Sourced from: The Herald Sun website.
Topic: Dumbing down in class is unacceptable
Date printed: 13-8-08 @ 12:00am
The issues raised are:
- Students are “dumbing down”.
- There is no ambition in the youth to work in a rewarding job these days.
- This generation has become the most pampered.
- Not being educated for a job or no job vacancies in the specific area chosen
The techniques used by the media:
Making a pun out of Ms. Gillard’s words, i.e. “…if the statistics she has quoted are correct the answer lies within the education system itself….”
Suggesting what Ms. Gillard should do, i.e. “Ms. Gillard must look not only at standards of education, but to what end young Australians are being educated.”
Adding the medias own straight forward opinion on the matter, i.e. “Engaging with students and teaching the next working generation to a uniformly high level is vital to Australia's future.”
Debating whether Gillard is right or there is another reason to the matter, “But, while ambition and wanting to work in a rewarding job may be lacking in some young people, is it because they have not been educated for the job they want or that these jobs do not exist?”
To read the full artical where this content was sourced from:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24172020-24218,00.html
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Media Journal: Review on Newspaper Article
Internet: Daily Telegraph website
Topic: Expensive tickets keep locals out of the Olympic Games
Published: August 11, 2008 12:00am
Article From: The Daily Telegraph
The issues raised are:- The ticket prices are to expensive even for locals to afford.
- The security is to tight and strict.
- Locals and tourists can only get a glimpse of the buildings, they can't get up close.
-"The tickets are very expensive. Everybody should have the chance to share the happiness of at least seeing the buildings up close, but we're excited to be here anyway," Paolin Yang, Wuhan City, Northern China.
- Scalping to get tickets is illegal.
The Media Techniques used:
The use of background research to present examples of costs for the Games, comparing facts and statistics i.e- comparing the Australian and Chinese currencies, interviews with locals and their comments quoted.
The fairness and completeness of the presentation:
The article was very opinionated and one-sided, there were no comments from other sources. It was presented in such a way that would cause speculation and controversy but was also open to the idea of it, for example, stirring the honey pot. Also is was reported informally as there was no real flow just brief comments and facts pasted together. However overall it was a critical read and quite descriptive.
The form of presentation and reasons why the issues were presented in such a way:
- It was presented in a objective and derogatory manner that was against the actions of the Beijing Olympic Games staff, i.e, the way the reporter cleverly contradicted the Olympic Games motto and included the efforts that others had to go to just to see the games.
Some information was sourced and reviewed from the article on The Daily Telegraph Website http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24166281-5014104,00.html
Topic: Expensive tickets keep locals out of the Olympic Games
Published: August 11, 2008 12:00am
Article From: The Daily Telegraph
The issues raised are:- The ticket prices are to expensive even for locals to afford.
- The security is to tight and strict.
- Locals and tourists can only get a glimpse of the buildings, they can't get up close.
-"The tickets are very expensive. Everybody should have the chance to share the happiness of at least seeing the buildings up close, but we're excited to be here anyway," Paolin Yang, Wuhan City, Northern China.
- Scalping to get tickets is illegal.
The Media Techniques used:
The use of background research to present examples of costs for the Games, comparing facts and statistics i.e- comparing the Australian and Chinese currencies, interviews with locals and their comments quoted.
The fairness and completeness of the presentation:
The article was very opinionated and one-sided, there were no comments from other sources. It was presented in such a way that would cause speculation and controversy but was also open to the idea of it, for example, stirring the honey pot. Also is was reported informally as there was no real flow just brief comments and facts pasted together. However overall it was a critical read and quite descriptive.
The form of presentation and reasons why the issues were presented in such a way:
- It was presented in a objective and derogatory manner that was against the actions of the Beijing Olympic Games staff, i.e, the way the reporter cleverly contradicted the Olympic Games motto and included the efforts that others had to go to just to see the games.
Some information was sourced and reviewed from the article on The Daily Telegraph Website http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24166281-5014104,00.html
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