EAP 2 ACADEMIC ESSAY Module 1
Social Media updates rapidly and spread news and information instantaneously. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Social Media and News reporting.
1500 words Essay Due Thursday 16th January before 2pm via Email & Printed
When you are giving arguments, for and against a topic, you should present both views in a balanced way. Discuss them in equal details and show no bias (=prejudice). You do need to take a position in your thesis statement and say if you think there are more advantages or disadvantages - this position is then restated in the conclusion paragraph.
Reading List:
http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2012/mobile-devices-and-news-consumption-some-good-signs-for-journalism/what-facebook-and-twitter-mean-for-news/
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/are-we-being-dumbed-down-by-news-from-social-media-9929623.html
http://www.ing.com/Newsroom/All-news/NW/2014-Study-impact-of-Social-Media-on-News-more-crowdchecking-less-factchecking.htm
https://theconversation.com/qanda-how-the-sydney-siege-was-reported-by-the-public-and-news-professionals-35518
http://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2009/sep/18/oxford-social-media-convention-2009-journalism-blogs
http://www.bwired.com.au/blogs/digital-web-strategy/is-social-media-ruining-the-news-industry
http://niemanreports.org/articles/blogs-tweets-social-media-and-the-news-business/
http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2013/digital-as-mobile-grows-rapidly-the-pressures-on-news-intensify/
http://www.journalism.org/2013/11/14/news-use-across-social-media-platforms/
http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/how_news_outlets_can_cover_the.php?page=all
http://indaily.com.au/opinion/2014/12/16/sydney-siege-reporting-a-question-of-ethics/
http://ethicaljournalismnetwork.org/en/contents/how-tragedy-strikes-when-journalism-and-social-media-lack-ethics-and-humanity
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/06/the-twitter-effect-how-social-media-changes-the-news-narrative179/
http://www.socialmediatoday.com/content/social-media-21st-century-news-source