Saturday, February 19, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Classmate's blog
I find it really interesting to visit my classmate's blog because each one has his own and genuine approach when it comes to discuss about political aspects in general and international subjects in particular. undoubtedly, because we are from different horizon but as we know diversity is an enrichment...
Visiting these blogs helped me a lot to have another point of view it is as if I was seeing the world in a different angle and I am happy to have visited all my classmate's website without exception because I had noticed that they care about what they are talking to.
Jocelyn Graham:
I really like her blog because it is well written and once you start reading it you no longer want to stop, at least that what I felt while visiting her blog. Moreover, she has catchy title too for instance for the demonstration she said " freedom will win".
Andres:
So, as far as Andre's blog is concerned I really like it above all when he talked about the conference of Dr Wanda Thomas Bernard. I tried to post a comment in his blog but I did not find the link to put my comments
therefore, I will do it here. I share the same idea as he pointed out that the "subculture has influenced the black youth to be more involved in criminal activities." Because they just do not have any opportunities to do their best so it is as if they were born to do bad things and that what they wanted them to be but hopefully, things are changing and I hope that it will carry on this way so that we prove that we are capable of ....
Oziona
I chose this one because I think his analysis on Ivory Coast situation was really interesting and drew my attention as well.
Jenna
As an ESST (Environmental and Sustainable Studies) student I found her comment on healthy food really interesting because we must take into consideration what we are eating and how we make it before sending these delicious meal in our stomach...
Deryn Kaizer
Last but not least, this one because Deryn made a mere summary of the eighteen days of protests and I jsut like it as it is one of the most mediatize events currently.
Visiting these blogs helped me a lot to have another point of view it is as if I was seeing the world in a different angle and I am happy to have visited all my classmate's website without exception because I had noticed that they care about what they are talking to.
Jocelyn Graham:
I really like her blog because it is well written and once you start reading it you no longer want to stop, at least that what I felt while visiting her blog. Moreover, she has catchy title too for instance for the demonstration she said " freedom will win".
Andres:
So, as far as Andre's blog is concerned I really like it above all when he talked about the conference of Dr Wanda Thomas Bernard. I tried to post a comment in his blog but I did not find the link to put my comments
therefore, I will do it here. I share the same idea as he pointed out that the "subculture has influenced the black youth to be more involved in criminal activities." Because they just do not have any opportunities to do their best so it is as if they were born to do bad things and that what they wanted them to be but hopefully, things are changing and I hope that it will carry on this way so that we prove that we are capable of ....
Oziona
I chose this one because I think his analysis on Ivory Coast situation was really interesting and drew my attention as well.
Jenna
As an ESST (Environmental and Sustainable Studies) student I found her comment on healthy food really interesting because we must take into consideration what we are eating and how we make it before sending these delicious meal in our stomach...
Deryn Kaizer
Last but not least, this one because Deryn made a mere summary of the eighteen days of protests and I jsut like it as it is one of the most mediatize events currently.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera is an international news network headquartered in Doha, Qatar.
Initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel with the same name, Al Jazeera has since expanded into a network with several outlets, including the Internet and speciality TV channels in multiple languages.
If you want to read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera
The connections which exist between Al Jazeera and former CBC and BBC staff is that most of the current journalists of Al Jazeera used to work for these two entreprises. And also they have the same code of
ethics which must be applied to every journalists. those code of following are:
1. Adhere to the journalistic values of honesty, courage, fairness, balance, independence, credibility and diversity, giving no priority to commercial or political over professional consideration.
2. Endeavour to get to the truth and declare it in our dispatches, programmes and news bulletins unequivocally in a manner which leaves no doubt about its validity and accuracy.
3. Treat our audiences with due respect and address every issue or story with due attention to present a clear, factual and accurate picture while giving full consideration to the feelings of victims of crime, war, persecution and disaster, their relatives and our viewers, and to individual privacies and public decorum. 4. Welcome fair and honest media competition without allowing it to affect adversely our standards of performance and thereby having a “scoop” would not become an end in itself.
5. Present the diverse points of view and opinions without bias and partiality.
6. Recognize diversity in human societies with all their races, cultures and beliefs and their values
and intrinsic individualities so as to present unbiased and faithful reflection of them.
7. Acknowledge a mistake when it occurs, promptly correct it and ensure it does not recur.
8. Observe transparency in dealing with the news and its sources while adhering to the internationally established practices concerning the rights of these sources.
9. Distinguish between news material, opinion and analysis to avoid the snares of speculation and propaganda.
10. Stand by colleagues in the profession and give them support when required, particularly in the light of the acts of aggression and harassment to which journalists are subjected at times. Cooperate with Arab and international journalistic unions and associations to defend freedom of the press.
