Week 7 Media Cultural Class

This week is talked about the media representation and cultural stereotype. I have learned that media representation is the media products which are copying from the 'real world'. Cultural stereotype is the application of one characteristic that is usually bad in a whole group of people. This is an interesting class as media is based on our everyday life and I have never think of there is cultural stereotype in media. A group of people is being labelled with one characteristic. I have never realize it.

Media Literacy

"Media literacy is the process of accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating message in a wide variety of media modes,genres and froms" (Wikipedia). It uses critical thinking skills on every media based product. It helps us to ask question about where, what and why is the media been produced.
It is important for FCM students to have media literacy skill because we are the creator of the media based products. We need to know the purpose of creating a new media products and how to catch the attention of the audience. Using media literacy, we will be able to produce a good media based product as we know the skill to analyse it. We can bring out our messages clearly to the audience. Moreover, we can also be aware of the greatness of misusing the media.

Week 6 Media Culture Class

This week have no Media Culture class so no comment.

Media Stereotype

In my opinion, media stereotype is like a code or symbol that most of the people will understand that group of people in the same way, especially in races, gender, social role and sexual orientation.

I have watch an anime entitled "Code Geass" that produced by Japan. In that anime, Japan was conquered by a country named Britannia and Japan have been forced to change their name into Area 11. The Britannian is just symbolized the European that had been captured many countries in Asia in the past. The Japanese is represent the Asian who was been conquered by the European. Beside that, this anime also show how soldiers destroy other people's country without hesitation. This also show the invasion of European in their blood. All these are just my personal opinion and have no prejudice about any people.

Week 5 Media Culture Class

I don't have any critics in this week. The notes that the lecturer gave is very detail. It will become easier when I do my review before the examination. Thank you.

What Is On The Internet Is True?

We can get any kind of information in the Internet. Just one click, we can know what we want to know. This is an easy way to get the information but we can't make sure the information is true or false. So, I don't often take what is on the Internet as truth.

I can always receive many forward messages from my friends. Some of them is just too ridiculous to believe they are true. I will think that such a thing won't exist in this world. Beside that, technology is very advanced nowsaday. Normal people or even children can post any kind of things on the Internet whether they are true or false as long as they know how to access the Internet. There are times that people spread all kinds of rumors, lies and innuendo. I generally won't care about them because they are none of my business. Even they do, I will only believe it if there are evidence to prove it.

Although there are many people like to play in the Internet, there are still have many information and news which are true. I just need to check the sources before I want to use that information. I will also ask other people's opinion to prevent mistake happen. The most important thing is we need to analyse it.

Week 4 Media Culture Class

This week class is talk about "Classical Sociological Theory & Media." This topic is quite hard to understand. The lecturer speak very fast so I can't really absorb all the things that the lecturer teach.