The Guardian Three Little Pigs video reveals truth about Big Bad Media
The Guardian’s two-minute commercial, Guardian open journalism: Three Little Pigs advert – video (view below), attempts to tell the story about how wonderful news coverage is in this age of social media.
However, it actually reveals more ugly truth about the media today then was intended.
I believe this commercial is the most convincing argument for closing down 24-hour news channels, most of which are responsible for brewing their own stories out of thin air to satiate their need for ‘content’. Even the term ‘content’ shows how little respect they have for us. The internal mantra must be, evidenced by the output we witness, keep them glued to nothingness and stage manage their emotions. We garner as much respect within news and current affairs outlets as a live television audience that claps and laughs on cue like a performing poodle.
This commercial fulfils Oscar Wilde’s prophetic insight that, “there is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.”
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Online Insights on FIVEaa Sunday May 30 2010
This fortnight in online insights, we help you converse better, help you get on better with your kids, shine the spotlight on some dangerous journalism and then finish with some dangerous album covers. Enjoy
Can you improve your conversation skills? Certainly.
The Positivity Blog is quite a gold mine of timeless articles focussed on helping you tweak important areas of your life. The blog post I have focussed on for this show is one on common conversation mistakes.
It is a worthy read and I encourage you to look at it. Therefore, all I will do for this report is share some choice food for thought.
1 – Not listening. This is the most obvious conversation mistake and the post quotes Ernest Hemingway who once said: “I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” The way to deal with this mistake is to check your ego at the door and actually not planning what you will say next but instead doing your utmost to be present and to get inside the story the other person is sharing.
2 – Asking too many questions. This is not as obvious but the point is that asking too many questions can feel like an interrogation. So their solution is to mix questions with statements. This means you actually invest in the conversation while keeping it going. Continue reading
Online Insights on FIVEaa Sunday May 16 2010
Privacy dominates our intro to Online Insights this fortnight. Facebook is at the centre of discussions, primarily because it is at the centre of so many of our lives. Then we have some fun with journalistic style and the end of an ere at a local library; captured on video. As always, send me your favourite websites for future shows.
Privacy on social networks
Stories abound discussing the pros and cons of sharing information about yourself on the various social networks, specifically, Facebook.
On one hand, I have heard people argue that no matter what privacy protection is in place, if you want to keep things private, just don’t put them online. While others are more optimistic arguing that there is enough legal protection around to enable us to trust companies to live up to their privacy policies.
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