Week 5_Task 1_News & I II

Write a short essay of about 400 words about the below stated issue: news and you, again. Who owns the newspapers and TV stations in your country? Do you think this has an effect on the news that you hear?

Malaysia have 6 main free TV channels, which are TV1, TV2, TV3, NTV7, 8TV and Channel 9. Somehow, TV1 and TV2 are owned by government. Both channels is outdated and old style. Effort is made to change the image of both station but unfortunately failed. So, both channels have less audience. While NTV7, TV3, 8TV and Channel 9 are under same corporation. All of them is more updated and have a bigger audience group.

Censorship is applied to control media content to avoid unnecessary disturbance to the “national” security. The regulated freedom of the press has been criticized. Although critics concede that journalists "probably won’t be hauled off and shot" for being critical of the government, it has been claimed that the government creates a chilling effect through threats of reduced employment opportunities and refusing journalists' family members "a place at one of the better public universities". Legislation such as the Printing Presses and Publications Act have also been cited as curtailing freedom of expression.

Technology has made the media the most important immediate influence on opinions and understanding in the industrialized world and has significantly heightened media impact in the developing countries as well. Media has a powerful capacity to encourage global awareness thereby promoting cross-cultural understanding, tolerance and acceptance of ethnic, cultural, religious and gender differences in communities across the globe. Unfortunately, the media’s potential to be a force for good can easily backfire. By disseminating messages that create and reinforce negative stereotypes and perpetuate misconceptions, the media frustrates dialogue and works against mutual understanding.

Week 4_Task 1_News & I

Write a short essay of about 400 words about the below stated issue: news and you. How often do you read the paper or watch the news on TV? How important is it for you to keep up with current events?

  News is a form of communication which informs us the current events. News may refer as message which provides the information and the details of an incident. It will value the fact and inform us what are happening around the world. News is very important because it helps us to get in touch with the world around us. Without knowing any news, we do not know what is happening in our country which lack of information and knowledge.

  Obviously, the news on internet can’t be 100% trusted, either newspaper or tv news. Somehow, newspaper and TV news are more trustful since it’s more official. Online news might be edited, twisted and added with fake information. As a reader, I always remind myself to be a smart audience. In conclusion, I truly think that I am selfish and lacking of updated knowledge but its better not to approach them and make myself down. 

  Although there are the advancement of technology which allow us to watch the news online and also read the newspaper online, I still prefer to read the actual newspaper. This is due to the habitual of the composition of typesetting. Maybe the other language newspaper done a good job with their website and online news sharing, but the Chinese newspaper company still not so flexible. Hard to find the latest news of the day and also the whole news of the day on the website. Now, they even cut off half of the news that are visible to public because of the sales of actual newspaper are decreasing and less people buying it. The online news can be read only very simple with no much details now. And the news shared on Facebook are mostly concern about the government and celebrity which not really caught my attention.

  The times of reading newspaper and watching news on TV is getting lesser and lesser and even no at all. But, luckily, when there is holidays and I get to back home, I still will read the newspaper but less to watch it on TV. Keep up with the current events is quite important for every people and also students. This is because it is the basic knowledge and also direction of the world. We need to know what is happening in the world and especially in our own country so that we are on the track with the progress of all level. Keep track with current event also essentially important to us, the design student so that we know the direction of trends flow and what is attract people now.

Week 3_Task 1_Subject Matter & Theatre

Write a short essay of about 400 words on the ‘subject-matter’ below stated.
What is theatre? How do you think theatre, as a media form, communicates messages to its audience?

  According to Wikipedia, theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance. Elements of design and stagecraft are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience. Theatre today includes performances of plays and musicals. Although it can be defined broadly to include opera and ballet, those art forms are outside the scope of this article.

  Theatre is a type of media form which can bring messages to the audience. There is more effective if we use theatre as a media form because it just like a story telling for people to recall the facts or the story. The writer has to be creative and think of ways to set an emotion into each character which can be felt by the audience such as comedy, romance, mystery and so on. Besides, they need to think on the type of audience would be aiming at and have to keep in mind of their target audience. According to Wikipedia once again, theatre has involves the audiences in variety of ways. Audiences have been engaged differently, often as active participants in the action on a highly practical level. Audience participation can range from asking for volunteers to go onstage. By using audience participation, the performer invites the audience to feel a certain way and by doing so they may change their attitudes, values and beliefs in regard to the performance's topic.