Journalistic Issues

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A few articles about the impact of the internet on the news industry
*twitters effect on news and how its spread


READ THROUGH THESE AND GATHER POINTS

http://voices.yahoo.com/internet-impact-top-10-newspapers-2002-6152106.html
*statistics on how many American's prefer their news online rather than print based - getting lower every year

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/dec/14/newspapers-abcs
*sales of newspapers are in their millions - but so are online news reader numbers

http://www.rferl.org/content/Struggling_Newspaper_Industry_Mulls_How_To_Survive_In_Internet_Age/1740921.html
*newspaper in America used to put their content online for free but felt that it was damaging their circulation - instead they are going to start charging readers to read it on the internet.
*Showing the adaptation of certain newspapers in the changing media industry and the introduction of technology.
*Big American newspapers have fallen into bankruptcy and many printed-journalism jobs have been cut - could be instead introducing 'blogging journalism'?
*International Federation of Journalist - say that journalists all over the world are suffering because of the change in the industry
*they lose money on circulation and advertising as advertisers pull out if the newspaper isn't selling as well as it used to
*the internet is helping - it allows the newspaper to put its content online, therefore the advertisers follow suite and take up room on their webpages instead of in the printed version.
*negative point of internet; the fact that its so widely available, it means that  mainstream news will just be repeated by different newspaper online, with bloggers and other such social networking sites branching out the news, without referring to the origin of who had brought about the news to begin with - therefore killing the point of the newspaper all together.
*starting to get in with technology - many newspapers are thinking of charging readers for certain content, as they would pay for the printed version. Good journalism costs money and someone has to pay for it - which then falls in to the hands of the reader. People are willing to pay for other things in small amount i.e. iTunes, therefore it is seen that they may be willing to pay for downloading newspaper content too.
*some newspapers disagree with the fact that people will be willing to pay for their online content and that it could bring about other problems; they may not make enough profit from the online content - although many newspapers have received many subscriptions and are doing well with it.

http://www.economist.com/node/7830218
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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1538652,00.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/13/AR2006061300929.html

Articles about the impact of social networking on the news industry

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/sep/18/oxford-social-media-convention-2009-journalism-blogs

http://www.leadership.ng/nga/columns/20402/2012/03/27/impact_social_media_modern_journalism.html

http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/digital-transform/social-networks/

Books
http://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=dG9vHwHyDFUC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=internet+and+journalism+-+books&ots=IkXI6CGrJj&sig=J7WYwEN49sTZE-fGBn5dEwMy3e8#v=onepage&q=internet%20and%20journalism%20-%20books&f=false

Looking at othr bloggers or journalist styles

http://www.elleuk.com/fashion/shopping-blog/fashion-assistants-blog-day-five
-This is a blog written by a fashion assistant at Elle, one of the most well-known fashion magizines of the world. She was attending a fashion week in Londn and took snippets of the venues that she attended and passed positive commetns on the items of clothing she saw of many of the well-known designers. As she is only a fashion assistant, her word on what looked good and what didn't doesn't realy have as much impact, and the blog seems to be one to show that' everyones voice' matters really. However, her style of writing was mature yet informal, not detailiong the events too much but desrcibing the snippets she had taken on her travels and what they had done at the venues and the important people she had met.
http://www.elleuk.com/fashion/news/alberta-ferretti-reprises-angels-in-chiffon#image=1
-reporting ona certain desginers new angle on their new peices - the text uses quite a rhetrocal questions as well as postive adjectives etc.

Various Way to Become a Journalist

http://www.talktothepress.co.uk/how-to/how-to-be-a-journalist
I found the website of a company who buy your stories and then sell them on to various newspapers and magazines, which then gives the writer some name in the big world. Pretty useful when you need to find some experience in the area.

http://mediacareers.about.com/od/mediajobprofiles/a/Journalist.htm
An about.com side-site for media careers, therefore following on to journalism which suggests that one has to become accustomed to a certain area of journalism and create a style of writing in that area.
And to create contacts in the the area you have chosen, more likely to be successful.

