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Notes from today, and reading and blogging assignments for Thursday, February 7

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Anne Leonard

Our discussion today focused on “born digital” media and how our ability to interact with news media, books, and online content has an effect on the production of that media. On Thursday we will discuss non-text media, including sound, images, … Continue reading →

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Palvik and the digital age

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Ricardo

You would think technology and the media would go hand in hand in news presentation, but it turns out the tension between the two is quit strong. With ethical dilemmas going unnoticed and the increasing advantages that the technological age … Continue reading →

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Pavlik, Media in the Digital Age

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Jovi

The subtitle of Pavlik’s article reads: “New Technology and the Media:An Uneasy Alliance”. That leads me to think that technology and media have to constantly catch up to each other, through many advancing changes. It must be difficult, because it … Continue reading →

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Badke Chap. 1

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Bryan

When reading the first chapter of the book, Badke explains how knowledge or information was not available for everyone in past. Those who held control over knowledge and information were powerful authority figures or the wealthy such as the Christian Church … Continue reading →

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Chapter1 Badke

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Ricardo

Chapter one: What drew my attention was ever since the thought of knowledge as a way to control the masses has been conceived (such as through religion) there has always been a select few that have been able to maintain … Continue reading →

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Ch.1 and Ch. 8, and the Preface

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Jovi

Ch.1:  It makes sense that information “informs”; inform is the root word. Relevant and current are synonyms meaning up-to-date.  I did not know gatekeeping still exists. It should not exist because it prohibits important information from being accessed by people … Continue reading →

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Information by Badke summary

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Alae Mito

Many people think they know what information is, but do we really? In the book Research Strategies by Badke he informs us what information really is. Information is something that is reliable, something that is up to date and current, … Continue reading →

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Badke’s theory about Information

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Harpreet Kaur

What is information?? Information is knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction. Information supposed to inform and it has to reliable, relevant, and current and so on. In ancient times the information used to pass from generation to generation orally … Continue reading →

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Notes from today, and reading/blogging assignments for Thursday

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Anne Leonard

hi everyone, Thanks for a great first class meeting. If you did not complete and return the sign-in sheet, please do so on Thursday. On Thursday we’ll meet in our usual classroom, A543. We’ll cover a brief history of media … Continue reading →

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