APG5397 Media technologies and social change 代写



APG5397 Media technologies and social change
 
Assessment task title: Short Essay 2

Due date: Week 10 Thursday 11 May by 1pm

Details of task: Choose one of the following questions:

1. In 2010, the New York Daily News listed WikiLeaks as first among websites ‘that could totally change the news’, and the UK Information Commissioner stated that ‘WikiLeaks is part of the phenomenon of the online, empowered citizen’. Has Wikileaks advanced or endangered the freedom of the press?

2. Enthusiasts for the internet have argued that the medium will usher in a new era of ‘direct democracy’ through cyberactivists. Does the internet—with the advent of citizen journalism, the challenges to traditional press business models and fragmentation of readerships— mean the end of ‘quality’ journalism and its function as a fourth estate, or does it promise to rehabilitate journalism and the public sphere? Discuss both propositions using theory and empirical evidence to support your conclusion.

3. Chart the expansion of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire from its humble beginnings with the Adelaide News in the 1950s to today’s global News Corp business. Has this expansion been compatible with the public good?

4. For Jürgen Habermas, the public sphere was a utopian arena of discursive—as distinct from market—relations, ideally by which citizens were able to hold the state accountable via ‘publicity’. But various groups, including feminists and minorities, have questioned the relevance of a public sphere that was exclusive rather than inclusive. In addition, media platforms have become private interests as their ownership has concentrated in the hands of powerful ‘press barons’ who many believe manipulate public opinion. Can counter-publics such as working-class, feminist, first-nation, immigrant/diaspora, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), compete with the dominant public sphere as constituted by elite white men?
5. Discuss the concept of digital storytelling in terms of social and cultural value, particularly 'within a broader context where participatory culture as a mode of social engagement is rapidly expanding with the rise of the Web 2.0 environment' (Simondson, H. 2012 'Valuing Co-operative Media as Social Memory: Digital story-telling at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image', in K. Darian-Smith and S. Turnbull, eds, Remembering Television, Cambridge Scholarly Publishing, 2012, p. 133). You should refer to ACMI and your week 7 field trip to this venue, but you may also consider other institutions that specialise in archiving and curating the moving image.
APG5397 Media technologies and social change 代写

Release dates: N/A

Word limit: 2000 words

Value: 20%

Presentation requirements: As a general rule, type your assignments in a clear 12-point font chosen from Word for English.
Any piece of professional writing should show clearly that you understand and can apply the standard conventions of style expected by a university.
For this essay, you should use Harvard-style in-text citations (author-year-page) and a reference list (alphabetical order by first author's family name). The reference list is not included in the word count.


Estimated return date: Two weeks after submission, from due date.

Hurdle requirements: N/A

Individual assessment in group tasks: N/A

Criteria for marking: See 'ASSESSMENT OF WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS' under Major Research Essay below.

Referencing requirements: The Harvard style of referencing for arts is preferred for this unit. Students who wish to use another style of referencing may do so, but they should discuss it with the Unit Coordinator prior to submitting their essay. All written work must be appropriately referenced in a recognised format and the same format consistently applied throughout. For those seeking guidance on the use of referencing conventions, please consult the online tutorial at: http://guides.lib.monash.edu/ld.php?content_id=8481587.
If using Harvard referencing, in-text citations should include author's surname, year of publication and page number (where one exists) for both direct and indirect quotations.
Electronic citations must be referred to by author, date of original publication and date of access; where an electronic document is of particular significance, a printout of it should be included as an appendix.
The reference list at the end should contain only those sources to which you have referred in the body of the essay. The list should be in alphabetical order by first author's family name.
For more detailed information, consult the Monash University Library's referencing guide tutorial:
http://guides.lib.monash.edu/citing-referencing/harvard

To build your skills in citing and referencing, and using different referencing styles, see the online tutorial Academic Integrity: Demystifying Citing and Referencing at http://www.lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/

Additional information: N/A
 APG5397 Media technologies and social change 代写