Digital Portfolio
OVERVIEW
The goal of this assignment is for you to reflect critically on the content of ONE of the Modules we have studied during the course of the summer and research other sources that eithersupplement (Links to an external site.) (to completes or add to) or complement (Links to an external site.) (to complete or make better) the topic of the module.
This assignment is digital in that it asks you to hyperlink your sources within the body of the essay (see word definitions above as an example). In this way, your essay contains within it the original material to which you are referring, both the assigned sources and those you find on your own.
PROMPT
1. SELECT ONE OF THE MODULES WE HAVE STUDIED THIS TERM. YOUR ESSAY WILL NEED TO HYPERLINK SOME OF THE ASSIGNED MATERIALS ALONGSIDE THE NEW ONES.
Module | Topic |
1 | Rhetorical construction of journalists as “the enemy of the people” |
2 | Consideration of the impact of technological innovations into journalism (sci fi) |
3 | Tensions between journalists and the governments they cover |
4 | Podcast journalism–benefits, drawbacks. Artistic reimagination of news stories |
5 | Gender and race dynamics in the newsroom. |
MODULE 1- Rhetorical construction of journalists as “the enemy of the people”
Assigned Readings
1. Ibsen, Henrik. An Enemy of the People (Links to an external site.)(play) Gutenberg version. You may choose which format to read it in, butyou must read the entire play.
2. Whittle, Stephen. “Journalists as Citizens.” British Journalism Review 15.4(2005): 54-57. (British, click on hyperlink, 4 pages)
3. Junes, RonNell Andersen and Lisa Grow Sun. “Enemy Construction and the Press.” Utah Law Faculty Scholarship17 http://dc.law.
2. Identify three other credible sources that relate to the topic of the Module in some way, by either being similar to it, by providing additional and/or more recent examples, or by looking at the same idea in a different national context or media.
Your sources must be as follows:
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- ONE has to be in a non-print media (podcast, video, image).
- ONE must be from an international news outlet such as the British Broadcasting Corporation (Links to an external site.) (BBC), the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Links to an external site.)(CBC), Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Links to an external site.) (ABC), Spiegel Online International (Links to an external site.) (German news in English), or Le Monde in English (Links to an external site.) (French news in English)
- Follow the criteria for “Evaluating Internet Resources. (Links to an external site.)” from Georgetown University Libraries.
- Your essay must contain hyperlinks to each of your 3 additional sources, as well as to those assigned texts from the module that apply to your overall analysis.
3. Write a 500 word essay in which you propose an analytical thesis about any aspect of the topic of the module and uses the three new articles as well as some of the original materials as textual support for you claims. Format: Word or Google Docs (but share it with us as well as upload a link if you use Google.iu.edu).
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- To help in framing your thesis, reflect upon how these different sources shed a different light (either through adding info, subtracting it, or presenting it through a different lens) on the topic you learned about initially through the Module
**Here’s an example of what a Digital Portfolio essay with hyperlinks should look like. This is an entry into the popular blog “Grad Hacker” which discusses the importance of faculty and grad instructors holding office hours “Words with Students (Links to an external site.)“. While the topic has nothing to do with your prompt, look at how all the orange sections (hyperlinks) embed the source material which supports the claims the write is making.
**Strict about word limits- 490- 510 .
***Consult rubric before writing
Rubric
SU19 A100 Digital Portfolio
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Underlined thesis/argument |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Distinct Claim 1 to support thesis/argument |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Hyperlinked evidence from RELIABLE SOURCE 1 There must be one multi-media and one international source out of the three |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Distinct claim 2 to support thesis/argument |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Hyperlinked Evidence 2 from RELIABLE SOURCE 2 There must be one multi-media and one international source out of the three |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Distinct Claim 3 to support thesis/argument |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Hyperlinked Evidence 3 from RELIABLE SOURCE There must be one multi-media and one international source out of the three |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Explicit connection to assigned material from the Module |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Word limits |
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Solution Preview
Politics is a game and throughout human history it has arguably depended on the media as part of its players. However, over the years, mass media has grown more independent with media outlets seeking to represent the plight of the general public rather than inclining themselves towards selfish political interests. Consequently, politicians have, in their cunning ways, devoted themselves to halting the revolution by rhetorically constructing the media as an enemy of the public by first delegitimizing the efforts of the mass media and then by anticipatory undercutting whereby they forecast future crises as a direct result of such media freedom.
From the onset famous politicians like Donald trump have created enemies of the people by public delegitimization of either institutions or individuals opposing their regime.
(625 words)