Throughout this experience of blogging for this subject, there are many thing that I personally feel that I have learnt and improved. Firstly, I feel that I have really tested my own grip of my English vocabulary as well as improve in spelling. Another element that I think that I have improved is on search engine operations. This blogging assignment requires one to use one's full skill in searching for information on the internet. Besides that, there are a few thing that I have learn as a blogger. Things such as a blogger must know what to write on his/her blog in order to avoid defamation as well as copyright infringements. Next, a blogger must also be sensitive towards other cultures, races as well as religion. A blog can be shut down if the blogger wrote something that has crossed the line just by reports from the readers therefore, the content of the blog must be issue-sensitive.
Thank you very much for reading and walking with me on this blogging journey.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Interesting reading: The banned books list
The article by Ivan Yeo is basically discussing about the huge amount of books that are banned in Malaysia. It is said that all kinds of books that are noted to be "obscene" based on the title itself are bound to be ban if not already in Malaysia. Even certain comics such as Conan have been banned in the past. Ivan then continue to say that the government is doing the Malaysian readers a favor by banning the books. He says that it is indirectly telling us that those books are the recommended readings. As this is the 21st century, there are many other means of reading besides the traditional books- mainly being online reading.
In my opinion, it is a problem publishing or importing books in Malaysia as there are many rules and regulations that must be obeyed. I as a Malaysian personally feel that there are ridiculous amounts of rules that are applied just for the title itself. Some of which that are stated in the article such as the title cannot contain the word sexy or in Malay "seksi". Failure to comprehend with the rules could result in a fine of not more than twenty thousand ringgit or even imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years. Even possessing a prohibited book will can be fined for not more than five thousand rinngit. These are the rules that are obtain from the Malaysian Printing presses and Publication Act 1984. I strongly believe that the Malaysian publication law should be less strict today as there are so many other unstoppable means of reading today especially on the internet. It is becoming rather pointless to imply these rules.
In conclusion, i believe that certain books should be continued to be banned such as those with pornography or those with obscene picture because after all, Malaysia is an Islamic country. For those who are non-Muslims and are open minded, thankfully there are other means of reading besides the ones on the bookshelf. The present day has gifted us with the invention of the internet that has e-book and e-readers as stated by Ivan himself in the article.
References
Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (c.8) Malaysia: Percetakan Nasional Malaysia
In my opinion, it is a problem publishing or importing books in Malaysia as there are many rules and regulations that must be obeyed. I as a Malaysian personally feel that there are ridiculous amounts of rules that are applied just for the title itself. Some of which that are stated in the article such as the title cannot contain the word sexy or in Malay "seksi". Failure to comprehend with the rules could result in a fine of not more than twenty thousand ringgit or even imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years. Even possessing a prohibited book will can be fined for not more than five thousand rinngit. These are the rules that are obtain from the Malaysian Printing presses and Publication Act 1984. I strongly believe that the Malaysian publication law should be less strict today as there are so many other unstoppable means of reading today especially on the internet. It is becoming rather pointless to imply these rules.
In conclusion, i believe that certain books should be continued to be banned such as those with pornography or those with obscene picture because after all, Malaysia is an Islamic country. For those who are non-Muslims and are open minded, thankfully there are other means of reading besides the ones on the bookshelf. The present day has gifted us with the invention of the internet that has e-book and e-readers as stated by Ivan himself in the article.
References
Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 (c.8) Malaysia: Percetakan Nasional Malaysia
Why Google Shouldn't Have Censored The Anti-Islamic Video
Eva Galperin's article mainly concerns the freedom of speech on the internet as well as on videos particularly in YouTube. What Google did was that they blocked access to a video showing clips from a video titled "The Innocence of the Muslims" which was a religiously sensitive video which started violent protest in Libya and Egypt. Normally Google or YouTube will not censor its content until it breaches the policy or Term of Service but in this case there was another party involved, The White House. The White House gave Google a phone call asking them to ensure that the video is not blocked but instead censored in the two countries. This gave Google a very uncomfortable time which at first did not block the video but after unfortunate and violent events they were left with no choice but to remove the video.
The issue that is going to be discussed in this post is the public sphere of democracy on the internet.Generally what the internet does is that it allows anyone to post anything to share what they have got to say or think as it is an open medium for opinion rather than a place where is filled with rules and without freedom of speech. The "magic" of the Internet is that it is a technology that puts cultural acts, symbolizations in all forms, in the hands of all participants; it radically decentralizes the positions of speech, publishing, filmmaking, radio and television broadcasting, in short the apparatuses of cultural production (Poster M, 1995). What i personally believe is that on the internet, everyone should be entitled to see whatever is on it. I believe that if I am able to read or watch a video of something, someone else in another country also should despite what the content is.
