Homework for Saturday, September 30th

Saturday is Speech Pratice.

Hometask:
1. Laboratory work 4.
Tasks I, II (questions 2, 4, 7), III, VI (questions 2-8 ) in writing
Task V - omit.
2. Do the tasks in writing in the handout.
3. Media Project. Newspaper Profile.

The media project is a PowerPoint presentation of the newspaper you choose.
Things to include:

1) Key facts
2) Brief history
3) Key figures
4) Overview of the paper's sections  (i.e. what articles it runs in a typical edition). You are to select an August or September online paper and briefly present its content under sections.

P.S.:
4. Ongoing online tasks

Rendering: Week 4

Should Google censor an anti-Islam video?

In the commentaries to this entry:

What do YOU think?

Read the article and write whose party you side with? Why?

If you have an opinion of your own (there is noone to side with), state it supporting it with 2-3 arguments of your own.

In your own blog:

Render an article to do with this anti-Ilam video.

Homework for Wednesday, September 26th

Wednesday is Speech Pratice.

Hometask:
1. Topics 1 and 6, the former to be presented orally in class!
2. Topic 4 - to revise and be ready to present in class
3. Laboratory work 3.
Tasks I-VI in writing
Task V - omit.

P.S.:
4. Ongoing online tasks

Our grammar blog

Our grammar blog

You are free to join, but remember you are to do all ONLINE exercises in due time.

Great Journalism Movies

We have two more weeks to work with Mass Media.

Here is a list of the the 10 best journalism movies.

You can select one or two, see and leave your impression in the commentary.

Rendering: week 3

Render one of the articles in your blog!

Understanding ethical journalism

A journalist's guide to the ethics of social media

5 Principles for Teaching Journalism Ethics in the Digital Age

Rethinking journalism ethics

A guide to analysing TV programmes

Here is a guide to analysing TV programmes. 

You can add or omit certain points.

Your investigation is to be posted in the commentaries.

Pls, prove whatever you say by fact, i.e. be ethical.

1. What is the name of the programme?

2. What channel runs it?

3. Who is the host?

4. See if they follow the principles of the code

Seek Truth and Report It

·         Is the accuracy of information tested from all sources and care is exercised to avoid inadvertent error?

·         Are sources of information identified or are they anonymous?

·         Do headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations adequately represent the content or do they oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context?

·         Is there any evidence of plagiarism? If there is, specify.

·         Is there analysis and commentary in the programme? Are they labeled? Do they adequately represent fact or context?

Minimize Harm

·         Is compassion for those who may be affected adversely by news coverage shown?

·         Is the host sensitive when seeking or using interviews or photographs of those affected by tragedy or grief?

·         Is the right of  private people to control information about themselves recognized?

Act Independently

·         Are conflicts of interest avoided?

·          Is there any evidence that there is some kind of special treatment, shun secondary employment or political involvement?

·         Are advertisers denied favored treatment?

Be Accountable

·         Is news coverage clarified and explained?

·         Is dialogue with the public over journalistic conduct invited?
Is the public encouraged to voice grievances against the news media?

5. Is the programme ethical? What makes you think so?