Part A (Mal)
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Assignment Instructions
Introduction
Before writing your journal, choose one group of texts to view from the below options. Watch and read through the material carefully, making notes as you go of the obvious differences in how the texts differ in their approach to similar topics.
In a brief journal, compare and contrast the three texts in your chosen group. Do not discuss your feelings on the subject matter of the texts. Instead, offer a brief rhetorical analysis of each. You may address the following prompts in your response:
· How would you describe the
tone of each?
· How would you describe the
bias of each?
· Who is the
intended audience? How do you know?
· What
research did the writer/ speaker do to understand the topic? Describe the research process as it is articulated in the texts (this may be implied and not explicitly reported).
· Identify the specific ways in which the
academic approach to research and writing
differs from the other forms of popular media.
GROUP 1: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
Text 1:
“Did This YouTuber Prove Ghosts Exist? by John Wolfe
(New Media)
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Part B
Assessment 7-1: At Home in the Information Ecosystem (Click Here)
Assignment Instructions
Introduction
In this formal, sourced, academic essay, you will revisit the framing text for the course from Module 1: “The Information Ecosystem,” by Knute O. Berger and update it for the contemporary/ present moment. Where Berger discusses the rise of cable, telephones, and computers, you may focus on streaming, smartphones, and the Internet. Essentially, you should describe the current information ecosystem to include how information is created and shared as well as how information is consumed.
Assignment
Essays may discuss any/ all of the following:
· How the integrity of information changes when
everyone has the ability to create and distribute that information
· What new and emerging technologies are playing or will play an essential role in information creation and consumption in the future
· How the information ecosystem today is better than it was in the past
· Dangers or pitfalls of the contemporary/ current information ecosystem
· Anything else you find interesting/ relevant
Sample Organizational Model
· Introduction: Your introduction may summarize the original article by Berger. What was the information ecosystem like in 1989? How did Berger feel about it? What were his concerns? Include a specific thesis that summarizes how you believe the information ecosystem has changed in the decades since.
· Body Section 1: Describe the benefits of contemporary information ecosystem. Cite specific examples of new media and traditional media that illustrate your points.
· Body Section 2: Describe the potential pitfalls of the contemporary information ecosystem. Cite specific examples of new media and traditional media that illustrate your points.
· Body Section 3: Discuss what you think the future might look like with regard to information creation and distribution. What is happening
now that might set up the next radical change?
· Conclusion: Return again to the 1989 article and draw connections between the current/ future information ecosystem and what Berger saw happening in the late 80s.
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“The Information Ecosystem” by Knute O. Berger (opens in new window): Originally published in 1989, Berger looks at changing technologies and their impacts on media and information dissemination
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“Information Anxiety: Towards Understanding” by Richard Saul Wurman (opens in new window): An in-depth look at the evolution of information consumption–here, Wurman revisits his 1989 text, Information Anxiety in 2012
· Works Cited: A page that lists all sources you’ve used in your writing, including “The Information Ecosystem” and any other resources.
