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MMC 910 Journalism and Society

MMC 910 Journalism and Society. Session 5: Covering Arab Spring and Syria. MMC910 Journalism and Society. Our speaker is Sheikh Sultan Al Qassemi Follow him on @ SultanAlQassemi See what happened to Magda Abu-Fadil after our last class: www.uowdubai.ac.ae

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MMC 910 Journalism and Society

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  1. MMC 910 Journalism and Society Session 5: Covering Arab Spring and Syria

  2. MMC910 Journalism and Society • Our speaker is Sheikh Sultan Al Qassemi • Follow him on @SultanAlQassemi • See what happened to Magda Abu-Fadil after our last class: www.uowdubai.ac.ae • Tomorrow or by Wednesday, Sultan will be there

  3. MMC and MIST Programs Official launch will be Wednesday, April 11, 6 – 9 pm Everyone is expected to attend: guests will be VIPs and journalists Come to Auditorium in Block 15-Ground Floor Reception follows

  4. Media and Politics: Communicating the Transitions 2-day conference at UOWD Dates in middle or late May awaiting confirmation from President Ghassan Aouad

  5. Upcoming Conferences • MEPRA Conference, March 4-5 www.mepra.orgZayed University at Knowledge Village • PR World Congress, March 14-15 www.prwcdubai.com at Grand Hyatt; see if you can get student discount, no freebies • Arab Media Forum, May 8-9 (register for free at www.arabmediaforum.com) at Grand Hyatt

  6. Next Week’s Assignment Team Presentations – 3 people per team + 1 15 minute presentations Team 1: Theories of the Press – do they work in China or Uzbekistan Team 2: Censorship, ethics, and other legal issues Team 3: Reality or manufactured reality Team 4: Interpreting information

  7. Purpose of Presentations • Team topics cover major areas of readings • Each team reads the material carefully and constructs presentation that covers the key points in the readings explains them to the class relates key points to today’s journalism will help students take the exam in Week 8

  8. When your team isn’t presenting • Take notes from other presentations • You listen carefully to ask questions after • If you disagree with something that is said, ASK after the presentation • Study format of other presentations and performance of colleagues • What can you learn from other formats, other performances?

  9. As you read for the presentation • Take notes – material may be in Week 8 Exam • Save information, references, titles that seem interesting – for presentation, paper, and/or essay • Think about how material can best be presented • Makeobservations about what journalism is doing in today’s society: use examples in your presentation if you can

  10. MMC910 Journalism and Society That’s it for tonight. See you Wednesday in MMC911 – meeting in Block 5-121 • On Campus News Story due by email before class • Exercise 2 in class On Monday, March 12, Team Presentations

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