Topic Selection

While we are only entering our third week of school for Term 2, I have quickly picked up that this Term is really going to give me a run for my money. There is so much to do for every class, and trying to find time to figure out my topic for a podcast that isn’t due for months became quite frustrating at times. I spent much time going back and forth on ideas, until I fully nailed down what exactly is expected of us for this assignment… thanks to all my classmates posts on Moodle. 

I have chosen to go with the topic of On The Media. I am incredibly interested in talking about current issues and trends in my future, so I figured why not explore such a direction for this project? I throughly enjoyed the way that On The Media’s podcasts were set up, giving background information on the topic being discussed, pulling clips when possible of people involved and bringing in experts to give their opinion as well. For example, in their latest Podcast, one segment named, “Policing Gangs Through Rap Videos” held me captivated until the final seconds of the clip. Not only was the topic interesting and held broader relevance to the rest of society, but began with a quick intro, played clips of the Gang’s rap music, to help listeners with the undoubtable preconceived notion of rap most WILL hold, and brought in a law Professor to show support for a group of people who are usually thrown under the bus. The way their podcasts were set up is probably all I will be emulating as I do wish to add more music and make it as creative and beautifully sound to the ears as possible in order to create vivid images for my listeners. 

This technique I hope to apply mostly has to do with my specific topic I have chosen to discuss. I will specifically be talking about the rise and takeover of what has been dubbed as Clean Eating, and everything it encompasses from the clothes and music to documentation of its every step on multiple social media platforms. I will be investigating the positive and negative outcomes that have arisen from Clean Eating for all, and how far society should be going to conform to this new somewhat healthy norm.

At first I was skeptical to use SPARK, however when Thursday arrived and I was still unsure of a topic, I decided to pull up the webpage. Brainstorming topics and issues I am actually interested in did help, and Health ended up being one of them. Narrowing down my interest landed me with my current topic of Clean Eating and I plan on utilizing the academic planner as well to stay on track with my podcast. Students will benefit from utilizing resources their University has provided for them, and when it comes to decision making in a limited amount of time, SPARK can be especially imperative to success.