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Post-colonialism: blog task

2) List FIVE films, FIVE TV programmes and FIVE online-only productions that are discussed in the article.

Five films-

• Slum dog millionaire
• Ill Manors
• Attack the block
• Kidulthood
• Adulthood

Five TV-

• Top Boy
• Luther
• Goodness gracious me
• Citizen khan
• The Real McCoy

Five online-only-

• Brother with no game
• Venus VS Mars
• The Ryan sisters
• All about the McKenzies
• Meet the abdebanjos

3) Watch Destiny Ekaragha's clips above (more of her work is available on her website, including the short film The Park). To what extent can we apply Alvarado's and Fanon's theories to these films? Do they reinforce or subvert typical black stereotypes in British film and TV? Refer to specific scenes and events in the clips in answering this question and aim for at least 350 words.

In Destiny Ekaragha's videos such as tight jeans, it fights the stereo types, it suggest that these young boys are just having a conversation. Destiny Ekaragha give the impression at certain points that something is going to happen for example a white boy walking with his phone out, the shot give an impression as though they were going to steal for him. However in reality they were looking at his jeans and how tight they were, this is an example of a counter type. Destiny Ekaragha also uses binary opposites which could be an example of a stereotype; the reason for this is on the scene with the boys is in front of a closed rundown pub.  This is an example that although a different view is taken on the boy the background is pub that is on an estate, which suggests that there is a stereotype being reinforced. This can link to Alvarado (1987) and his four key themes of racial representation; the boy sitting on the wall can be seen as dangerous as they are in a group so they could be in a gang or involved in crime. They are also humorous  the reason for this is because they make reference to jeans being very tight which can be seen as a funny, poverty is another example of them being pitied as they are on a estates in run down area. Gone too Far is another film by Destiny Ekaragha's, this is another film that helps to reinforce stereotypes for example when the brother arrives in sandals. This is an example of a stereotype being reinforced, of a person from Nigeria (Africa). This links to Frantz Fanon: “Putting on the white mask” Primitivize can be linked when the brother arrives also Decivilize the reason for this is the brother during one scene refers to a women as “hello sexy ladies” can be an example of flirting/ pimping.

Editors urge David Cameron to tighten police snooping rules

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/16/editors-david-cameron-police-snooping-rules

editors have campaigned against david cameron in order to tighten the rules on police being able to access devices. journalist feel there should be more rules protecting journalist, however it can be argued that they do journalists feel that there phone should not be snooped upon? another concern is that police should have sufficient evidence before having the ability to access a phone.

Sun’s Page 3 decision long overdue, say MPs

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jan/20/sun-page-3-mps-politicians-reaction

the article talks about feminist who are against the page 3 images of females and should be banned. the reason for this is to give women more right and to stop men sexualising women, however on the other hand it can be argued that women want to show there body and do not feel objectified. although it can be suggested that no more page 3 is in favor of women it can also be seen as something that is taking away jobs from females who may enjoy the work that they do.

CNN to introduce news-gathering drones

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-01-14/cnn-to-introduce-news-gathering-drones

drones have been used by a major news company in america, which allows a user to be able t control the drone and the camera and be able to record. this requires a licence which for other companoes has not been possible however cnn have been granted this. there are many concerns in regards to drones such as not flying near airports. the BBC have also teamed up with a company but are using hexdrones. the benefit is that it is easier for news organisation to be able to gather footage but they are quick and can be easy to use. also they can be cheaper for large stories then using helicopters.

Institution case study: News Corporation

1) Research News Corporation’s response to the growth of new and digital media by listing each of the institutions brands (Sky News, Times etc.) Have any closed, changed or been in the news in the last five years for any reason? The sun- the sun had a circulation of 2.2 million in March 2014, however between July 2013 and December 2013 the sun had 5.5 million. 31% readers are ABC1 social demographic and 68% C2DE demographic group. The times-The Times had an average daily circulation of 394,448 in March 2014; in the same period, The Sunday Times had an average daily circulation of 839,077 Sunday times- 2) Develop examples of the impact that new and digital media has had on News Corp’s brands (paywalls, readership figures, audience share etc.) Pay walls are something the new corp has shown to have success with paywalls. Profits for news corp has fallen from £63.1 million in 2013 to £35.6 million. The sun revealed that 225,000 subscribers had signed up for online packages, which was regarded as a success, but was not enough for the continuing decline in print revenues. The company suffered further legal costs of £17.1m due to the activities that resulted from its post-hacking decision to set up the management and standards committee News Corp UK posted a loss of £75.5m before tax in the 12 months to June 2014, compared to £75.3m in the previous year. 3) Use what you have found out about News Corp to answer the following question: Why and with what success are traditional media institutions adapting to the challenge posed by new/digital media? The decline of newspapers had led to an increase of newspapers being read online, this can be due to technological convergence which has made it easier and more accessible for people to be able to access the news. This has therefore means that news can e quickly accessed and is easier to provide updated information.

index update

story 1-Jihadi John worked in the UK as a charity collector – and we’re closing in, says MI5
story 2-New and digital media- Google
story 3-New and Digital media- Apple watch
story 4-New and digital media- cheater
story 5-New and digital media- youtube
story 6-Social media being used to lure in criminals?
story 7-The future of newspapers
story 8-Anonymous turn good?
story 9-Snap chat? 
story 10-typewriters
story 11-decline of newspapers
story 12-

