Title: The internet paid for my sex change: Woman seeking gender reassignment surgery raises $8,000 through crowdfunding in just 24 HOURS
Wednesday 7 May 2014
New and digital media; stories#30 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2622266/The-internet-paid-sex-change-Woman-seeking-gender-reassignment-surgery-raises-8-000-crowdfunding-just-24-HOURS.html
Title: The internet paid for my sex change: Woman seeking gender reassignment surgery raises $8,000 through crowdfunding in just 24 HOURS
- Samantha Allen was born a man and wanted surgery to create a vagina
- She was told it would cost $20,000 and her insurance would only pay part
- She took to a crowdfunding website to raise the rest of the money
- Amazingly, she reached the total in less than 24 hours and had the surgery
- This demonstrates how the use of new and digital media and websites; through social networking individuals are able to raise money for their own benefits and those online are willing to give it.
- I’ve been called every anti-woman, anti-gay, and anti-transgender slur in the dictionary.
- ‘I’ve read three thousand word e-mails from anonymous readers who just want to let me know that I’m a disgrace to my community.
- ‘So if you had told me last year that I would one day be tearfully thanking the internet for supporting my gender transition, I would have laughed in your face.’
Title: The internet paid for my sex change: Woman seeking gender reassignment surgery raises $8,000 through crowdfunding in just 24 HOURS
New and digital media; stories#29 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2622346/Computer-generated-patients-rescue-NHS-helping-doctors-test-drive-treatments-map-spread-disease.html
Title: Computer-generated patients 'could rescue the NHS' helping doctors test drive treatments and map the spread of disease
- Scientists at University of Sheffield are developing cutting-edge software
- Could map the progression of individual diseases and help tailor treatment
- Leading heart doctor brands project 'a breakthrough for patients'
- Scientists say 'software-based laboratory' could save NHS time and money
- having the software and ability to do all these tasks allow there to be more discovery and a greater chance for medical discoveries.
Title: Computer-generated patients 'could rescue the NHS' helping doctors test drive treatments and map the spread of disease
New and digital media; stories#28 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2622217/Could-iPad-making-FAT-Ordering-takeaway-tablet-encourages-feast-fast-food.html
Title: Could your iPad be making you FAT? Ordering a takeaway on your tablet encourages you to feast on more fast food
- 40 per cent of Domino's orders in the U.S. are made online
- Customers ordering online enjoying perusing the full menu for options
- Rather than just choose their 'usual' people are encouraged to order extras
- Perusing a menu from the comfort of the sofa on a touchscreen tablet or mobile phone encourages a hungry diner to order more food, compared to those ringing in their requests
- While on the phone, customers tend to stick their 'usual' order, when presented with a full and tempting menu online, appetisers, side orders, fizzy drinks and desserts creep in
Title: Could your iPad be making you FAT? Ordering a takeaway on your tablet encourages you to feast on more fast food
New and digital media; stories#27- mr halsey
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2622230/Turn-phone-PANIC-BUTTON-App-alerts-friends-family-youre-danger-tracks-location-map.html
Title: Turn your phone into a PANIC BUTTON: App alerts friends and family if you're in danger - and even tracks your location on a map
- Once an alarm is set, a large trigger button is placed on the home screen
- Each alert is sent with location details and users are tracked on a map
- Alerts can also be posted to Facebook and Twitter with photos
- The Eye-on-me app is free until the end of May and costs 69p afterwards
- Much like the paywall apps want people to purchase them as soon as possible and this is done by first providing the service free of charge and later introducing a fee so people will purchase it earlier rather than later.
Title: Turn your phone into a PANIC BUTTON: App alerts friends and family if you're in danger - and even tracks your location on a map
- Once an alarm is set, a large trigger button is placed on the home screen
- Each alert is sent with location details and users are tracked on a map
- Alerts can also be posted to Facebook and Twitter with photos
- The Eye-on-me app is free until the end of May and costs 69p afterwards
- The personalised message also contains the user’s exact location that can be tracked on a map. By tapping the icon a second time, the alert is automatically posted to connected Facebook and Twitter accounts.
- The app also gives the option to set a deactivation code that switches off the alarm, and sends another message to friends informing them the user is okay and safe again.
New and digital media; stories#26 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2622351/Unexpected-THIEF-bagging-area-Self-service-checkouts-soon-identify-people-dont-pay-goods.html
Title: Unexpected THIEF in the bagging area: Self-service checkouts could soon identify people who don't pay for their shopping
- It works by using an algorithm that plugs in data on factors such as area safety, time of day, shopping history, customer profile and queue length
- Self-service checkouts have the ability to create irrational rage and frustration
Title: Unexpected THIEF in the bagging area: Self-service checkouts could soon identify people who don't pay for their shopping
- It works by using an algorithm that plugs in data on factors such as area safety, time of day, shopping history, customer profile and queue length
- Self-service checkouts have the ability to create irrational rage and frustration
- A patent for a system that can both profile customers while also catching thieves has just been filed by New York-based Symbol Technologies.
- The group, which helped develop self-scan checkouts for Tesco and Asda, is currently designing 'statistical-based' software for its smart self-scan checkout.
- The technology can determine whether the shop is in a high-crime area; the time of day; shopping history and queue length, according to a report by Sarah Knapton in the Telegraph.
I believe this would be beneficial for everyone and is a positive for the development of new and digital media as it would reduce the crime rates in areas therefore making areas safer and reducing theft rates. This would also give people a positive perspective from the media's view.
New and digital media; stories#25 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/21/mail-on-sunday-food-bank-twitter
Title: The Mail on Sunday food bank backlash exposes a media power struggle
- There is an increasingly interesting power struggle between the national press – wrongly labelled in past times as "the mass media" – and its democratic digital replacement, "the media of the masses".
