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The end of BBC Ceefax

38 Years to say Goodbye 

The world first teletext service ' Ceefax' has come to an end after 38 years of loyal service. It was called Ceefax because viewers would be able to ' see the facts' of any story of the day. Ceefax was developed by BBC engineers who wanted to find a way to enable viewers who were deaf to enjoy BBC programmes

Ceefax would give the latest updates what with what went on around the world, with sport, shows, music charts and eventually provided a detailed recipes to suit all types of audiences.

The audience peaked in the 1990s when it had around 20 million viewers in one week. When the national lottery launched in 1994 a lot of people , use to win from using the Ceefax service.
After the digital switch over , almost straight away there were stories about Ceefax closing down for good.

Harriet Harman who is the labours deputy head said ' Ceefax is a great national institution, and its sad to bid goodbye to a service which gave so many access to news, sport, TV listings and much else besides But with the end of one era comes the start of another as the digital switch-over is completed  people can access more channels, and interactive services which are the successors of Ceefax."

My opinion - I think that the end of Ceefax is quite sad as I remember sitting with my grand-father checking plane numbers on Ceefax ,waiting to know what times relatives would be flying home. It was a loyal service for everything. With a new era of new and digital media, we have a better service with loads more access to loads more information.

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Bush WWW
-Good grasp/ examples of audience/ users/ ruby in your discussion of UGC / Citizen journalism and a decent balanced argument.
Bus EBI
-  Ambitious attempt to cover hyper reality but misunderstood ; speak to me and write a paragraph on this, and on institutions and cultural imperialism.

Hyper reality
Hyper reality is a way of describing what we see as ' real ' in a world where media can shape and filter an original event or experience.  An example of hyper reality is what we are shown in the news, we are shown what is not really reality but what our minds choose to be real.

amen :)

Cultural Imperialism
I dont know .. I will come and speak to you about this (:

Story of the week

RADIO 4 IS BRINGING IT ALL BACK !

The station notices it is getting quite boring, and so they are tapping into the past and bringing in an Archive of the old presenter Alistair Cooke. Alistair Cooke is known for his dramatic story telling and his excellent presenting skills, he bought interesting stories to the radio show as seen first hand by himself.

My opinion - I think this is positive, technology is dramatically advancing and improving. By them making the archive accessible on-line , it will make it more reachable to a wider audience, by making an information and entertainment website it should be a  positive outcome.

Rise of UGC Question

What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?

-A normal person to society who has captured footage that is newsworthy.

What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?

-Rodney King

List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.

-Blogs, Comment box, polls, Q&A, chat rooms and social media such as twitter and Facebook.

What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?

-Professional shot footage is usually edited afterwards not showing the audience the reality of what was shot. UCG footage is what is taken at first hand with no editing meaning it is not heavily mediated, it brings realness to a story.

What is a gatekeeper?

-Someone who has the ability to choose what is being broadcasted or shown in the media.

How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?

-Yes and No. Reasons why the role of a gatekeeper has changed is because UGC. No – because gatekeepers still have to decide whether what is being provided by a citizen journalist is acceptable to be shown in the media …

What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?

-That their jobs will be at risk, with the constant rise of UGC it shows a world without it being unmediated, which by far a lot more people prefer.

Rodney King ( R.I.P)


Asian Tsunami

Virginia Tech Shooting

Mumbai Bombings

 Hudson River plane crash

New story 5Million

James Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch's second son tumbles down the list as he loses much of his UK influence in the wake of the hacking scandal

James Murdoch slowly loosing his popularity among the UK, he stepped down as chairman of BSKSB just six weeks after giving up his role at the News international. Now its official no Murdoch occupies a top position at satellite broadcaster since 1999. James was soon to take over his fathers business but after the Phone hacking scandal , that will not be the case any more.

My opinion-
I think that the nation shouldnt judge James as a shadow of his father, and we should give him just as much chance of him being the owner of the satellite broadcaster. I think we have just scared him away from the media light , instead of encouraging him to carry on a very successful business.

Critical Investigation Analysis

1) An honest assessment of your presentation to class

I think my presentation had some good information and well made points. I tried to make my presentation as informative as possible. It would've been better if I included more media language and more research with the potential of putting it in my critical investigation. 

My first thoughts for my critical investigation would be ; I dont know 

Possible ideas for your linked production piece ; I dont know 

I wanted to do the film , but I also want something I am actually going to be interested in and not get bored.

Virtual Revolution

quarter of the planet uses the web..

35 million will log on.. ( British Isles)
1 billion pounds a week gets spent on the web
5 million fall in love ( only dating )
40% of British men use porn
18 million of Britain read blogs( west London the most)
Internet is free, undercuts authority and always ordinary people to shape knowledge

Jimmy Wales created Wiki
65 million people use Wikipedia each month
The internet is a comparison to the industrial revolution which shows the importance to the internet.
“The internet is a great leveller”


The Well is the foundation of every social website
It was made in San Francisco
Founded by Steven Well


John Barlow believes in self-expression and it shouldn't have any limits. He refers to the internet or The Well to not having any limits.


Emailing was born in 1965 but wasn't in use until 6^th August 1991
Internet is grounded in Libertarianism or counter-cultural-ism.
Self-expression is now blogging, so self-expression still exists.