Good day Prof!
I sent question 3 through your email but posted questions 1 & 2 on the blog because I read your email saying should sent question 3 answers directly to you before posting on the blog.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
ASSIGNMENT 4 - DEADLINE 27 August 2009 16h00
Question 1
The writer of the blog is Patrick Thornton but the owner of the blog is King Kaufman
Question 2
Patrick Thornton is of the idea that journalism schools (J-schools) are not that important in producing modern day journalists if they do not offer latest Web technology instruction. He believes that all J-schools do is to equip their learners with academic skills rather than trade skills. In particular, he favours hands-on learning especially learning using latest Web tools. He argues that journalism lecturers must make use of latest modern technology in their teaching, hence the need that they must have own websites or be part of social media.
His greatest concern is for graduate students whom he believes do not need programs that promote academic skills over trade ones. He posits academic skills are good for any undergraduate program because that is where scholars are grounded. To him, trade skills are entrepreneurial and therefore very important for graduates. Trade skills can be acquired through the Web by using free sites such as BeatBlogging.Org. Besides free sites one can also make use of places like Poynter.Org's News U, or Lynda.com and MediaBistro. He believes trade is more important than academic skills because trade gives one the necessary experience.
Thornton further asserts that latest Web tools like blogging and social networks produce better journalists than J-schools. He posits traditional J-schools produce writers while the (social) Web produces reporters. The later succeeds where the former fails because it offers its users with repeated practice and besides that it is a far much cheaper form of learning than the former. When studying over the Web one gets an opportunity to write over and over again and on the process gain the necessary know-how of the job. This repetition gives invaluable practice and experience whereas traditional J-school learning gives theory. That is why he believes the Web is important in graduate programs. Over and above, he argues that J-schools only offer more education which only leads to improved writing but poor reporting.
In short, Thornton believes that the future of journalism lies in the Web and any modern day journalist must go this route if he or she wants to be a successful reporter. He urges journalism lecturers to have own sites so that this may afford learners hands-on experience. This will do a lot of justice to journalism now because he sees journalism making more and more use of the Web especially these days and ones to come.
The writer of the blog is Patrick Thornton but the owner of the blog is King Kaufman
Question 2
Summary of "Let's Be Honest About J-School"
Patrick Thornton is of the idea that journalism schools (J-schools) are not that important in producing modern day journalists if they do not offer latest Web technology instruction. He believes that all J-schools do is to equip their learners with academic skills rather than trade skills. In particular, he favours hands-on learning especially learning using latest Web tools. He argues that journalism lecturers must make use of latest modern technology in their teaching, hence the need that they must have own websites or be part of social media.
His greatest concern is for graduate students whom he believes do not need programs that promote academic skills over trade ones. He posits academic skills are good for any undergraduate program because that is where scholars are grounded. To him, trade skills are entrepreneurial and therefore very important for graduates. Trade skills can be acquired through the Web by using free sites such as BeatBlogging.Org. Besides free sites one can also make use of places like Poynter.Org's News U, or Lynda.com and MediaBistro. He believes trade is more important than academic skills because trade gives one the necessary experience.
Thornton further asserts that latest Web tools like blogging and social networks produce better journalists than J-schools. He posits traditional J-schools produce writers while the (social) Web produces reporters. The later succeeds where the former fails because it offers its users with repeated practice and besides that it is a far much cheaper form of learning than the former. When studying over the Web one gets an opportunity to write over and over again and on the process gain the necessary know-how of the job. This repetition gives invaluable practice and experience whereas traditional J-school learning gives theory. That is why he believes the Web is important in graduate programs. Over and above, he argues that J-schools only offer more education which only leads to improved writing but poor reporting.
In short, Thornton believes that the future of journalism lies in the Web and any modern day journalist must go this route if he or she wants to be a successful reporter. He urges journalism lecturers to have own sites so that this may afford learners hands-on experience. This will do a lot of justice to journalism now because he sees journalism making more and more use of the Web especially these days and ones to come.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Assignment 3
Question 1
Site 1: Blogger - Different Mail&Guardian newspaper contributors
Site Owner - Mail&Guardian newspaper
Writers - Contributors and readers
Site 2: Blogger - Anjana Ahuja
Site Owner - Times Newspaper
Writer - Anjana Ahuja
Site 3: Blogger - Different sport codes writers
Site Owner - Guardian newspaper
Writers - Sports fans
Site 4: Blogger - Daryl Grove, Laurie and Roma Chris
Site Owner - BootsnAll Travel Network
Writers - Soccer fans from around the globe
Site 5: Blogger - Anthony Kaufman
Site Owner - IndieWIRE Blog network
Writer - Anthony Kaufman
Site 6: Blogger - Surewa Ekanayake
Site Owner - Indie Film Blogger Road Trip
Sujewa Ekanayake
Question 2
One of the bloggers I have come across in these blogs is Sufewa Ekanayake. He is a film maker, distributor and cinema fan from Brookyln, New York, USA who has been a blogger since October 2004. His blog, Indie Film Blogger Road Trip (IFBRT) is a feature length documentary film about people who blog about independent movies, the scene/industry, and related matters. IFBRT was shot, directed, and edited by Sujewa. This blog gives a short description of the documentary. Since he is a film maker and long time blog writer he is well qualified for the job he does. His blogging is insightful and carefully arranged. One doesn't have to work hard to get around to the site. Sujewa's experiences as blogwriter are well documented in the site and he seem to be gaining inspiration and encouragement from fellow bloggers as he often travel to the US to share gains, pains and losses with them.
