08 Aug Find a recent non-scholarly article about a new technology or new media instance that sparks your interest
Choose one of the options below.
(1) 4 SLIDES
Find a recent non-scholarly article about a new technology or new media instance that sparks your interest (speaks to you, relates to your own experience) and is related to the course content.
If you are not sure whether a particular article is suitable for this assignment, please either check with me during my office hours, preferably, or send me a link of the article.
The article should be at least 600 words long and should not be older than January 1st 2018.
For instance:
Your Boring, Everyday Life Belongs on Social Media
Wired, Author: Emma Grey Ellis, February 20, 2019 https://www.wired.com/story/your-boring-everyday-l…
Note: this example or any other example used in the course materials may not be used in your assignment.
Submit a 3-slide PPT or Canva presentation with the following structure:
-Slide 1: Summarize the article, using the 5Ws of Journalism: who, what, when, where, why. Use a bullet entry for each of these questions. Provide enough context to demonstrate that you read the article thoroughly, but be concise.
Note: in some cases, you may have to replace the why with how.
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-Slide 2: Identify a point where you disagree with author or see things differently. Explain why, in a bullet entry or two. -Slide 3: Explain how the article has changed your view of the new media / new technology discussed. (e.g.: has Ellis’ article made you rethink your interaction with social media, or your privacy on social media?). Use a bullet entry or two. -Slide 4: Cite the article using APA.
More on the 5Ws, here:
The 5 Ws (and an H) of Journalism – Thought. Co
https://www.thoughtco.com/journalists-questions-5-…
Here is how to distinguish between a scholarly and a non-scholarly article:
SCHOLARLY VERSUS NON – SCHOLARLY SOURCES
Created by Natasha Molet Worthington, June 2014
https://writing.ecu.edu/wp-content/pv-uploads/site…
(2) CONCEPT TURNED TO AD (submit ad + rationale)
Choose an idea or concept that we studied in course and turn into a billboard ad (e.g.: participatory culture – produsage or exploitation?; OR: cybertarianism vs. cognitariat; OR: children and media: OR: surveillance).
