1) To what extent do you agree with Alain de Botton's views on the News?
I do agree with Alain de Botton's views on the news to some extent in that the news is changing due to the media, by this I mean that the news is interpreted in different ways due to the media and links in with bias which I also agree with in that most likely there aren't two sided arguments to a news story
2) How can you link Marxism and Hegemony to de Botton's criticisms of the News?
You can link marxism and hegemony to Alain's criticisms of the news in that that broadcasting programmes such as BBC are bias and may give information that the viewers want this then allows them to get the power over other organisations due to their popularity
3) How could you use Pluralism and new technology to challenge de Botton's views on the News?
The news now gives us many different platforms in which we can access the news whether its on the go or at home we can access the news at any time. This also allows us to get news that we want to hear and any type of news such as technology to sport news.
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Monday, 1 December 2014
NDM story
Indian sisters film
ed fighting back against alleged harassers
This article speaks about how these two girls in India fought back against these boys who were harassing them on a train in India and as a result were honoured on a celebration day in India. This became big news on social media and everyone has applauded these two girls and also as a result there have been protests back in India.
I believe what they have done sends out a very strong message in that they are no longer going to let these men do anything they want to them and actually hit them back. It also may help females all across the world in that it gives them more strength and courage to fight on against what is happening to them
This article speaks about how these two girls in India fought back against these boys who were harassing them on a train in India and as a result were honoured on a celebration day in India. This became big news on social media and everyone has applauded these two girls and also as a result there have been protests back in India.
I believe what they have done sends out a very strong message in that they are no longer going to let these men do anything they want to them and actually hit them back. It also may help females all across the world in that it gives them more strength and courage to fight on against what is happening to them
NDM story
Ched Evans rape debate: Ofcom to investigate BBC DJ’s comments
This article speaks about how ofcom are investigating the comments made by a DJ on a radio station which may be seen as offensive in which one of the things he said was women need to keep their knickers on. This is him referring to the Ched Evans case in which Evans was put in jail for allegedly raping a woman and has now been released and wants to come back into football again which has caused a major stir in which this DJ has not really back Evans but went against women in a way and as a result is being investigated due to complaints being made.
I believe what he said was wrong but if he wanted to give his real opinion then he should have because there is no point in lying however what he said was wrong and I believe if something happens to him such as being suspended I believe it would be fair but he has apologized so he knows where he went wrong.
This article speaks about how ofcom are investigating the comments made by a DJ on a radio station which may be seen as offensive in which one of the things he said was women need to keep their knickers on. This is him referring to the Ched Evans case in which Evans was put in jail for allegedly raping a woman and has now been released and wants to come back into football again which has caused a major stir in which this DJ has not really back Evans but went against women in a way and as a result is being investigated due to complaints being made.
I believe what he said was wrong but if he wanted to give his real opinion then he should have because there is no point in lying however what he said was wrong and I believe if something happens to him such as being suspended I believe it would be fair but he has apologized so he knows where he went wrong.
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Marxism and Pluralism
Developments in new/digital media mean that audiences can now have access to a greater variety of views and values. To what extent are audiences empowered by these developments?
I believe audiences are both empowered and disimpowered.
One way in which audiences are empowered is due to the many media platforms us audiences now have access to. This in turn then gives us many different ways of voicing our opinions and thoughts on different subjects within the news. One way in which is done so is through blogs. With writing blogs people can express their views about different things within the media, this may gain knowledge from people on the internet. Another way is through the social networking in which you can now tweet or make a status in which you can give your opinions again. Also within social networking such as Twitter you can look at many different stories of things which have been mentioned in the news, which may mean different sides of the argument. Within these articles such as the ones on the guardian there are comment sections where you can also give your point of view on certain topics in which this is very popular on the guardian.
Another way in which we are empowered is due things such as citizen journalism and the advanced technology we have at our hands. With citizen journalism this is when just normal people can make the news in ways such as if there is an incident which as occurred they may be at the scene of the incident and could then record what has happened. News broadcasters such as the BBC may not have got to the incident in time so these citizen journalists could then report first hand news from their camera phones for e.g. There have been cases in which this has been backed where someone saw someone shoot another person in which the person who got shot by a policeman was supposedly innocent. This was seen by someone who recorded it and the policeman was reprimanded. This was different to an event which occurred before in that a similar situation happened before in which a policeman got away with a similar case but this was before camera phones were used commonly.
One way in which audiences are disempowered is that comments can be regulated and censored and if they are tagged as inappropriate they can get taken down. This may be seen as an illusion as it may make us believe that we have power due to the numerous platform accesses however the elite still have the power such as Google and social networking platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. Another example in which we are disempowered is Spotify. Spotify has also created an illusion in where we believed we were signing up to free membership but now we have to pay for the membership and it is way of keeping the elite seperate from the rest of us.
I believe audiences are both empowered and disimpowered.
One way in which audiences are empowered is due to the many media platforms us audiences now have access to. This in turn then gives us many different ways of voicing our opinions and thoughts on different subjects within the news. One way in which is done so is through blogs. With writing blogs people can express their views about different things within the media, this may gain knowledge from people on the internet. Another way is through the social networking in which you can now tweet or make a status in which you can give your opinions again. Also within social networking such as Twitter you can look at many different stories of things which have been mentioned in the news, which may mean different sides of the argument. Within these articles such as the ones on the guardian there are comment sections where you can also give your point of view on certain topics in which this is very popular on the guardian.
