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Link:   http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/42167249/why-celebrities-are-sharing-posts-about-slave-auctions It's after CNN released footage earlier this month in which sub-Saharan asylum seekers are seen being auctioned off as farm workers.The United Nations says it is "stepping up its work" to stop the slave trade happening.Thousands of people have signed a petition asking the UK government to take action too. In my opinion, this shows the one of the many perks of social media, things can become a global sensation within seconds which is necessary for cases like this as it is highly moral. The social media outrage and discontent with the situation means that organisations like the UN and etc have to work faster and better to resolve the situation.  Quotes- " Clara Amfo, Stefflon Don and Giggs are among those supporting a march to the Libyan Embassy in London on 9 December." Last week more than 150 migrants returned to the Ivory Coast, lik...

Link:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/13/lupita-nyongo-photographer-says-sorry-airbrushing-grazia-cover/ In a instagram post, the Oscar-winning actress said: "I embrace my natural heritage and despite having grown up thinking light skin and straight, silky hair were the standards of beauty, I now know that my dark skin and kinky, coily hair are beautiful too." in addition, the editor of grazia magazine, An Le said he was deeply sorry for altering the image that appeared on the cover of Grazia magazine. Lupita, who's from Kenya, added there was "still a very long way to go to combat the unconscious prejudice against black women's complexion, hair style and texture". Quote- " My altering of her image was not born out of any hate but instead out of my own ignorance and insensitivity to the constant slighting of women of color throughout the different media platforms." - editor of the magazine 'Grazia Quote 2- they also state to...

1) To what extent do you agree with Alain de Botton's views on the News? I  heavily agree with the fact that the news is becoming more narrow-minded and any news which is outside of the mainstream is automatically sidelined and given less relevance. However, Alain de Botton states how audiences are just concerned with the facts and fail to care about making an actual change. There is a distinction between news which is important and news which is popular, with the advances in technology,  the nature of news has been altered.  2) How can you link Marxism and Hegemony to de Botton's criticisms of the News? He argues that the  news  is the clearly under the influence of the upper class.  they  have the power to control all of the news and mantain it.  He also argues that the  audiences are quite mindless and passive to the news and don't challenge what they are been fed such as stated in the two step...

Gaia Pope death: Arrested family want police apology  Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-42064624 Paul Elsey, 49, his mother Rosemary Dinch, 71, and her 19-year-old grandson, Nathan Elsey, were all arrested on suspicion of murder. They were questioned by detectives over the disappearance of 19-year-old Miss Pope, who went missing from Swanage, Dorset, on 7 November. Her body was found on Saturday in a field near the town. On Thursday, police discovered clothing belonging to Miss Pope on open land outside the town. The family members of the deceased girl seems to be infuriated as they think  that the  Dorset Police is treating her death as "unexplained pending toxicology results" however i think this is slightly an emotional response and that it seems that the police are trying their hardest to solve the case presented to them.

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41955113 In a series of tweets, she alleged that "a male star in a position of power" had repeatedly asked her to perform an obscene act. In addition, Wilson said the unnamed star's male friends had attempted to film the incident before she left the room. She complained to the film studio about the encounter, but says she was later "threatened by one of the star's representatives". The actress also recounted a second incident which she described as a "hotel room encounter with a top director". The allegations of sexual harassment surrounding Harvey Weinstein have had an impact beyond the movie industry as w omen in ad agencies are now telling their own stories of inappropriate behavior in the workplace but   so far, women are afraid to go public on those names for fear of losing their jobs

Ramin Gray of Actors Touring Company faces harassment allegations Link: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/nov/20/ramin-gray-actors-touring-company-harassment-allegations Eight women describe alleged cases of  harassment against the director as the for ‘Weinstein of British theatre’ Five of the women are understood to have made formal complaints to Equity, the actors’ trade union. Gray is yet to respond publicly to the allegations. Gray, 54, who has directed theatre and opera productions in Europe, became artistic director of ATC in 2011 and was previously associate director at the Royal Court in London. sexual harassment and assault has dominated headlines in recent weeks, after  years of abuse by Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein  were uncovered. One in five women said that they have been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a poll taken by daily mail.  The poll revealed that intimidation is one of the m...