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Good-Journalist
A step by step guide to becoming a good journalist. Basic tips on how to improve your writing, staying on top of deadlines and becoming more confident when talking to people.

http://www.howtodothings.com/careers/a2730-how-to-become-a-journalist.html
This particular article gives you insight and tips into how to get into journalism and how to gain experience before actually applying to any jobs etc.

https://www.shef.ac.uk/journalism
The well known University of Sheffield holds one of the top journalist departments in the country. They offer a range of various journalism courses and are accredited for by all the major industries;
"Our undergraduate degree is one of only a few journalism courses in the country to be accredited by all three industry bodies. Our vocational postgraduate courses are all industry accredited."
By completing the degree you gain experience in most areas of journalism, allowing you to be comfortable later on when you go out to work.

http://www.city.ac.uk/arts-social-sciences/journalism/city-journalism-courses
Another highly credited university which has a journalism department is City University London, who have a variety of courses to choose from, covering almost every area of journalism in their post graduate degrees.

http://www.badlanguage.net/how-to-be-a-freelance-journalist
There are times when someone may consider being a freelance journalist when working 9-5 might not be their cup of tea. There are various ways in which you could become a freelance journalist, selling your stories to various magazines and newspaper and gaining recognition as you would need. The article above gives tips on what to do and what not to do when trying to become a freelance journalist.

http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/be-trained-by-the-bbc--for-free/s2/a5695/
Don't fancy going to university? Well, there is now online courses for journalism offered by the BBC. The article above shows how the BBC have been offering various courses and people have commented and asked whether these courses are still on.

http://www.gold.ac.uk/build-your-own-ma/online-journalism/
A summer course for journalism that could lead you to an MA degree in Professional Media Practice. This short 10-week summer course allow you to grasp the basics of jouralism and have some hands on experience.

Review of 'Martha Marcy Mae Marlene'

'Martha Marcy Mae Marlene' is a confusing piece of cinematography. Questions are raised, thoughts are provoked and your brain juices get flowing.
The film raises awareness of cult activities of such violent acts that could occur, which is the basis for the film. I personally thought that there was a lack of character development on the main character, Martha. Why she went to the cult in the first place, where she came from, how long had she been there? These questions are answered somewhat vaguely in the text and you have to be paying close attention to understand and catch the answers. The first question, that doesn't seem to be addressed at all in the film, which is then left to the audience second guessing and trying to work out what they are watching and why it’s all happening. We are told that Martha and Lucy’s, sisters in the film, parents died earlier on, which could then give reason to Martha’s sudden disappearance and her fragility when it came to her mental state.

I found that there was more being said about how there’s ‘Something wrong with her’, than something being done about it. Yes, I know they did this to show the audience the odd nature that she had adapted to whilst living with the cult and thinking that certain things were alright to do like climbing into bed whilst her sister and brother in law were making love. But in a way it didn’t seem necessary, where in reality they would get her some help having realised that there is something wrong with her.

Martha’s paranoia in the film; seeing the cult members everywhere and seeing the black Land Rover, gives way to the thought that she could be suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, which is neither supported or proved in any part of the film, which I found highly irritating as it could’ve been something to develop and work into. The title was one thing that also led me to believe that it could have something to do with a split personality disorder, where she is acting like these three different people and is now confused as to who she is.

As Martha can’t tell the difference between her dreams and reality, the audience is therefore sucked into the vortex of uncertainty and cannot work out what’s real or what’s in her head. It makes an interesting watch in a way but it does become unidentifiably confusing, and I’ve seen and understood ‘Inception’! 

What sets the film apart from other in the psychological thriller genre is that it shows the realistic events which occur after traumatic events. The films lack of explanation leaves it open to interpretation. Which I personally didn’t enjoy but that’s pretty much the plain point of the film.  We as viewers are told too much in films and told what to think, when such films such as this one, make us think, therefore we don’t take it very well, as I personally didn’t. But, I can’t fault it completely for a personal distaste, as the film was very well acted and it had a good plot to it, even though the audience thought up most of that plot themselves.

 The film leaves much to audience speculation and leaves it to us to work out why she is acting in such a way, and most importantly if she has some kind of mental illness.

Have you ever thought about where our clothes come from?

Fashion today has a major impact on today's economy. As we all know, the economy isn't as stable as it used to be.

The way in which we obtain clothing has changed over the course of 20 years and the way we view fashion and its importance has too. Fashion holds a higher importance in our lives than it did before and garments are becoming more extortionately priced, however, do any of us stop to think about who is  making these products in the masses that we demand them in? Every time your tights/jeans tear what do you do? You go the cheapest store to get more, why, because they tear all the time, what's the point of buying really expensive ones? Have you ever thought about how the company gets so many at one time? Well, I think everyone should stop and think about it sometimes, because there are people around the world who work vast amounts of hours in the worst possible conditions just to bring us our favourite clothes line.
At the age of 12, what worries should a child typically have? What colour ribbon their going to wear to school the next day? Which doll they want for Christmas? Whether or not they want to give their mum and dad the run around for their bath? I'm sure you will agree that children should not be thinking about work, and the responsibility of their household, or their futures for that matter. But yet again, there are still children all over the world who are working for ridiculous amounts of hours to get the clothes that we wear on the shelves. There have been many investigations into the problem of child labour, some of which would bring tears to your eyes, urging you to do something about it yourself. When child labour is investigated, the children are interviewed and asked questions. When they say they are 'working for the sake of my family','to grow up and be a working man for my family,' it breaks your heart. To think that we live real childhoods, not spending hours in a factory, in a cramped place sewing beads on to dresses or clearing thread form the floor. Children younger than 8 work shifts of 16-20 hours at once. That is not the age for children to be working. They should be outside! Riding bikes, falling over, exploring the world outside of their home.

