How media is used to cover politicians and government

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

PINOY POLITICIANS: WEALTHY LIARS, RICH TRAITORS & MEDIA DARLINGS!

This is a video concerning how government officials and politicians are taking control of everything in a country. It shows how these politicians originated, mostly rich people, and how they get elected. It also mentions how media has been used by those officials to empower, and support them through their actions.

It is the medias role to criticize the government. But since media is owned by oligarchs, who have deep connections with the reigning political dynasties, the real news is being suppressed by blurring the line between newsreporting and commentary. The oligarch-owned mass media criticizes their political enemies. But the question lies, who will criticize the mass media?

Deep Photography

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sev2zzZLTs

The street is the photographer's friend, but also his enemy. So are the street's inhabitants with their varying lots and differing modes of life. They are unpredictable, random, and spontaneous. They are sensitive and surprising, decorous and dangerous. With all of them the photographer has to learn to communicate, to understand their language, and recognize their signals and hints.
This is not slang; it is a secret sign- language, a set of codes for behavior in society, the society of the street. Here are some amazing photography of how Felix Lupa used the streets to demonstrate various situations, and reality of life. This is by connecting different aspects such as, signs, icons, body language, facial-expressions, cultural bonds and so forth to demonstrate one photograph that blow the viewer's mind away.

Photography

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A child tries to awaken his mother from a diseased sleep in a refugee camp in Zaire.

  http://vervephoto.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/gmb-akash/

Child labor is not a new issue in Bangladesh as children here remain one of the most vulnerable groups living under threats of hunger, illiteracy, displacement, exploitation, trafficking, physical and mental abuse. Although the issue of child labor has always been discussed, there is hardly any remarkable progress even in terms of mitigation. Many of these children are engaged in various hazardous occupations in factories.

http://www.pulitzer.org/archives/5529

Though usually upbeat, this Iraqi boy was sensitive about his appearance. One afternoon, when he saw other children staring at him, the boy became angry and upset. Nurses sought to soothe him by taping a felt tip pen to this arm so he could draw pictures. Saleh drew an airplane dropping bombs, as that is what lead him to his current condition.

Photography

http://www.pvtr.org/ICCE2011/files/holding-hands-peace-planet-earth-painted.jpg

Holding hands is a very interesting idea, firstly because we are working in groups and we want to show that together we are more powerful, and therefore If the world will unite, and act togother for the sake of our planet, we will win.


http://meaningfulphotography.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/3-parts-of-the-life.jpg

This picture shows that life is like a book, or any piece of writing, which weilds an introduction, a body, and an ending. The introduction represents your identity and background, the body speaks of your life experiences, achievements, downturns and so forth. The ending usually recalls everything you have done through your life-time and what were the results.



http://meaningfulphotography.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/the-decision1.jpg

This photograph shows two pathways, which means you have to determine which one to take. This indicates that life always involves decision-making for everything. Decision-making is not an easy task, you must think and evaluate many things before making the right decision. In fact, i just made a decision to post on the MCM blog although I had the choice not to. Nonetheless, this was a good decision because if I should not have posted on the blog, I would have lost some points which would later alter my overall grade and result in regression.

Homework #3: Persuasion in Alcohol Ads

Techniques: Symbols/Nostalgia/Flattery

http://cognac.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/b22.jpg

http://www.funnypictures.net.au/images/alcohol-ads-4-worthington1.jpg



Here, in the first two pictures, symbols are represented by the words, design, etc. Nostalgia also plays a main role in the advertisement, as it makes you forgot about the sad past and look forward with a smile, indicating happiness. Flaterry can be a result of Nostalgia, as you make people feel good by guaranteeing them a happy smile.

Techniques: Symbols/Humor/Simple Solutions/Bribery

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In this picture, symbols are the numbers/digits used in the ad. It also includes the overall design and result of drinking this alcohol. In addition, it adds a little bit of humor in it as it says, "3 wives, 8 sons, 15 grandsons, maritial status: single." That is, after all this engagement, he is yet single ( a free man), and the simple solution to this freedom is weilding this alcohol. So, by having this alcohol, you get to do and have all this. What a bribery.

Techniques: Symbols/Hyperbole/ad hominem/Flattery/Nostalgia/Beautiful people

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2361/2101840371_be32113365.jpg

http://www.stanford.edu/class/linguist34/advertisements/alcohol%20ads/images/07bacardilibrarian_jpg.jpg

http://advertisingmediaeffects.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/86.jpg

As for the above three pictures, they are mainly focusing on one brand, that is Bacardi. Their ads are pretty amazing the way they present it to people. It weilds many persuading techniques. Its got words, place, music, sex, and design as symbols. They also use great hyperboles, as in you can be the person you wish for through the influence of Bacardi. They also use Beautiful people in their ads which grabs attention of the audience, tempting them to imitate the ad. All of the above three ads show two different personalities, before and after the influence of Bacardi, which represents Nostalgia as if they get in their better mood and surrounding through Bacardia. 

http://markpknowles.com/wp-content/gallery/collection-of-funny-photos/alcohol3.jpg

I just put this picture for the sake of it. Its funny. So, i categorize it into the humor persuasive technique.

Video techniques: Symbols/Diversion/Group Dynamics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_pkeB7PbbQ&feature=player_embedded

Media Bias

 http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/directory/m/media_bias.asp



 http://heroesforhillary.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/medialoveobama.jpg

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The above images are some examples of bias in media. By "bias in media" i mean, how the media has attempted and is attempting to influence society into believing something that is not original or true. For example, in the second/centre cartoon image, media has shown people how great Obama is as a president, and how much the people appreciate and like him for what he is capable of. However, those are not fans or citizens, infact, they are the 'biased media'. “It’s the most disgusting failure of people in our business since the Iraq war,” Halperin said. “It was extreme bias, extreme pro-Obama coverage.” However, the question always remains unanswered. Should we trust the media?

Double-edged media

 As we saw in the previous documentary about an American football player who has volunteered himself to participate in the U.S. military, and how he built his heroism through the critical decisions and sacrifices he made for the success of the misison. However, his colleagues and leaders have managed to manipulate the truth of his death, mainly through media. Here is a picture of how media can manipulate our viewpoint of things. This image represents the double-edged media. Where two soldiers here are trying to show that they are helping the hostage/refugee by giving him water as he was suffering "from thirst", however, they got a rifle pointed at his head. This illustrates that they are just trying to keep him alive for the sake of keeping him as hostage, or draining whatever information he got.

The Arab/Muslim Stereotype

The dissemination of news changes the way we learn about other cultures in terms of politics, economies, and values. Especially, when they go viral. An example would be the arab stereotype of being 'terrorists'. It may have started from a war perspective, and now every arab is viewed as a terrorist, mainly if they were MUSLIM. This has also been spread out through movies and news, where they always show arabs as being the violent and aggressive ones. Therefore, implanting the arab/muslim image as terrorists in society's mind. For your information, not all arabs are muslims and not all muslims are arabs. Result is, not all arabs/muslims are so called 'terrorists'.