Imagine

This photograph was taken for the january 22, 1981 Rolling Stone Cover. It shows John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Why do I choose this photo you should be asking? Well, John Lennon is one of my favourite artists, and this photo was shot the same day he died(8 December, 1980). Probably, his last photography.

By the other hand, it was taken by the critically acclaimed Annie Leibovitz. While not her best work by any means, it combines two artists I really aprecciate, and a magazine I love.

John Lennon has been hailed as one of the most important and influential musicians of all times. He gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, and as an highly talented composer whose legacy and relevance on music industry is undeniable. Along with his wife, Yoko Ono, he introduced many elements of psichedelic rock and avant-garde to the band, improving his quality as an already proficient composer.

A shame we'll never get to see him again creating amazing songs, playing an instrument, or singing after this portrait.

Digital Journalism

www.emol.com

A kind of boring choice, yet I am not very fond of Digital Media. I am choosing just a generic Digital Journalism website that most people prefere before buying a newspaper, or even watching TV News. They are not that great either, besides, you can read an entire newspaper from this website as well.

Honestly, I don't remember how did I found this site. It's like common knowledge, if we take into account that it belongs to one of the most important association of companies(related to journalism) in our country.

I often visit the site to get a quick summary of all the news I need to know about of economy, the world, technology. However, I don't like digital media that much. People tend to believe that it provides a mass distribution of information and all they need to know about the everyday events. Nevertheless, it brings mostly scattered pieces of information, not a polished work of journalism.

Like in all the press, people are given biased viewpoints, and the primary aim of our career is not successfully achieved. Digital Journalism is making a substantial contribution to communications, yet it suffers from significant flaws, regarding misinformation. That's what happens when information is sold like regular merchandise, and so we should start worrying about this situation.

The piece of Technology that I choose is my iPod Nano. The iPod is a media player that I bought a year ago. It is a music, image, and video player that has 8Gb of capacity. It was quite expensive, but I don't regret spending my money in this magnificent work of art; it was a pleasure.

I use it everyday, from the morning while I am starting with my activities, until the night when I fall asleep. I often listen music so I can relax and have pleasant dreams. Wherever I am, I can listen to my favorite music bands, their entire discography or videography whenever I can. What I like about it too, is that I can keep it with myself at every moment: in my home, in the bus, even when I am studying. Actually I focus better if I am listening my music preferences. I draw inspiration from it and it makes me happier.

I could not imagine a day or two without my piece of technology. I would feel very empty and depressed. I just need to carry my iPod with me to do anything. If I lose, I would never replace it with any other media player, I would just buy a new one. The iPod is one of my jewels.

May I Introduce Myself?

I'll be looking for a prettier layout in the following days. In the meantime, I shall introduce myself in my first entry.

My name is Hernán Quiroz, I am 20 years old. I am studying journalism mainly because I could polish up my writing skills. I like to read as well, especially some literature authors. However, I would like to write about everything, and work in a miscellaneous magazine.

I am always having fun when I am listening music, watching a movie, travelling with my family to all kind of wonderful places, and having a good time with my friends. Also, I am learning to play guitar, so I have a new activity of my interest.

I was a bit skeptical about this course at the beginning, but I truly know that I made the right choice by taking it: I wanna learn many languages, and I'll need to speak english fluently for my future and career. Besides, I've had some special fascination for english since I was a child, when I started listening music or watching movies in that language.I expect great things from every english lesson, and I hope we get to know each other by using this tool.

Bye Bye!