Censorship 2

14 Março 2019, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott

Article on origins of "freedom of the press" in New York in 1734

"The popular press. Life in the global gutter". Working with British newspapers: Analysing editorials from popular and quality newspapers.

13 Março 2019, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Reading and discussion of TEXT 10 continued "The popular press. Life in the global gutter").

Working with British tabloids and quality newspapers: (a) analysing editorials (topics addressed; treatment of facts, emphasis, angle; political slant); (b) reporting to the class on one's findings (to be continued next lesson).

HOMEWORK: Do the vocabulary expansion exercise sent by email.

Censorship 1

12 Março 2019, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott

Article on cases when censorship is justified

First day of oral presentations: An individual press review. "The popular press. Life in the global gutter" (The Economist).

11 Março 2019, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

First day of oral presentations: An individual press review. The following students presented their press review: Catarina Marques and Mariana Mateus. Reading and discussion of TEXT 10: "The popular press. Life in the global gutter" (The Economist) (to be continued on Wednesday).

Twitter Trials and the Streisand Effect

7 Março 2019, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott

Analyis of two texts about online legal issues. Freedom of speech and Twitter (and other platforms) and the so-called Streisand Effect.