First draft was completed on Monday .
Today Mr Bush saw it and said the following must be done : remove the unprofessional person from the documentary and instead film Mr Jones or another professional person and put them in instead . Secondly the sound is not synched with one of the interviews which makes it look strange .
To improve by next week Monday
Film Mr Jones and put title in such as professor of SOAS .
Film Mr Newall as well
Film Mr Dixon
Choose 2 out of those to include .
Maybe do a vox pop
Include some bbm views / facebook in note format
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Wednesday 14 March 2012
Progress so far +action plan
I have filmed fuads opinion and I am about to do Mr Dixons and Angela . Ms saleem said she will do her one later in the week and get me a group of students so that I can film their opinions too (yay finally -.-) .
Editing is good but fairly long and can be quite tedious and boring when rendering on a mac that takes its time when rendering is in progress .
Action plan for end of this week :
Finish editing the first 2 minutes completely to show to Mr Bruce on Monday .
Friday - editing from period 1 -4 and lunch in order to finish the first draft of the first few minutes .
Add more transitions in timeline
Add the names onto the timeline to make it look more like a documentary .
Mom suggested to use Mohammed bouazzi pictures when he was happy and when he set him self alight in the beginning of my documentary - (still under debate in my head ) .
Add symbolic pictures onto the timeline
Next week :
All filming finished
All editing must be completed to the best possible standard
Third and final week
- Final of documentary given in
-Any mini editing to be done - do it .
Editing is good but fairly long and can be quite tedious and boring when rendering on a mac that takes its time when rendering is in progress .
Action plan for end of this week :
Finish editing the first 2 minutes completely to show to Mr Bruce on Monday .
Friday - editing from period 1 -4 and lunch in order to finish the first draft of the first few minutes .
Add more transitions in timeline
Add the names onto the timeline to make it look more like a documentary .
Mom suggested to use Mohammed bouazzi pictures when he was happy and when he set him self alight in the beginning of my documentary - (still under debate in my head ) .
Add symbolic pictures onto the timeline
Next week :
All filming finished
All editing must be completed to the best possible standard
Third and final week
- Final of documentary given in
-Any mini editing to be done - do it .
Monday 12 March 2012
Progress so far :p
Opening scenes have been put onto a timeline on final cut .
Rendering of the majority of the opening has been completed
Peoples views have been recorded on camera and converted
Razor blade editing has started .
Next steps
Find more youtube footage of the Arab Spring
Film teachers (tuesday ) - opinion on Arab spring
Cut down the bbc countdown timer to 10 seconds
Reorder the opening scenes to make sense
In media lesson
Look at timeline - start to add transitions
Maybe use music (not sure ask bruce !)
Ask freind for opinion of opening and improve
Rendering of the majority of the opening has been completed
Peoples views have been recorded on camera and converted
Razor blade editing has started .
Next steps
Find more youtube footage of the Arab Spring
Film teachers (tuesday ) - opinion on Arab spring
Cut down the bbc countdown timer to 10 seconds
Reorder the opening scenes to make sense
In media lesson
Look at timeline - start to add transitions
Maybe use music (not sure ask bruce !)
Ask freind for opinion of opening and improve
Friday 2 March 2012
The katy perry et look tutorial plus full list of makeup to be bought
This is for Harpreets Music video not my production . Think she will enjoy it :D knowing harpreet she will have some of this stuff which will save time and money .
