CI5472 Teaching Film, Television, and Media
Module 10: Studying the News ~ Newspaper or Print News
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Another recent development noted also in Module 9 is the increased use of “Web logs,” more commonly referred to as “blogs” — on-line personal commentaries often related to recent news events, and, in some cases, written by reporters during their spare time. |
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One of the reason for the increased use of blogs is that participants are not constrained by concern with having to conform to the commercial or political pressures associated with mainstream media outlets, as well as constraints on length of articles or TV news broadcasts. Participants also can continually reference intertextual links by including URL’s to provide readers with background or alternative perspectives through links to on-line news stories or to other blogs. |
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PBS: Welcome to the Blogosphere [ The site contains a video clip in which some bloggers share their thoughts about blogging. ] |
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One
survey conducted in the summer 2003 found the three most active
blog sites that are centrally hosted are: |
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Another popular site is tblog: |
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Another
survey indicated that blog readers currently comprise
only four percent of the online community, and blog creators, only
two percent. |
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Web Tools for Educators, Information Today, Inc., Jan/Feb., 2004 |
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Center for Technology and Teacher Education: blogging activities |
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Weblogs | |
