Week 4 Essay – Media 145 – Innovation, Honesty and Integrity

Creating entertaining media is very enjoyable, but it would not be as enjoyable if there was dishonesty or disrespect involved. Being aware of the stories and the facts that are being shared is really necessary to have a keen understanding of all the details and to fact check with multiple sources. In all forms of creativity being innovative is a crucial part of the process as you are, most typically, coming up with new and fresh ideas to share with the world. There are so many different forms of media and entertainment that have been caught with not having fact checked or have added information that was untrue, which really makes it not so enjoyable for us, the viewers. Then we have a hard time trusting those who make the movie or whatever it was. Being respectful of those involved also ensures you can have lasting relationships and be able to work together again in the future, if need be. Another form of dishonesty is in the editing process. Some ads over edit or move trailers can edit a movie to make it seem different than it is. Which could potentially draw in the wrong crowd and can cause an eruption of distaste among those who were appealed to it, just to find out it was not what it seemed to be. These and many more reasons are why it is important to be certain you are following along a strong and steady path of honesty and respect for your media and entertainment creations.