A media law case from 2009 involving privacy and First Amendment:
"It's Not a Toomah - Just a Headache for California Media"
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger amended a privacy law this week to allow claims against media outlets if they pay for any photo or video of celebrities with, among other things, their families spending quality time they consider to be private.
http://suffolkmedialaw.com/2009/10/22/its-not-a-toomah-%e2%80%94-just-a-headache-for-california-media/
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Week 9: propaganda techniques
This is an ad of London transports. The techniques of "direct order" and "virtue words" are use in the ad.
Direct order:
"Stop at red", it tells the audience exactly what to do.
Virtue words:
"Share the road, we'll all get along better", it brings people a postive image of peaceful.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Week 8: electronic news
Hong Kong TVB News
Stories reported: (approximately 1 to 3 mins on each story)
1) Obama arrives in Shanghai to begin his landmark visit to China.
4) A Hong Kong-registered cargo ship has collided with a South Korean fishing boat 130 kilometres southeast of Jeju Island.
5) Southern Britain has been battered by what's been called the worst storm of the year.
6) Hong Kong Jockey Club's 125th Anniversary Cup race.
7) The Hong Kong International Airport reported a 1.3 percent rise in cargo volume handled last month compared with the same period last year.
8) Over 30,000 people took part in today's Community Chest New Territories Walk for Millions, passing through the Stonecutters Bridge along the way, which is the world's second longest span-cable stayed bridge.
9) Senior Citizen's Day today, but a survey suggests that a third of the territory's elderly people feel unhappy as they are often troubled by financial insecurities.
10) The organizers of the East Asian Games have been busy sorting out the venues and thinking hard to decide what to feed athletes of different tastes and religions.
11) Government House opened to the public today for the second time this year. 3,000 people turned up to today's opening, which were fewer than the 13,000 people who turned up during the last viewing in March.
Ads aired: (approximately 30 secs to 1 min for each ad.)
Wireless company, Coca Cola, shampoo, new apartment, travel agency.
Sports and weather reports: took about 8-9 mins.
Lead story: Obama begins his landmark visit to China.
Why it was chosen: China and the U.S. become increasingly important trade partners.
How did the anchors set the tone of the broadcast: calmness, sometime smilingly.
Stories reported: (approximately 1 to 3 mins on each story)
1) Obama arrives in Shanghai to begin his landmark visit to China.
2) Leaders of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum pledged to conclude Doha global trade talks in 2010 and to reject protectionism.
3) Brazil and France have endorsed a joint view on the fight against global warming ahead of next month's summit on climate change in Copenhagen.
4) A Hong Kong-registered cargo ship has collided with a South Korean fishing boat 130 kilometres southeast of Jeju Island.
5) Southern Britain has been battered by what's been called the worst storm of the year.
6) Hong Kong Jockey Club's 125th Anniversary Cup race.
7) The Hong Kong International Airport reported a 1.3 percent rise in cargo volume handled last month compared with the same period last year.
8) Over 30,000 people took part in today's Community Chest New Territories Walk for Millions, passing through the Stonecutters Bridge along the way, which is the world's second longest span-cable stayed bridge.
9) Senior Citizen's Day today, but a survey suggests that a third of the territory's elderly people feel unhappy as they are often troubled by financial insecurities.
10) The organizers of the East Asian Games have been busy sorting out the venues and thinking hard to decide what to feed athletes of different tastes and religions.
11) Government House opened to the public today for the second time this year. 3,000 people turned up to today's opening, which were fewer than the 13,000 people who turned up during the last viewing in March.
Ads aired: (approximately 30 secs to 1 min for each ad.)
Wireless company, Coca Cola, shampoo, new apartment, travel agency.
Sports and weather reports: took about 8-9 mins.
Lead story: Obama begins his landmark visit to China.
Why it was chosen: China and the U.S. become increasingly important trade partners.
How did the anchors set the tone of the broadcast: calmness, sometime smilingly.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Week 7: internet
There are 166 social networking websites shown up on Wikipedia.org. I have heard of Bebo, Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Twitter, Windows Live Spaces, and Xanga. I never heard of Wasabi, which is a social networking website in Europe. Its features include blogging, photo sharing, reviews and a group section. I use Facebook and Xanga for photo sharing and blogging very often. Social networking sites help me to keep in touch with my friends and relatives in other countries.
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