Syria 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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