- Mail on Sunday was confronted by widespread anger across social media, notably Twitter, over its two-page article about food banks.
- The report also claimed that many food parcel claimants were asylum seekers, and cast doubt on the trust's claims that almost 1 million people would use one of its food banks this year, up 163% on the previous year.
- The Twittersphere hummed with anger as people argued that the article discredited the mission of food banks to help the poor. One tweet said: "No, no Daily Mail [sic]. The scandal isn't that food bank volunteers didn't check your cretins' ID. The scandal is that food banks exist at all."
- I note that Murphy did not take to his Twitter account to respond, nor did Manning. But Slater, in the wake of the furore, returned his food parcel, tweeting: "All food returned to saint Philip church Notts at 0930 plus small donation". His gesture merely earned him, and the paper, yet more expletive-laden abuse.
- I understand he regarded the food bank investigation as a legitimate inquiry to ensure the system was working as it should, and regards the backlash as a relatively minor one.
Title: The Mail on Sunday food bank backlash exposes a media power struggle
- There is an increasingly interesting power struggle between the national press – wrongly labelled in past times as "the mass media" – and its democratic digital replacement, "the media of the masses".
- Mail on Sunday was confronted by widespread anger across social media, notably Twitter, over its two-page article about food banks.
- The report also claimed that many food parcel claimants were asylum seekers, and cast doubt on the trust's claims that almost 1 million people would use one of its food banks this year, up 163% on the previous year.
- The Twittersphere hummed with anger as people argued that the article discredited the mission of food banks to help the poor. One tweet said: "No, no Daily Mail [sic]. The scandal isn't that food bank volunteers didn't check your cretins' ID. The scandal is that food banks exist at all."
- I note that Murphy did not take to his Twitter account to respond, nor did Manning. But Slater, in the wake of the furore, returned his food parcel, tweeting: "All food returned to saint Philip church Notts at 0930 plus small donation". His gesture merely earned him, and the paper, yet more expletive-laden abuse.
- I understand he regarded the food bank investigation as a legitimate inquiry to ensure the system was working as it should, and regards the backlash as a relatively minor one.
New and digital media; stories#24 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/01/uk-wifi-routers-internet-attacks
Title: WiFi routers could be exploited for huge internet attacks in UK – study
- As many as 24m routers across the world can be used by cybercriminals to launch massive attacks on internet infrastructure, while simultaneously disrupting home connections and costing communications companies dearly.
- The process is called attack amplification and it starts with the attacker selecting a target website.
- Internet pipes are clogged up, often wiping the original target offline and causing collateral damage, disrupting people’s home connections without them knowing and swamping ISP networks.
- “All that traffic coming back down to the user can saturate the access network. What the user sees is what appears to be an outage or an intermittent or slow service,” said Bruce van Nice, from Nominum, a software company serving the telecoms industry, which provided the Guardian with the data. “The user doesn't know anything about what is going on.”
- Nominum said over a single day in February more than 5.3m of the routers running the feature were used to generate attack traffic in Asia. An attack in January used up 70% of an internet providers Domain Name System servers.
- BT declined to comment when contacted by the Guardian. Virgin Media said it provides advice to users to deal with issues like this, pointing them to sites like this.
Title: WiFi routers could be exploited for huge internet attacks in UK – study
- As many as 24m routers across the world can be used by cybercriminals to launch massive attacks on internet infrastructure, while simultaneously disrupting home connections and costing communications companies dearly.
- The process is called attack amplification and it starts with the attacker selecting a target website.
- Internet pipes are clogged up, often wiping the original target offline and causing collateral damage, disrupting people’s home connections without them knowing and swamping ISP networks.
- “All that traffic coming back down to the user can saturate the access network. What the user sees is what appears to be an outage or an intermittent or slow service,” said Bruce van Nice, from Nominum, a software company serving the telecoms industry, which provided the Guardian with the data. “The user doesn't know anything about what is going on.”
- Nominum said over a single day in February more than 5.3m of the routers running the feature were used to generate attack traffic in Asia. An attack in January used up 70% of an internet providers Domain Name System servers.
- BT declined to comment when contacted by the Guardian. Virgin Media said it provides advice to users to deal with issues like this, pointing them to sites like this.
New and digital media; stories#23 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/02/infringing-websites-list-anti-piracy
Title: Forget suing filesharers: in 2014, anti-piracy efforts follow the money
- Taking individual filesharers to court is now a discredited anti-piracy strategy for even the most hawkish music, film and software industry rightsholders
- Not everyone agrees that it's such an excellent thing, however.
- The Pirate Party UK has criticised the initiative, pointing out that the IWL will not be made public, and that even if website owners find they are on it, it is unclear how they can apply to be removed.
- "Disrupting the money unlawful websites make from advertising could make a real difference to the fight against copyright infringement," said creative industries minister Ed Vaizey this week.
- I believe that it is a better and more effective way of dealing with piracy however, it won't prevent people trying to download things for free, they may attempt to go around these tactics and won't be prosecuted as everyones focus would mainly be on the sites as a whole and their owners who create the filesharing sites.
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Title: Forget suing filesharers: in 2014, anti-piracy efforts follow the money
- Taking individual filesharers to court is now a discredited anti-piracy strategy for even the most hawkish music, film and software industry rightsholders
- Not everyone agrees that it's such an excellent thing, however.
- The Pirate Party UK has criticised the initiative, pointing out that the IWL will not be made public, and that even if website owners find they are on it, it is unclear how they can apply to be removed.
- "Disrupting the money unlawful websites make from advertising could make a real difference to the fight against copyright infringement," said creative industries minister Ed Vaizey this week.
- I believe that it is a better and more effective way of dealing with piracy however, it won't prevent people trying to download things for free, they may attempt to go around these tactics and won't be prosecuted as everyones focus would mainly be on the sites as a whole and their owners who create the filesharing sites.
