Category Archives: Previous Work

WEEK 3- GLOBAL NEWS

This week we studied global news, reporting and the dimensions of social media in citizen journalism. First I want to clarify what citizen journalism is as “society is changing, as citizen journalism is gaining momentum and becoming a growing phenomenon” (The open news room, 2020).  Citizen journalism is the activity of recording or writing about newsContinue reading “WEEK 3- GLOBAL NEWS”

Week 2- Popular Culture

Popular culture is something we all consume and yet not always acknowledge, pay attention to or realise. Starting this semester off with popular culture, although it was a jam-packed lecture, was interesting and had my attention. Everyone of us has our own ideologies and beliefs of what is considered to be part of popular culture.Continue reading “Week 2- Popular Culture”

A PERSONAL UPDATE & A DA AGAIN?!

INSTAGRAM: oliviajlopezm Over the much needed uni break, I had many new things happen in my life. I moved into my new house and unpacking, building and buying furniture was in full swing. I also decided to get another job, so now i’m juggling 2 jobs, a double degree and my social life. So that’sContinue reading “A PERSONAL UPDATE & A DA AGAIN?!”

Algorithmic Control III: Privacy, Surveillance, and the Price of Content

This week’s lecture really got me thinking about the times I’ve seen ads that were somehow being shown to me but I hadn’t gone looking for them. They were simply items that I had talked about to friends or family. This is clearly an example of some sort of surveillance. It may not be aContinue reading “Algorithmic Control III: Privacy, Surveillance, and the Price of Content”

BCM11O WEEK 10 ACTIVITY- GROUPS

This week our class was divided into groups. My group consisted of Tiara, Jo, Zelia and myself. Below are the strengths we wrote down we believe we have. Tiara Jo Zelia Olivia (ME) With your combined skills, how could you create a dynamic group presentation for one of your topics? I’ve decided that I willContinue reading “BCM11O WEEK 10 ACTIVITY- GROUPS”

WEEK 10: Hardware Platforms, Access Permissions and Ideologies

In this week’s lecture there was a strong focus on Apple and Android and comparing the two. This got me thinking about why I choose to be loyal to Apple when I grew up in a household filled with android products. My parents had always owned android phones and naturally my first phone was aContinue reading “WEEK 10: Hardware Platforms, Access Permissions and Ideologies”

Intellectual Property and the Content Control Industry

Intellectual property (IP), as defined by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, relates to the creation of the mind; inventions; literary and artistic works; and symbols, names and images used in commerce. IP is then divided into industrial property and copyright. What intrigued me the most learning about this topic was the thought of not havingContinue reading “Intellectual Property and the Content Control Industry”

BCM110 WEEK 9 ACTIVITY

How do you think you went with Assignment 2? Putting BCM110’s Assignment 2 was a struggle. Researching and putting together the assignment took me longer than usual because I was extremely unmotivated to even begin. As I have never heard of or written an annotated bibliography, I was very unsure of what I was doingContinue reading “BCM110 WEEK 9 ACTIVITY”

Hyperreality, Simulation, Spectacle

Over the years I have spent countless hours and thousands of dollars trying to create this image that I live a perfect ‘reality’ but my life is far from perfect. “Happiness is the same price as red bottoms” -Ariana Grande, 7 Rings I always admired those who owned Apple products and as a young teenContinue reading “Hyperreality, Simulation, Spectacle”