Dead Sea Media Rises

Welcome to Dead Sea Media, a video commentary blog. My name is Michael Ciuffini and I have decided to follow the patterns of various online video portals. The topic of choice for this particular blog is Death.

Posting video clips online is now the norm across the globe. Computers all across the world are capable of uploading and downloading video created from virtually anywhere. Popular video clips can be posted by any user on any of the most popular video sharing websites on the web (see link list to the left).

Although many video clips are created for kicks, many companies, aspiring filmmakers and trend makers are leaving their mark in the online world. Visuals that appeal to the Internet audience are being intertwined with marketing messages, selling concepts, products and brands.

Where the line seems to be crossed time and time again is in the coverage of death. Death is an intriguing part of life. It is where emotion collides with curiosity.

My project will analyze and conceptualize the coverage of death, and the issues surrounding it, in contemporary media. Over the next month, I will be embedding videos on the Dead Sea Media blog from various online portals to emphasize arguments and back-up opinions posted by DSM.

Videos may show graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.