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New and digital media; stories#22 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/83003/20140310/cl-mtbd-quran.htm
Tittle: CL Receiving Death Threats From Alleged Muslims For Possible 'MTBD' Quran Verse On 2NE1 'Crush' Album
- Things appeared calm until a YouTube video was uploaded of CL doing a live performance of "MTBD"
- This particular video more than the actual song itself is receiving a lot of backlash as some people claim they can hear children in the background using something that could be similar to a melodic Quran verse.
- Some are even making death threats toward CL, causing the 2NE1 leader to begin blocking people on Instagram.
- Now, CL's Instagram as well as the official 2NE1 Facebook page, YouTube channel, as well as Twitter is being inundanted with criticism towards the song.
* People are therefore expressing their views and opinions through social networking sites.
Thursday 3 April 2014
New and digital media; News Corporation Research - mr halsey
About news corporation..
* News Corp is the world's third-largest media conglomerate.
* In the UK (under two subsidiary companies, News International and BSKYB), its news interests include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun & The Sun on Sunday (plus their online versions) in addition to Sky News & Sky Sports News.
* News Corp is a cross-platform, vertically integrated multi-media company.
* Some of the ideas we discussed in class regarding the impact of new and digital media on News Corp included:
* News Corp is the world's third-largest media conglomerate.
* In the UK (under two subsidiary companies, News International and BSKYB), its news interests include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun & The Sun on Sunday (plus their online versions) in addition to Sky News & Sky Sports News.
* News Corp is a cross-platform, vertically integrated multi-media company.
* Some of the ideas we discussed in class regarding the impact of new and digital media on News Corp included:
- Online subscriptions/paywalls
- Price promotions for newspapers
- Impact on institution content and its appeal
- Paid subscriptions for TV content
- Quality of journalism
- User generated content
- Social media/online news providers (Huff Post, Ampp3d etc.)
Tasks..
1. Research News Corporation’s response to the growth of new and digital media by listing each of the institution’s brands (Sky News, Times etc.) Have any closed, changed or been in the news in the last five years for any reason?
- There is no longer such a big demand for newspapers; falling sales cuts into profit of The Times and The Sun.
- New and digital media allows The Sun and The Times newspaper to be online; behind a paywall. E.g The Sun convinced people to come behind the paywall by using football.
- Sky news; there is so many more main news channels such as BBC news and CNN - also about three years ago Sky News went behind the paywall.
- User generated content, citizen journalism not as much demand of around the world journalists.
- The Sun on Sunday opened after News of the World was shut down; The Sun on Sunday is cheap as instead of two newspapers there is just one so more beneficial for the news corporation.
- Posting online and using new and digital media the news corporations are able to attract a wider audience; E.g The Times attracting a younger audience by posting news online
- Posting news online and targeting a wider audience could also be a disadvantage as there would be wider opinions and conflicts, for example elderly people not wanting to know about celebrity news where as teenagers and young adults may want to.
- Sky Go; TV uses on the go so people can watch their programs online or with their phones (on demand).
2. Develop examples of the impact that new and digital media has had on News Corp’s brands (paywalls, readership figures, audience share etc.)
3. Why and with what success are traditional media institutions adapting to the challenge posed by new/digital media?
New and digital media; news on the tweet - mr halsey
Read the report and answer the questions on your blog:
- Why are respected news brands good news for Twitter?
- Why in turn is Twitter good for respected news brands?
- The report suggests that old and new media “are not, in fact, in direct competition, but often work extremely well together to enhance both the media eco-system and the consumer experience”. What evidence do they provide to support this idea? Do you agree with it?
- On page 24/25 of the report, the focus turns to gossip or banter. What example tweets from journalists are used to illustrate this?
- Do you think the increasing amount of gossip or banter is harming the reputation of news and journalists?
- What does the report say about trust in Twitter and journalists (look at pages 34-39)?
- Finally, do you think new and digital media developments such as Twitter have had a positive or negative impact on traditional newspapers?
- Why are respected news brands good news for Twitter?
- Respected news brands are good news for Twitter as they are shown through Twitter's hashtags and have accounts for example; @TheGuardian, @TheSun, @TheTelegraph. Therefore for those individuals that use Twitter and would usually not read a paper copy of these news brands' newspapers are able to read and access the news through Twitter. This is good for Twitter because it means more people would use it as well as giving Twitter a more trustworthy name as reliable news is being given through this social networking site from actual news brands rather than just having random user generated information. - Why in turn is Twitter good for respected news brands?
- - The report suggests that old and new media “are not, in fact, in direct competition, but often work extremely well together to enhance both the media eco-system and the consumer experience”. What evidence do they provide to support this idea? Do you agree with it?
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New and digital media; MY CASE STUDY - mr halsey
Smart phones and mobile apps...
Main focus
- A study of the impact of new and digital media on smart phones and social apps.
- Hypodermic needle: By using smart phones and using the new and digital app's people's behaviour and attitudes have changed. For example, by constantly using their iPhone's people tend to listen to their friends and allow influences such as those on Facebook influence their behaviours.
- Representation theory: this is Stuart Hall's theory of media texts encoding and the audiences decoding. This theory can relate to smart phones and 'Apple' tend to create new iPhone's every year with new features therefore benefiting the audiences and allowing them to buy which one they'd prefer. Also, by social apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. being free it draws in the younger audience as well as older therefore giving smart phones a upper hand as it draws audiences in to buy them in order to get the advantages of socialising with their friends on the go, at no cost.
- Bandura's BoBo Doll: Bandura did an experiment on a bobo doll where adults beat up the doll and the kids that watched went in and did the same where as the children that didn't watch played happily with the doll. This relates to the impact that new and digital media has on smart phones and social app's as smart phones have now come in demand therefore as more people buy them and give good reviews others would also do that same. Furthermore, the purchase of new app's also causes people to purchase/download them as they want to do the same as others and see what the fuss is about. This is also beneficial on smart phone and app companies as by people copying each other and purchasing smart phone and downloading their app's these media institution are gaining users therefore gaining more money.