Source: http://www.canadiansforaljazeera.ca/AJE_exec_summary.pdf
The main reason why the creation of Al Jazeera was unsettling to different interests and one cannot access Al Jazeera on U.S television is merely U.S and even the Western countries were relunctant to that creation because it was seen as a strengthening of Arab democracy. Moreover, because of the 9/11 event U.S media only showed what they wanted to be seen whereas Al Jazeera showed things merely as they were without slanting the news or whatever. Furthermore, there is another problem which worry the United States a lot: almost all the videos that Osama Ben Laden were released by Al Jazeera. Thus, they think that this is not "christal clear". But even Osama Ben Laden has frequently accused Al Jazeera as being "pro American"
Initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel with the same name, Al Jazeera has since expanded into a network with several outlets, including the Internet and speciality TV channels in multiple languages.
If you want to read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera
The connections which exist between Al Jazeera and former CBC and BBC staff is that most of the current journalists of Al Jazeera used to work for these two entreprises. And also they have the same code of
ethics which must be applied to every journalists. those code of following are:
1. Adhere to the journalistic values of honesty, courage, fairness, balance, independence, credibility and diversity, giving no priority to commercial or political over professional consideration.
2. Endeavour to get to the truth and declare it in our dispatches, programmes and news bulletins unequivocally in a manner which leaves no doubt about its validity and accuracy.
3. Treat our audiences with due respect and address every issue or story with due attention to present a clear, factual and accurate picture while giving full consideration to the feelings of victims of crime, war, persecution and disaster, their relatives and our viewers, and to individual privacies and public decorum. 4. Welcome fair and honest media competition without allowing it to affect adversely our standards of performance and thereby having a “scoop” would not become an end in itself.
5. Present the diverse points of view and opinions without bias and partiality.
6. Recognize diversity in human societies with all their races, cultures and beliefs and their values
and intrinsic individualities so as to present unbiased and faithful reflection of them.
7. Acknowledge a mistake when it occurs, promptly correct it and ensure it does not recur.
8. Observe transparency in dealing with the news and its sources while adhering to the internationally established practices concerning the rights of these sources.
9. Distinguish between news material, opinion and analysis to avoid the snares of speculation and propaganda.
10. Stand by colleagues in the profession and give them support when required, particularly in the light of the acts of aggression and harassment to which journalists are subjected at times. Cooperate with Arab and international journalistic unions and associations to defend freedom of the press.
Source: http://www.canadiansforaljazeera.ca/AJE_exec_summary.pdf
The main reason why the creation of Al Jazeera was unsettling to different interests and one cannot access Al Jazeera on U.S television is merely U.S and even the Western countries were relunctant to that creation because it was seen as a strengthening of Arab democracy. Moreover, because of the 9/11 event U.S media only showed what they wanted to be seen whereas Al Jazeera showed things merely as they were without slanting the news or whatever. Furthermore, there is another problem which worry the United States a lot: almost all the videos that Osama Ben Laden were released by Al Jazeera. Thus, they think that this is not "christal clear". But even Osama Ben Laden has frequently accused Al Jazeera as being "pro American"
Two questions about Class & Media
Why there is also controversy or media bias between for instance Al Jazeera and CNN or BBC ? Are there any possiblities to have a fair and reliable news ?
The second one, I remembered one of my classmate question to Professor Agar Adamson about media biased and Professor Adamson said that they must be neutral .
And my question is, as a human being and also as a citizen do journalists have the right to take their own position even if they are journalists they're citizens and things that happen to the community happen to them too as quoted in Turner “whatever happens to the individual happens to the collective”
After electing these people into power they do not do what they had promised in their various platforms but instead they tend to carry out their own agenda rather than listen or serve their country well, take for example the president of Egypt who has ruled for several years and has refused too step down.
So, is the GOVERNMENT more powerful than the people ?
The second one, I remembered one of my classmate question to Professor Agar Adamson about media biased and Professor Adamson said that they must be neutral .
And my question is, as a human being and also as a citizen do journalists have the right to take their own position even if they are journalists they're citizens and things that happen to the community happen to them too as quoted in Turner “whatever happens to the individual happens to the collective”
Question about class
Knowing that people made government by electing a president for their country how is it possible to believed what Professor Adamson said " The government rules and controls your lives."After electing these people into power they do not do what they had promised in their various platforms but instead they tend to carry out their own agenda rather than listen or serve their country well, take for example the president of Egypt who has ruled for several years and has refused too step down.
So, is the GOVERNMENT more powerful than the people ?
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