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• How do you feel the media portrays social justice issues?

I think that they do a good job in potraying social justice issues as they investigate right down till the end and show who is behind it. There are various shows who do that -Current affair and Today Tonight are good examples.

• Has it been difficult to find articles on social justice issues why/why not?

Is has not really been difficult to find articles on social justice as there are usually many bad things happening out in the community.

• Do you think that the media operates from a moral framework? Give evidence by using your research.

I do not think that media operates from a moral framwork as there is a clear evidence in our day to day news and programms who deal with current news as they are only after truth and don’t care about anything else.

1. Open and read the “How to write a critique” document in the resources menu.

Describe what is a critique.

1. Analysing and identifying critical thing to say about  an article which involves breaking things up into themes and putting them together. A critique has 4 parts.   

2. Outline the FOUR stages in a critique.

1. Name the issue

social justice issue: poverty

Moral issues: Stealing

2. Describe one media account of this issue

Australian government’s site  - You can find a lot of information about them, You can also have a look at many other areas regarding poverty and stealing.

3. Where did you get this media account from?

Internet: As you can find a lot off information on your Internet…

4. Is this media account correct or reliable? Why?

It is reliable because its a government site and its been run by Australian government.

1. Describe TWO things that you have learnt during this lesson.

social justice issues- fairness in our community

moral issues- decision regarding us

2. Identify TWO areas you want to concentrate on during this project that you think need a greater improvement from the last project.

1) I would like too concentrate and look at the rubric more often compared to last project…

2) I would like to make a check – list for my need to know list and tick things of as we go along…. 

3. Discuss TWO ways in which your group could resolve any disputes during this process.

1) By discussing with other group members

2) By asking for teachers assistants…

Today in class we watched a short episode of Media Watch. The Video was based on the things that have been going on lately in Australia. Few Topics that they covered were about World Youth Day, Pope, and the scandal regarding Catholic Church. They talked about religious imagery and then doggedly applied it to Sydney’s traffic. they embarrassed few reporters over there mistakes…