http://www.nikkietutorials.com/web/2011/04/makeup-tutorial-katy-perry-e-t-music-video/
here is the mental list
NAIL POLISH:
Illamasqua ‘Load’
MAKEUP BRUSHES USED:http://www.sigmabeauty.com/?Click=15557
http://www.nikkietutorials.com/web/2011/04/makeup-tutorial-katy-perry-e-t-music-video/
here is the mental list
FACE:
Bourjois Chocolate Shaped Bronzer
N.Y.X Blush ‘Taupe’
M.A.C Blush ‘Sakura’
M.A.C MSF ‘Pink Power’ (highlight color)
Bourjois Chocolate Shaped Bronzer
N.Y.X Blush ‘Taupe’
M.A.C Blush ‘Sakura’
M.A.C MSF ‘Pink Power’ (highlight color)
EYES:
Michael Todd Cream Eyeshadow ‘Nude’
M.A.C Eyeshadow ‘Embark’
M.A.C Eyeshadow ‘Swiss Chocolate’
Makeup Studio 18 Colour Eyeshadow Palette
Illamasqua Eye Pencil ‘Elate’
M.A.C Fluidline ‘Blacktrack’
Urbany Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil ‘Zero’
Urbany Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil ‘Whiskey’
Urbany Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil ‘Stash’
Illasmaqua Eye Pencil ‘Rowdy’
Maybelline Colossal Mascara
Makeup Studio False Eyelashes #4
Michael Todd Cream Eyeshadow ‘Nude’
M.A.C Eyeshadow ‘Embark’
M.A.C Eyeshadow ‘Swiss Chocolate’
Makeup Studio 18 Colour Eyeshadow Palette
Illamasqua Eye Pencil ‘Elate’
M.A.C Fluidline ‘Blacktrack’
Urbany Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil ‘Zero’
Urbany Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil ‘Whiskey’
Urbany Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil ‘Stash’
Illasmaqua Eye Pencil ‘Rowdy’
Maybelline Colossal Mascara
Makeup Studio False Eyelashes #4
LIPS:
M.A.C Lipliner ‘Naked’
M.A.C Lipstick ‘Playing Koi’
MAKEUP STUDIO PRODUCTS AVAILABLE HERE:Het Cosmetica HuisM.A.C Lipliner ‘Naked’
M.A.C Lipstick ‘Playing Koi’
NAIL POLISH:
Illamasqua ‘Load’
MAKEUP BRUSHES USED:http://www.sigmabeauty.com/?Click=15557
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Action Plan week1
Filming for the opening sequence has been completed - candle done.
Next Step - interview teachers in school via voice recordings (some hate the camera -.- ) or if not camera shy then using camera with a randge of angles (7 angles shot technique ) .
Using Sound overlay for the credits and opening of sequences .
Teachers :
Mr Bush
Post 16
Sally
Angela
Outside
General community
Sally - boss for Age UK
Assistant Boss
People that come through the shop - voice recordings
Parents
Next Step - interview teachers in school via voice recordings (some hate the camera -.- ) or if not camera shy then using camera with a randge of angles (7 angles shot technique ) .
Using Sound overlay for the credits and opening of sequences .
Teachers :
Mr Bush
Post 16
Sally
Angela
Outside
General community
Sally - boss for Age UK
Assistant Boss
People that come through the shop - voice recordings
Parents
Monday 27 February 2012
Final Coursework
Zainab Aljawahiri 13F
How has the reporting and construction of the Arab Spring changed people’s perceptions in North Africa and the Middle East ?
'Social media did not cause the upheaval in North Africa, they altered the capacity of citizens to affect domestic politics' – Philip Howard.
The belief that social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter caused the Arab uprising is not true. In the Arab world people demanded change which they did not receive for a long time, hence the first person set themselves alight in Tunisia. This was a side view shot taken by an amateur person; the fire is shown to be powerful as it signifies destruction as well as the ideology of hell. This started to catalyse a series of political reform and change.
