New Media, Week 3 (Birmingham): Interpreting the Image
Unfortunately because of technical issues, this presentation by Richard Langley was not recorded. We are hoping to upload the PowerPoint — already available to Birmingham students on PowerPoint and...
View ArticleNew Media, Week 3 (Dublin): Understanding the Internet
Matthew Wall introduces the tools to understand and make the most of material on the Internet : The post New Media, Week 3 (Dublin): Understanding the Internet appeared first on EA WorldView.
View ArticleNew Media, Week 4: Navigating New Media
Scott Lucas introduces the navigation of new media — how can you can gain control and authority? The post New Media, Week 4: Navigating New Media appeared first on EA WorldView.
View ArticleNew Media, Week 5: International Relations and New Media
Scott Lucas on understanding how states and other organizations use — and mis-use — new media, and how you need to understand the process to be part of the game: The post New Media, Week 5:...
View ArticleNew Media, Week 7 (Dublin, Week 6): Sources in New and Old Media
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View ArticleRefugees, the Islamic State, and Syria: A Lecture by Scott Lucas
A lecture for a seminar of the Terrorism and Political Violence Association, held at the University of Birmingham on February 24, 2016: The post Refugees, the Islamic State, and Syria: A Lecture by...
View ArticleNew Media, Week 8 (Dublin, Week 7): Writing for Electronic Media — Part 1
Time to move from observing and understanding new media to becoming a participant — Scott Lucas on starting points for constructing and developing a story: The post New Media, Week 8 (Dublin, Week 7):...
View ArticleNew Media, Week 9 (Dublin, Week 10): Writing for Electronic Media — Part 2
From idea to completion — Scott Lucas talks about the process of writing the story, from a strong lede to effective development: The post New Media, Week 9 (Dublin, Week 10): Writing for Electronic...
View ArticleNew Media, Week 10 (Dublin, Week 11): Working With Video
How can you effectively use video for reporting analysis? Richard Langley discusses: The CassetteBoy video, used to open the lecture: The post New Media, Week 10 (Dublin, Week 11): Working With Video...
View ArticleNew Media, Week 11 (Dublin, Week 12): Designing and Disseminating The Story
So you’ve got your story. Now do how you make the most of it through design and dissemination? Scott Lucas discusses: The post New Media, Week 11 (Dublin, Week 12): Designing and Disseminating The...
View ArticleNew Media 2017: Introduction (Week 1 — Birmingham)
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View ArticleNew Media 2017: Technologies of Media (Week 2 — Birmingham)
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View ArticleNew Media 2017: Introduction to the Internet and the Image (Week 4 — Birmingham)
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View ArticleNew Media 2017: Navigating New Media and the News (Week 5 — Birmingham)
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View ArticleNew Media Lecture: Real News v. Fake News
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political,...
View ArticleNew Media Lecture: Navigating New Media
I. INTRODUCTION — GETTING CONTROL, GETTING AUTHORITY II. THE STARTING POINTS A. DEFINE YOUR TOPIC B. DEFINE THE CONTEXT C. ESTABLISH A BASE OF KNOWLEDGE 1. Researching the Case...
View ArticleNew Media Lecture: New Media and the Political
I. INTRODUCTION A. THE GAME IS THE SAME — POLITICS HAS ALWAYS TURNED ON USING THE MEDIA B. BUT THE FIELD IS DIFFERENT — NEW MEDIA OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES C. TO BE ON THE “INSIDE”, YOU HAVE...
View ArticleNew Media Lecture: Introduction to Writing the Article
SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A STORY? (PART 1) I. INTRODUCTION YOU KNOW AS MUCH — AND CAN EXPRESS IT AS CLEARLY — AS ANYONE BUT HOW DO YOU GET TO THAT POINT? II. THE STEPS A. OWN THE STORY — GET THE GROUNDING...
