Media and Information Languages (Laboratory)

SITUATION
A local government official was charged of graft and corruption and was suspended from his office. The government official announced that the charges were all fabricated and that he will not step down from his office. A large group of supporters are present to protest. They barricaded the building where the official has once taken office. A struggle seems to start breaking out between the protesters and the police.

QUESTIONS	YOUR ANSWERS
Predict how this event will be covered by television, radio, print and Internet?	With the use of the television, reporters will show the live happenings regarding the protest and give a live update from time to time. Through the use of radio, reporters will interview some of the participating rallyist. However, through the print media, publishers will produce newspapers and spread it across the country containing different photographs of the said event. Lastly, through the internet, netizens who have witnessed the event will post their knowledge and ideas about the background of the event – the reason why it happened and what pushed the rallyists to do a protest. Also, news on the internet is very helpful especially to those who have missed the event.
How are the presentation of facts may vary from medium to medium?	Information from medium to medium will vary depending on how fast the news spread. For instance, the speed of information with the use of television and radio is the fastest and most accurate. It is somehow the same because it is both based on signals in order to deliver the messages. On the other hand, print media and the internet news spread slowly because publishing and posting takes time unlike the other medium.
How are the codes and conventions vary from medium to medium?	Codes and conventions from different medium vary on the way how these things use signs and symbols to convey their messages. Televisions and radios deliver their messages in a technical way, while print media and internet delivers in a symbolical way.
How much of these differences will be based on the unique characteristics of the medium?	These medium have different characteristics which made them unique and these characteristics have a great impact in the way how people convey and decode the news about the said event.

If you will be a reporter, are you going to use the conventional way of how the each media will broadcast the given scenario?

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If I will be given a chance to be a reporter, I will use the conventional way in broadcasting the given scenario because in broadcasting, it is very important to know the accepted ways of constructing form and informing meaning in media products -- including story principles, form and structure, generic structures, character and story arcs, cause and effect, point of view, the structuring of time, elements of page layout, paper stock for print, titles and credits sequences, hyperlinking and mounting and framing of images -- to build a good relationship with the audience.

What will you do to not make your report boring? Elaborate your answer.

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The experience of sitting through a truly terrible presentation is nearly universal. The dozens of identically-themed PowerPoint slides stacked with text, the useless handouts, the tense, miserable minutes of silence during the time allotted for Q&A--presentations rarely energize a team or allow the speaker to fully display the depth of their knowledge

Reporting is significant to so many different parts of the business. One cannot simply put it on the back burner just because it is not the most exciting task. Instead, why not we try making reporting as easy as possible, and something we actually look forward to!

Here are some ways on how I can make my reporting interactional and exciting:

1. I will focus on facts and data all designed to impress their audience and show how hard they have worked.
2. I will know my audience very well -- their likes and interests -- and focus on them on my whole talk. 
3. I will use lots of images, videos, sounds and many more that will grab their attention. 
4. I will make fun and interactional games that will be played along with my talk to make sure that my audience are participating. 
5. As much as possible, I will avoid reading texts from the powerpoint to avoid my audience from being bored. 

Would you exaggerate some elements in your report to make it interesting? Why?

No, I will not exaggerate some elements in my report just to make it interesting. Exaggerating a report decreases the authenticity and accuracy of an information. As a reporter, I will not sacrifice the truthfulness of my report in exchange of it being interesting to the viewers. In spreading information, what matters the most is that the message being sent by an individual is accurate, has a reliable basis or source, and should be fair and free from any biases. If my report contains all these characteristics, I am 100% sure that it would still be an interesting one. 

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Target Audience	Who is the intended audience?	Our presentation is intended for everybody, especially the millennials, because they are the ones who use the internet and modern technologies very often.
Sender / Author	Who is the producer?	Me and my groupmates, Llara, Raine and Pat, are the producers of the video.
Purpose	What is the purpose?	The purpose of our video is to inform our audience about the Mesh App and Service Architecture – its requirements, purposes and applications wherein it can be applied/found.
Key Content	What is the topic? What are the facts?	In this video, we will tackle about Mesh App and Service Architecture. MASA is a new architectural model introduced by Gartner which stands for Mesh app and service architecture. It reflects what has emerged over the last five years, as organizations have experimented several digital projects.
Form / Style	How can I present this information? How would this affect my audience?	Since our presentation is a video, we will project on a wide screen or by using a projector. Due to this, our audience would know different information about the main purpose of MASA.
Medium / Format	What platform will I use? Why?	In our case, we are tasked to make a video presentation or an infomercial. Through the use of an infomercial, the topic can be easily understood by the audience because it has graphics and sounds.