http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhzRsefFlO0&feature=youtu.be

Not Happy Campbell!!!!!!!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-20/newman-airs-support-for-potential-lindeman-is-sale/3962520?section=qld

Newman backs potential Lindeman Is sale

Posted April 20, 2012 11:09:29

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Premier Campbell Newman has responded positively to reports that a resort in the Whitsundays, in north Queensland, will be sold to overseas investors.

The Financial Review has reported Lindeman Island will be sold for $12 million to Chinese investors.

The resort was shut down by its previous owners, Club Med, in January 2012, due to poor visitor numbers.

Mr Newman says any reopening will boost the local economy.

"Well it sounds like they're going to get a bargain if it is only $12 million and I'm only going on what your figures are," he said.

"We need right now to get investment into Queensland.

"Let's be clear, Lindeman Island was shut down, people had lost jobs.

"I welcome investment from overseas that will create jobs in Queensland."

A spokeswoman for the Minister for Tourism, Jan Stuckey, says there is no confirmation of the sale.

Week 6

Commercial Media

Commercial Media is everywhere- TV, Radio, Magazines- we are constantly being inundated.


CM  is a profit driven industry and allows advertisers to connect with audiences, it receives no money from the government and relies solely on ratings and advertisements. Often you find with cm, in order to keep demand high, news stories are over dramatised and sensationalised to draw people in (if it bleeds it leads)


CM is has three sectors; sponsored, subscription and subsidised.


Subscription media 

•  pay-tv (Foxtel, Austar)

Sponsored media

• Channels 7,9,10

Subsidised media

• Govt funded ( funding to convert to digital television)

What is the role of Commercial Media in our society?

The commercial media must hold a social function, so that the public will accept and trust the advertiser, this will lead to more profit! 

LECTURE 7

Public Media :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CLTegE6zkQ

 Today's lecture on public media taught us all how not to become sell outs!

So what is public media and what is it's role?

Scottish broadcaster Sir John Reith, believed that public media main aim should 'educate the masses', others believe the main aim should be to present information FOR the people that is not influenced by commercial parties.  I believe that public media's function is to counter balance the commercial media which is a profit driven industry, by broadcasting fair,balanced and objective media to the best of their ability.

Public media has certain public values which are highlighted by the  BBC as :

1. Embedding a 'public service ethos

2. Value for license fee money

3. 'Weighing public value against market impact'

4. Public consultation

We learnt that even though the ABC is funded by the 

government, it isn't controlled by the government. It is owned by the people, and for the people !

After today's lectured, i feel encouraged to watch more PBS media because it is straightforward, investigative, informative and most importantly...untainted by commercial values.

Lectures!

Lecture 1

First lecture of the year! how exciting! Not a lot of Journalism content was covered today, it was more of an introduction into the course and assistance with blackboard and all of that. However, Dr Bruce Redman made it very clear from the beginning of this course we were all journalists and inspired us to take action and develop an appetite for journalism.






Lecture 4


 Today's lecture was all about telling stories through photographs. Many elements must collaborate to produce the perfect image, including light/ exposure, angles, focus, framing and shutter speed among others. There are a lot more technicalities involved with capturing the perfect moment, other than pushing a button as i once believed! Furthermore, digital manipulation of images has progressed enormously in the last few years, which have allowed editors a massive amount of control over some of the elements aforementioned....however i believe natural always trumps enhanced!!!

Exposure 

The use of exposure, highlights the purpose and symbolism of the light from the lighthouse in this picture

Angles

Angles and Point of View, have been used effectively in this image to produce illusion

Focus

Can be used to bring attention to a specific part of the photo

Framing 

fj                The picture above highlights the use of framing. The scenery is being framed by the cave

Shutter Speed

High speed photography, allows camera man to capture the perfect moment

    Lecture 5

    Today's lecture was a little bit different, due to the fact that it was all audio. The recording featured tutor Carmel Rooney, interviewing two men from ABC radio, Steve Austin and Richard Fidler. I loved having a lecture on radio because i was learning about it concurrently in MSTU1000, and it is becoming apparent that contrary to my belief...radio isn't becoming redundant. Yay for radio!

   I loved listening to Fidler because he was so decisive in his opinions and sure of what he was saying unlike a lot of commercial radio hosts who blabber on about anything and everything. I found it interesting that he didn't cosier himself a journalist even though he works for the ABC, and Dr Redman encourages me, a mere first year, to advocate myself as a journalist...how ironic.

