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"In the driver’s seat there lay folded a paper: one of the colored ones, the pink or the green editions of the diurnal dogwatches, with a thick heavy typesplattered front page filled with ejaculations and pictures. "
In these context, I think it refers to some kind of journal or pamphlet describing daily news and events.
A dogwatch seems like a daily rendition of the most exciting and shocking news. Perhaps it contains some gossip and pictures that are considered improper.
Some of the content may be seen as improper by conservative people during the time period. Similarly, to the example you used in class about not being able to use words such as pregnant on television; some of the content may be unappealing to those that want censorship.
A dogwatch, according to dictionary.com is slang for “the period, after regular editions of a newspaper have gone to press, during which staff personnel remain on duty to away any new developments that may warrant an extra issue,” so Faulkner’s “diurnal dogwatch” could refer to one of these extra issues.
I also think it’s worthwhile to mention that watchdog journalism refers to a form of journalism aimed at identifying societal problems.
- Molly Deng
A dogwatch looks to be almost a tabloid form of news, one where the stories are based on gossip and probably indulge in things that are not exactly factual. It appears to be an entertainment form of reading.
A dogwatch provides instant information about their local organizations and overall society. This involves news that is highly demanded with factual statements from public officials to confirm a story.
In the context of the story the “diurnal dogwatches” seem to be brief daily newspapers or releases and perhaps the different colors/editions represent different types of news (e.g finance, world, sports,etc).
A style that uses ejaculations intends to create short writings that tell a story thus engaging the readers interest without dragging on the story,
rather than short to ejaculate in writing means the tone of whats being said is quick and sudden, and almost like it was written without second thought.
With the above comment in mind then, I think a dogwatch is some sort of a gossip column. I’m imagining that it is similar to the modern day lifestyle outlets like Buzzfeed or Perez Hilton who report pop culture breaking news the minute its heard and then fact-check later.
I would imagine a dogwatch is like a tabloid filled with sensational journalism, as evidenced by the combination of different colours, pictures, and crowded type.
A dogwatch seems to refer to a type of newspaper, delivering current events through eye-opening headlines and a lot of pictures.
So, a person who is considered a “dogwatcher” is someone who is up and about during all hours of the night, prowling for the latest scoop. Perhaps, this edition is called the “dogwatcher” because its all the news being gathered for when the reader is usually asleep. Maybe all the materials described here (paper, font and pictures) is everything the journalist is going to use for the next morning’s paper.
A dogwatch is the news that wasn’t reported on the regular channels, instead it was caught while the dog was watching.
A dogwatch is an daily newspaper/magazine publication with flashy images and designs to catch someone’s eye. Not as highly regarded as a standard newspaper.
Basically the style is fast. Short sentences. Things that catch the eye.
Everything is based off quick attention-grabbers thatll grab the people, but as a downside it might not be the most useful information (you find this style on the internet alot in ads.
I would say that a style that uses ejaculations would be very explicit and attention grabbing. I would assume the style entails really provocative headlines and short blurbs that would entice an audience to read on.
I would say that a style that uses ejaculations is probably focused on sensational phrases and words to grab the attention of a passing glance.
Ejaculations is straight to the point. They gravitate to an audience that wants immediate answers. It attracts their attention, which can boost viewership to their respective website. They don’t provide enough valuable information to educate readers on a certain issue or story.
A style that describes multiple actions with not too many wordings. I believe comic books use this type of style. The style also allows the reader to imagine beyond just the meaning, but play the action in the mind.
Styles that use ejaculations would consist of attention-grabbing action-packed words like “STOP” or “BUY NOW,” perhaps with a heavy handed use of capital letters and exclamation points.
A style that uses ejaculations are timely, attention seeking wordplay that stimulates the reader.
A style that utilizes ejaculations, is in your face and quick read style. Your attention is grabbed, and the information that the writer wants you to know is given easily. It could be used in short read articles, or as a tactic within longer pieces, to depict the moment it is covering.
Just for clarification, if the paper is in the driver’s seat but the driver I presume is sitting there, is the paper simply on the driver’s lap?