In conclusion, the world is not perfect as there will always be corruption no matter where we are.That is why the internet thus directs our attention to such classic democratic issues as freedom of speech, access, and the dynamic of inclusion/exclusion (Dahlgren P, 2005).
References
Poster, M. (1995). CyberDemocracy: Internet and the Public Sphere. In: Poster, M and Byrne, D I am an advertisement for a version of myself. California: Mark Poste
Dahlgren, P. (2005). The Internet, Public Spheres, and Political Communication: Dispersion and Deliberation. Political Communication. 1 (22), 147-162.
The issue that is going to be discussed in this post is the public sphere of democracy on the internet.Generally what the internet does is that it allows anyone to post anything to share what they have got to say or think as it is an open medium for opinion rather than a place where is filled with rules and without freedom of speech. The "magic" of the Internet is that it is a technology that puts cultural acts, symbolizations in all forms, in the hands of all participants; it radically decentralizes the positions of speech, publishing, filmmaking, radio and television broadcasting, in short the apparatuses of cultural production (Poster M, 1995). What i personally believe is that on the internet, everyone should be entitled to see whatever is on it. I believe that if I am able to read or watch a video of something, someone else in another country also should despite what the content is.
In conclusion, the world is not perfect as there will always be corruption no matter where we are.That is why the internet thus directs our attention to such classic democratic issues as freedom of speech, access, and the dynamic of inclusion/exclusion (Dahlgren P, 2005).
References
Poster, M. (1995). CyberDemocracy: Internet and the Public Sphere. In: Poster, M and Byrne, D I am an advertisement for a version of myself. California: Mark Poste
Dahlgren, P. (2005). The Internet, Public Spheres, and Political Communication: Dispersion and Deliberation. Political Communication. 1 (22), 147-162.
In Japan, A Wave of Media Distrust Post-Tsunami
The article basically talks about the bad media in Japan or what they would call "masu-gomi" which means rubbishy mass media. The issue regarding this masu-gomi is based on the earthquake and tsunami that struck a part of Japan in 2011. At the time of the disaster, the Japanese government has been found guilty of not releasing the complete truth about the decontamination work at the effected power plant which was moving at a very slow speed despite the urgency. The citizens of Japan then later blame the media for being a PR machine instead of a medium that feeds the people with truth of what is going on. Later on in the article it is said that people of that wants to know of the truth have to rely on the internet to feed them with it rather than depending on the media which is corrupt and controlled by the government.
Naughton, J. (2006). Blogging and the emerging media ecosystem.Available: http://reuteursinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/about/discussion/blogging.html. Last accessed 12th June 2013.
The issue that is going to be mainly focused on is, can the internet fulfill its role as the new media?. Firstly, it is said that broadcast TV is a push medium which means that the broadcasters are the ones deciding what is going to be shown to the public whereas the web or the internet is a pull medium which means that nothing comes to the user unless it is clicked on or in other words the user is in control (Naughton, 2006). The differences between both of this is that people who depend on the web can find out whatever they want as long as it exist on the internet but the ones who depend on the media will only see or hear what they are shown or told because of the control factor coming out of the broadcaster and the government. Besides that, there are four factors on proving that the internet is capable of breaking down political control which are it has a non-hierarchical nature, it has an interactive nature, it has a global nature and lastly it is near impossible to control the medium (Gan et al. 2004).
References
Naughton, J. (2006). Blogging and the emerging media ecosystem.Available: http://reuteursinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/about/discussion/blogging.html. Last accessed 12th June 2013.
Tuesday 11 June 2013
The future of radio
The article is mainly about how and what radio is going to be like in the future or even is there going to be a radio in the future. The article involves a group of media professionals talking about problems and assistance that will determine the future of radio. They speak of factors that can possibly kill the legacy of radio which are things like the internet, mobile phone applications such as Spotify, and also social media networking sites such as YouTube. On the other hand, they have also spoken about certain factors that might be an assistance towards the continuing future of radio which consist of audio-posting websites such as SoundCloud and Audioboo, podcasts and also radios in motor vechicles particularly cars. In my opinion, it is important that radio broadcasting continues in the future as it play a part in today's world in terms of advertising, providing information to the listeners as well as traffic updates.
Firstly, efforts should be taken for the continuity of the radio in the future because radio is one of the key advertising tools today. The psychology of radio (1935), were also key figures in the new science of audience investigation. They explained how radio, with its unique aural form, capitalized on the time habits of a nation- making it one of the most powerful advertising/political media ever devised (Newman K.M. 2004). Next, generally all radio stations provide traffic updates as well as news broadcast at certain hours of the day particularly rush hours. As one important purpose of the radio is to help with reducing traffic jams, efforts in saving the future of radio should be of importance. vehicle-to-infrastructure wireless communications are currently under development to improve traffic efficiency and safety (Molisch et al. 2009). Imagine the extinction of radios in the future. Not only there will be no more means of entertainment while driving, those who are living in poverty will not enjoy the cheapest means of entertainment and also for those living in the city, there will be no way of knowing areas that are facing traffic jams unless you start checking social networking sites on your smartphones which is illegal while driving.
