touch of a button and so we are constantly trying to stay informed. I agree with Jarvis and how he has said our process of receiving news has changed. It is an astounding thing that humanities technology is at the point where it is and we ought to be more grateful for our daily luxuries and amenities. I too have found myself surrounded by technology and therefor information. As I sit here on Saturday morning I am watching TV next to my cell phone while on my computer. I have also visited facebook twice in the past five minutes while writing this. Now look around yourself and see what you can find. Jarvis’s argument is well articulated and well presented. There is, however, a slightly confusing diagram Jarvis presents of the “new news process” that sort of disrupts and confuses his logic. The diagram seems messy and odd but somehow leads into his next diagram decently well, covering the unorganized diagram. Overall though the logical design is there and Jarvis makes an extremely convincing argument.