Topic: International News Online: New Media, New
World Instructor: Jack
Lule On this page are the assignments for Thursday of Week One. DEADLINES: Remember, each week, you should have the assignments that are posted Monday completed by Thursday, 7 p.m. You should have the assignments posted Thursday completed by Monday, 7 p.m. Today's assignments are due Monday at 7 p.m. Now that we are experienced online learners, we have numerous assignments for this day. 1) An important part of this class will be taking advantage of the many resources for research that are available on the World Wide Web. I want you to visit some of the U.S. and international news sites on the Web. I want you to look carefully at how they present the news. I want you to compare and contrast. You will find comprehensive listings of news media at the Crayon page. Scroll down that page and you will find international news media, listed country-by-country. American Journalism Review's NewsLink has a varied list of international news and broadcasting sites online. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON: I would like you to compare online news sites from five different countries. One should be a U.S. news site. When you are finished, please send me an email analysis. Tell me what sites you visited and why. Tell me about the national and international news at each site. Tell me about any advertising. Tell me what you thought was good. Tell me what interested or surprised you. Send me a 1-page, single-spaced Microsoft Word document.
******* 2) I would also like you to think about a huge international news event of the recent past -- the tsunami in Asia. Although the tsunmai has faded from the minds of many Americans, it was and is a compelling international story. I'd like to combine that topic with some thoughts on new media -- the Internet. I'd like you to read two articles about how new media changed the nature of how the news media reported and understood this international disaster. A New York Times story shows how computers formed a kind of lifeline between survivors and family members, as well as the outside world. A Wall Street Journal story discusses how "blogs," especially video blogs, helped the world understand the enormity of the tsunami. Once you have read these articles, I would like you to send me an email message that takes up the main points of the readings. How did new media change people's knowledge and understanding of the tsunami? Then, in a second half, take a step back and think about your own use of new media. How much news do you get from the Internet? Do you read blogs? Let me know your media habits. See you in cyberspace. Remember: we never close. return to J/IR 246 International Communication |
