Final Topic

Topic Discussion 4 for Blog Assignment :

TOPIC DISCUSSION 4 (FINAL DISCUSSION - YIPPEE??)

Dear Media Culture students,

Here is your fourth (4) and final topic for your Blog Assignment.

Attached here is a comic strip entitled "Rumors, lies and innuendo spread far, wide, and fast on the Internet." taken from "Introduction to Mass Communication: Media Literacy and Culture" by Stanley Baran, pg 324. (You can post this up in your blog)

Do you often take what is on the Internet as truth without thinking much about it? If yes, why? If no, why? Discuss this in your own words.

IMPORTANT: Do not take other people's words as your own. Please state your source when quoting someone or article.

DEADLINE: 12 midnight, THURSDAY, 15th April 2010

Each student must post at least 1 critical reflection on topic given (8%) and at least 2 comments/feedback to any of the group member's critical reflection reflection (7%), over a period of 5 days to 7 days *please refer to CHECKLIST FOR ASSESSMENT at Blog Assignment Brief for more details.