News Values

1. Elite Nations or People
2. Predictability
3. Uniqueness
4. Exclusivity
5. Continuity
6. Proximity
7. Personality
8. Simplicity
9. Size
10. Regency

First its Elite because the more important the people that affected are, the more people will read it, then it is Predictability, if a long term paradox has been cast upon the people they would be more interested to see the truth and if the truth is what they predicted they would be more interested. Uniqueness, because if something unexpected happens, we will automatically be more interested for example "Fox learns to fly"

Privacy Setting on my Social Network

I learnt that to not share all the information to everyone, especially your personal information on social media for example, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. You should also change your settings for people to view your profile to "friends only" so strangers or stalkers won't be able to find it. You should also not accept friend requests from random people/strangers.

No Regrets Case Study

1. Do you think Millersville University was justified in disqualifying Stacy from earning her teaching degree because of her profile page? Why, or why not? Think about the question from different perspectives, such as that of Stacy, her friends, school officials, community members, or parents of Stacy’s students. Remember that Stacy is an adult and as such this is not about about judging her behaviour but about considering issues of online privacy. 

I don't agree with the doings of the University, firstly, it is unfair for Stacy since they don't have proper evidence stating that it is inappropriate, hence Stacy lost her degrees and teaching opportunity due to a photo of her that isn't proven with any evidence. This affects her family since she is a single mom with 2 kids, having enough money to support them might probably be difficult.

2. How would the situation be different if the context of the photo were taken into account? For instance: What if the caption of the photo was not “Drunken Pirate,” but “Happy Halloween” or “My friend forced me to wear this pirate hat”? What if a post accompanying the photo said that it had been taken at a child’s birthday party and Stacy was drinking punch?  

If the caption of the photo had another word rather than "drunken", perhaps the case would be difficult and she wouldn't be in this mess at all, furthermore, it was the caption of this photo that mainly caused the problems. 

3. What if Stacy’s friend Joe had posted the picture of Stacy without her knowing it, and tagged her with the “Drunken Pirate” caption. Does the fact that Joe posted the picture change the situation? Why or why not? 

Yes it does, because if he posted the picture without her permission, first of all, he would be facing legal charges and the school wouldn't have the right to prosecute her since she didn't post it by herself.

4. Does Joe have a responsibility to ask Stacy before he posts (and tags) a picture of her? Do other people, including strangers who come across the photo online, have the responsibility to check with Stacy before they tag or repost the photo? Why, or why not?

Yes because if she does not agree to post the photo, and he still posts it, it might cause her job to be in danger.

Attracting Audiences

I have chosen the first clip:
in the first clip, the producers used a variety of techniques for example :
1) bird's eye view
2) panorama
3) screen panning
4) fast scene changing
5) cartoon editing
6) interactive speech
7) sound

Baby Climbing Stairs

Authority in Documentaries

1. What are the visual conventions of experts' appearance, behavior and setting? i.e. What do you think they all have in common? They all look mature, grown up, obviously you wouldn't have a 20 year old 'expert' otherwise it won't make the viewer believe in you. The 'expert interviews' are usually set in libraries or the setting of the fact because it makes the viewer see more authority, for example, if it is set in a library, viewers might think that because there are a lot of books near the person speaking, they're reliable, because books are a symbol of knowledge to many people. 'Experts' are all very calm because if you are hesitating you wouldn't look like you are telling the truth, they all speak very slowly and paced. 
2. What are the positive and negative consequences (for both producers and viewers) in the use of these conventions? It would make the producers loose a lot of money when the viewers find out that what was said was fake and unreliable, and the viewers would be forced into believing in the wrong thing.
3. What strereotypes of people are most commonly used as experts? Who is rarely shown?  Why do you think this is? People believe that teachers, professor looking characters are suggested as experts because people believe that they are the people that have studied the topic and have to be correct. People that are never used as experts include characters that don't necessarily look like experts to most people like : kids, teenagers, field workers etc. 

Analysing Language in Documentaries

I think a lot of things can change what we see in documentaries, like the scenes, way it is shot, sounds etc.

Here are some things I think that sets the mood of a documentary:

Techniques			Effects
Low toned, slow music			Scary, a lot of tension
Fast, high pitched, major key			Happy, exciting, pleasant
Slow with a subtle mix of both keys, no sharp instruments			Relaxed, calm, peaceful
Speeches from people with negative thoughts			Inspires the viewer to think negatively
Speeches from people with positive thoughts			Inspires the viewer to think positively
Fast panned scenes			Lots of things going on, lots of tension, very action-typed-movie-like.
Slow panned scenes			Relaxed, not a lot going on

Flat Earth Documentary

 

 

 

 

Flat Earth Documentary

 

Is this a documentary? Yes it is a documentary.

What was the producer's purpose in making this documentary? For media teaching purpose and making a spoof documentary of the world being flat.
How did the producer's purpose shape the content of this program? It shaped the content of this program by making a very unrealistic content into it looking like a full on legitimate documentary that shows realistic events.
 

How is language used to manipulate the message? They used very formal language to manipulate the viewer's mind into thinking its real.
How are sound and images used to manipulate the message? The interviewer makes the questions tailored so that the interviewee says what the interviewer wants him/her to speak.
What techniques are used to enhance the authenticity of the program? By showing "real" images/ scenes/ acts of the content of the documentary to make everything look real, as the viewer would believe that they see.

What techniques are used to enhance the authority of the program? They interviewed high-ranked "professors" and because they interviewed professionals, the viewer would believe them, as they believe that the professionals know a lot about the content.
 

How might different viewers interpret this message differently? They might be persuaded by the amazing techniques that the producer uses and edits the documentary into thinking that the documentary was real and that the world is actually flat.  

What techniques are used to attract audience attention? Techniques with sound, images, sound effects, transitions, scenes and language.
 

Who makes money from this program? The producers and the company that produces the documentary.
 

Do Documentaries Show Reality?

Authenticity- No false, a reliable fact, includes only facts and no lies.

Similarities between "authentic" and "real" -

• They both talk about things that are true
• They are both existent and permanent

1. Time/space conflation, the producer uses film acquired at different times, and edits them in a way that suggests that theyhappened at the same time or sequentially.  
2. The asked for shot, the producer steps in front of the camera to alter some aspect of an experience in order to get a more attractive or more effective shot.  
3. Re-enactment, a producer uses actors and scripted dialogue in order to capture a visual event that was impossible to record while it was happening.

 All these ways of filming was shown in the documentary clip.

Codes and Conventions of Documentaries

Documentaries represent a lot of the same things, even though the topics are different, for example, they will include:


- Facts
- Diagrams
- Narration
- Video Clips
- Music with the mood of the theme.