- Hegemony: Gramsci's theory, is the influence that media has on audiences. It is usually one social class over the other, e.g. Rupert Murdoch/institutions over audiences. In terms of apps and social networking it could be said that despite the user generated content the social networking sites still have control over what is being said.
- Marxism: believe that mass media are a tool used by ruling bodies to maintain hegemonic control over the masses and a class decided society. So a Marxist would say that although audiences believe that they are given the power and having their say on social networking sites due to citizen journalism and user generated content, commenting etc they are actually being controlled by the ownership of networking sites, e.g if someone was to post something negative about the social networking site the institution is likely to delete the comments and block that user. - FOR EXAMPLE, Rihanna posting naked pictures of herself on Instagram brought about a lot of negative feedback from fans and users over Twitter and instagram; causing instagram to delete Rihanna's instagram account.
- Pluralism: Argue that we live in a classless society and media organisations are responsive to an audience and are economically determined. So media gives us options and we have choices. This would therefore relate to the use of the increasing choice in smart phone and social apps. Social apps have a huge impact on an individuals life however it is their choice to whether they wish to comment or download these social networking sites.
References:
- Twitter, Facebook and Instagram also Snapchat and the new update.
New and digital media; stories#21 - mr halsey
Tittle: No-makeup selfies raise £8m for Cancer Research UK in six days
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/25/no-makeup-selfies-cancer-charity
- Women posting bare-faced selfies online have helped a leading cancer charity raise more than £8m in six days – despite thousands of pounds being donated to Unicef by mistake.
- Cancer Research UK, which did not start the campaign, said the #nomakeupselfie trend had resulted in an unprecedented increase in donations.
- Mike Flynn, director of individual giving at Unicef UK, said there had been a "genuine mixup" and it was working with Cancer Research UK to transfer £18,625 that was donated by mistake.
- "It has been an exciting week, and we would just like to thank everyone again for their support."
New and digital media; stories#20 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/23/trick-or-tweet-boy-hoax-football-twitter
Tittle: Trick or tweet: the boy who hoaxed the football world
Tittle: Trick or tweet: the boy who hoaxed the football world
Sam Gardiner is a football-mad schoolboy, but no one took his opinions seriously. So he created a fake Twitter personality and soon was talking tactics with Premiership players. Tim Lewis meets the spoofer extraordinaire.
- Depending on how you view these things, Gardiner is either a harmless hoaxer with an opportunistic spirit, or he's a reminder of the dangers we all face now that we're taking more of our news from social media and non-traditional sources.
- Made a fake account to prove a point;; over social networking adults dont want to listen to the younger generation or take them seriously.
Tuesday 25 March 2014
New and digital stories; list - mr halsey
1. 06/01/2014 - Smug shots and selfies: the rise of internet self-obsession
2. 06/01/2014 - Beyonce puts surprise album on iTunes
3. 06/01/2014 - Storms across Britain leave five dead and Christmas travel in chaos
4. 08/01/2014 - 11m programmes watched on BBC iPlayer at New Year: More watch shows on tablets than on laptops
5. 16/01/2014 - More than 11 million teens have left Facebook since 2011 as messaging apps take over, new report claims
6. 20/01/2014 - Culture of secrecy blamed for BBC's failure to stop Jimmy Savile's crimes
7. 21/01/2014 - The 'death of Facebook' has been 'greatly exaggerated'
8. 29/01/2014 - As it's revealed one in three children use a tablet before they can talk, a father's alarming story: The day I realised my toddler was addicted to the iPad
9. 30/01/2014 - Google to sell Motorola unit to Lenovo in $2.9bn deal
10. 11/02/2014 - Give parents on Facebook a break! The REAL reason you see so many baby posts is because they're getting the most likes
11. 11/02/2014 - Teen ‘sexting’ photos on web sold to paedophiles: Children 'unaware' that explicit images are being circulated on the internet
12. 11/02/2014 - Flappy Bird is dead - but brilliant mechanics made it fly
13. 03/03/2014 - Boy, 12, who raped his sister, 7, after watching pornography on an Xbox walks free from court
14. 03/03/2014 - Children who have a TV in their bedroom ARE fatter - even if they rarely watch it
15. 25/03/2014 - Yahoo aspires to mirror the success of Netflix's House of Cards
2. 06/01/2014 - Beyonce puts surprise album on iTunes
3. 06/01/2014 - Storms across Britain leave five dead and Christmas travel in chaos
4. 08/01/2014 - 11m programmes watched on BBC iPlayer at New Year: More watch shows on tablets than on laptops
5. 16/01/2014 - More than 11 million teens have left Facebook since 2011 as messaging apps take over, new report claims
6. 20/01/2014 - Culture of secrecy blamed for BBC's failure to stop Jimmy Savile's crimes
7. 21/01/2014 - The 'death of Facebook' has been 'greatly exaggerated'
8. 29/01/2014 - As it's revealed one in three children use a tablet before they can talk, a father's alarming story: The day I realised my toddler was addicted to the iPad
9. 30/01/2014 - Google to sell Motorola unit to Lenovo in $2.9bn deal
10. 11/02/2014 - Give parents on Facebook a break! The REAL reason you see so many baby posts is because they're getting the most likes
11. 11/02/2014 - Teen ‘sexting’ photos on web sold to paedophiles: Children 'unaware' that explicit images are being circulated on the internet
12. 11/02/2014 - Flappy Bird is dead - but brilliant mechanics made it fly
13. 03/03/2014 - Boy, 12, who raped his sister, 7, after watching pornography on an Xbox walks free from court
14. 03/03/2014 - Children who have a TV in their bedroom ARE fatter - even if they rarely watch it
15. 25/03/2014 - Yahoo aspires to mirror the success of Netflix's House of Cards
16. 25/03/2014 - Thousands of Morrisons staff personal details leaked online
17. 25/03/2014 - Boy, 12, raped younger sister after viewing porn on games console
18. 25/03/2014 - Thousands of Morrisons staff personal details leaked online
19. 25/03/2014 - Boy, 12, raped younger sister after viewing porn on games console
20. 03/04/2014 - Trick or tweet: the boy who hoaxed the football world
21. 03/04/2014 - No-makeup selfies raise £8m for Cancer Research UK in six days
22. 07/05/2014 - Death threats on social networking sites from muslims
23. 07/05/2014 - Forget filesharers; all about anti-piracy.
