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Media 6: Reading Discussion – Week Six

“Five Minds For the Future – Chapter 1 – Minds Viewed Globally” by Howard Garder ____________ For me, this week’s reading was probably one of the best I’ve read throughout my degree so far. Throughout his chapter, Minds Viewed globally, Howard Garder speaks of “…the kinds of minds that people will need if they –…

Media 6: Reading Discussion – Week Five

“Finding Time in a Digital Age” by Judy Wajcman ____________ In chapter 7 of Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital capitalism, Judy Wajcman discusses the idea of an “acceleration society, in which technological acceleration produces not more leisure and downtime, but in fact an ever-faster pace of life. [She is preominantly] interested in…

Media 6: Reading Discussion – Week Four

“So Good They Can’t Ignore you – Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love” by Cal Newport ____________ In chapter four of ‘So Good They Can’t Ignore You’ by Cal Newport, readers are introduced to two alternative mindsets they can adopt when thinking about their work lives. The Craftsman Mindset is…

Media 6: Reading Discussion – Week Three

The Informal Media Economy (Chapter Three) by Ramon Lobato and Julian Thomas ___________ This weeks reading was chapter three of The Informal Media Economy by Ramon Lobato and Julian Thomas. In short, the chapter focuses on the informal mode of media work, both its advantages and disadvantages and in conjunction includes a lengthy debate about informal labour…

Media 6: Reading Discussion – Week Two

A World of Differences by Chris Lederer and Megan Brownlow ____________ Throughout the report “A World of Differences”, Chris Lederer and Megan Brownlow examine the way in which entertainment and media (E&M) corporations can capitalise on the ever changing and dynamic industry they exist within. Through the analysis of a range of worldwide statistics regarding the…

Media 6: Reading Discussion – Week One

The Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab ____________ Throughout this weeks reading, The Fourth Industrial Revolution by Klaus Schwab, Schwab discusses the notion that in our present moment of time, we are entering what he describes as The Fourth Industrial Revolution. At its core, The Fourth Industrial Revolution will alter the way we think, live, work…

The Story Lab 2016 – Major Project Final Reflection

In relation to my Project Brief regarding The Barlow Enquiry, I believe the project successfully followed many of the predicted and aimed outcomes. Naturally, there have been deviations through the durations of the semester; occurrences and events, which were unpredictable, and ultimately, we had to adapt to. However, despite this, I believe The Barlow…

The Story Lab 2016 – Blog Post Week Twelve

This week we’ve continued working on The Barlow Enquiry. It’s going well, we’ve got people liking the page and even messaging for content so they can start solving the mystery – it’s really interesting seeing how people react to content we’ve produced or even to seeing the posters around uni. But since my last few…

The Story Lab 2016 – Blog Post Week Eleven

This week was a really important week for us in terms of really getting The Barlow Enquiry together. Something that we probably should have done before everything else was write out a full, time consecutive narrative stating exactly what happened in our story (for our eyes only). This week we finally got around to doing it…

The Story Lab 2016 – Blog Post Week Ten

Carrying on with our major assignments, this week was all about working on The Barlow Enquiry. As a whole, I think the narrative is coming along well, and as a group, we’re tying up some loose ends that have been worrying us in the past couple of weeks. Through the course of this week some…