March Topic: Buying Iceland, bombing Zimbabwe and other outlandish products of the 24 Hour News Cycle



2 comments:

Unknown said...

The idea that buying Iceland was outlandish may have been until this article was published.

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/04/iceland200904

Unknown said...

Talking Points for Tomorrow Night from the moderator...

1. The Growth of Media Sources has Brought Great Benefits to Our Marketplace of Ideas.
2. Global Media provides an Unprecedented Opportunity for Awareness of Global Issues.
3. Bias is an Understood Part of All Media, and Dissecting Bias is a Consumer Responsibility.
4. Media 2.0 Sources Like: Facebook, News Aggregators, Digg, Twitter, Blogs, and Bit Torrent Sites are a Huge Challenge to Integrate into Our Information Portfolio
5. Print Newspapers are a Dying Concept.
6. Our Addiction to News has led to a Number of Poor Moments in Journalism.
7. Self learning has been unleashed by the Ever Growing Sources of Media.
8. Everything can be Found on You Tube.
9. Wikipedia and Other Wikis Provide Huge Power for Collaboration and Abuse.
10. 24 Hour News Will Create Environments to End Oppression.