WEEK 13 - THE LAST LECTURE

Steve Molk presented the last lecture on all things social media. Steve Molk is a part of the ever-growing blogging phenomenon, with himself creating his own blogging website “MolksTVTalk”. Molk mentioned that regions of China and Korea banned social media sites in fear of the society creating a different opinion than the government and it is reasons like this why blogging is so important in this modern era. It enables us to communicate and connect with millions of individuals with little input from the government or major controlling organizations. Society can create their own communication avenue, still with multiple opinions however does not include over-controlling or manipulative government imputes.

Steve Molk then illustrates how powerful blogging can be. Journalist Mia Freedman at the age of 19 started work experience for the popular youth magazine of Cleo. 5 years later she became editor of chief of Cleo, Cosmo and Dolly.  After working in mainstream traditional media, Mia decided to channel her writing to the new social media revolution. She created her own blogging site of Mamamia, a blog that currently has 500 000 monthly page visits. The blog covers fashion, current affairs and youth culture. Molk went on to say this is why newspapers and magazines are a dying breed, blogging website like Mia’s is what society wants now.

Molk then went to talk about the popularity and importance of twitter. Twitter is instant and allows conversation. Personally, I’m still getting used to twitter, I like that I can connect with anyone that owns a twitter account, but I cant help but think there are still millions of people that don’t have a twitter account, what are they thinking? I already know what celebrities and governments are thinking through television, radio and newspapers. What about the individuals struggling with the famine in Somalia, the North Korea citizens, the slums of India communities? I guess I’m not easily satisfied with a 140 character sentence by Julia Gillard or Miley Cyrus. However I think it’s something ill have to get use to because as Molk saids, it’s hear to stay.

I always wanted to be a journalist writing in actual papers, but I don’t think I’m going to win this battle. I realise that if I do have a journalism career it will be in social media.