   Austin pushed the importance of conveying real human emotion into radio rather than 24/7 barking down the microphone like a race horse commentator! All in all i found the lecture very interesting and enjoyable to follow

Media Use

Fri 16th	When: 20 minutes What: Courier Mail Where: Home Why: Check on the election How: Hardcopy	When: 10 minutes What: Twitter Where: Home Why: Check flood inquiry progress How: Internet	When: 60 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why: Browsing, checking for updates How: Laptop
Sat 17th	When: 45 minutes What: Channel 9 news Where: Home Why: General Interest How: Television	When: 120 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why: Check on my friends How: Laptop
Sun 18th	When: 20 minutes What: Sunday Mail Where: Home Why: Read columns, general interest How: Hardcopy	When: 180 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why: Check on my friends How: Laptop
Mon 19th	When: 20 minutes What: Sydney Morning Herald Where: Home Why: General Interest How: Hardcopy	When:  150 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why: Check on my friends How: Laptop	When: 60 minutes What: Q&A Where: Home Why: Interest in Politics How: Television	When: 60 minutes What: Twitter Where: Home Why: Post into Q&A How: Laptop
Tues 20th	When: 30 minutes What: : Today Show Where: Home Why: Didn’t feel like reading the newspaper How: Television	When: 60 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why: Check on my friends How: Laptop	When: 45 minutes What: Channel 9 news Where: Home Why: General Interest How: Television
Wed 21st	When: 30 minutes What: : Today Show Where: Home Why: Didn’t feel like reading the newspaper How: Television	When: 60 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why: Check on my friends How: Laptop	When: 45 minutes What: Channel 9 news Where: Home Why: General Interest How: Television
Thurs 22nd	When: 20 minutes What: Sydney Morning Herald Where: Home Why: General Interest How: Hardcopy	When: 120 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why: Check on my friends How: Laptop	When: 45 minutes What: Channel 9 news Where: Home Why: General Interest How: Television
Fri 23rd	When: 30 minutes What: : Today Show Where: Home Why: Didn’t feel like reading the newspaper How: Television	When: 80 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why: Check on my friends How: Laptop
Sat 24th	When: 30 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why: Post about election How: Laptop	When: 15 minutes What: Courier Mail Where: Home Why: election Interest How: Hardcopy	When: 60 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why: Post about election How: Laptop	When: 45 minutes What: Channel 7 news Where: Home Why: General Interest How: Television	When: 180 minutes What: Channel 7 news Where: Election Party Why: Special Election coverage How: Television
Sun 25th	When: 20 minutes What: Sunday Mail Where: Home Why: Read columns, general interest, election outcomes How: Hardcopy	When: 45 minutes What: Channel 9 news Where: Home Why: General Interest How: Television	When: 60 minutes What: 60 minutes Where: Home Why: General Interest How: Television	When: 180 minutes What: Facebook Where: Home Why:  Check on my friends How: Laptop

Media Use Analysis

Introduction

Due to modern developments in technology, media can no longer be constrained to the limitations of ‘traditional media’ (Televisions, Newspapers, Radio etc.) Instead we are facing a new era where the majority of citizens, can access media anywhere anytime, from the bathroom to the bus. This means that the entire definition and conception of media as altered dramatically. My dossier aims to identify trends in my own media use and analyse similarities and differences in comparison to my peers.

 My Media Usage

The table below highlights how the majority of my time consuming media is ‘new media’ or social media aka Facebook. Although I spend a considerable amount of time on this mode of media I do not consider it my primary option to absorb information and news. Although my usage diary indicates that I spend most of my media time checking Facebook, my primary informer of current events is the newspaper, which I read nearly every morning.

Television	720 minutes
Newspaper	115 minutes
Facebook	1100 minutes
Twitter	70 minutes

Where, and how I access my media

The most prominent and consistent trend in my media use is that most of my media was accessed at home, which I attribute mainly to the fact that I don’t own a smart phone. Many smart phone possessors use; Twitter, ITunes, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, eBay, Flickr and numerous other applications on a daily basis. ‘Strategy Analytics predict that 67% of teens consume media on the go, by way of smart phone’ ( Social Media Club, 2012)

This statement is correlated by graph A, which illustrates how the vast majority of the Journalism cohort, actively use a smart phone.

The other important detail to note about those people who actively use smart phones is that they have access to a constant stream of media. 20 years ago, many citizens were receiving one injection of news a day, by television, radio or newspaper. According to the social media club, The 67% of teens who are consuming their media on the go, are consuming it at an average of 5-7 times an hour ( Social Media Club, 2012) The increase in, easy-to-use, fast, effective and accessible social media, in the last few years has meant that much of the news we are receiving is ‘soft news’.

Inter-modal News

As new media is becoming the more popular mode of media consumption, more traditional forms of media are incorporating newer modes into their sphere. This collaboration of old and new media, allows for more active involvement and engagement in the news. An example of this was on Monday the 19^th. While I was watching Q&A, my role as a ‘viewer being informed’ shifter to a ‘viewer becoming engaged’, and offering opinion by contributing to twitter discussion, which is streamed live on the show. 

Conclusion

Expectantly this dossier has been successful in identifying, analyzing and explaining certain behaviors and trends that lie behind my own media use, and that of my peers.