There are polysemic ideas that range when investigating the power of the media. Firstly the BBC m constructs ideas based around the Arab people and what is really happening during that point in time, which is a more accurate representation of the event rather than Sky News reporting from a biased point of view. Therefore these events are open to different interpretations by the institution; however this in turn can shape the audiences consumption of the mediated text. Audiences can be active in their role, for example by challenging and questioning why certain events happen or they can be passive by just believing any story that the media portrays. Overall people are able to use social networking sites in order to publish information that would normally be mediated by the editors therefore allowing freedom of speech to some extent. Web 2.0 theory will support the idea that audiences are more active in their role as they have to go to the internet in order to get information as cited "the Web becomes a universal, standards-based integration platform".[1]
The dictatorships in these affected countries are the real reason behind people’s outrage and years of misery. The recent events that have happened, paved the way for a new era of democracy and freedom. On one hand the mediated image are only half of the story, the other side of the story is hidden partially. This is due to gatekeepers, as they construct the final product for the audience to see. However the use of citizen journalism has changed the degree to which gatekeepers control the output of texts. Galtung and Ruge theory of news values is applied here , as they state that our perception of what constitutes an event is culturally determined and not a natural occurrence.The continuity of events in the Arab world has sparked news for over one year now. For example the BBC showed the moment when the mass gatherings started to take place in Tunisia from the first day until the fall of the regime; furthermore the Arab perspectives were incorporated, thus giving an insight into the reality of what people face. The use of liberal pluralism is portrayed by citizen journalists, who have the freedom to select, construct and report narratives. As stated by the BBC ‘The new governments that have emerged in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt are only beginning to change the equation in the League. As they gain democratic legitimacy, and if revolutions succeed elsewhere, the dynamics of the League will change even further’.[2] On BBC Radio 4 a man stated: ‘We want our freedom , the freedom to say what we want without you bringing us here’. In this case it was due to him demonstrating against the government which led to him being caught .
The time-line of the Arab spring begun in August 2011 and until January 2012 it continues to dominate the news. The efforts by the people to change their countries’ political system has been a success in Tunisia and Egypt with the downfall of their respective leaders. [3] The media effects theory would support this as states that “use media studies, psychology, communication theory and sociology to refer to the theories about the ways in which mass media affect how their audiences think and behave”[4] . Audiences have become more actively involved by behaving and acting on what they think is right and wrong , in a way they have activated their own freedom .For example Tunisia and Egypt now have the right to vote without bribery from opposition , freedom of speech which was not possible before . The idea of theocracy can be applied here , that people who believe in the teachings of God can be applied to the Arab revolution . As stated by LSE ‘ the arabs did not feel closeness , similitude and unity of the Arab countries as to their challenges ,blockages tyrannies social movements and possible solutions’[5] . The realism created by the media can be questioned for example the picture from the NPR demonstrates a shutter shot of people in Bahrain who are protesting , they are out of focus for a reason which is that the photographer knows it’s better to keep people out of focus in order to create realistic snapshot of what is occurring . The picture encompasses a national flag that has been dropped by a protestor, which could symbolise loss of hope or that people want stability and hope in their country.
The Reception theory can be applied to the Arab Spring, as the way the text is viewed can have separate decodings . One member may state that the revolution is due to a rise in unemployment and lack of jobs, whereas another may state that its due to an unfair electoral system and no free will to say what they wish . However both messages are correct , whereas someone who has no clue what on earth is happening may blame the mass media for creating the havoc in the first place or the rise in use of social networking such as twitter , Facebook , blackberry messenger . However the Arab spring is just a snapshot of what is happening; to really understand people there we need to know their everyday life which is a main drawback of this theory. [6] Evidence comes from a documentary broadcast on YouTube which stated that ‘People were using Facebook and YouTube in order to post videos of the action as it happened’. [7] Also known as how Facebook changed the world , which it dramatically did as people created groups against their governments .
