JR's The Month in Review: August 2012

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Finding Nemo gets a 3D reboot, Angela Merkel named World's Most Powerful Woman of the Year, Jesse Robredo bids farewell, and PSY's 'Oppa Gangnam Style' Effect; those are some of August 2012's Headlines. The months of July and August 2012 were full of controversies especially in the world of politics, media and entertainment. It was a very sad moment for the Filipinos when an entertainment icon and a public servant passed just recently. Dolphy, The Philippine King of Comedy passed away last July 2012; whereas, Jesse Robredo, the former DILG secretary, passed away last August 2012. It was nine years when Finding Nemo gained worldwide box office success; it finally gets a 3D makeover. With the exciting news of Finding Nemo 3D, it was a very devastating moment for a community in Colorado as a shooting massacre happened within a local midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. In media, Angela Merkel gets named the World's Most Powerful Woman for the second consecutive year; Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga and Sofia Vergara also made the Forbes' list. This month, we also go back to what has been London Olympics 2012. Last August 2012, an innocence causes a riot worldwide. It's July 2012 and August 2012 in review.

  

  

JR LATE NIGHT BLOGS:

JULY & AUGUST 2012 IN REVIEW

No.	Headlines	Category	Date
1	"Oppa Gangnam Style" Effect	Technology	August 2012
2	London Olympics 2012	Sports	August 2012
3	Jesse Robredo	Local	August 2012
4	Dolphy	Local	July 2012
5	Aquino VS. TV Patrol	Media	July 2012
6	World's Powerful Women '12	Media	August 2012
7	Innocence of Muslims	International	August 2012
8	The Dark Knight Massacre	International	July 2012
9	Cruise & Holmes Divorce	Entertainment	July 2012
10	Finding Nemo 3D	Entertainment	August 2012

AUGUST 2012 TECHNOLOGY:

"OPPA GANGNAM STYLE" EFFECT

On track to become the most viewed video in You Tube history, PSY's insanely catchy K-Pop smash has been watched 330 million times, and is number one in Australia and the UK. You must have heard the wonderfully uplifting Gangnam Style, by K-Pop superstar PSY over the last few weeks. A brilliant satire on the excesses of Korean's version of credit card touting cashed-up bogans, the song has exploded on to the world's consciousness to such an extent that it has become the most-watched video of 2012. Since being posted on YouTube on July 15, Gangnam Style has bounced its way past Carly Rae Jepsen's hit Call Me Maybe, passing her 277 million views more than a week ago. Now, with 330 million views on YouTube in less than three months, Gangnam Style is closing in on Justin Bieber's Baby, which has amassed 783 million views since February 2010. As Africa, Europe and South America wake-up to G-Style, not only will PSY be number one by Christmas, he'll break the internet at the same time.

(http://www.news.com.au/news/is-gangnam-style-going-to-break-the-internet/story-fnejlvvj-1226485831716)

JR's In-Depth Review:

"Carly Rae Jepsen may have brought a big hit last June 2012, PSY brought a bigger hit that may be called as the Hit of the Year. Gangnam Style, a song by K-Pop Superstar PSY, is a dance craze which gained public attention just recently. With some publicity from the MTV Video Music Awards, The Ellen Degeneres Show, and The Today Show, PSY's Gangnam Style is set to become a future Billboard No. 1 song. Gangnam, according to what I have researched, is a local district in Seoul, South Korea where PSY was hugely influenced with.  It just shows how Koreans can keep up the beat when it comes to pop and culture. It just shows how powerful K-Pop is slowly becoming. I hope that Justin Bieber would't feel bad if PSY defeated 'Baby' as The Most Viewed Video in YouTube history."

JR's The Month in Review: June 2012

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Ann Curry leaves the Today Show, Mark Zuckerberg opens an initial public offering for Facebook, Carly Mae Jepsen's 'Call Me Maybe' Effect, and CJ Corona convicted; those are some of June 2012's Headlines. June 2012 was full of controversies especially in the world of politics, media and sports. It was recently reported by NBC that their lead morning show anchor Ann Curry is to be replaced by her co-anchor Savannah Guthrie due to losing ratings from rival morning TV show ABC's Good Morning America. Manny Pacquiao was also involved in one of the publicly-described 'most controversial fight' in the history of boxing as he loses to Timothy Bradley who has extended his undefeated record to 29-0. Jerry Sandusky was found guilty on 45 of 48 charges on child sex abuse; he is sentenced to 442 years in prison which would be a life-sentence for him. China is still not over the Philippines pushing the boundaries and demanding that the Scarborough Shoal is part of their territorial rights. With some controversies come good news from Google, they are probed to release their own tablet namely Nexus 7, which would compete with the Samsung Galaxy Tablet and the Apple IPad. It's June 2012 in review.

  

  

JR LATE NIGHT BLOGS:
JUNE 2012 IN REVIEW

No.	Headlines	Category	Date
1	Ann Curry leaving Today	Media	June 2012
2	Grandmother Bullied	International	June 2012
3	Jerry Sandusky Guilty	International	June 2012
4	CJ Corona Convicted	Local	June 2012
5	China on Scarborough	Local	June 2012
6	The Avengers	Entertainment	June 2012
7	"Call Me Maybe" Effect	Entertainment	June 2012
8	Pacquiao VS. Bradley	Sports	June 2012
9	Facebook IPO	Technology	June 2012
10	Google Nexus 7	Technology	June 2012

JULY 2012 MEDIA:

ANN CURRY JUST LEFT TODAY SHOW

Today show co-host Ann Curry broke down in tears as she said goodbye on NBC's morning show, apologizing to fans for not being able to 'take the ball all the way to the finish line'. Ann was accompanied on the sofa by Al Roker, Natalie Morales, and Matt Lauer - who supported her as she bid her tearful farewell, despite rumors he was the driving force in ousting her from the co-host chair. She said: 'This is not as I expected to ever leave this couch after 15 years, but I am so grateful, especially to all of you who watch because Matt and I - and everyone who sits on this couch - we often call ourselves a family, but YOU are the real Today show family'. The decisive moment came in the week of April 9 when GMA ended Today’s 16-year winning streak with 5.147 million viewers compared to Today‘s 5.134 million, a majority of 13,000.

(http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2165841/Ann-Curry-confirms-departure-host-Today-show.html)

JR's In-Depth Review:

"I really felt bad knowing that Ann Curry was leaving the NBC Today Show because of losing an amount of audience to ABC's Good Morning America. From 08 June 2011 - 28 June 2012, it was only a year of Ann Curry's hosting the Today Show. It was really a short amount of time for Ann Curry to prove herself on television. I think she did great knowing the fact that she has been a TV news correspondent for 15 years. Despite this, Ann Curry was reported to become Today's Anchor-at-Large and NBC News National and International Correspondent. I just wish that NBC will have their ratings move up to prove that this move was really a good one. I also wish Ann Curry good luck in her future endeavors with NBC News."