TEDx talk "Does the media have a duty of care?" "The popular press. Life in the global gutter”. "Monitoring the popular press: an historical perspective"

8 Novembro 2021, 11:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Watching the TEDx talk "Does the media have a duty of care?” 

Discussion of David Puttnam's TEDx talk "Does the media have a duty of care?" , "The popular press. Life in the global gutter" (The Economist)  (TEXT 11), and "Monitoring the popular press: an historical perspective" (History and Policy) (TEXT 12) - group work based on a given question (to be continued tomorrow).

Feedback on reaction papers sent by email.

Online tutorial: individual meetings with students.

3 Novembro 2021, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Online tutorial: individual meetings with students to clear any doubts they may have.

Comparing and contrasting two news stories as reported by a quality paper and a tabloid continued.

2 Novembro 2021, 11:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Comparing and contrasting the language features and overall style of two news stories reporting on the same event continued: TEXT 9 "Pride of Britain Awards 2011 ...", Daily Mirror; TEXT 10 - "Pensioner prevented jewellery raid ...", The Guardian; making judgements about the kind of audience the articles were written for.

HOMEWORK: Please read TEXTs 11 and 12 for Monday's class (8th November) sent by email.

Online tutorial: clearing doubts related to individual oral presentations.

27 Outubro 2021, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Online tutorial: individual meetings with students to clear doubts they may have about their forthcoming oral presentations.

Popular vs quality press: Comparing and contrasting two news stories on the same event.

26 Outubro 2021, 11:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Comparing the opening paragraphs of a news report and a news feature on the same event.

Popular vs quality press: in-class group activity: comparing and contrasting the language features and overall style of two news stories reporting on the same event - TEXT 9 "Pride of Britain Awards 2011 ...", Daily Mirror; TEXT 10 - "Pensioner prevented jewellery raid ...", The Guardian (groups will report on their findings on Tuesday, 2nd November).