The change in the recent developments in the Arab world has a certain target audience. In this case it would be 16-50+, and a socio demographic of A-E depending on how educated the child’s family come from. These ratings have been given because the age group lower than 16 would not really be interested in watching developments that are very tied up in complex democratic, socio-political things which involve a deeper understanding of politics and the way in which these countries affected actually function. As well as this the Arab group are aspirer's because they actively seek to improve themselves , as well as buying high branded goods in order to establish a form of status in the UK .However the same cannot be said if they lived in Egypt whereby people struggle to achieve a decent income. There will be an “economic divide” between rich and poor and so social inequalities will always exist, this is one of the reasons why the Arab spring started, when the man in Tunisia had his fruit stolen by a women and then as he was outraged police battled him to the floor and took away his cart this led to his outrage in setting himself alight.[8] Evidence for this comes from the NPR website which states that ‘Bouazizi was the breadwinner for his widowed mother and six siblings, but he didn't have a permit to sell the goods. When the police asked Bouazizi to hand over his wooden cart, he refused and a policewoman allegedly slapped him. Angered after being publicly humiliated, Bouazizi marched in front of a government building and set himself on fire.[9] These actions led to mass demonstrations not just in Tunisia but other Middle Eastern countries such as Egypt were the trial of Mubarak is reaching an end[10] . However after the downfall of their respective leaders led to more democracy and a future of fair voting and the new system of government elected by its people. There is a tweet written by jstrevino ‘ Closing thought for the evening , as Allies pound Libya to think that it began a few weeks back with a desperate Tunisian fruit vendor’[11]
The Arab Spring and the London Riots have similar themes that occur. Firstly the socio demographic of 16-25 year olds are mainly unable to find employment, in order to sustain living. This is in part due to the left wing conservative government who have cut thousands of jobs from the skilled to professional sectors in order to save money. Therefore leading to the youth suffering the consequences, many have suitable degrees from a range of backgrounds or even have progressed to postgraduate posts find it difficult to get into the job market. The rioting was not due to the treatment of the police towards an African man , it was because of the frustration and anger of youths towards the government . Other countries within the EU have been affected, such as Spain, Portugal , Italy and Greece ; who have suffered the worst of the economic downturn . As Kofi Annan stated ‘a society which cuts itself from its youth severs its lifeline’[12] The older generation have stereotypical views of the youth , especially when the London riots happened . The so called ‘mobs’ who hid their identity and caused chaos and mass damages create a negative image that all youths are exactly the same , when in fact this is not the case . The psychological purpose of the rioting was in fact the youth’s frustration at the government schemes and the lack of their ‘voices’ being heard. Social networking such as Facebook, Twitter and Blackberry Messenger were used in order to spread further violence and to create further protesting from Enfield across the country. Similarly in North Africa and the Middle East social networking was put to good use by creating groups against their governments, for a positive purpose rather than negative.
To a certain extent social networking sites such Facebook have helped to create a revolution dubbed “The Facebook revolution”. It stated that in order to control mass demonstrations the Egyptian government could either ban Facebook completely or regulate the usage of it . However there are drawbacks to this as it means that the Egyptian public will have little freedom to say what they wish, overall this is mainly the purpose of using these sites. This is supported by Egypt Today, who suggested banning Facebook or passing a law to regulate Facebook activities in Egypt.[13]. Furthermore the reason behind the control of Facebook is because “we need to prevent problems, strikes and vandalism in the country by regulating it".[14] As well as this Amnesty international allows anyone to read the articles posted by them about human rights and freedom in Libya.[15] Also they allow us to give opinions about the article posted, of which the responses are negative as they are unhappy about the current situation in those countries. There are also campaigns which have created by Amnesty writers in order to provoke people’s thoughts and feelings on current affairs. [16]
An article in the New Scientist showed some evidence that social networking such as Facebook and Twitter did have a role to play. ‘One of the brilliant things about twitter is that it kills propaganda’[19] this clearly shows the positive effect that the use of social networking has. This shows that people take an active role in voicing their opinions about the current situation that they face. The people are becoming active consumers of the political landscape of their countries system. However human rights groups are more vulnerable to the effects of massacre by the regime at the time; as supported by Jim Muir who stated that ‘human rights groups fear a massacre there if a full ground assault is launched’.[20] Reporting in Syria is difficult as it restricts journalists from entering the country in order to report on the latest news as it happens ,evidence to support it ‘Syria restricts access to foreign media and it is often not possible to verify some reports and casualty figures’[21]. Therefore the reporting of accurate casualties is often given as estimates rather than actual figures which are hard to obtain.
Work Cited
www.teachict.co.uk – Why do Genres change over time
Youtube videos of the Arab spring – various locations
Facebook pages of the Arab Spring
TV reports on BBC and Al – jazeera about the mass demonstrations from day 1 .
MBC network on demonstrations.