In conclusion, radio stations have been there throughout the years to fulfill many commercial as well as leisure needs for the consumers. Continuation of radio is essential for important broadcasts as well as commercial advertising in the future.
References
Firstly, efforts should be taken for the continuity of the radio in the future because radio is one of the key advertising tools today. The psychology of radio (1935), were also key figures in the new science of audience investigation. They explained how radio, with its unique aural form, capitalized on the time habits of a nation- making it one of the most powerful advertising/political media ever devised (Newman K.M. 2004). Next, generally all radio stations provide traffic updates as well as news broadcast at certain hours of the day particularly rush hours. As one important purpose of the radio is to help with reducing traffic jams, efforts in saving the future of radio should be of importance. vehicle-to-infrastructure wireless communications are currently under development to improve traffic efficiency and safety (Molisch et al. 2009). Imagine the extinction of radios in the future. Not only there will be no more means of entertainment while driving, those who are living in poverty will not enjoy the cheapest means of entertainment and also for those living in the city, there will be no way of knowing areas that are facing traffic jams unless you start checking social networking sites on your smartphones which is illegal while driving.
In conclusion, radio stations have been there throughout the years to fulfill many commercial as well as leisure needs for the consumers. Continuation of radio is essential for important broadcasts as well as commercial advertising in the future.
References
Molisch, A.F.; Tufvesson,
F.; Karedal, J.; Mecklenbrauker. "A survey on vehicle-to-vehicle
propagation channels", Wireless Communications, IEEE, On page(s): 12 - 22 Volume: 16, Issue: 6,
December 2009
NEWMAN, K. M.
(2004). Radio active: advertising and consumer activism, 1935-1947. Berkeley [u.a.], Univ. of California Press.
Monday 15 April 2013
Print VS Screen Document Design
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Screen document design
Print document design
Document design today plays a very important role in terms of readership. Printed documents today are becoming less and less popular as screen documents are the ones taking over the industry. The document design of both the print and screen documents are more or less the same as readers read from left to right, top to bottom (Kress & Van Leuwen, 1998).
There are three main differences between both the documents that will be discussed in the post which are the ease of reading, the reading content and the writing structures. Firstly, the comparison of both the documents for the ease of reading is that printed documents are much harder to read as there are much more words on documents and they also tend to be more dull compared to screen documents which are usually simple, less wordy and more appealing to readers. Next, the content of the document for printed documents are so much more in-depth as they talk from one end to another unlike screen documents which only highlights main points without much elaboration. The writing structure for printed documents would be more formal in terms of layout and also language. On the other hand, screen documents tend to be less formal compared to printed ones.
Both of these document designs have their individual advantages and disadvantages. For instance, for a presentation it is better to use a screen document design rather than a printed one as it is too lengthy but for a in-depth study or research it is always better to use a printed document as it is well explained and elaborated.
References
Kress, G & Leeuwen, V 1998, "Front Pages: (the critical) analysis of newspaper Layout , in , Approaches to Media Discourse , eds A Bell, P Garrett, Blackwell, Oxford, pp. 184-221.
New Forms Of Media Publishing
Of late, media publishing has evolved to different heights since the days of newspapers and radios that can now be classified as "old school" or rather old fashioned and this is because there is a new up and coming way of publishing which is through the internet. To be more exact, through social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Newspapers and radios are considered to be out of date because this type of media are said to have been less profitable this days due to the advancement of technology (Ostrow, 2009).
I personally am a user of these social networking websites respectively and i find that it is very true that through the internet is the new age of publishing. Newspapers and advertisement on the radio is no longer vital compared to the internet as most people of my generation spend more time staring at the computer than doing anything else for the rest of the day.
I personally am a user of these social networking websites respectively and i find that it is very true that through the internet is the new age of publishing. Newspapers and advertisement on the radio is no longer vital compared to the internet as most people of my generation spend more time staring at the computer than doing anything else for the rest of the day.
Furthermore, social networking websites mainly Facebook and Twitter has been playing a huge role in the evolution of journalism. Journalism used to be written or printed text on a magazine or even on the newspaper but what Facebook and Twitter has done to today's journalism is that they just publish what they have to say on their mind on these social networking websites. For example, celebrity journalism today is basically that celebrity or his/her representative will just update their status on Facebook or just tweet on Twitter. Now even Youtube has been said to be the forefront of a new video transformation on the net (Walejko & Ksiazek 2008)
References
Ostow, A 2009, Stats: Old Media Decline, New Media's Ascent, viewed 28th August 2011,
Walejko, G & Ksiazek, T 2008, 'The Politics of Sourcing: A Study of Journalistic Practices in the Blogosphere', Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.
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