Another way in which we are empowered is due things such as citizen journalism and the advanced technology we have at our hands. With citizen journalism this is when just normal people can make the news in ways such as if there is an incident which as occurred they may be at the scene of the incident and could then record what has happened. News broadcasters such as the BBC may not have got to the incident in time so these citizen journalists could then report first hand news from their camera phones for e.g. There have been cases in which this has been backed where someone saw someone shoot another person in which the person who got shot by a policeman was supposedly innocent. This was seen by someone who recorded it and the policeman was reprimanded. This was different to an event which occurred before in that a similar situation happened before in which a policeman got away with a similar case but this was before camera phones were used commonly.
One way in which audiences are disempowered is that comments can be regulated and censored and if they are tagged as inappropriate they can get taken down. This may be seen as an illusion as it may make us believe that we have power due to the numerous platform accesses however the elite still have the power such as Google and social networking platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. Another example in which we are disempowered is Spotify. Spotify has also created an illusion in where we believed we were signing up to free membership but now we have to pay for the membership and it is way of keeping the elite seperate from the rest of us.
Monday, 24 November 2014
NDM story
Dave Whelan in threat to quit Wigan if FA accuses him over alleged racism
Dave Whelan quit threat
This article speaks about how Dave Whelan the chairman of Wigan Athletic of the championship is threatening to quit from Wigan if he is found guilty of making discriminatory remarks. He is accused of this as he as been backing his recent appointment of new manager Malky McKay, who has been alleged to been sending racist, sexist and homophobic texts to his colleague at his old club Cardiff. So as a result Whelan has suffered a lot of criticism due to this.
From this article I believe if Whelan believes he is that sure he is not guilty then he has nothing to be worried about. But if he is found as guilty then this may have disastrous consequences for his football club Wigan as they may no longer have an owner. It is controversial as he has hired a manager who is seen as very negative within the media due to his wrong doings in the past.
The media side to this is the interview was with ITV which is broadcast.
NDM story
12 year old Clevelend boy shot to death
Cleveland boy’s fatal shooting prompts call for fake guns to be brightly marked
This article speaks about how a innocent boy from Cleveland aged 12 was shot to death by policemen. He was shot as they policemen believed the gun he had was real, when it was really fake and the person who called the police on Tamir, the 12 year old boy stated that he may have thought the gun was fake but didn't know. The policemen said they didn't know of this.
I believe from this story that it is a very low point for the police force. One reason being it was a 12 year old kid in a playground out in public and to shoot this kid twice is very bad. Another thing being that when the kid got phoned on by someone they stated it may be a fake gun and yet they still shot him and from the article it stated that it didn't look that real neither.
The media side to all of this is that it is getting a lot of coverage on social networking sites and mainly on Twitter as this is where I first read about the story.
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Marxism, Pluralism and Hegemony
1) Research the Ian Tomlinson case. What would the traditional, hegemonic view of the police be in a case like this? How did new and digital media create a different story? What does the police officer's subsequent aquittal suggest about the power of new and digital media?
The traditional view on a case like this is that the policeman involved in this incident would get away with what they have done and it is backed up in the text in which Blair Peach in 1979 there was a similar case in which the policeman got away with a similar incident. The new and digital media created a different story due to introduction of user generated content in which people can now film events happening and this happened as this case was seen and uploaded on YouTube and as a result the policeman had to suffer some consequences. Even though he got done for manslaughter he still got away with it showing that the police will still get away with stuff and if we try to question their judgement we could be seen as breaking the law.
2) What does the author argue regarding whether hegemony is being challenged by Web 2.0?
The author argues that some of the social networking sites may be corrupt. For e.g. Yahoo displaying Nazi images which is seen as wrong in France, also with social networking sites supporting Arab springs for e.g. and may be getting in the viewers minds and brainwashing them.
3) In your opinion, does new and digital media reinforce dominant hegemonic views or give the audience a platform to challenge them?
I believe that digital media does a bit of both. It is hegemonic in that people comments can be censored and can be reported and in that we think we have power when it really is an illusion especially from the bigger companies such as Google. However on the other side we can challenge audiences in that we now have blogs, social networking and also YouTube in which we can give our own opinions. With e media becoming the dominant platform it gives us more power in people would rather go on the internet or YouTube rather then reading newspapers.
The traditional view on a case like this is that the policeman involved in this incident would get away with what they have done and it is backed up in the text in which Blair Peach in 1979 there was a similar case in which the policeman got away with a similar incident. The new and digital media created a different story due to introduction of user generated content in which people can now film events happening and this happened as this case was seen and uploaded on YouTube and as a result the policeman had to suffer some consequences. Even though he got done for manslaughter he still got away with it showing that the police will still get away with stuff and if we try to question their judgement we could be seen as breaking the law.
2) What does the author argue regarding whether hegemony is being challenged by Web 2.0?
The author argues that some of the social networking sites may be corrupt. For e.g. Yahoo displaying Nazi images which is seen as wrong in France, also with social networking sites supporting Arab springs for e.g. and may be getting in the viewers minds and brainwashing them.
3) In your opinion, does new and digital media reinforce dominant hegemonic views or give the audience a platform to challenge them?
I believe that digital media does a bit of both. It is hegemonic in that people comments can be censored and can be reported and in that we think we have power when it really is an illusion especially from the bigger companies such as Google. However on the other side we can challenge audiences in that we now have blogs, social networking and also YouTube in which we can give our own opinions. With e media becoming the dominant platform it gives us more power in people would rather go on the internet or YouTube rather then reading newspapers.
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