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The use of shocking photos on the front page: a panel discussion.
28 Setembro 2016, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
The use of shocking photos on the front page. Watching the TED talk by Jonathan Klein "Photos that changed the world" (www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_klein_photos_that_chan...). A panel discussion on the question "Are newspapers correct to use such shocking images on their front pages?" including discussion of the ideas put forward in the following articles: (a) Dropbox TEXT 1; (b) "Photo editors' notebook: What makes the image of Omran Daqneesh extraordinary?" (The New York Times, Aug.22, 2016); (c) "Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes 'napalm girl' post" (The Guardian, Sep. 9, 2016); (d) "Facebook backtracks to allow iconic Vietnam War photo of child napalm victims" (Associated Press, Sep. 9, 2016). HOMEWORK: Choose an image that sparks something in you and prepare a short comment on it to present on Monday 3 October.
The Front Page of British newspapers continued: deducing the language features of the front page.
26 Setembro 2016, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
The Front Page of British newspapers continued: students reported on their findings concerning the language features of the two papers they analysed - a tabloid and a quality paper. HOMEWORK: Please read TEXT 1 and TEXT 2 from the Reading Matters section.
Essay writing techniques
21 Setembro 2016, 14:00 • David Alan Prescott
Lesson on essay writing techniques, on different styles and on register.
A hands-on approach to the front page of British quality and popular newspapers.
21 Setembro 2016, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
A hands-on approach to the front page of British quality and popular newspapers. Analysis of the front pages of two British papers (a tabloid and a quality paper), an activity carried out in pairs or groups of 3 students (to be continued on Monday 26 September).