"Mediamorphosis"

Hello again everyone! For this week, I want you to do a couple of things as a group (based on the groupings you submitted last Tuesday).

1. First of all, I suggest you create an e-mail account for your group. If you decide not to, please make sure that you use one of your member's e-mail address as listed in our class directory.

2. Post a group comment here answering the question: WHAT IS THE CONCEPT OF "MEDIAMORPHOSIS"? Limit your answer to a maximum of 100 words. As usual, please cite your source/s. Deadline is 12 midnight Friday.

3. Prepare a group written report discussing the following:
a) What is blogging?
b) A brief history of blogging
c) Cite a Philippine blog site that your group likes and discuss its merits
d) Can blogging be considered as a "new journalism?" Why or why not?

This assignment is NOT for posting here. Submit a hard copy/printed copy of the report on Tuesday, July 3, during class hours. Limit your report to a maximum of 8 pages, double-spaced, 10-12 sized font. Again, cite your sources. And don't forget to indicate your group name.

See you all on Tuesday at the MPH. We'll have a good time watching a movie :-) (Attendance will be checked)

The newspaper publishing industry and the internet

Taking off from Leslie's question during the wrapping up of our classroom discussion, in a conference organized by IFRA in Singapore in 28-29 March 2001, MURDOCH MACLENNAN, then Group Managing Director of Associated Newspapers, Ltd., said:

"It's clear that the current electronic revolution is something more than just a new competitor. It's implications run wider and deeper than the earlier challenges of radio and television. Superficially it offers similar threats - new ways of disseminating news, information, entertainment and sport. Underneath it offers a wealth of opportunities for developing and enhancing our core businesses - if we are willing to take them."

Now, more than six years on, IN WHAT WAYS HAS THE INTERNET CHANGED THE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHING INDUSTRY?

(Please limit your answers/comments to a maximum of 250 words and provide a link to a website or the author/title/publication date/page number of a print source that supports your answer)

This assignment is worth 20 points

NOTE (that I'm sure will make you happy): For this first online assignment, I'm giving you until the entire coming weekend to post your answers :-)

Welcome!

... to our virtual classroom -- a complement to and practical application of our brick-and-mortar meetings.

If you are reading this, it obviously means you've already taken the time to visit our site. I'm glad. Now, are you itching to leave a comment here? Very well, then. I've opened this welcome post to comments.

See you all again on the 19th. Don't be late.