24. 07/05/2014 - WiFi routers; huge internet attacks in UK.
25. 07/05/2014 - Media powers struggle?
26. 07/05/2014 - Self-service checkouts reducing theft at supermarkets
27. 08/05/2014 - The PANIC BUTTON app.
28. 08/05/2014 - Apps/tablets causing obesity ?
29. 08/05/2014 - Computer generated patients could save NHS
30. 08/05/2014 - "The internet paid for my sex change"
21. 03/04/2014 - No-makeup selfies raise £8m for Cancer Research UK in six days
22. 07/05/2014 - Death threats on social networking sites from muslims
23. 07/05/2014 - Forget filesharers; all about anti-piracy.
24. 07/05/2014 - WiFi routers; huge internet attacks in UK.
25. 07/05/2014 - Media powers struggle?
26. 07/05/2014 - Self-service checkouts reducing theft at supermarkets
27. 08/05/2014 - The PANIC BUTTON app.
28. 08/05/2014 - Apps/tablets causing obesity ?
29. 08/05/2014 - Computer generated patients could save NHS
30. 08/05/2014 - "The internet paid for my sex change"
New and digital media; stories#19 - mr halsey
Title: Boy, 12, raped younger sister after viewing porn on games console
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/03/boy-rape-younger-sister-porn-games-console
- A 12-year-old schoolboy who raped his seven-year-old sister after he watched hardcore pornography on the internet has walked free from court.
- The boy, now 13, pleaded guilty to one count of rape, two counts of indecent assault and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
- Detaining the boy would "tear the family apart" and would expose him to "hardened and sophisticated" youth offenders, he added
- "Society's view on pornography covers a wide spectrum, from complete condemnation on the one side to being laissez-faire on the other. But even the most liberal minded share society's profound unease that children of your age can and do access the internet and watch graphic images of sexual intercourse."
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/03/boy-rape-younger-sister-porn-games-console
- A 12-year-old schoolboy who raped his seven-year-old sister after he watched hardcore pornography on the internet has walked free from court.
- The boy, now 13, pleaded guilty to one count of rape, two counts of indecent assault and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
- Detaining the boy would "tear the family apart" and would expose him to "hardened and sophisticated" youth offenders, he added
- "Society's view on pornography covers a wide spectrum, from complete condemnation on the one side to being laissez-faire on the other. But even the most liberal minded share society's profound unease that children of your age can and do access the internet and watch graphic images of sexual intercourse."
New and digital media; stories#18 - mr halsey
Title:
Thousands of Morrisons staff personal details leaked online
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/mar/14/morrisons-staff-personal-details-stolen-published-online
- The personal details of thousands of Morrisons staff including salaries, bank account details and addresses have been stolen and published online.
- This therefore shows how the development of new and digital media online allows people to access others details
- Lack of safety online
- The leak appeared timed to cause maximum embarrassment to Morrisons in the wake of a massive profits warning on Thursday, which sent shares diving 12%.
- "urgently reviewing our internal data security measures,"
New and digital media; stories#17 - mr halsey
Title: Yahoo aspires to mirror the success of Netflix's House of Cards
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/mar/19/yahoo-netflix-house-of-cards-tv-content
- Yahoo is to bring a number of "emblematic" TV shows to its online audience, as it looks to increase its original content and mirror the success Netflix has achieved with its streaming of House of Cards.
- "When it comes to original content, one of my observations of the business is we have to do a few more emblematic big things that really stand out,"
- In the UK, Yahoo's commissions include shows such as The Shizzle, which features Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing interviewing celebrities.
- Yahoo has a global audience of 27 million unique visitors a month and, according to Airey, its audience has an "insatiable appetite" for video, which would be expanded.
Thursday 20 March 2014
New and digital media; Globalisation - mr halsey
GLOBALISATION
- Is our news influenced by American cultural imperialism? What examples can you think of?
- From a personal perspective I would agree with the view that our news in influenced by American cultural imperialism. This is demonstrated through the length of time news is now aired for. For example, American's were initially in charge of 24 hour news as they owned CNN news (a news channel), however CNN has now become an international news channel therefore 24 hour news has now become globalised and is also aired in England. - Has the increased globalisation of news improved the audience experience? How? Why?
- I believe that the increased globalisation of news has in fact improved the audience experience. The reason for this is that this globalisation of that news has allowed audience to view the news quicker than ever before - live reports - therefore they are not having to wait a great deal of time, days/weeks to know key events from around the world. However, there is also a negative to the globalisation of news, this would be the fact that it causes reporters to focus more on world wide news rather than local news therefore causing audiences to be more concerned about what is happening globally rather than the events which occur 'around the corner' from them. - Has globalisation benefited or damaged major news institutions? How? Why?