The Guardian newspaper online on the Arab Spring
A2 Media studies book AQA , Nelson Thornes
UNESCO article – Democracy and Renewal in the Arab World
BBC Radio 4 – Arab Spring demonstrator talks about their experiences
Toby Manhire – The Arab Spring book
Post feminism in the contemporary film – Steph Hendry
Sky News online
LSE – Arab Nationalism , Islamism and the Arab Uprising
Amnesty International website
Reuters homepage – Middle East section
New York Times online
New Scientist magazine February 4th issue
Twitter pages
BBC Breakfast bulletins
NPR website
Psychology AQA A2 – Cardwell and Flanagan
Bibliography
- Stevenson, , Elspeth , Maggie Andrews, and Julia Burton . AQA A2 Media Studies . UK : Nelson thornes , 2009. Print.
Manhire , Toby . The Arab Spring . UK : Guardian Books , 2012. Print.
"Science ." New Scientist Feb. - Mar. 2012: 30. Print.
Webliography
LSE article about Islamism and the Arab Spring .
Source : AQA Media Studies AS book
BBC website . -Arab spring
LSE – Arab Nationalism ,Islamism and the Arab Uprising .
[5] LSE article about Islamism and the Arab Spring .
[6] Source : AQA Media Studies AS book
[8] BBC website . -Arab spring
[11] The Arab Spring page 85 – Edited by Toby Manhire , written by various journalists and Social Networking users .
[12] LSE – Arab Nationalism ,Islamism and the Arab Uprising .
[19] New Scientist February Week 4 2012 .
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Ideas for storyboard
Props - Lighter
Candle
Dark room
Camera
Microphone
Youtube clips of Arab Uprising
Blackberry messages to be used
Facebook messages to be used
Students opinions
Professional tripod with 360 angle view
Teachers opinions
Public opinions
Own view
Mac for editing :)
3 weeks filming
2 weeks editing and adding sound track
BBC opening countdown timer ...
7 angles shot
Composed images of Arab uprising from various websites
Storyboard - needs uploading :)
Candle
Dark room
Camera
Microphone
Youtube clips of Arab Uprising
Blackberry messages to be used
Facebook messages to be used
Students opinions
Professional tripod with 360 angle view
Teachers opinions
Public opinions
Own view
Mac for editing :)
3 weeks filming
2 weeks editing and adding sound track
BBC opening countdown timer ...
7 angles shot
Composed images of Arab uprising from various websites
Storyboard - needs uploading :)
Friday 10 February 2012
Facebook floatation
Status update: going public. Valuation up to $100bn.
It started in a single Harvard dorm room as a way to connect often lonely students, then spread rapidly across Ivy League universities from a house in Palo Alto, before becoming the subject of a Hollywood hit film. Now the social network believes it has become so important to so many that it describes itself as a "social utility" without which, it is hoping, its worldwide total of 845 million users cannot function.
Facebook starts with some advantages that a company like Lastminute did not have. It is already profitable, making $1bn after tax last year, and has amassed a cash pile of about $3.9bn. It has long won the battle to be the world's leading social network, and continues to grow financially, with revenues expected by some to hit $7bn in 2012. But while Google is the dominant player in a new advertising category, internet search, Facebook is competing in a melee for display advertising in which newspapers, broadcasters and a range of other popular websites chase revenue.
Its advocates argue that Facebook has the potential to become a force for change, developing in directions not immediately foreseen. The social network had developed its own currency, Facebook credits, and has become the host environment for other media, for Farmville and other games (which provide at least 12% of revenues), for Spotify in music and even the Guardian in news media.
It has the capacity, Hoberman argues, to be a "disruptive force" in industries ranging from games to payments, new areas such as telecommunications, and advertising, where the company is only beginning to exploit some of the possibilities of selling personally targeted ads. The challenge is whether it can do so without infringing users' privacy, although Hoberman argues that "people who think young people worry about that are out of touch".
