YEAR 13..May 24th 16..

The case of RAIF BADAWI. What do we learn about digital media through this individual's experience?
Amnesty International Link:
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/Raif-Badawi
BBC article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-33105945
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30915898
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-30826737
The Guardian...Jan 2016:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/12/samar-badawi-sister-blogger-raif-badawi-arrested-saudi-arabia
BBC video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz8biOSk7gY

This could be linked to:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-36096587
OR
The story of Aaron Swartz:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvsxnOg0bJY
I WOULD ADVISE ALL STUDENTS TO WATCH THIS FILM.

Faber and Faber:
http://www.faber.co.uk
How does old media use new media to be competitive in the digital world?
Harper Collins:
https://www.harpercollins.co.uk
What could be more analogue than a book? How is the publishing industry adapting to the digital world? Peruse these sites to develop an insight into the impact of digital media.
THE KINDLE? E-Books?? This is an area of digital media that needs to be explored. You lot NEVER refer to this area of the digital world. THE PRINTING PRESS was the analogue world's internet so be aware of the publishing industry and how it has adapted to digital media.

Section B will demand that you can construct an EVALUATIVE argument from a range of media sources. ONLY INDEPENDENT STUDY will allow you to gather the resources that will allow you to confront Section B.

RT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFsXQXxw0Vs

This session considered the notion of digital empowerment. Has digital media really empowered the audience or producer? Has digital media created a more democratic world? Is empowerment a myth?