Category Archives: Previous Work

BCM110 WEEK 8 CLASS ACTIVITY

Selena Gomez has been in the spotlight for years, with many of her fans having watched her develop into the woman she is today. Gomez uses her battle with lupus to inform others on the seriousness of lupus. Is this a cause worth following? Is the celebrity the most ideal to promote this cause? Why/WhyContinue reading “BCM110 WEEK 8 CLASS ACTIVITY”

Australian Consumer Law and Misleading and Deceptive Advertisements

As a consumer you need to be aware and cautious of what you are purchasing, the claims about the good or service you are receiving and the rights you have as a consumer in Australia. Here you will learn all about  Australian consumer law, the rights you have as a consumer and the effect ofContinue reading “Australian Consumer Law and Misleading and Deceptive Advertisements”

Framing and the Construction of Perception

This weeks topic was one that interested me a lot. It had a heavy focus on psychology which I haven’t always been a fan of but for some reason this topic really caught my attention from the beginning. There was a heavy focus on how the media frame news stories and yet another strong focusContinue reading “Framing and the Construction of Perception”

Moral Panics- Class Activity

What is a moral panic? A moral panic is a fear, often irrational, that someone or something is a threat to the values, safety. and interests of a community or society. A moral panic is often initiated by the media and enhanced through society who spreads the panic. Moral panics are often based on raceContinue reading “Moral Panics- Class Activity”

MEME WARFARE, WHAT DO YOU MEME?

This week’s topic in particular really interested me because I finally understood what a meme was and their purpose. A meme does not always need to be funny which is what I believed prior to beginning BCM112. A great meme conveys an idea and has a purpose. Whether that idea or purpose is for politicalContinue reading “MEME WARFARE, WHAT DO YOU MEME?”

BCM110- FAN CLASS ACTIVITY

THE REASONS I LOVE KYLIE COSMETICS AND WHY YOU SHOULD TOO! Below is my collection! I decided to upload it to Youtube because it was doing well an hour after I uploaded it! Give my TikTok a follow- oliviajlopez AND don’t forget to subscribe to my channel to keep up to date with me andContinue reading “BCM110- FAN CLASS ACTIVITY”

The Media Theory Toolbox- The Public Sphere

The Public Sphere is generally thought of as the social space in which different opinions are expressed, problems of general concern are discussed, and collective solutions are developed communicatively (Oxford Bibliographies). “By ‘Public Sphere’ we mean first of all a domain of our social life in which such a thing as public opinion can beContinue reading “The Media Theory Toolbox- The Public Sphere”

Networked Participation and Collective Intelligence

In this week’s lecture, we continued to explore the internet paradigm and more specifically the two different ways we have been able to deliver our messages. These two forms being monological media and dialogic media. Monologic media was the way we all once received messages through mediums such as radios, televisions and newspapers. It allowedContinue reading “Networked Participation and Collective Intelligence”

Copyright and Plagiarism

This week in BCM113 our class activity was to research a case and present our findings but before I do, I wanted to simply define copyright and plagiarism. Copyright “refers to the legal right of the owner of intellectual property” (Investopedia 2020). It is essentially the author’s right to copy as they have the exclusiveContinue reading “Copyright and Plagiarism”