2nd term-

Story 1-Parliament's official Tweet
Story 2-Josie Cunningham
Story 3-Jennifer Lawrence: 'I will never get Twitter. The internet has scorned me'
Story 4-social media monitoring
Story 5-Facebook accused of failing to flag extremist messages by Lee Rigby's killer 
Story 6-Vine shifts from comedy clips to a valid journalistic tool
Story 7-Sun+ signs up 225,000 paying subscribers
Story 8-Ferguson  shooting
Story 9-Does the Sun really speak to more people than Russell Brand?
Story 10-Rogue computerised cameras plague BBC news presenters
Story 11-russell brand tweet ban
Story 12-#illridewithyou sydney attacks
Story 13-News Corp UK suffers £3.5m loss after £51m profit the year before
Story 14-Digital giants get bigger at the expense of the small blog sites
Story 15-Facebook app lets you view anyone’s hidden photos
Story 16-Dark net used almost entirely for paedophilia sites, according to new study

media magazine- John Snow and Owen Jones

John Snow-

Twitter was described more as a tool rather than as a form of social networking, he explained that twitter is something to just lead people to topics and allow users to find people with similar interests. He also emphasised that although journalist are not as employed as they once are there have other ways of ensuring that they are able to do still take party in journalism where as other are Free lancing. John Snow explained that the freelance journalists will be the future and will be used as and when needed by companies, however some people may still choose to branch out specialise. “New is now new” was what john snow said explained that news it now information that is up to date and which means that information is “new” and the most recent. The reason for this is because previously without tools such as the internet it meant that information such as video footage would have to have to be sent by plane or parcelled which could take a few days making the information out dated or reliable. The reason for this is because footage would then have to be edit and cut and prepared to be shown therefore being reconstructed in order to portray a certain message. However with the likes of social networking it has led to people being able to upload “raw” footage rather than information that have been reconstructed and therefore the meaning changed. 

Owen Jones-

Own jones poses a strong argument against the “elite” he suggested excellent ideas on how the media is used in order to exploit those at the bottom of society. He emphasises that the media consternate on what it done wrong by the bottom of society and is emphasised through TV programs and new papers. For instance during riots that took place due to the rise of student fees rising , the front pages were images of students created chaos however the fact that student university fess rose 3 times as much per year from £3000 to £9000 was not as emphasised. Another example is the benefit street another program used to exploit people at the bottom of society however a program such as “tax avoidance” was never created about people who are powerful and don’t pay tax. Owen jones poses a strong argument that there is a divide between the “elite” and the rest of society and he feels that this divide should be removed and everyone to be seen as an equal. 

Dark net used almost entirely for paedophilia sites, according to new study

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/dark-net-used-almost-entirely-for-paedophilia-sites-according-to-new-study-9951456.html

a study find that Dark net was used to find child-abuse material, according to a new study that could lend credence to a crackdown on anonymous browsing. More than four out of five visits to the anonymous web were to sites storing paedophilia materials, according to Wired, even as other kinds of hidden sites account for much more of the sites hosted there. Even though child-abuse material makes up only 2% of the sites available on the dark net, it accounts for about 83% of visits to such websites.

Facebook app lets you view anyone’s hidden photos

http://metro.co.uk/2014/12/30/facebook-app-lets-you-view-anyones-hidden-photos-5003545/

A browser extension, available now on the Chrome web store allows users to be able to view pictures of anyone on facebook. The privacy right that users currently have allows them to be able to prevent people from accessing there pictures and are able to hide images from their timeline. What is fair to say that hiding a pictures does not hide or delete a picture making easily still accessible and therefore can be considered a flaw within the facebook site. However the app does not hack nor change privacy options it makes it easier to access information that previously required more manual work to look for information.

Digital giants get bigger at the expense of the small blog sites

http://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/dec/14/digital-giants-small-blog-sites-buzzfeed-vice-mashable

the article talks about how small internet companies have done so successful. AOL bought the Huffington Post for $315m (£200m), after the site posted 2010 revenues of $30.7m (£19.7m).nick Denton, founder and owner of Gawker Media, recently revealed his company has $60m (£38m) in revenues. The man Denton considers his arch-rival, BuzzFeed boss Jonah Peretti, has already seen his 2014 revenues surpass $100m (£63m), and is giving each of his 700 employees an Apple Watch to celebrate. He can afford it: he raised $50m (£32m) in new venture capital this summer, from a single investor, at a valuation of $850m (£541m). this article shows that power that small online companies have created for people who who have set  up online an example of this is the company prime.

News Corp UK suffers £3.5m loss after £51m profit the year before

profits for news corp has falled from £63.1 million in 2013 to £35.6 million.The sun revealed that 225,000 subscribers had signed up for online packages, which was regarded as a success, but was not enough for the continuing decline in print revenues.The company suffered further legal costs of £17.1m due to the activities that resulted from its post-hacking decision to set up the management and standards committeeNews Corp UK posted a loss of £75.5m before tax in the 12 months to June 2014, compared to £75.3m in the previous year.