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No filter: Rupert Murdoch's Twitter feed provides a new take on the editorial

Known for being private, the media boss is offering unrestrained commentary on everything from Mitt Romney to British royals – and it could land him in trouble. The articles talks about how Murdoch has become very public since he joined Twitter. Also, how some of what he tweets is very controversial.

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The one rule Mark Zuckerberg has for hiring new staff

In this article it discuess how FaceBook founder Mark Zuckerberg has one rule when hiring new staff. He would only hire them if he was willing to work for that member of staff. He makes sure that he is hiring staff he would be able to work with them if they were his boss. This is a different approach when hiring staff as it's usually taken into consideration whether a candidate posses key skills & roles. Not if they can manage a whole company.

Identities and the Media : Media and collective identity

Read the article and summarise each section in one sentence, starting with the section 'Who are you?'

Who are you : 
The culture around you influences your perception and others perceptions of you.

I think, therefore i am : 
In the past our identity was fixed and based on outside factors such as religion, class, work etc. 

From citizen to consumer: 
Our identity begins to be formed by what we buy and our wants over basic needs fueled by advertising. 

Rise of the individual:

The idea of an individual started to rise in the 60's. The fragmented self that being individuals having many identities was being concocted. 

Branding and lifestyle : 

purchasing a brand in helping defining your personality and identity. 

Who will we be ? : 

Technology and its effect on our identity and perception of it via social networks and data mining leading to tailored adverts.

List five brands you are happy to be associated with and explain how they reflect your sense of identity.

• Nike 
• Google 
• Microsoft
• Apple

Do you agree with the view that modern media is all about 'style over substance'? What does this expression mean?

I do agree with the view as society has become more materialistic and people have conformed to this change in the norm as they now judge people on their possessions and what they own but not on who owns said products. The view above can be defined as "to think looks are more important than content". 

Is your presence on social media an accurate reflection of who you are? Have you ever added or removed a picture from a social media site purely because of what it says about the type of person you are?

My presence on social media is to some extent a true reflection of who i am. I have in some cases removed pictures that i believed were retracting from my 'crafted' persona online which I believe is a fairly true reflection of who i am however said pictures in my opinion may not have been following this leading to their removal.

What is your opinion on 'data mining'? Are you happy for companies to sell you products based on your social media presence and online search terms? Is this an invasion of privacy?

I my opinion our data will be shared amongst a number of companies whether we are in favour of this or not.

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Iran says it will open up to internet firms if they respect cultural values

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/01/iran-to-allow-google-to-operate-if-it-respects-cultural-values



This article discusses the potential introduction of Google’s services such as internet in the Islamic republic of Iran. This then shows that the power that new and digital media may be understated as if it can influence a government and its policies where western, democratic governments have not been able to fully, then it can be said to be platform that is of an influential nature. This therefore highlights how important of a role new and digital media is playing in everyday events.

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The Guardian view on digital conservation: we must act now

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/13/guardian-view-digital-conservation-we-must-act-now

This article discusses the fact that more care should be taken to preserve history currently being created and history that has already occurred. This is due to the fact "all history, all the economy and all our bureaucracy now live on and in computer records". As a result, despite the continuous sporadic developments in technology there should be more emphasis in improving it for historical purposes so that future generations may be able to enjoy it in a way in which we have.

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'Nearly 50,000' pro-Islamic State Twitter accounts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-31760126

This articles talks about how radical extremist group IS are using social media in order to informally recruit people into their terrorist organisation. A group claiming to support IS Hacked the UC centcom Twitter account as well.There have been 46,000 twitter accounts on behalf of Islamic State, a new case study from the US claims. Most I.S accounts were created in 2014 and towards the end of 2014 around 1,000 IS accounts are being shut down by twitter. 
"Recruitment is not overt on Twitter. Most of that happens on applications like Kik, WhatsApp and Skype, which are peer-to-peer. What they are doing publicly on Twitter is to draw people in."

Identities and the media: feminism online

1) Caroline Criado-Perez: Female Presence on banknotes

Caroline Criado-Perez in a English feminist activist and journalist born in Brazil. She wanted a gain on representation of women on banknotes in 2013. She was successful but people on Twitter gave her some online abuse like "Get back to the kitchen, shut up, F*ck off" Her efforts led to a decision by the bank of England to review the selection process for future bank notes. After that the bank of England announced that Jane Auestin will appear on the £10 note by 2017.

2) Ched Evans

This article from The Telegraph spoke about how a feminist made an online petition against convicted rapist Ched Evans who is a professional footballer who was sent to prison for doing so. This online petition gained many signings with 160,000 in total and 21,000 in 24 hours. This then stopped a deal for Evans signing for Oldham football club as they no longer wanted to sign him after everything that has happened in the media whereas at first they had offered him a long term contract. Similarly the club Evans used to play for Sheffield United had him training at their club but they stopped him from training with them due to them also getting negative media coverage where the local people and fans were going against them.

3)Caitlin Moran

Twitter Silence was a protest made up on Twitter where women were to stay silent on Twitter for a day to show their inability to speak up on Twitter in general without obtaining any sort of abuse. This idea came about from a quote in Jane Austen's book; Northanger Abbey. Due to the abuse on Twitter aimed at the campaign set up by Caroline Criado Perez which was to put up Jane's picture on a banknote. Her fellow feminists 'rallied up' and Caitlin Moran came up with the idea of 'shutting up' on Twitter.