WP2 Writing Journal
“The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Audience Practices in Cinema, Television, and OTT Platforms” Notes
Given Questions:
Who’s the author? What’s their background? What are their credentials? Why should we
care what they have to say?
● When was the article published? What contextual details about the time of the article’s
publication should we consider? What, if anything, has happened since the piece’s
publication that casts doubt on the author’s remarks or alters how we see the article now?
● Where was the piece published? What topic or discipline does that publication specialize
in?
● What genre of writing is the piece an example of? Why do you suppose the author chose
this genre?
Themes: During the pandemic, society has learned to adapt to changing environments due to technological advancements. Capitalisms impact on individual autonomy
Conclusion: Theaters will be less occupied.
Important moments w/i text:
In regards to individuals w/i a mass group, “ it is the transition of the individual from being
himself/herself to an automaton devoid of will”
“capitalism liberated individuals, but the great economic and social forces of the age
actually took away the freedom of individuals and made them dependent on the results of the struggle between giant powers”
“Cineworld reports more than $2 billion in losses in 2020”
“no branch of art has died, it has only resurrected the interest related to itself by changing its form or resorting to technological innovations”
Discussion Questions:
Why is it important to know the difference between public and private space in regards to this reading?
Public space = the norm before Covid
More about the experience of going out
Private space = Post pandemic
shift towards individualism, privacy, and convenience
How is this possible?: technological advancements
Streaming (Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, etc)
Why have these streaming services become so popular?
1.) Cheaper compared to going to the movies
2.) Convenient (from your own home)
3.) Herd mentality (people don’t want to be in large groups post-pandemic)
4.) “We’ve learned to live without movie theaters.”
Author: M. Sami Okumus
His background: Professor and film director who got his Ph.D in Communication at Marmara
University in Istanbul, Turkey.
Discussion Questions
Since the article has more or less stated that we have learned to live without movie theaters, why do movie theaters still exist today?
How do you think movie studios have treated the production, development and marketing of new movies post-pandemic?
As the consumer, do we demonstrate individualism by supporting movies in theaters, watching streaming services, or neither
As consumers, what do we value most regarding online streaming?
How does capitalism, technology, mixed with herd mentality contribute to enormous changes in how an entire art form is displayed?
“A Shaky Bet: Legalized Sports Betting in the United States” by Brian A. Petrotta, John McGuire
Notes:
May 2018
- Prohibition of sports gambling
August 2021
- 31 states passed laws to legalize sports gambling
People spent $400B in illegal sports betting
- Solution?: Fantasy Sports
Fantasy Sports: interactive management of real-life sports teams
- New fantasy game: Daily Fantasy Sports (DSF)
o Created daily contests
§ Controversy: legal or illegal?
§ Decided in state courts
- Created a new market for sports and brought income to states
Study: fantasy sports changed the way people viewed sports
- Fantasy sports participation affected the number of TV views
- Internet changed the way people participated in fantasy gaming
- Had huge effects on economy
o Increased sales
o Media
- UK and Australia legalized sports betting:
o 1.) harmless
o 2.) no negative connotation to sports gambling
Social Cognitive Theory of Mass Communication
- 3 processes:
- 1.) Innovative behavior participation in DFS
- 2.) Adoption of behavior changed their advertising method
- 3.) Social networks Self-regulation and self-efficacy
Research Questions:
- Environmental, behaviorial, and cognitive effect on fantasy sports
- Consequences from legalized sports betting
- Most influential factors of adopting legalized sports betting
Analysis of Data
- 3 results:
- 1.) connection with friends and family
- 2.) Competition
- 3.) Apathy towards DSF
Legalization of Sports Gambling
- Gov’t should regulate and tax sports gambling
- Integrity of Game
- Intentions
Conclusion:
- SCT concluded that subjects were worried about environmental factors around sports gambling, which didn’t line up with fantasy sports.