Students were introduced to the topic of Media and Democracy. Students were made aware of how digital media was used to report the demonstrations in Iran after the Iranian election in June 2009. Students were also introduced to Wikileaks and the issues that relate to China and their attempt to control digital media. Furthermore, students were introduced to the views of Andrew Keen and Clay Shirky.
Homework: Watch the second episode of the BBC's The Virtual Revolution; especially the section that deals with China and the Estonia 'cyber war' incident. You must use the resources offered by fishymedia to develop an understanding of how Andrew Keen's views differ from the views of Clay Shirky.
Don't forget folks, we meet at 12.30 next week to begin filming the 'student fees' documentary.
Resources to aid research:
Click on link below to access article relating to China's Green Dam Project:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/02/china-green-dam
The project appears to be collapsing.Click on link below:
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/39235/
BBC news report on the Green Dam Project [July 2010]:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10614674
The Guardian reports on internet censorship in China:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/14/internet-censorship-china
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/14/internet-censorship-china
The Guardian reports on the conflict between Google and the Chinese authorities:
Al-Jazeera report on internet censorship in China. Click on link below to access link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quaZi5sckwE
BBC Timeline of China's internet censorship:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8460129.stm
fishymedia's entry from July 2010 provides a series of resources that relate to Iran and the post-election demonstrations in 2009.
http://fishymediaresources.blogspot.com/2010/07/power-of-photograph-appropriate-for-a2.html
Resources relating to Wikileaks can be accessed via the link below:
http://fishymediaresources.blogspot.com/2010/07/wikileaksresources-relating-to-media.html
fishymedia's entry from July 2010 provides a series of resources that relate to Iran and the post-election demonstrations in 2009.
http://fishymediaresources.blogspot.com/2010/07/power-of-photograph-appropriate-for-a2.html
Resources relating to Wikileaks can be accessed via the link below:
http://fishymediaresources.blogspot.com/2010/07/wikileaksresources-relating-to-media.html
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