1) What does the clip say to you?

To me, i believe that the different backgrounds are portrayed by Matt, not the media. Matt showed us in the rich countries, there was happiness, and also Matt showed us the poor countries, but still there was happiness in people. The media portray the poor countries un happy, sad and lonely. This means that the public aren’t seeing the truth, they are seeing the truth manipulated by the media.

2) What questions would you ask?

The questions i would ask top Matt are:

• Why are there people dancing.
• Why do you put that type of music
• How did you make this presentation
• Did you actually go to all these countries
• Did you use Final Cut Pro
• Why did you choose them types of backgrounds

3) Why are we showing it at this time of the project?

I think you are showing the video ” Where the hells Matt ” at this time to remind us about what we need to do to be different then the media in our Media Watch episode, we need to be like the Media Watch on T.V so we can prove to the public that they aren’t always true. They are just brainwashing us without false information or manipulated information.

I also think that you showed the video to us now because now we understand what the media really does to us, we need to take action in this, when need to tell the public.

1) What influences your values about issues relating to your life?

The stuff that influences my values relating to my life happens every day. During prayers, working on an assignment relating to something that I will learn about and influence my values.

2) Do you ever compare images/values presented by the media to those of the bible? If so why? If not, why not?

No I don’t compare images from the bible to the media because I feel that whatever I see from the bible stays as a religious value, and the things I see in the media stays in that category.

3) Has this project challenged you to examine your values? Why / Why not

No, I don’t feel any need to do that.

How do you feel the media portrays social justice issues?

I think that the media try to take advantage of social justice issues. They take advantage because the more people and the more things involved the bigger the story, the bigger the story is, the more people want to know about the story, and the more people the more views of the story, so therefore the media can change the original story to their own story for more viewers.

Has it been difficult to find articles on social justice issues why/why not?

No, because there are more Social Justice issues these day, this means there are more articles and stories published by the media.

Do you think that the media operates from a moral framework? Give evidence by using your research.

No, they don’t want small news, they want breaking news to keep the viewers attention on their company.

1) What have you learnt?

I have learnt not to judge a book by its cover. I have also learnt that the media portrays image without even researching about it. When the media portrays their image, we tend to portray the image in the same way as the media.

2) What have you learnt about thinking for yourselves?

I think for myself in most situations, when I should be thinking and caring for others. When I see somebody less fortunate than me, I feel sorry for them, I fell like they need help, but I can’t help them because there is one of me, and heaps of poor, hungry, disabled who need help. So today I have learnt that not all people who look poor to us and the media are unhappy. We think they are unhappy because the media portrays them in a different way, but some people are happy, because all they need in life is family, food and water.

1. Open and read the “How to write a critique” document in the resources menu.
Describe what a critique is.

A critique is discovering serious and critical things to say about an article to describe than to anaylse.
2. Outline the FOUR stages in a critique.
The 4 stages in a critique are:

1. An introduction (which directs the reader’s attention to the publication and your response to it)

2. A summary of the article

3. Your analysis or critical commentary on the original text

4. Your evaluation or conclusion

3. Can a critique be positive? Discuss.              
Yes, depending on what article you are suggesting.
4. Critique the accuracy of the following articles:

The Beijing Olympics: Are They A Trap?

China has spent millions of dollars on the birds nest in Beijing. Other countries believe that the Beijing Olympics could be a trap.

People think that the Chinese governments have set up traps to catch athletes. They say that the Chinese have dug up holes and put leaves around them to cover up the evidence.

I think that the people are getting a bit crazy; I’m not sure why they think that they have set up traps, but obviously I think that they are crazy.

There are no holes and traps covered by leaves to catch athletes, and there aren’t any Chinese athletes that train to come killing machines.

2-Year-Old Donkey Called Up To Pro Donkey Basketball League

Donkeys playing Basketball! Sounds weird, but it’s all true, young Scraps is playing at the top level, signed by the coach for 50 pounds of feed corns a day, the record.

At 15 months old, he is playing under crowds of 200-300 people watching him. Scraps is training well and is in shape, Coach says he is eating healthy and his playing at his best.

This sport is good for the public to watch; it is a very entertaining sport and would be a funny one to watch. It would be good to see how donkeys react to what’s happening around them.

Good luck to Scraps, I no he would be a success in the future for his team.

Find TWO current media topics which you consider to be social justice or moral issues. Then using your EduBlog Page, under the category CST/IST – Project 5, answer the following questions for each media topic.

A search that began on Saturday covered up to 200 square kilometres of desert before 52-year-old Theo Rosmolder was found shortly before 11am today (WST) north of Laverton.

Mr Rosmolder and five others, including his wife, were looking for gold 130km north of Laverton on Friday near the Sweet Nell mine.

The area is thick with mine shafts and open pits and surrounded by light to heavy scrub, police say.

Mr Rosmolder was believed to have been without food or water.

The search involved two fixed wing aircraft and about 30 people using four-wheel drives and motorbikes.

A police spokesman said medics were on their way to assess Mr Rosmolder’s health and administer first aid if required.

1. Name the issue?

A Victorian prospector who went missing last week in the West Australian Goldfields region has been found alive, police say.

2. Describe one media account of this issue?

A man has been missing for a week and was found.

3. Where did you get this media account from?

The first paragraph says what the story is about.

4. Is this media account correct or reliable? Why?

It is unreliable because it hasn’t been posted on many websites and they none of them have the same story line.

5. Where else might you be able to find more information about this issue?

Other websites like, channel 7 news, ninemsn, 10 news.

BHP had suspended all rail and port operations at the centre until further notice, the resources giant said in a statement.

The 52-year-old Port Hedland man was conducting maintenance work on the scissor lift when it fell on him at 11am (WST) Tuesday, police said.

WorkSafe WA is investigating and BHP is conducting an internal investigation into the matter.

BHP said the man’s next of kin had not yet been notified.

1. Name the issue?

A worker has been killed after a hydraulic lift fell on him at BHP Billiton’s Nelson Point operations in the West Australian mining town of Port Hedland.

2. Describe one media account of this issue?
A man was killed by a lift

3. Where did you get this media account from?
The top of the story

4. Is this media account correct or reliable? Why?
Correct, because the man has been killed and its obvious that it is true, because there is family and friends that admit that.

5. Where else might you be able to find more information about this issue?

Other websites like, channel 7 news, ninemsn, 10 news.

1.      Describe TWO things that you have learnt during this lesson.

The two things that I have learnt in the lesson are that the media doesn’t always tell the truth, they make things untrue stories because they have no true stories to tell, that forces them to lie and manipulate previous stories.

I realise in some occasions, news reporters present their words from the company’s view copy the words of other company’s view, they sometime copy word for word.

2. Identify TWO areas you want to concentrate on during this project that you think need a greater improvement from the last project.

An area I would like to concentrate on is more team work and I also need to support team members and offer them help.

Also not to get distracted by other groups, especially in this project because of cool technology like cameras.

3. Discuss TWO ways in which your group could resolve any disputes during this process. 

1 way is to refer to your contract and see what your group says.

Another way is to let them have their say before you start arguing, and then at the end, you could have a final decision.