View ArticleNew Media Lecture: Writing and Designing the Article, Part 2
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View ArticleNew Media Lecture: Writing the Article, Part 2
SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A STORY? (PART 2) I. INTRO — FROM IDEA TO COMPLETION II. BEFORE STARTING: REMEMBER HOOK, PITCH, AND STRUCTURE CONSIDER YOUR STORY: REPORTING, ANALYSIS, REPORTAGE III. WRITING THE...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham 2018: Introduction to Media and Politics
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View ArticleNew Media Birmingham 2018, Week 2, Part 1: A History of Media and Politics
McLuhan: “Our Age of Anxiety is, in great part, the result of trying to do today’s job with yesterday’s tools and yesterday’s concepts.” Discuss. I. INTRODUCTION A. THE GAME’S THE SAME BUT IT’S A LOT...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham 2018, Week 2, Part 2: A History of Media and Politics
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View ArticleNew Media Birmingham 2018, Week 3: Technologies of New Media
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View ArticleNew Media Birmingham Week 4: Navigating the Image
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View ArticleNew Media Dublin, Week 3: Navigating the Media
I. INTRODUCTION — GETTING CONTROL, GETTING AUTHORITY II. THE STARTING POINTS A. DEFINE YOUR TOPIC B. DEFINE THE CONTEXT C. ESTABLISH A BASE OF KNOWLEDGE 1. Researching the Case...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham Week 5: New Media and Politics
I. INTRODUCTION A. THE GAME IS THE SAME — POLITICS HAS ALWAYS TURNED ON USING THE MEDIA B. BUT THE FIELD IS DIFFERENT — NEW MEDIA OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES C. TO BE ON THE “INSIDE”, YOU HAVE...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham Week 7: New Media and the International
I. INTRODUCTION: DEFINING YOUR AREA OF COVERAGE AND EXPERTISE A. Example: Trump B. Example: Brexit C. Example: Syria II. THE STARTING POINTS A. DEFINE YOUR TOPIC B. DEFINE THE CONTEXT C. ESTABLISH A...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham Week 8: Writing the Story (Part 1)
SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A STORY? (PART 1) I. INTRODUCTION YOU KNOW AS MUCH — AND CAN EXPRESS IT AS CLEARLY — AS ANYONE BUT HOW DO YOU GET TO THAT POINT? II. THE STEPS A. OWN THE STORY — GET THE GROUNDING...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham Week 9: Writing the Story (Part 2)
I. INTRO — FROM IDEA TO COMPLETION Find your central point and develop…. II. BEFORE STARTING: REMEMBER HOOK, PITCH, AND STRUCTURE CONSIDER YOUR STORY: REPORTING, ANALYSIS, REPORTAGE Reporting:...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham Week 10: Working with Video and the Image
I. INTRODUCTION A. THE MULTI-MEDIA WORLD B. THE END OF DIVISION BETWEEN PRINT AND AUDIO-VISUAL C. HOW TO PUT LITERACY INTO PRACTICE? II. STARTING POINT: THE SOCIAL IMAGE “In societies where modern...
View ArticleSocial Media’s Descent from Tahrir Square to Donald Trump
How did social media shift from spreading democracy to attacking it? You have to look beyond the digital technologies. Zeynep Tufekci writes for the MIT Technology Review: The Euphoria of Discovery As...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham, Autumn 2018: Introduction to Media and Politics
I. POLITICAL LITERACY/MEDIA LITERACY A. POLITICAL LITERACY 1. Theories 2. Approaches 3. Analysis/Output B. MEDIA LITERACY 1. Sources-Outlets-Processes of Dissemination 2. Problem is the Deluge 3. Then...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham, Autumn 2018, Week 2: Technologies of Media and Politics
McLuhan: “Our Age of Anxiety is, in great part, the result of trying to do today’s job with yesterday’s tools and yesterday’s concepts.” Discuss. I. INTRODUCTION A. THE GAME’S THE SAME BUT IT’S A LOT...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham, Autumn 2018, Week 3: Real News v. “Fake News”
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political,...
View ArticleTrumpWatch, Day 638: Kremlin Allies Interfering in Mid-Term Elections —...
