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Alternative news sites and the mainstream global news agenda [MA Politics of Global Communications]

By On February 10, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Arts/Media, Mainstream Media, New Media, Occasional Academia

Do alternative news sites present a serious challenge to the mainstream global news agenda? 

Introduction

The Internet has made information and communication much more accessible to people all over the world (Boyd-Barrett 2000, p. 302). This has led to the growth of alternative websites, including anarchist publications, platforms for [...]

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‘Their’ Illegal Strike: Nationalism in The Straits Times’ coverage of the SMRT bus strike [MA Introduction to Journalism Studies]

By On February 8, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Arts/Media, Community, Mainstream Media, Occasional Academia, Singapore

When 171 bus drivers from public transport company SMRT went on strike on November 26, Singapore was taken by surprise. The next day, 88 drivers decided to carry on with the strike. It was the first time the country had seen a strike in 26 years, but something else made the episode stand [...]

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Can Bloggers Be Journalists? [MA Introduction to Journalism Studies]

By On January 15, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Arts/Media, Community, Mainstream Media, New Media, Occasional Academia, Singapore

The last time I did an academic degree – my BA (Honours) in Film – I didn’t save most of my essays. Today I only have two of them to look back on (one on The Big Bang Theory and one on True Blood) and I kind of regret not [...]

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