- In my opinion I can not state whether globalisation has benefited of damaged major news institutions as I believe globalisation has had a positive (benefited) as well as negative (damaged) affect on major news institutions. One way that globalisation has benefited major news institutions is that there is no longer a high demand for a large consumption of journalists on every corner as globalisation allows news to be seen or heard from anywhere around the world. However, on the contrary, it could be argued that globalisation has damaged major news institutions as it is now harder for local markets and local news to stand out and be heard in comparison to the events of the world wide (global) news. Therefore the globalisation could be seen as damaging as although it is great for huge world wide global news, it would be considered as a threat for the small local companies.
Tuesday 11 March 2014
MOCK EXAM; examiners report - mr halsey
EXAM RESPONSE
1. How many of the examiner's points did you manage to cover in your answers?
- I had a standard amount about narrative, audience and representation. However I did not particularly have a preferably detailed analysis with detailed reference
to the products - I went off track very often which disenabled me from analysing both media texts properly. I showed an average amount of understanding of concepts, in particular in this question narrative. Furthermore in question 2 I was able to use a standard amount of different example from other media text. I had forgotten to use example for question 3 even though it said we should. I also did not use a good amount of evaluation using media issues/debates/theories. Moreover, question 3 was extremely poor as I did not use any other texts - evaluation using wider contexts/ Supporting their answers using a range of examples from other relevant media
products.
2. How many examples did you provide in your answers that did not come from classwork?
- The only example I actually used was in question 2 - Vampire diaries and another one. I should have used a few more examples in question 3 however I forgot therefore lost many marks due to this. I also went of track in question 3. Furthermore, I could have used Ill Manors in question three as it relates to the box office revenue from official and unofficial websites. I could have also used this more efficiently as I studied Ill Manors as a case study in year 12.
3. What will you do between now and the exam in June to ensure you have a wide variety of examples to refer to in questions two and three?#
- To ensure I have a wide variety of examples to refer to in questions two and three I will be studying and revising from past exams. Between now and June I will also look at what the exam questions mainly focus on, for example, representation, audience, enigma, narrative etc. And I will try to apply this to different videos, movie and newspapers. This would therefore give me practice to try different questions on a wide variety of different media texts.
1. How many of the examiner's points did you manage to cover in your answers?
- I had a standard amount about narrative, audience and representation. However I did not particularly have a preferably detailed analysis with detailed reference
to the products - I went off track very often which disenabled me from analysing both media texts properly. I showed an average amount of understanding of concepts, in particular in this question narrative. Furthermore in question 2 I was able to use a standard amount of different example from other media text. I had forgotten to use example for question 3 even though it said we should. I also did not use a good amount of evaluation using media issues/debates/theories. Moreover, question 3 was extremely poor as I did not use any other texts - evaluation using wider contexts/ Supporting their answers using a range of examples from other relevant media
products.
2. How many examples did you provide in your answers that did not come from classwork?
- The only example I actually used was in question 2 - Vampire diaries and another one. I should have used a few more examples in question 3 however I forgot therefore lost many marks due to this. I also went of track in question 3. Furthermore, I could have used Ill Manors in question three as it relates to the box office revenue from official and unofficial websites. I could have also used this more efficiently as I studied Ill Manors as a case study in year 12.
3. What will you do between now and the exam in June to ensure you have a wide variety of examples to refer to in questions two and three?#
- To ensure I have a wide variety of examples to refer to in questions two and three I will be studying and revising from past exams. Between now and June I will also look at what the exam questions mainly focus on, for example, representation, audience, enigma, narrative etc. And I will try to apply this to different videos, movie and newspapers. This would therefore give me practice to try different questions on a wide variety of different media texts.
New and digital media; Citizen journalism - mr halsey
Media Magazine (Dec 2009 pg 56-58)
NOTES ON:
QUESTIONS
1) What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?
* The collection and a analysis of news and information by the general public, especially by means of the internet - So it means to have user generated content that the public have collected and are sharing on the internet or through other news source.
2) What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
* One of the first examples of news being generated by 'ordinary people' is the Rodney King case. Rodney King, and African American was surrounded and then tasered and beaten with batons by four police officers in Los Angles after a high speed chase. This was the first example of news being generated by 'ordinary people' as George Holliday was a witness that was able to pick up his video phone and film the incident through his window. He then cleverly posted this video on the internet therefore causing the case to become big as well as causing the six days of riots in LA where 53 people got killed and 4000 were injured. Till this day individual are still able to view the video on YouTube - showing the impact of this case and why it was such a big news story.
3) List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
4) What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
5) What is a gatekeeper?
In journalism, a gatekeeper refers to someone who filters information for dissemination through broadcast, publication or even for the internet. He/she functions in all levels of media structure.
6) How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
A gatekeeper has no longer got as much control as he/she would of had in the previous years. The main reason for this is 'user generated content' as the users of the internet (general public) are now able to post their thoughts and what they want online, the power is now given in their hands therefore gatekeepers are unable to do anything (instantly) on content that they do not want online. Although they are able to have it removed eventually, the few minutes or hours the the user generated content stays up online is enough as when other public see it the news constantly will travel from mouth or messaging.
7) What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
WHAT IMPACT IS NEW/DIGITAL MEDIA HAVING ON THE FOLLOWING:
NOTES ON:
- Examples
- Rodney King beatings in 1991; it was George Holliday's footage of the beatings on his video phone that allowed the public to see the brutal truth about the police and causing a huge root and debate about it as well as deaths and major injuries. - theory (audience reception etc.)
- benefits to institutions
- benefits to audience
- wider issues and debates
- SHEP
QUESTIONS
1) What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?
* The collection and a analysis of news and information by the general public, especially by means of the internet - So it means to have user generated content that the public have collected and are sharing on the internet or through other news source.
2) What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
* One of the first examples of news being generated by 'ordinary people' is the Rodney King case. Rodney King, and African American was surrounded and then tasered and beaten with batons by four police officers in Los Angles after a high speed chase. This was the first example of news being generated by 'ordinary people' as George Holliday was a witness that was able to pick up his video phone and film the incident through his window. He then cleverly posted this video on the internet therefore causing the case to become big as well as causing the six days of riots in LA where 53 people got killed and 4000 were injured. Till this day individual are still able to view the video on YouTube - showing the impact of this case and why it was such a big news story.
