1. Media ownership Critical writing
Tutorial 3
Media ownership
Critical writing

2. Class rules Roll list – tick off own name each week
Devices – use as needed for learning and research
Late – if half an hour late, justify. Option to attend later class. Regular lateness will be followed up
Leaving early – let tutor/group know. Again, option to attend another class

3. This week… Any questions before we start?
Media ownership and control, regulation
KWL
Ownership quiz
Group research
Chart it
Does it matter?
Academic skills – critical thinking

4. KWL chart What do you understand from the lecture? What can you recall?
Know
What I think I know
Wonder
What I want to know
What I did not understand
Learn
What I learned this week
10 mins

5. Quiz! Who owns... The Illawarra Mercury ???
Fairfax

6. WIN Southern NSW ???
Bruce Gordon

7. Facebook ???
Mark Zuckerberg

8. Twitter ???
CEO Jack Dorsey
but many owners have a stake

9. Serge Brin & Larry Page / Alphabet Inc
Google ???
Serge Brin & Larry Page / Alphabet Inc

10. HBO ???
Time Warner

11. Amazon ???
Jeff Bezos

12. YouTube ???
Google

13. Instagram ???
Facebook

14. Buzzfeed ???
Jonah Peretti

15. Small group activity Find out more about these companies
Fairfax
WIN Media Wollongong – Bruce Gordon
Facebook
Twitter
Google / Alphabet Inc)
Time Warner
Amazon
YouTube
Instagram
Buzzfeed
5 mins

16. Small group activity Find out more about these companies
Prepare a mini report on your company
Who are you?
When did you start?
What is your focus?
What are your key features?
Report back to the class
How do these companies connect with each other? Map on the white board
15 mins

17. Group activity – two topics
Yes, it does matter who controls the media, or…
Increased access to information and technology means media ownership is irrelevant
Working in groups, construct an argument supporting each statement.
Each group member (everyone should contribute!) share with the class one key point they have found in either an article, picture or video about media ownership. YOU CAN START WITH SOME OF THE SOURCES THAT WE HAVE PUT ON MOODLE.
The resources you find today can be used when you are writing your blog this week, and will help you start to think about media ownership.
30 mins

18. Academic skills Critical thinking
On critical thinking: map/valuemap1516/criticalthinkingandwriting171015alg.pdf
Look at pages 3,7,8,11
You may need to adjust your writing style depending on your purpose and audience – blogs, essays, reports…

19. Blog review Look at peer blogs
Write your 400 word blog. Apply your knowledge gained through research and analysis to probe the issue
Look at peer blogs
How to give good feedback peerreview/tips.html
Base feedback on
Marking criteria
RSD pentagon
Can you help each other?
30 mins

20. Review KWL
Is anything still unclear?

21. Next week
Blog Task
Your blog topic for this week is all about media ownership and why it matters. 
Who ‘owns’ and/or ‘controls’ the media you use to access your ‘news’? Why does this matter? What trust do you have in your news sources? Or if you wish:
Using the information you now know – does Beyonce matter?
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