Abdiillah Media Exam

  News Values: Blog task Read  Media Factsheet 76: News Values  and complete the following questions/tasks.  Our  Media Factsheet archive is available here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. 1) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? The factsheet uses the death of a British servicewoman in Afghanistan. it has shock and death of a british national, intensity and recency due to the ongoing war. The story is clear, emotional and relevant to a UK audience, which increases its news value. 2) What is gatekeeping? Gatekeeping is the process of filtering information before it reaches the audience. Editors and journalists decide which stories are selected and which are rejected. 3) What are the six ways bias can be created in news? Bias can be created through selection and omission, placement, headlines, ph...

The Future of Journalism: Blog tasks Part 1: Clay Shirky lecture Go to the  Nieman Lab webpage (part of Harvard university) and watch the video of Clay Shirky presenting to Harvard students . The video is also available on YouTube below but the Nieman Lab website has a written transcript of everything Shirky says.  Play the clip AND read along with the transcript below to ensure you are following the argument. You need to watch from the beginning to 29.35 (the end of Shirky's presentation). Once you've watched and read the presentation and made notes (you may want to copy and paste key quotes from the transcript which is absolutely fine), answer the questions below: 1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this? Shirky says accountability journalism is vital because it investigates powerful institutions and exposes wrongdoing. He argues that without it, governments and corporations can act without s...