Monday, 13 March 2017

This article explains the reasons for some of the most bizarre things that have reached pop culture level, such as the mannequin challenge and ways in which more content can manage to get to that high status in pop-culture and not be forgotten.

Statistics:

In 2000, more than 90% of new television shows survived to year two
today, 50% of shows are cancelled before their second birthday
Americans bought 200m fewer movie tickets in 2016 than in 2002

Own view:

This does show the negativity of the internet. Now days there have been so many things that have been viral, such as 'saltbae memes, shooting star memes and cash me outside memes. Although funny, it makes people especially parents/adults how stupid the internet can be, and worried for how much people spend making such content. They believe that the internet is being abused by such content, however the article isn't showing the negativity of the internet. It shows, how the internet has been the prime influence towards contributing to new popular culture and keeping it updated.

NDM: why British children aren't sleeping

Why British children aren't sleeping

A young girl asleep on a bench in a locker room

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/mar/04/go-school-two-half-hours-sleep-british-children-arent-sleeping

Summary:

The article goes in to detail for the reasons why children are generally too tired. The main concept behind the decrease in sleep, is due to the new and digital media products that have developed over the recent years. Children own their own tablets, and even their own phones which are all hand held and small devices. They can simply do whatever they want while in bed without parents noticing, and the devices are small enough to fit under a pillow, out of sight of the parent.

Statistics:

five-year-olds should get around 11 hours a night, 10-year-olds around 10 hours, and 15-year-olds nine hours
hospital attendances for children under 14 with sleep disorders have tripled over the past 10 years
according to a recent survey by consultancy Censuswide, over 80% of children in the UK now have their own phone by the age of 12
By 10, 58% have their own tablet, and two-thirds of teenagers say they use these devices in the hour before bedtime

Own view:

The article does give a valid point in terms of new and digital media taking over many of peoples time and the most important thing; sleep. Before a child goes to sleep, they will tend to watch a video, and then another which will escalate to hours of times procrastinating to go to sleep. Furthermore, the idea of giving primary school aged children phones and tablets is just a ticket to instigating matters further, as they will concentrate more on the device and spend more time on them rather than what actually matters.

Friday, 10 March 2017

NDM: Fake news inquiry to review social networks' complaints procedures

Fake news inquiry to review social networks' complaints procedures

Facebook and other apps on a mobile phone

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/08/fake-news-inquiry-social-networks-complaints-policy-facebook

Summary:

The article is about ways in which outside sources/forces need to improve the way they handle fake news. Due to the outbreak of fake news, online news sources are being avoided and so are social media platforms, and such platforms need to manage such things efficiently and quickly.

Statistics:

Facebook was in breach of its own community policy,” he said of its decision to remove just 18 of 100 images flagged by a BBC reporter

Own view:

I do believe that Facebook is the face of fake news at the moment, and is being slammed by many media companies. However, Facebook seems to be taking the blame for the whole social media platform when they are just a small fraction to do with the whole situation. Snapchat, Instagram and even Twitter are also involved in this situation. Social media as a whole should collaborate in taking down fake news as a whole as in the long run, it will negatively affect them and their user base.

NDM: ABC to lose 200 jobs by June in latest round of cuts

ABC to lose 200 jobs by June in latest round of cuts

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/mar/07/abc-to-lose-200-jobs-by-june-in-latest-round-of-cuts

Summary:

The CEO of ABC has taken the decision to make 200 jobs redundant. This is said to be the toughest strategy to bring forth transformational change to the national broadcaster. They plan to the job losses to start immediately in support areas in the TV news and television divisions, and move on to content areas later in the year.

Statistics:

The ABC will cut 20% of management positions and lose 200 staff by June
The executive team will be reduced from 14 to eight and powerful new overarching roles
We aim to reduce management roles by 20% across the corporation

Own view:

I believe this is an indication in the decline in news via T.V. This doesn't mean that TV as a whole is dying, this is largely due to the vast TV shows that are being put on air, which are reviving the platform and keeping it strong. Shows such as, The Flash, Narcos, Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones.

NDM: Facebook hoaxes didn’t affect US election

Facebook hoaxes didn’t affect US election

Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-hoaxes-fake-news-us-election-both-sides-media-extremely-unlikely-a7414891.html

Summary:

There have been claims and conspiracy theories surrounding the fact that Facebook, the social media application, has been involved (or has been the big player) in having an influence on the US election. People believe that the Fake news stories that was surfacing around the web, were strong on Facebook, and that what people were reading have swayed their mindset on who to vote for.

Statistics:

99 per cent of news shared on Facebook was verifiable
he article was shared more than 560,000 times on Facebook

Own view:

I do believe that those who use social media should not take everything to heart unless 100% backed up with evidence. The possibility of the fake article that was seen by a particular viewer may not have any trace on the internet, which gives it the high chance that it may be a fake news story. People have taken advantage of such trend and has fooled many people with its highly professional standards, to call itself a news story.