Who’s this guy?
What did he do?
What did he affect?
Why might this be important in relation to our topic ‘The Impact of New Technologies’
Learning Aim:
- To investigate the Wikileaks scandal, and explore and evaluate how it changed the media climate as we know it.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson…
- All students will be able to explain who Jullian Assange is, his legacy on digital and citizen journalism, and evaluate the impact this had on both audiences and institutions.
This week you are going to watch Mr Rose’s edited cut of The Fifth Estate (a film about WikiLeaks) in order to investigate the impact Julian Assange and WikiLeaks had on journalism and news reporting.
- Before we do, what factors do we need to consider?
- Why is the fact we are watching a film relevant?
- Link argument to media language…
Joint Screening Task: Mk 2.0
Log on and go to the Media Drive. Start to watch Mr Rose’s one hour cut of The Fifth Estate. Using the Google Docs Task Sheet, record notes on the following questions.
Major
You should make considerable notes on your major…
- How is Assange as a leader represented? What is his ideology? How do people react to him?
- How is Wikileaks as an organisation represented? What is their ideology? How do people react to them?
- How are traditional media companies represented? What is their ideology? How do people react to them?
Minors
You should also make some notes on the following minors…
- What are the messages and values of the film?
- What binary opposites are constructed?
- How is there a clash between old and new media?
- What were the implications on diplomacy and governments?
- What are the implication on freedom and democracy?
Challenge
Tweet @gary_rose and use #wikirose if you have a particularly strong point or question.
Best ones will be retweeted for a prize.
Exam Question...
The development of new technology has resulted in an era of digital democracy. How far do you agree with this statement?
You should refer to other media examples to support your answer.
(12 marks)
Plan
- What is meant by digital democracy? What implications and assumptions does it make?
- What examples would suggest this is true?
- How could you also argue this is not so true? (Evaluation)