Site 1: Blogger - Different Mail&Guardian newspaper contributors
Site Owner - Mail&Guardian newspaper
Writers - Contributors and readers
Site 2: Blogger - Anjana Ahuja
Site Owner - Times Newspaper
Writer - Anjana Ahuja
Site 3: Blogger - Different sport codes writers
Site Owner - Guardian newspaper
Writers - Sports fans
Site 4: Blogger - Daryl Grove, Laurie and Roma Chris
Site Owner - BootsnAll Travel Network
Writers - Soccer fans from around the globe
Site 5: Blogger - Anthony Kaufman
Site Owner - IndieWIRE Blog network
Writer - Anthony Kaufman
Site 6: Blogger - Surewa Ekanayake
Site Owner - Indie Film Blogger Road Trip
Sujewa Ekanayake
Question 2
One of the bloggers I have come across in these blogs is Sufewa Ekanayake. He is a film maker, distributor and cinema fan from Brookyln, New York, USA who has been a blogger since October 2004. His blog, Indie Film Blogger Road Trip (IFBRT) is a feature length documentary film about people who blog about independent movies, the scene/industry, and related matters. IFBRT was shot, directed, and edited by Sujewa. This blog gives a short description of the documentary. Since he is a film maker and long time blog writer he is well qualified for the job he does. His blogging is insightful and carefully arranged. One doesn't have to work hard to get around to the site. Sujewa's experiences as blogwriter are well documented in the site and he seem to be gaining inspiration and encouragement from fellow bloggers as he often travel to the US to share gains, pains and losses with them.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
WEEK 2: Freedom of Speech : Freedom of the Press
1. The limits of state censorship that have been made clear by the recent events of state oppression in Iran include blocking of Internet; publication about election protest forbidden; foreign journalists banned from the streets or expelled from the country; filtering of social networks like facebook and twitter, by government; and banning opposition rallies
2 a) The two aggrieved people, i.e. Dave Carroll and Amanda Bonnen decided to use social media to express their displeasures.
Dave tried complaining to the airline, United, but was not given the sort of answer that satisfied him after his guitar was destroyed by baggage handlers. So he decide to protest through music. He came up with three songs, each with a video criticising the airline and the intention was to post them all on the Web. The first video, "United Breaks Guitars" was posted on YouTube and within 23 hours it has attracted 461 comments. Most of the them were maligning the airline. This huge response prompted United to quickly contact him and make things right.
Amanda on the other hand was a tenant of Horizon Group Management who posted a comment on Twitter about mould in her Chicago apartment. The landlords later realised that there was never any mould in the apartment except for that her unit was one of those that experienced linkages during overnight roof repairs. However, all tenant grievances were quickly and amicably resolved, ultimately.
b) A person or institution that feels defamed by the new technologies can seek legal redress in the courts of laws since there are legislation that govern the use of these technologies. The injury to their good name can be repaired by the offender giving public apology in the same media and explicitly state the reason for the apology. Furthermore, monetary benefits in the form of law suits can give some feeling of satisfaction.
2 a) The two aggrieved people, i.e. Dave Carroll and Amanda Bonnen decided to use social media to express their displeasures.
Dave tried complaining to the airline, United, but was not given the sort of answer that satisfied him after his guitar was destroyed by baggage handlers. So he decide to protest through music. He came up with three songs, each with a video criticising the airline and the intention was to post them all on the Web. The first video, "United Breaks Guitars" was posted on YouTube and within 23 hours it has attracted 461 comments. Most of the them were maligning the airline. This huge response prompted United to quickly contact him and make things right.
Amanda on the other hand was a tenant of Horizon Group Management who posted a comment on Twitter about mould in her Chicago apartment. The landlords later realised that there was never any mould in the apartment except for that her unit was one of those that experienced linkages during overnight roof repairs. However, all tenant grievances were quickly and amicably resolved, ultimately.
b) A person or institution that feels defamed by the new technologies can seek legal redress in the courts of laws since there are legislation that govern the use of these technologies. The injury to their good name can be repaired by the offender giving public apology in the same media and explicitly state the reason for the apology. Furthermore, monetary benefits in the form of law suits can give some feeling of satisfaction.
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