Chapter 16 Multimedia Arguments
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Old Media Vs New Media Books Photographs Journals Movies Newspapers TV news Fliers Radio shows E-reader books Films & movie websites Online magazines Blog posts Online newspapers Facebook status Twitter hashtag databases
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Old Media Vs New Media Couldn’t be shared or distributed Clumsy, hard to locate, hard to distribute, hard to search, hard to archive analog objects Handy for sequential reading, but not so great moving back and forth or browsing (e-books) Can be found instantly online, complete with updates and corrections, links that help establish their context, but they usually have lots and lots of inane, offensive, and bitter comments. (online magazines & newspapers) Relies on wifi or cell phone signal, which isn’t always available. Faster, more accurate, & efficient How much can one really say in 140 characters?
DataBases Don’t fight it Learn how to use them
Analyzing Multimedia Arguments See pages 368-370 for questions to help you analyze multimedia arguments. Pay attention to: Creators & distributors Medium it uses Viewers and readers it hopes to reach Content and purpose Design
Assignment Find a multimedia argument & analyze it by answering the questions on pages 368-370 Hint: Look at social media sites for a political or social issue being debated
Making A multimedia argument: website Pay careful attention to: Purpose of your site Intended audience Overall impression you want to make
Making A multimedia argument: website Principles for web-based presentations Contrast- use of color, icons, boldface, etc Helps guide readers through the site Proximity- calls on you to keep together the parts of a page that are closely related For the ease of reading Repetition- using consistent design throughout the site for the elements (such as headings and links) Helps readers move smoothly through the environment Overall Impression or Mood- colors and visuals on the pages should help to create that impression rather than challenge or undermine it.
Making A multimedia argument: Videos Easier than ever to produce Use to: Document public events Show how to do practical things
Making A multimedia argument: Wikis What are they? Web-based sites that enable writers to collaborate in the creation of a single project or database. Unreliable because no one really knows who the writers are.
Making A multimedia argument: Blogs Unreliable because they haven’t been critically reviewed in the way that traditional print sources edit their stories. If you blog yourself, or comment on others’ postings, remember to follow common sense good manners: Be respectful Think carefully about what you are saying and about the impression you want to leave with those who read you.
Making A multimedia argument: Social Media Consider how these media may be influencing your political and cultural views Pay attention to how arguments there are made, supported, and connected Social media is faster than newspapers & even TV News Stations. Is this the future of news?