3) List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
4) What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
5) What is a gatekeeper?
In journalism, a gatekeeper refers to someone who filters information for dissemination through broadcast, publication or even for the internet. He/she functions in all levels of media structure.
6) How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
A gatekeeper has no longer got as much control as he/she would of had in the previous years. The main reason for this is 'user generated content' as the users of the internet (general public) are now able to post their thoughts and what they want online, the power is now given in their hands therefore gatekeepers are unable to do anything (instantly) on content that they do not want online. Although they are able to have it removed eventually, the few minutes or hours the the user generated content stays up online is enough as when other public see it the news constantly will travel from mouth or messaging.
7) What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
WHAT IMPACT IS NEW/DIGITAL MEDIA HAVING ON THE FOLLOWING:
- news stories
- the news agenda (the choice of stories that make up the news)
- the role of professionals in news
Wednesday 5 March 2014
New and digital media; News values - mr halsey
How has new and digital media technology changed Galtung and Ruge’s news values?
- New and digital media technology has changed Galtung and Ruge's news values. One way that it has changed their theory is that the high usage and new popularity in the internet has allowed individuals to use it more and therefore developing the use of 'user generated content'. This is where the public and users of the internet are able to portray and express their views through the internet by commenting and social networking sites. Not only this but the high demand of smart phones has also caused Galtung and Ruge's news values to change as the public is able to record footage of their phones/ipads etc therefore allowing them to catch news as it happens before news reporters even arrive. An example of this would be the Worcester case of where an individual from the army was stabbed in the middle of the street. Whilst the news reporters took their time to attend the soon a witness had been able to report and record the news which was posted online and went viral.
How would you update them for 2014?
A reminder of Galtung and Ruge's news values:
Immediacy: has it happened recently?
Worldwide news does not necessarily get reported immediately, however as soon as the news reporters/channel find out about the news it is very often that they do have an individual reporting from the scene live. The news from the UK its self is most commonly reported instantly therefore indicating that 'immediacy' is a factor that is still essential and used in order to report everyday news.
Familiarity: is it culturally close to us in Britain?
As Britain is full of different cultural backgrounds it is essential for news channels/programmes to report world wide especially the BBC, ITV and channel 4. Therefore no matter what news is reported whether world wide or local it is likely to be culturally close to us - in some way or another - in Britain.
Amplitude: is it a big event or one which involves large numbers of people?
A big event is commonly known as one that involves a large number of people however if it a incident that has happened in Britain whether it involves a late number of people or not it is likely have priority when the news is reported (first to be shown). Where as if it is a big event in Africa (other country) where it also involves a lot of people it would still be considered as a second showing compared to the events in Britain.
Frequency: did the event happen fairly quickly?
With things such as a glacier melting is unlikely to be put on the front page as it takes to long. Therefore with significant things such as the war/army etc it is likely for the newspapers to not have them on the front page - this is because the war in Afghanistan has been going on for way to long therefore it would not be in the headlines every week. Unambiguity: is it clear and definite?
For 2014 I think Journalist etc should not be ignoring stories if they think they are too difficult to explain. They should use each story the same and therefore should ensure that all stories are shown and written about so the public knows about everything whether it is to hard to explain or not. If it is not clear the journalist should be able to find a way to make it understandable.
Predictability: did we expect it to happen?
For 2014 we should ensure that predictability is not there. There should always be some sort of enigma when broadcasting the news or even if some thing's such as elections, cup finals and so on are predictable they still are interesting as they are events that will affect and impact the lives of the public.
Surprise: is it a rare or unexpected event?
All surprises are liked by audiences even those that are unpleasant. Therefore the news should ensure they use surprise words or factors when reporting or broadcasting the news.
Continuity: has this story already been defined as news?
If the story has already be defined as news and is known as a 'running' story however the newspapers are still having to continue with the story. It is extrememly important for journalist/broadcasters to use different and new ways to tell the story and each time something has changed the newspapers must ensure they bring the story back.
Elite nations and people: which country has the event happened in? Does the story concern well-known people?
The events that occur in neighbouring countries, or countries that influence our lives and culture, interest audiences, as so stories about David Beckham, Prince William and Britney Spears. I think it is still essential for newspaper to broadcast all these things even if in different countries as it apply's to everyone - broad audience.
Negativity: is it bad news?
Even if bad news, all audiences are interested in all sorts of news therefore it should still be used as a top story whether good or bad it depends on the importance of the story/news.
Balance: the story may be selected to balance other news, such as a human survival story to balance a number of stories concerning death?
Home news stories can often be place in broadsheets to counterbalance a heavy weight of foreign news. Happy Human interest stories sometimes appear in tabloids to balance out a lot of 'doom andg loom',
- New and digital media technology has changed Galtung and Ruge's news values. One way that it has changed their theory is that the high usage and new popularity in the internet has allowed individuals to use it more and therefore developing the use of 'user generated content'. This is where the public and users of the internet are able to portray and express their views through the internet by commenting and social networking sites. Not only this but the high demand of smart phones has also caused Galtung and Ruge's news values to change as the public is able to record footage of their phones/ipads etc therefore allowing them to catch news as it happens before news reporters even arrive. An example of this would be the Worcester case of where an individual from the army was stabbed in the middle of the street. Whilst the news reporters took their time to attend the soon a witness had been able to report and record the news which was posted online and went viral.
How would you update them for 2014?
A reminder of Galtung and Ruge's news values:
Immediacy: has it happened recently?
