My Magazine

Magazine Idea:

Name: SHO (pronounced shough)

Concept: The concept of the magazine is to combine things that are popular in urban culture like music, sports, and even politics.

Readers: People who are fans of hip-hop, enjoy talking a little, and are interested in sports. Males between 15-30

Competitors: SLAM magazine, The Source, XXL, Playboy, Maxim

Advertisers: Clothing companies, Musicians, Shoe Companies, Video Games, Music Schools.

Articles: 1. The basics of "fruity loops" beat making software
2. Refining your jump shot
3. What you need to know about "Free" Healthcare
4. The Miami Heat...Yes another article on the Miami Heat.
5. The top 50 songs of all time.

The Cover: The first issue would have a picture of me standing in the middle of a basketball court dunking a baby.

The Most Influential books in my life

One of the most influential books in my life is The Bible. I went to church from age 0 to 18 every Sunday. As an adult I picked up the bible and began to read it and realized that I could not possibly believe anything that was going on in it. I was forced into believing in God, but the bible made me realize that I didn't believe in any of it.http://www.amazon.com/Holy-Bible-King-James-Version/dp/1565633253/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255314498&sr=8-1
Another influential book in my life is "Total Impact" by Ronnie lott. This was a book written by former All-Pro safety Ronnie Lott. The book talks about how Ronnie overcame many hardships to make it to USC and the NFL. This book motivated me from a young age to be competitive and try to be a winner at everything I do.http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Ronnie+Lott&x=0&y=0
A book that I read from a young age that stuck with me throughout the years is "Holes." This book taught me that bad things can happen to good people but if you work through it, you can make things better.

My Media Project

If I were to purpose a media research project, it would be on the effect of racial suggestiveness in advertisements on TV. Recently, it seems as though a lot of commercials play to certain stereotypes in races in order to be funny or ironic. For example, in this taco bell commercial, it portrays a Latin-American lady as being a nagging sandwich making woman in an office. The white guy in the commercial even mimics the lady when she says "5.50." I would like to conduct a study amongst my classmates to see if they notice things like this in commercials and if they are offended by them. Do you think it looks bad on the company making commercials like this? If so, why would they choose to take the risk of damaging their image just to possibly make a few people laugh?