‘I like British writing’: Julie Walters on why she turned down Hollywood the actress has appeared in some of the highest-grossing movies of recent years, including the Harry Potter series, Mamma Mia and Billy Elliot. However, she could of easily starred in high-profile films earlier in her career by moving to Hollywood after being nominated for the 1984 best actress Oscar for her role in Educating Rita . Instead she remained in the UK, appearing in television shows   Pulled quote - Walters told the Radio Times in an interview. “Because I’m British, I guess, and I like British writing and British work, and I love it here. I think the way you look is much more important in Hollywood than possibly it is here. Pulled quote 2-  The actor said the sexual assault and harassment allegations against the Hollywood film producer  Harvey Weinstein  had left her “very angry” this is quite interesting for the British audience  to know that t...

Bonus reading: Hegemony and the Hunger Games I've got some slightly off-topic reading to get you started. There is a reference to  hegemony  in a Guardian article about the last Hunger Games film that could also be linked to feminism (therefore relevant to many of your critical investigations). Read  the article on the Hunger Games  and at least 15 comments below the line. How does this link to what we've learned about  hegemony ?  Hegemony- “the influence or control over another country, a group of people, etc”  There are many themes present in this novel which interwines with the theory , such as racism, marginalization and elitism which all contribute to one overarching theme of cultural hegemony. Main task Read the Media Magazine article  ‘Web 2.0: Participation or Hegemony?' . Go to  our archive of Media Magazine issues  and click on MM39 - the article you need is on page 58. Answer the following questions: 1)  Res...

This process is an excellent start to your revision for the MEST3 exam in the summer and will also highlight if you've missed anything through absence or trips. Your index should include the following: 1)  http://salmamest3.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/blog-task-1-news-institutions-research.html 2)  http://salmamest3.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/ndm-case-study-how-has-news-changed.html 3)  Baseline assessment: learner response 4)  http://salmamest3.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/2.html 5)  http://salmamest3.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/ndm-effect-of-online-technology-on.html 6)  http://salmamest3.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/ndm-decline-in-newspapers-mm-case.html 7)  The future of journalism: John Oliver and Clay Shirky

Snapchat DOWN - Selfie social network not working for THOUSANDS of users Link:  http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/876306/Snapchat-down-not-working-sending-receiving-snaps-server-status  the service still appears to be down for a lot of Snapchat users more than three hours after the outage first began.  Snapchat users have taken to Twitter today to voice their frustration at the latest outage. One user tweeted: "You don’t realise how much you take something for granted until it’s gone :/ #SnapchatDown #SnapchatNotWorking". While another posted: "Of course it's Snapchat Down on a Monday as if Monday's are not annoying enough". In February 2017, Snapchat had 160 million daily active users, with this figure growing to 166 million in by May 2017. Earlier today Facebook went down for hundreds of users, with the problem largely affecting those in the US. The Facebook outage mainly was felt by people on the East and Wes...

Hyper-reality and the digital renaissance (MM50) Examples: Periscope, Skype and Cinemas Theories: Theodore Adorno, Jean Baudrillard, Stuart Hall and B+K  Positive aspects: Allows people to easily share news and views and new levels to be reached in terms  relations of  the relation between the modern media culture and itsthe audience Negative aspects: Fake news, cyber bullying and lack of realism 1) The article was written in 2009. Offer three examples of more recent social networking sites or uses of technology that support the idea of a 'digital renaissance'. 1. Snapchat which revolves around videos and pictures that surface for around 24hrs rather than chats or texts 2. Periscope, live streaming that can be viewed and cannot be censored or edited during the duration. 3. Twitter where users can comment their views, thoughts and ideas very quickly with each other, including public figures and influential figures such as Donald trump an...

"Ikea makes a ad that makes my family feel good to be black and British https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/27/ikea-advert-family-feel-good-black-british-racism-whitewashing This is the future … black women and girls seen in positive spaces with their own hair. The more of this sort of imagery we see in adverts, the more normal it will be for black women, like every other woman, to wear their own texture with pride.”  “Sadly, we have also received a small number of complaints from people who are unhappy with the ad – calling it racist for not featuring any white people. We were all genuinely shocked by these comments.” The absence of white people in the advert is not what appeals or appreciated but the inclusion of black people with a more positive and flattering representation  In the age of Brexit Britain, and  police brutality  our society seems to be more divided than ever so this advert is making bo...