More importantly, arguably, are the key personalities. Its success will depend a great deal on Zuckerberg. His letter to investors eulogised the importance of the "hacker way", a corporate republic based on coders who get things done, and his partnership with chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, the former Clinton era junior politico who handles the speaking, political and regulatory issues that the shy, geeky Zuckerberg does not. Success in the US technology industry depends to a surprising degree on the energy and vision of the founders – from the late Steve Jobs to Larry Page at Google demonstrating what can be achieved to the failure of Jerry Yang, who recently quit the long struggling Yahoo.
Popular knowledge of Zuckerberg – whose 28% personal stake plus control of votes from associates gives him control of his own destiny – derives largely from a script by Aaron Sorkin, whose Social Network film grossed $225m, rather modest by Facebook standards. It portrays a driven and somewhat ruthless executive whose masterwork is a response to being jilted by his girlfriend and who is prepared to drop his closest friend, Eduardo Saverin, as he gets ahead. It is not until the end do we learn that Zuckerberg and Saverin settled their dispute, with the Facebook founder helping ensure that he was left with a lucrative near-$5bn stake in yesterday's money. Not everybody can reward former friends so well.
The real Zuckerberg will have his own part to play. His success or otherwise in matching the $100bn of expectations will set the overall narrative for the next internet generation. In other words, the next five years.
It started in a single Harvard dorm room as a way to connect often lonely students, then spread rapidly across Ivy League universities from a house in Palo Alto, before becoming the subject of a Hollywood hit film. Now the social network believes it has become so important to so many that it describes itself as a "social utility" without which, it is hoping, its worldwide total of 845 million users cannot function.
Facebook, created in 2004 by the then teenage Mark Zuckerberg, is now planning to float on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq. It hopes it is worth $100bn – easily more than Barclays Bank or BAE Systems – an extraordinary sum of money for a business that was founded so few years ago. Its revenues may be an impressive-sounding $3.7bn in 2011, but the impending share offering demands that willing investors accept it is worth a stratospheric 27 times that revenue, a figure Rupert Murdoch has reckoned would make Apple "look really cheap".
The assumption is that Facebook will one day generate revenues to reach the $100bn mark, and in this game there can be only one comparison: Google. The world's favourite search engine went public in 2004, and delivered on the promise. In the year before its flotation, its revenues were just $961m, and its valuation demanded at the time was $23bn – at 24 times, similar to Facebook now. Today Google generates nearly $10bn a quarter, and its shares priced at $85 at issue are now $583.
If Facebook can repeat Google's trick it will demonstrate that for all the talk about the rise of India and China, it is still Silicon Valley that creates the most lucrative and innovative companies on the planet. And, while Facebook may exist only on desktops, tablets and mobile phones, the internet is the frontier of our times, the place where fortunes of the size of Zuckerberg's paper $28bn can be made in the time it once may have taken to travel to and from the New World. Assuming, that is, Zuckerberg can meet the expectations placed upon him.
Brent Hoberman, who floated Lastminute.com in 2000, knows a little about the pressures of a highly priced float. When asked at the time if he was happy to get his company on to the London stock market, Hoberman was equivocal. "It was quite stressful really," he said. "We were valued for perfection, which put an incredible pressure on us." Lastminute's shares fell by as much 95% at the worst point, a reminder that the buzz of the moment is never enough if the underlying financial model does not convince.Facebook starts with some advantages that a company like Lastminute did not have. It is already profitable, making $1bn after tax last year, and has amassed a cash pile of about $3.9bn. It has long won the battle to be the world's leading social network, and continues to grow financially, with revenues expected by some to hit $7bn in 2012. But while Google is the dominant player in a new advertising category, internet search, Facebook is competing in a melee for display advertising in which newspapers, broadcasters and a range of other popular websites chase revenue.
Its advocates argue that Facebook has the potential to become a force for change, developing in directions not immediately foreseen. The social network had developed its own currency, Facebook credits, and has become the host environment for other media, for Farmville and other games (which provide at least 12% of revenues), for Spotify in music and even the Guardian in news media.
It has the capacity, Hoberman argues, to be a "disruptive force" in industries ranging from games to payments, new areas such as telecommunications, and advertising, where the company is only beginning to exploit some of the possibilities of selling personally targeted ads. The challenge is whether it can do so without infringing users' privacy, although Hoberman argues that "people who think young people worry about that are out of touch".