But to answer your question, to be in the driver’s seat means to be in control of something so I assume that the headlines on this paper is what is guiding society forward at the time, it’s representative of the era perhaps. However, I also noticed that the newspaper is folded which means it’s unread.
For the paper to be in the driver’s seat means that the driver’s seat is currently vacant, which means the car is probably not in motion, and perhaps might even be empty. For a tabloid to be sitting in the driver’s seat must mean that someone must have put it there, maybe as a reminder in order to read it in the future.
The driver is a very vital part to the vehicle, without him the car won’t move. Similarly, the dogwatch might be something important, which like the driver will put the story in motion. The paper is about aviation and features Colonel Feinman, who made the airport which will be a big setting in the story. The driver’s seat might also symbolize control, and power.
Faulkner places the paper in the driver’s seat to signify that news should be readily accessible. But I also think that the positioning of the paper shows that the news starting to take precedence in that time period.
I believe that Faulkner expressed that the paper was in the drivers seat to show meaning of control, possibly the control that the media has taken over his life. Either someone chose to leave it there, or symbolically the paper needed to be in Faulkner’s view.
I think it’s as a sense of control. The driver is in control of where he’s headed in the future, and the paper has similar control of where the future is headed, that is to say what is or is not covered by the media can directly or indirectly affect what’s going on in the world.
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Its defining an style of writing that is distributed loosely meaning that there is not pattern or structure being followed.
It sounds like yellow journalism because the “thick heavy typesplatter” reminds me of those exaggerated, eye-catching headlines used to grab people’s attentions.
The “thick heavy typesplattered” front page suggests that the piece is of a journalism whose main intention is to grab the reader’s interest with excitement. Heavy type indicates that the front page is really set on attracting a reader to the story.
Thick heavy typesplattered can be compared to tabloid journalism. It will emphasize on jaw-dropping stories or incidents, gossip columns, and other trendy headlines. The sole purpose is to generate attention through four to six word catchy quotas. They also use some type of unique caption.
Such a phrase brought to me the thought of blood, especially the words thick and heavy. Blood is not the most pleasant thought to have, so it could be a way of alerting the reader, enticing some senses to read more carefully.
The use of the phrase “thick heavy typesplattered” sounds redundant on its own, which could be the writer emphasizing how unnaturally crowded the text was on the paper, probably with no central focus and no logical place for the eye to follow. It makes the journalism sound unprofessional, or at least lower-tier.
Phrases such as “thick heavy typesplattered” illustrate that the primary focus is to captivate the reader through large-font headlines, juicy stories and rumors.
It as simple as looking at the tabloids in your local supermarket these headings and titles scream at you, and some may read others won’t , but the look has grabbed your attention.
It is fascinating how media outlets are able to craft and manipulate a story that doesn’t have much importance in regards to worldwide issues and make it sell.
I think what is being said about journalism with the phrase “thick heavy typesplattered” is that is it exciting in your face reporting. Not only is the story exciting, but theres a lot of information behind it and the information itself is heavy.
A very exciting world is presented by the author, where you can read of a reporter that seems very intrigued already by the stunt pilots and their lives.
I have a slightly different impression. With the ejaculation style style of writing and the thick heavy typesplatter, the reporter’s world seems very short-lived and dramatic but at the same time very lively.
No. I dont think so. I think it deals with just daily news about the town and, more specifically,deatils the aviation show such as what pilots are on the roster that day, and the time each one of them is on.
The author formulates an aura that can compare to a very competitive world. This competitiveness makes for high energy, where the reporter wants to get stories from pilots and know about their day-to-day life.
It seems the reporter lives in a world with a variety of journalism, since he had to specify the paper was “one of the colored ones,” meaning there are other types of journalism existing, at least one without so much colour, pictures, or ejaculations.
The reporter’s world is portrayed as kinetic and vibrant, but the tone suggests a grandiose version of reality.
The world the reporter is face paced, with articles that are exciting enticing, everything is covered, and its competitive. He not only has to get the big picture story, but what happens on the dogs…watch.
There’s this first impression where everything is lively and exciting, but the reality of it is a much less sensationalized version of what’s going on. The reporter’s aware of his place in that sensationalism though, knowing that there are other forms of journalism that are less dramatic than his own.
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