Publication

University of Virginia was a case that focused on wanting eligible funding for student religious publications. Although, the university provided funding for other organizations, the student religious organization for publication did not meet the criteria, according to the University of Virginia. Facts The University of Virginia has several organizations on its campus that allows publications to be printed according to their specific requirements. There was one particular organization at…

in importance as community publications, like all media companies, follow their audience online (Abernathy, 2014). The public traditionally has a stronger role and voice in the production of content within community journalism. The publication of user-generated content is one of those areas that differentiate community media. Community media has been demarcated differently in various studies, but for purposes of this dissertation community media is defined as publications with circulations of…

competition in the markets many cover (Abernathy, 2014). Providing the audience a voice in hybrid print-online publications is one of those attempts (Graybeal, 2011). These efforts to provide the audience a voice started in print, but have since moved primarily online as a form of user-generated…

As an immigrant, I’ve heard the history of South Africa recounted countless times. While I can report the events of the apartheid era and describe Nelson Mandela’s role in the journey to reconciliation, the history textbooks I’ve read are purely factual, lacking emotion and true human sentiment. I’ve always wondered how South Africans felt amidst these tensions and how day-to-day interactions were affected by such intense political turmoil; that’s when my mom introduced me to Fiela’s Child, a…

Community connections interactivity and UGC This dissertation seeks to investigate the relationship between the publication of UGC at community media websites and the interaction with the online audience on those sites. This is because of the relationship between UGC and interactivity (Thurman, Forums for citizen journalists? Adoption of user generated content initiatives by online news media, 2008). Community media has used UGC as a way of interacting with the audience (Thurman, Forums for…

This case main issue is discuss about the words ‘mangsa dipenjarakan’ was the same meaning with ‘imprisonment’, the defense counsel Mr. Karpal Singh argue that the words has other meaning in several dictionary, but the judge disagree with the statement state by Mr. Karpal Singh, he only prefer the meaning from Shorter Oxford English Dictionary which says that prison is ‘penjara’. The judge claimed that he was further explained in the court that the 16 year old girl was stay in protective custody…

This case clearly outlines the tension between the right to privacy and freedom of the press. The question about the boundaries of the right of the press to criticize the behavior and actions of public officials plays a central role in this case. A printer and associate editor of a Tamil magazine from Madras were the petitioners in the case. The case is all about the publishing of the autobiography written by the prisoner Auto Shankar, who had been placed in jail on charges of multiple murders.…

i. Introduction The case at hand is concerned with the applicability and significance of constitutional principles, namely the doctrine of joint responsibility, as well as the justiciability of the courts with regards to public interest in confidential constitutional matters. ii. Facts Mr Richard Crossman (“C”) was a cabinet minister from 1964 until 1970, during which he wrote a diary extensively detailing correspondence between cabinet ministers, senior civil servants of the government and…

Attempting to uphold the gates There remain a number of journalists who are against the use of UGC. Many journalists believe that the allowing UGC of any form devalues the brand of the publication (Singer & Ashman, 2009). The journalists are wary of any potential influence UGC might have on what professional journalists write (Singer & Ashman, 2009). This is because the journalists feel a sense of responsibility for upholding standards through gate-keeping and believe that since amateurs do not…

to articles in such publications, or in response to some local issue that might be also connected to a national one. Readers also respond to the inclusion of specific ads, especially their design or content, in publications. So, to begin with, consider an issue about which you have a strong opinion or “pet peeve”—something that bothers you or something that you think ought to be changed. Eventually you should also read carefully through one of your chosen publications—the one to which you…