For project brief 4 – my group were given the media idea of ‘mediums’
We decided to give each of us a medium to work on – for example i’m working on audio.
To have a common ground, we thought we could tackle how different mediums dealt with and are currently dealing with a certain news crisis.
We decided to work on the Syrian Civil War which has been occurring since 2011. I already know a far bit about this war as i have studied it in high school, so here i’m just collecting some information to have as a background to the basis of our idea.
Why is it happening?
- Locals took to the streets to protest after 15 schoolchildren were arrested – and reportedly tortured – for writing anti-government graffiti on a wall.
- The protests were peaceful to begin with, calling for the release of the children, democracy and greater freedom for people in the country.
- The government responded angrily, and on 18 March 2011, the army opened fire on protesters, killing four people.
- The following day, they shot at mourners at the victims’ funerals, killing another person.
- People were shocked and angry at what had happened and soon the unrest spread to other parts of the country.