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Donald Trump, Helsinki, July 16, 2018 The US Justice Department accuses allies of the Kremlin, following its intervention in the 2016 Presidential elections, of...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham, Autumn 2018, Week 4: “Real”, “Fake”, and the Image
I. INTRODUCTION: STEPPING BACK FROM ASSUMPTION OF IMAGE AS “REAL” A. Faith in The “Real” of the Image “A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words” “Seeing is Believing” B. This is the Foundation of Existence, For...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham, Autumn 2018, Week 6: New Media and Politics
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View ArticleSyria Daily: Activists Raed Fares and Hamoud Junaid Assassinated
Raed Fares and Hamoud Juneid, two of the leading civil society activists in Syria, were assassinated on Friday. The post Syria Daily: Activists Raed Fares and Hamoud Junaid Assassinated appeared first...
View ArticleNew Media Lecture Dublin, Week 4: Real News v. “Fake News”
I. INTRODUCTION A. PRODUCER: INTERACTION OF CONTENT, CONTEXT, AND INTENTION B. RECEIVER: HOW IS “INFORMATION” PROCESSED/NEGOTIATED/CIRCULATED? C. THROUGH THIS, GETTING TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham, Autumn 2018, Week 7: New Media and the International
I. INTRODUCTION: DEFINING YOUR AREA OF COVERAGE AND EXPERTISE A. Example: Trump B. Example: Syria C. Example: Brexit II. THE STARTING POINTS A. DEFINE YOUR TOPIC B. DEFINE THE CONTEXT C. ESTABLISH A...
View ArticleNew Media, Birmingham, Week 8: Writing for Electronic Media, Part 1
I. INTRODUCTION YOU KNOW AS MUCH — AND CAN EXPRESS IT AS CLEARLY — AS ANYONE BUT HOW DO YOU GET TO THAT POINT? II. THE STEPS A. OWN THE STORY — GET THE GROUNDING FOR YOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1....
View ArticleNew Media, Birmingham, Week 9: Writing the Story (Part 2)
SO YOU WANT TO WRITE A STORY? (PART 2) I. INTRO — FROM IDEA TO COMPLETION Find your central point and develop…. II. BEFORE STARTING: REMEMBER HOOK, PITCH, AND STRUCTURE CONSIDER YOUR STORY: REPORTING,...
View ArticleNew Media, Birmingham, Week 10: Spreading the Story
I. INTRODUCTION A. CONTROL B. AUTHORITY C. RECOGNITION A NOTE ON MOTIVE: IF THE STORY IS NOT READ, IS IT STILL WORTH THE EFFORT? II. DYNAMICS OF 21ST-CENTURY MEDIA A. THE DRIVER OF SEO (SEARCH ENGINE...
View ArticleNew Media Birmingham, Week 11: Working With Video and the Image
I. INTRODUCTION A. THE MULTI-MEDIA WORLD B. THE END OF DIVISION BETWEEN PRINT AND AUDIO-VISUAL C. HOW TO PUT LITERACY INTO PRACTICE? II. STARTING POINT: THE SOCIAL IMAGE “In societies where modern...
View ArticleDefeating Fake News with “Media Literacy”
90-second intro from Richard Langley and Scott Lucas: How can we empower ourselves to navigate between valuable information, propaganda, and “fake news”? The post Defeating Fake News with “Media...
View ArticleNew Media and Politics: Writing The Story
A “virtual lecture” for the University of Birmihgham’s final-year course in New Media and Politics: The post New Media and Politics: Writing The Story appeared first on EA WorldView.
View ArticleGlobal History: From 9/11 to the World of Today
A “virtual lecture” for the University of Birmihgham’s first-year course in Global History: The post Global History: From 9/11 to the World of Today appeared first on EA WorldView.
View ArticleBirmingham Virtual Lecture: Global History in the 21st Century
A “virtual lecture” for the University of Birmingham’s first-year course in Global History: The post Birmingham Virtual Lecture: Global History in the 21st Century appeared first on EA WorldView.
View ArticleVideoCast: Coronavirus, Central Banks, and Economic Recovery
Filmed as a part of a series of virtual lectures for the University of Birmingham’s Department of Politics and International Studies: Countries around the world assessing their economic situations amid...
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