1. In follow-up to the first lecture we had in June, you need to make sure you have a clear understanidng of
Definitions of the media, and of news
Various modes of news production and representation
Media: various instruments used in circulating news, information ... also entertainment
News: recent events that meet a set of 'selection criteria' - already discussed
(see Fowler 1991)
Modes of news production and representation: audio (radio), visual (print, i.e.
newspapers and magazines), multimedia (sound and text and visuals,
i.e. TV and i-net)
2. Also in follow-up to the first lecture, you are to register as followers of this blog, so that I can receive a weekly report from you ON THIS BLOG.
3. And finally, you are to follow the link provided on this site to create your own blog.
Thus you will be working directly on my blogsite, AND you will be writing your own blog.
4. There are readings available with Mrs Williams, from
Coetzee, J.M. 1996. Giving Offense – essays on censorship. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
These readings are an introduction to the TOPIC
Freedom of Speech : Freedom of the Press
This is the topic for week 2 - so you need to prepare the reading in order to make good sense of the work that will be introduced next week.
I'll be checking my site as from Thursday 23 July when I expect to see all class members registered as followers on my blogsite.
Enjoy the adventure of using New Technology!
i hope i can adapt to this form of coomunication cos i'm a bit technologically challenged!
ReplyDeleteThese is quite an adventure Prof, especially for someone like me who is technologicaly challemged.
ReplyDeleteGood day Prof! I hope yhis will be an exciting learning curve for me. Blogging technology is said to one of the new technologies that helps communication a lot. I will be there fulltime.
ReplyDeleteInteresting stuffies indeed. Have spent hours on it already and quite excited. Prof, could you please give us a bit more info on the weekly reports that you require. Deadlines, content, etc. Thnx
ReplyDeleteGood day Prof. It's me again. I think I have the same feeling as Wesley. May be I am missing something because I am not too clear on what I should have done this first week. Would you please clarify?
ReplyDeletethanks for requesting that i'm also confused about what was expected of us for the first week. was it only the 300 word intro?
ReplyDeleteWell well, a bit delayed I guess. Good day Prof and all. What an exciting and productive network where we can publish our opinions, I mean, what we really think. I am hopping with energy and looking forward to this advanced form of media.
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ReplyDeleteI can't still see my details on this blog, and yet i registered last week. What is going on?
ReplyDeleteYo! Finally...I am connected. Please Prof,note that i have written my response since last week. Unfortunately as it were, i have been unable to get it right; i was using a blog(2642737@uwc.ac.za) which i thought was right and connected and following your blog. Please refer to my blog.
ReplyDeleteI think that the advent of blogging brought about agency and voice, especially to those who have been unable to express themselves in their very private way. Blogging, i think, is a medium that could be addictive, especially when one has gotten to know its full potential. At this point in time, i am still learning to use this wonderful and amazing form of media. However, i have the feeling that i would not regret ever making an attempt to learn in depth about it. The reason i think blogging is the an important new form of media is that, apart from the fact that one can express oneself in your own way, one can also get immediate feedback, unlike other form of media such as the television, radio etc. The fact that blogging is unmediated is also an improvement in the world of media, especially when democracy is taken into consideration. By mentioning democracy, the aim is to bring to mind the fact that in a democratic state, the citizens are expected to know about their rights of freedom of speech, freedom to express their opinions in whatever way deem fit- the internet and blogging as a new form of media supersede the barrier to those freedoms other media are characterized by. While the television, through an editor, will fail to report an undiluted private opinion of an individual about the president of a country, the only editor in blogging is the individual and he/she can 'chop and patch' as they want. Another importance or advantage blogging has is that it is a very fast form of media. A message can get to an intended recipient as soon as the message is sent; in a minute at most, without the exception of bad network, the recipient is definitely reading the message. Finally, the fact that blogging is also accessible for education adds to its qualities. It is obvious that one can be receiving a lecture from a lecturer, who is a few thousand miles away, through blogging. This is new, amazing, and prospective. I am looking forward to experiencing the excitement from blogging, receiving lectures, receiving assignments, submitting assignments, and receiving results.
ReplyDeleteHi, guys! How is the blogging thing going? Hope it's ok. Im trying!
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