Worldwide news does not necessarily get reported immediately, however as soon as the news reporters/channel find out about the news it is very often that they do have an individual reporting from the scene live. The news from the UK its self is most commonly reported instantly therefore indicating that 'immediacy' is a factor that is still essential and used in order to report everyday news.
Familiarity: is it culturally close to us in Britain?
As Britain is full of different cultural backgrounds it is essential for news channels/programmes to report world wide especially the BBC, ITV and channel 4. Therefore no matter what news is reported whether world wide or local it is likely to be culturally close to us - in some way or another - in Britain.
Amplitude: is it a big event or one which involves large numbers of people?
A big event is commonly known as one that involves a large number of people however if it a incident that has happened in Britain whether it involves a late number of people or not it is likely have priority when the news is reported (first to be shown). Where as if it is a big event in Africa (other country) where it also involves a lot of people it would still be considered as a second showing compared to the events in Britain.
Frequency: did the event happen fairly quickly?
With things such as a glacier melting is unlikely to be put on the front page as it takes to long. Therefore with significant things such as the war/army etc it is likely for the newspapers to not have them on the front page - this is because the war in Afghanistan has been going on for way to long therefore it would not be in the headlines every week. Unambiguity: is it clear and definite?
For 2014 I think Journalist etc should not be ignoring stories if they think they are too difficult to explain. They should use each story the same and therefore should ensure that all stories are shown and written about so the public knows about everything whether it is to hard to explain or not. If it is not clear the journalist should be able to find a way to make it understandable.
Predictability: did we expect it to happen?
For 2014 we should ensure that predictability is not there. There should always be some sort of enigma when broadcasting the news or even if some thing's such as elections, cup finals and so on are predictable they still are interesting as they are events that will affect and impact the lives of the public.
Surprise: is it a rare or unexpected event?
All surprises are liked by audiences even those that are unpleasant. Therefore the news should ensure they use surprise words or factors when reporting or broadcasting the news.
Continuity: has this story already been defined as news?
If the story has already be defined as news and is known as a 'running' story however the newspapers are still having to continue with the story. It is extrememly important for journalist/broadcasters to use different and new ways to tell the story and each time something has changed the newspapers must ensure they bring the story back.
Elite nations and people: which country has the event happened in? Does the story concern well-known people?
The events that occur in neighbouring countries, or countries that influence our lives and culture, interest audiences, as so stories about David Beckham, Prince William and Britney Spears. I think it is still essential for newspaper to broadcast all these things even if in different countries as it apply's to everyone - broad audience.
Negativity: is it bad news?
Even if bad news, all audiences are interested in all sorts of news therefore it should still be used as a top story whether good or bad it depends on the importance of the story/news.
Balance: the story may be selected to balance other news, such as a human survival story to balance a number of stories concerning death?
Home news stories can often be place in broadsheets to counterbalance a heavy weight of foreign news. Happy Human interest stories sometimes appear in tabloids to balance out a lot of 'doom andg loom',
Monday 3 March 2014
New and digital media; stories#16 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2572248/Children-TV-bedroom-ARE-fatter-rarely-watch-it.html
Title: Children who have a TV in their bedroom ARE fatter - even if they rarely watch it
Title: Children who have a TV in their bedroom ARE fatter - even if they rarely watch it
- Children aged 10 to 14 who have a TV in their bedroom weigh about 1lb more on average than those who don't have one
- Weight gain is unrelated to the amount of time spent watching the TV
- It is thought to be down to disrupted sleep or food advertising
New and digital media; stories#15 - mr halsey
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2572252/Boy-12-raped-sister-7-watching-pornography-Xbox-walks-free-court.html
Tittle: Boy, 12, who raped his sister, 7, after watching pornography on an Xbox walks free from court
Tittle: Boy, 12, who raped his sister, 7, after watching pornography on an Xbox walks free from court
- The boy, now 13, admitted offences including rape and indecent assault
- He had seen explicit footage at a friend's house and decided 'to try it out'
- His sister said she was 'sad' but loved her brother and wanted him home
- Judge imposed 12-month referral order, but will not take boy from family
- The young offender and his father will both sign sex offenders' register
New and digital media; Murdoch's paywall - mr halsey
1) Do you agree with James Murdoch that the BBC should not be allowed to provide free news online?
- In my opinion I strongly believe BBC should be allowed to provide free news. The reason for this is that it is governed by television licence therefore does not need it's audiences to pay subscription fee's also BBC would loose a large lump sum of their audiences. Furthermore, according to Murdoch's insight that the BBC should not be allowed to provide free news online he states: "It is essential for the future of independent digital journalism that a fair price can be charged fr news to people who value it." However, this would not be beneficial for
BBC's online news as not only would they loose customers but they would have to start a payroll on Iplayer and all other sites therefore loosing a lot of their audiences and reducing their revenue.Therefore, I would not are with James Murdoch that the BBC should not be allowed to provide news online an audiences would also be able to find another source in order to find free online news.
2) Was Rupert Murdoch right to put his news content (The Times, The Sun) behind a paywall?
- In my opinion I believe Rupert Murdoch made a wise choice by putting the newspapers behind a paywall. The reason for this is that those who are really in to the newspapers and everyday readers would continue to buy the newspaper and know everything of it and those who do not read it on a everyday basis are not likely to buy it either. I personally view the paywall as a love hate thing as critics have also said "Jeff Harkin – Murdoch may have thrown the newspapers a lifeline
Dislikes ‘freelords’ as he calls them, claims newspapers must ‘hold their niche’, whatever that means." where as other contradict "Matt Kelly – We can’t charge for content just yet
Mirror Associate Editor Matt Kelly, believes that they need to build value before they can charge, and probably need to monetise content offerings in different ways. (Something they’re doing with the new and rather excellent Mirror Football)." On the contrary I also view the paywall as a disadvantage as many people do not essentially find the need to pay for newspapers as they are able to find the same news on other FREE websites such as Dailymail.
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