More importantly, arguably, are the key personalities. Its success will depend a great deal on Zuckerberg. His letter to investors eulogised the importance of the "hacker way", a corporate republic based on coders who get things done, and his partnership with chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, the former Clinton era junior politico who handles the speaking, political and regulatory issues that the shy, geeky Zuckerberg does not. Success in the US technology industry depends to a surprising degree on the energy and vision of the founders – from the late Steve Jobs to Larry Page at Google demonstrating what can be achieved to the failure of Jerry Yang, who recently quit the long struggling Yahoo.
Popular knowledge of Zuckerberg – whose 28% personal stake plus control of votes from associates gives him control of his own destiny – derives largely from a script by Aaron Sorkin, whose Social Network film grossed $225m, rather modest by Facebook standards. It portrays a driven and somewhat ruthless executive whose masterwork is a response to being jilted by his girlfriend and who is prepared to drop his closest friend, Eduardo Saverin, as he gets ahead. It is not until the end do we learn that Zuckerberg and Saverin settled their dispute, with the Facebook founder helping ensure that he was left with a lucrative near-$5bn stake in yesterday's money. Not everybody can reward former friends so well.
The real Zuckerberg will have his own part to play. His success or otherwise in matching the $100bn of expectations will set the overall narrative for the next internet generation. In other words, the next five years.
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Draft 1700 words of critical investigation - Mr Bruce - Rewritten 7 times
How has the reporting and construction of the Arab Spring changed people’s perceptions?
'Social media did not cause the upheaval in North Africa, they altered the capacity of citizens to affect domestic politics' – Philip Howard.
The belief that social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter caused the Arab uprising is not true. In the Arab world people demanded change which they did not receive for a long time, hence the first person set themselves alight in Tunisia. This was a side view shot taken by an amateur person; the fire is shown to be powerful as it signifies destruction as well as the ideology of hell. This started to catalyse a series of political reform and change.
There are polysemic ideas that range when investigating the power of the media. Firstly the BBC m constructs ideas based around the Arab people and what is really happening during that point in time, which is a more accurate representation of the event rather than Sky News reporting from a biased point of view. Therefore these events are open to different interpretations by the institution; however this in turn can shape the audiences consumption of the mediated text. Audiences can be active in their role, for example by challenging and questioning why certain events happen or they can be passive by just believing any story that the media portrays. Overall people are able to use social networking sites in order to publish information that would normally be mediated by the editors therefore allowing freedom of speech to some extent. Web 2.0 theory will support the idea that audiences are more active in their role as they have to go to the internet in order to get information as cited "the Web becomes a universal, standards-based integration platform".[1]
The dictatorships in these affected countries are the real reason behind people’s outrage and years of misery. The recent events that have happened, paved the way for a new era of democracy and freedom. On one hand the mediated image are only half of the story, the other side of the story is hidden partially. This is due to gatekeepers, as they construct the final product for the audience to see. However the use of citizen journalism has changed the degree to which gatekeepers control the output of texts. For example the BBC showed the moment when the mass gatherings started to take place in Tunisia from the first day until the fall of the regime; furthermore the Arab perspectives were incorporated, thus giving an insight into the reality of what people face. The use of liberal pluralism is portrayed by citizen journalists, who have the freedom to select, construct and report narratives. As stated by the BBC ‘The new governments that have emerged in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt are only beginning to change the equation in the League. As they gain democratic legitimacy, and if revolutions succeed elsewhere, the dynamics of the League will change even further’.[2] On BBC Radio 4 a man stated: ‘We want our freedom , the freedom to say what we want without you bringing us here’. In this case it was due to him demonstrating against the government which led to him being caught .
