Choose an artifact from the *any* archive, digital, and investigate a discussion this artifact provokes around a current issue of your choosing.

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A Digital Artifact

Choose an artifact from the *any* archive, digital, and investigate a discussion this artifact provokes around a current issue of your choosing. Using this artifact and at least 4 additional external resources, explore the initial context of the facilitating work, the current conversation around that topic regarding dominant and counter narrative(s), and make an original and interpretive argument within the larger discourse you are examining. Your resources must also include (as one of the 4) a theory texts/ lens text that applies a body of scholarly knowledges to your topic. The other 3 texts are of your choosing but should be diverse and rigorous (see below).

Your resources should include those that put the work into historic context and those that examine the current discourse you are engaging in. Your goal is to use theoretic source(s) to put this discourse into a broader context, while also presenting primary sources to illustrate your larger idea about the conversation that the artifact provokes. There should also be source(s) that support your assertion of the dominant and counter narrative of your artifact. Consider the aspects of BEAM as we have discussed in class to help guide you as you research, write, and revise: how is your contribution to this conversation adding to, and building upon, the existing discourse? How does this relate to your reader and the world in which they live today? This paper should be 5 – 7 pages long.

Describe what the company is doing and how it is using technology and content to position itself as a leader to better serve its audience and customers or community. How is it innovating and making a difference?

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Case study — WIW

Case study
Everyone is familiar with companies such as Apple, Snapchat, Facebook, and Google and recognize the innovations these brands have made in shaping how consumers create, share, and consume content. However, in all parts of the world, other companies and innovators are also creating meaningful innovations in media, technology, and communication, but perhaps are lesser known.

We’d like to hear from you about a company, brand, or individual that you believe is making an impact by bringing together content and technology in ways that are important. Describe what the company is doing and how it is using technology and content to position itself as a leader to better serve its audience and customers or community. How is it innovating and making a difference? How is the company giving itself a competitive advantage within its market segment or, if you’ve chosen a non-profit, how are they creating impact within the community? Limited to 1,000 words.

About WIW
WIW means women in work, its a platform in Hong Kong that want to support individual women and spread out positive vibe, to encourage women to stay strong, want to fill in knowledge and strength, wisdom into women by sharing inspiring real stories and posts. There are lots of business plan on the platform that share with the audiences that how to be succeed and how to go through all the hard time. By reading the stories, women will find themselves not alone and find a goal to move forward with the members there. Once you register as a member, you can share opinions like how you do on Facebook, and have a lot of reactions with other members, etc. On the other hand, WIW has a strong spirit to support local brands, and especially for those based in Hong Kong, and those created by women. Help them to promote their products by sharing stories contents, and inside the story ,audiences would always find something meaningful to move forward. Also, they have lots of topics, such as, fashion, beauty, career, business, life, etc.

What are the consequences of attributing agency to technology? How can these consequences be addressed? Provide an argument linked to at least two different theoretical perspectives.

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Consequences of attributing agency to technology

2. What are the consequences of attributing agency to technology? How can these consequences be addressed? Provide an argument linked to at least two different theoretical perspectives.

Reference readings:
The early work of Manuel Castells
Wilbur Schramm
Marc Prensky
Everett Rogers

You could use postcolonial theory and/or political economy scholarship to show that technology does NOT bring democracy that the companies are still manipulating technology and markets eg. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

You could discuss disinformation and misinformation

What are the consequences of attributing agency to technology? How can these consequences be addressed? Provide an argument linked to at least two different theoretical perspectives.

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Attributing agency to technology

What are the consequences of attributing agency to technology? How can these consequences be addressed? Provide an argument linked to at least two different theoretical perspectives.

Is ‘fake news’ an entirely new phenomenon or has news always been prone to distortion? Draw on studies of media sociology to explain your answer.

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Fake news

Is ‘fake news’ an entirely new phenomenon or has news always been prone to distortion? Draw on studies of media sociology to explain your answer.

What does the study of fans and fandom tell us about media and their audiences?

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PARTICIPATORY CULTURES

What does the study of fans and fandom tell us about media and their audiences? Your answer should give reasons why fandom exists, give examples (examples from the class are welcome as well, but you should also provide original examples), and refer to at least one of the assigned readings.

How are data and algorithms changing our democracy and politics? Discuss, using examples and/or case studies, and relevant academic sources;

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Democracy and politics

How are data and algorithms changing our democracy and politics? Discuss, using examples and/or case studies, and relevant academic sources;

In an argumentative essay, explain how the communication exchange in the case study provides an example of transactional communication. Also, evaluate the communication competence of both Sarah Barkley and Brad Barkley.

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Take Home Essay Exam

In an argumentative essay, explain how the communication exchange in the case study provides an example of transactional communication; also, evaluate the communication competence of both Sarah Barkley and Brad Barkley.

Check with your instructor if you are unsure about your topic choice. Steps for Your Informative Speech Choose a topic. Is your speech a definition, description, explanation, or demonstration?

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week 6 speech

Topic:

You can choose any topic as long as it defines, describes, explains, or demonstrates something. While you might actually persuade your audience by providing information about a topic in an informative speech, the intent of your speech is to inform, not to change behavior or attitudes, which is the intent of a persuasive speech. A few topics considered “off-limits” are listed here: how to perform CPR, how to make any sort of food, how blood donation works, and the dialysis process. Anything that you have studied for another class is off-limits. Check with your instructor if you are unsure about your topic choice. Steps for Your Informative Speech Choose a topic. Is your speech a definition, description, explanation, or demonstration?

Purpose Statement:

Include your General Purpose Statement, Specific Purpose Statement, and Central Idea Statement in your Outline. Introduction with a thesis statement: Tell the audience your topic and a preview of what is to come. Body with 2–3 main points: Here you will elaborate your main points and define, describe, explain, or demonstrate. Conclusion: Summarize your thesis/main topic and give a brief review of what you said. Practice! Practice by yourself, for your friends, or in the mirror—whatever works for you. Make sure the speech is within the time limit—between 4 and 6 minutes.

Delivery :

You may extemporaneously glance at your notes or speaking outline, but do not read.

Notes and Aids:

A visual aid is required. Examples of a visual aid may include a hand-held object, chart, graph, or photo.

How the Pandemic Has Changed Social Media for good ?What opportunities will get during the crisis?

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Impart of the Pandemic

How the Pandemic Has Changed Social Media for good ?What opportunities will get during the crisis?