But what is the most that we can do? We could just stop buying items from stores which are known to use child labour. And you can't say that you don't know of any, seeing as they are all over the news at times or the pricing of the clothing are low enough to raise some suspicion. No ones saying that a formal protest must be carried out and that we must storm the stores, replicating the riots of summer 2011. The problem lies within ourselves, where we look at our wallets first and then at the source of our clothing. No one can really blame us, looking at the state of our economy, but that still does not give reason to buy clothes from places which are exploiting child labour. To cater for our high demands of cheap clothing, the orders get bigger in these countries therefore they must work harder, for longer hours. Something I personally hate, is when someone who has an opinion, but  it's just not worth sharing; 'Well it gives them jobs, we are giving them work to do.' I agree to the point of where adults are concerned but children? How would we like it if the children of our nation were working shifts of 12 hours, not attending school, or playing outside?

According to the International Labour Organisation, around 215 million children work, many of them full-time, not attending school. Some of them must under go hazardous conditions in their work places, when we sit back and enjoy our brand new jacket or pair of shiny new trainers. Being children, they are not paid at the same rate as adults, which makes their labour cheaper therefore used more frequently. It's a disgraceful truth but it must be addressed.
As a nation who buys, therefore promotes such exploitation of children, we should be deeply ashamed and should strive to help these children be it through donations or by picking up a pair of trainers which are little bit more expensive but have a reliable source.

We could make a difference, its the difference between pure ignorance, and paying attention.

research for child labour article

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labour

Not the most reliable source, but it contains quite a few statistics, which I am going to check on further to make sure they're actually real.

http://www.businessinsider.com/countries-worst-child-labor-risks-2012-1?op=1

a ranking of the 10 worst countries which exploit child labour. It is actually horrific that more than 10 countries actually use children to create such items that many people of the working and upper class take for granted.

http://jezebel.com/5868395/what-is-victorias-secret-actually-its-child-labor

http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/child-labour

a whole page is the on line guardian dedicated to child labour and the events which go on around the world to stop or inhibit the use of child labour around the world.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/oct/28/ethicalbusiness.india

article about a designer brand who use child labour to create their products.

http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/child-labour/lang--en/index.htm

statistics from this official page

'Camel-hump' hijab?!

Let us begin with a brief explanation of what the hijab is for all those readers who have no idea what it is. The hijab is the extra piece of clothing which Muslim women wear on their heads to cover their hair and neck for reasons of modesty. That’s a pretty simple, watered down version of the exact purpose behind the hijab, however that does not mean it holds any less importance.

We are all pretty aware of the recent hairstyles which are quite popular at the moment; the messy-bun or a puff which seems to grow out of the back of ones head. What has happened is that the highly volumised  hairstyles have evolved and adapted in the form of extra big, I quote "volumised hijabs", which are layers of material, one on top of the other. Everyone has their own opinions on how nice or not nice this version of head dress looks. Personally, I prefer the simple hijab, which serves its purpose perfectly without the need to stand infront of the mirror for hours every morning trying to get it done perfectly, just as you would have to with your hair. I think one of the greatest advantages of the hijab is that you don't have to worry about your hair every five minutes, or worry about it getting wet in the rain. If you're wearing something that requires hair spray in some places, you are initially screwed in that sense.

It has many religious purposes and is compulsory to be worn by women in Islam. The secondary purpose, however useless is seems to be at this moment in time is that the hijab has now began to speak out as a fashion statement.  Of course there is nothing majorly wrong with wearing the hijab and looking nice at the same time, but the amount to which some girls are literally mounting their hijabs on to their heads in the morning, is becoming ridiculous. How could one seriously wear a hijab of that size and not feel absurd? I’m pretty sure that a hijab that climbs at least half a metre above their head, cannot be as comfortable as they make it out to be. Not to mention the fact that there is a problem of hearing, sometimes even with the simple head dress that we wear, so how on God's green earth can they wear such a thing on their head AND hear things clearly?!

Okay, maybe I am being a little harsh. There are a few people who can pull off the look and make it look decent, but some people need to really pull down that construction site off their head. It looks like a remake of the Eiffel Tower but for something ridiculous like the first World Record of the 'head-Eiffel Tower'. I can't help it, I'm sorry but a lot of these styles are ridculous and screamed to be ridiculed.