Thursday, 4 July 2013
Moral Panic
A moral panic is an intense feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order.
Daily Mail News Values
Mother, 27, 'with history of depression' and three-month-old baby daughter are found dead at home after not being seen for six weeks
- Joanne Thomas, 27, and her 12-week-old daughter were discovered after a worried neighbour climbed up to look through a bedroom window
- Police were called to two-bed terraced house in the village of Troedyrhiw, near Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales yesterday
- Road has been cordoned off while officers make house-to-house inquiries
- Councillor Gareth Lewis described village as 'a very close-knit community'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2355234/Mother-27-history-depression-month-old-baby-daughter-dead-home-seen-weeks.html#ixzz2Y5IWUiHt
This article is based around negativity as it is very bad news and tragic circumstances.
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Positive representation of youth
Hannah Cockcroft was a double Paralympic champion in the T34 category and holds both the Paralympic and world record.
http://halifaxnorthandeast.com/2013/05/17/golden-girl-hannah-gets-her-mbe-too/
This article talks about Hannah receiving her MBE which is very strange for young people to receive such a prestigious award and positively reflects youth.
http://halifaxnorthandeast.com/2013/05/17/golden-girl-hannah-gets-her-mbe-too/
This article talks about Hannah receiving her MBE which is very strange for young people to receive such a prestigious award and positively reflects youth.
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Arab Springs
Arab Springs
This website allows you to see tweets from any arab country
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/feb/11/guardian-twitter-arab-protests-interactive
Given the "youth bulge" in the Middle East—where between 55 and 70 percent of the population of any given country is under the age of thirty—the fact that social media and modern technologyhave been used to bring about political change should come as no surprise. Because of their experience with heavy-handed government control over the mainstream media, youth tend to be more likely to seek their news from and express themselves on the Internet, generally finding it to be more reliable and accurate and less filled with government propaganda than mainstream resources. Previously dubbed the "Lost Generation," and targeted as a potential source of recruits for jihadist and Islamist groups as they sought a collective identity, the youth are now being hailed as the "Facebook Generation," the "Internet Generation," and the "Miracle Generation" because they have accomplished in less than two months in some places what previous generations had not been able to achieve in over thirty years—and all of it without resorting to violence, terrorism, or appeals to jihad or even necessarily religion. Some of the most striking aspects of these uprisings have been their dedication to peaceful demands and nonviolent protests, their mix of male and female leadership and participation, and their refusal to engage in religious or political rhetoric reminiscent of past movements or more traditional social bases, such as the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
This website allows you to see tweets from any arab country
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/feb/11/guardian-twitter-arab-protests-interactive
Given the "youth bulge" in the Middle East—where between 55 and 70 percent of the population of any given country is under the age of thirty—the fact that social media and modern technologyhave been used to bring about political change should come as no surprise. Because of their experience with heavy-handed government control over the mainstream media, youth tend to be more likely to seek their news from and express themselves on the Internet, generally finding it to be more reliable and accurate and less filled with government propaganda than mainstream resources. Previously dubbed the "Lost Generation," and targeted as a potential source of recruits for jihadist and Islamist groups as they sought a collective identity, the youth are now being hailed as the "Facebook Generation," the "Internet Generation," and the "Miracle Generation" because they have accomplished in less than two months in some places what previous generations had not been able to achieve in over thirty years—and all of it without resorting to violence, terrorism, or appeals to jihad or even necessarily religion. Some of the most striking aspects of these uprisings have been their dedication to peaceful demands and nonviolent protests, their mix of male and female leadership and participation, and their refusal to engage in religious or political rhetoric reminiscent of past movements or more traditional social bases, such as the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
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