The time-line of the Arab spring begun in August 2011 and until January 2012 it continues to dominate the news. The efforts by the people to change their countries’ political system has been a success in Tunisia and Egypt with the downfall of their respective leaders. [3] The media effects theory would support this as states that “use media studies, psychology, communication theory and sociology to refer to the theories about the ways in which mass media affect how their audiences think and behave”[4] . Audiences have become more actively involved by behaving and acting on what they think is right and wrong , in a way they have activated their own freedom .For example Tunisia and Egypt now have the right to vote without bribery from opposition , freedom of speech which was not possible before . The idea of theocracy can be applied here , that people who believe in the teachings of God can be applied to the Arab revolution .
- The Arab spring can have the reception theory applied to it , as the way the text is viewed can have separate decoding . One member may state that the revolution is due to a rise in unemployment and lack of jobs , whereas another may state that its due to an unfair electoral system and no free will to say what they wish . However both messages are correct , whereas someone who has no clue what on earth is happening may blame the mass media for creating the havoc in the first place or the rise in use of social networking such as twitter , Facebook , blackberry messenger . However the Arab spring is just a snapshot of what is happening; to really understand people there we need to know their everyday life which is a main drawback of this theory. [5] Evidence comes from a documentary broadcast on YouTube which stated that ‘ People were using Facebook and youtube in order to post videos of the action as it happened’ . [6] Also known as how Facebook changed the world , which it dramatically did as people created groups against their governments .
The change in the recent developments in the Arab world has a certain target audience. In this case it would be 16-50+, and a socio demographic of A-E depending on how educated the child’s family come from. These ratings have been given because the age group lower than 16 would not really be interested in watching developments that are very tied up in complex democratic, socio-political things which involve a deeper understanding of politics and the way in which these countries affected actually function. As well as this the Arab group are aspirer's because they actively seek to improve themselves , as well as buying high branded goods in order to establish a form of status in the UK .However the same cannot be said if they lived in Egypt whereby people struggle to achieve a decent income. There will be an “economic divide” between rich and poor and so social inequalities will always exist, this is one of the reasons why the Arab spring started, when the man in Tunisia had his fruit stolen by a women and then as he was outraged police battled him to the floor and took away his cart this led to his outrage in setting himself alight.[7]
To a certain extent social networking sites such Facebook have helped to create a revolution dubbed “The Facebook revolution’. It stated that in order to control mass demonstrations the Egyptian government could either ban Facebook completely or regulate the usage of it . However there are drawbacks to this as it means that the Egyptian public will have little freedom to say what they wish, overall this is mainly the purpose of using these sites. This is supported by Egypt Today, who suggested banning Facebook or passing a law to regulate Facebook activities in Egypt.[8]. Furthermore the reason behind the control of Facebook is because “we need to prevent problems, strikes and vandalism in the country by regulating it".[9]
· Recently the Arab spring has found its way into discussions in lessons including universities, as a recent article by the Daily Star was published. Professor Hilal Khasshan states that “Sectarian affiliations come first” for most students, he says, adding that many Shiite students stand by Syrian President Bashar Assad while Sunni students tend to support those protesting the regime’.[10] This provides students with a new opportunity to discussing recent as well as past developments in Arab world, therefore classroom discussions become more engaging and interesting. The Gramsci theory links in well with this is that dominant ideologies can change over time, moving away from heritage and tradition if enough audiences/groups enforce their own discourse (we media). [11] In this case the Arab people moved away from the traditional ideas of obeying the government and started to go against them therefore enforcing that they should have a more liberal system or voting and speech. Further evidence has come from the guardian which has revealed recently that ‘the tally that we have received from various activists in Homs since the shelling started this morning is 50, mostly civilians. The regime is acting as if it were immune to international intervention and has a free hand to use violence against the people," Catherine al-Talli told Reuters.
Radio Evidence on Arab Spring from BBC 4 .
- They put me in the tyre and started beating me
- We want our freedom , the freedom to say what we want without you bringing us here .
Youtube evidence of Arab spring
- People were using facebook and youtube in order to post videos .
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· Newspaper – the guardian "The tally that we have received from various activists in Homs since the shelling started this morning is 50, mostly civilians. The regime is acting as if it were immune to international intervention and has a free hand to use violence against the people," Catherine al-Talli told Reuters.
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