Doco+Journalism+activities

Discussion questions:
Read through the PowerPoint Consider the statement: **//The newspaper is obsolete; it has no place in the 21st century.//** Add your comments regarding this statement to the discussion board.
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Read through these quotes on the documentary genre. Which of these, do you think, accurately represents the documentary genre? Why? Add your comments to the discussion board.
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**Discussion question 3 - Weeks 5 + 6** We have just watched the documentary "Genocide" as part of our studies this semester. How relevant does a documentary such as this remain 40 years after it was first made and 70 years+ after the events? Does the fact that it has no special effects mean that it loses the interest of a modern audience? Or do its narrative and graphic original images manage to keep the film interesting and relevant?


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Do you believe that media bias gives readers / viewers / listeners an unrealistic view of news events? Choose an example where bias has been evident and consider its effect. Alternatively, choose an event which you believe has been reported in an unbiased nature and consider its effect.
 * Discussion question 4 - Weeks 7 + 8 **
 * Example:** The Australian Olympic swimmers were continually reported as “failing to achieve a gold medal”, “only winning silver”, ignoring the fact that this made the swimmers 2nd in the world in that event.


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Discuss an article you have read in the paper or online recently and explain how that has made you change your way of thinking or acting about something (or put doubt in your mind).
 * Discussion question 5 - Weeks 9 + 10.**
 * Example:** In the weekend papers a week ago, there were several articles on the Sherrin footballs which were being made in factories in India by children as young as 5. I was upset by the articles and horrified to think that something I see in use everyday might be causing children such pain and suffering. The following Tuesday, there was much discussion on the radio and in the press about how Sherrin would not continue having footballs made in factories that used child workers. I was really pleased and felt this was a triumph for the power of the press, until someone commented that now those children, who were often the bread winners in the families, would now be going home without wages. The children and families had lost their meagre income and were now exposed to further exploitation.


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What is the role of the journalist and/or documentary maker in our society?
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Online resources:
Huffington Post Newsmap The Onion

Outside - What it's like to dope.

Lance Armstrong and the Lost Boys