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0000-0002-4402-6013
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University of Technology Sydney
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Publisher: Island Studies Journal
Date: 05-2022
DOI: 10.24043/ISJ.182
Abstract: While it is frequently invoked, the archipelago is such a vague concept that its deployment in fields such as island studies is only productive when the contingency of its use is specified. In this article, we examine the concept itself and then consider the use of the archipelago as a metaphor and/or model for a future Palestinian state. The creation of the modern nation-state of Israel in Palestine in 1948, various Israeli military actions, and (often related) public and private developments of former Palestinian lands has resulted in a substantial proportion of Palestinians fleeing to neighbouring countries (chiefly Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria). Those Palestinians who have remained have largely been confined to territorial isolates within the Jewish state. These isolates have frequently been understood and analogised as ‘islands’ within Israel, and the aggregation of these isolates has been variously referred to and/or represented as an archipelago. This article examines the development of this metaphoric interpretation of the Palestinian community within Israel in Anglophone, Arabic, and Francophone discourse, and characterises the contortions necessary to imagine Palestinian territories as archipelagic. The conclusion returns to consideration of the notion of the archipelago itself and of its usefulness in island studies and other contexts.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 13-03-2019
Abstract: From diplomatic spats between Qatar and Saudi Arabia to ubiquitous deceptive “news” updates purportedly sent by the Eritrean government urging all men to marry two wives or risk imprisonment, the future of fact-based reporting appears uncertain as mass media recipients world over become accustomed to consuming “fake news.” Despite the exponential expansion of journalism educators in the Middle East and Africa, several curriculums in these regions have been struggling to cope with the rising dominance of the “fake news” movement. Both regions have a well-documented appetite for conspiracy theories and indeed the power of disinformation and propaganda, which seem to have gathered steam in the wake of deliberate dissemination of hoaxes or sensationalist stories predominantly distributed via social media platforms, potentially posing a threat to the credibility of journalism. This article provides an updated state of affairs on the expansion of “fake news” in the Middle East and Africa arguing after an explorative examination of 10 journalism curriculums that educators need to focus on local contexts when preparing journalism modules. Although it is important to discuss global trends, developments, controversies, debates, and discussions involving the “fake news” movement, we think future journalists from both regions would benefit from media literacy courses that identify the difference between fact and fiction in relation to their own contexts. This is relevant because current pedagogical approaches appear influenced by developments abroad especially in these countries’ past colonial masters.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-08-2022
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2014
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 11-10-2022
Publisher: Routledge
Date: 03-11-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2019
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 25-10-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-08-2021
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-04-2022
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2016
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 21-10-2019
Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
Date: 2008
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2016
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2016
Publisher: IGI Global
Date: 2015
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8200-9.CH076
Abstract: This chapter evaluates the extent to which Facebook could be used as a training and learning tool for investigative journalism students. This study is based on the deployment of Facebook as a pedagogical tool for an “Investigative Journalism” unit at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. This chapter, accordingly, outlines the challenges, issues, and benefits of using Social Networking Services (SNS) as pedagogical tools for the training of future investigative journalists, which could in turn assist other instructors to make use of such online social platforms for media training. By conducting an observation of student usage of Facebook and interviewing students and tutors on their experiences from this activity, this chapter concludes that Facebook can serve as a useful online collaborative platform for investigative journalism students and as a progress monitoring tool for their instructors.
Publisher: IGI Global
Date: 2014
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4904-0.CH005
Abstract: This chapter evaluates the extent to which Facebook could be used as a training and learning tool for investigative journalism students. This study is based on the deployment of Facebook as a pedagogical tool for an “Investigative Journalism” unit at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. This chapter, accordingly, outlines the challenges, issues, and benefits of using Social Networking Services (SNS) as pedagogical tools for the training of future investigative journalists, which could in turn assist other instructors to make use of such online social platforms for media training. By conducting an observation of student usage of Facebook and interviewing students and tutors on their experiences from this activity, this chapter concludes that Facebook can serve as a useful online collaborative platform for investigative journalism students and as a progress monitoring tool for their instructors.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 26-09-2016
Abstract: While there is much research to describe journalists’ use of social media to source and disseminate news about major events and interact with global audiences, there are few studies that focus on journalists’ use of social media within everyday news practices. This article uses qualitative surveys to provide a preliminary understanding of how journalists in Australia are utilising social media content in everyday news sourcing and reportage. The purpose of this study is, first, to understand journalists’ perceptions of how and why they use social media to source news and information and, second, to understand the organisational and professional implications for news sourcing in social media-enabled environments.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2016
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Date: 2016
Start Date: 2018
End Date: 2020
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2016
End Date: 2017
Funder: University of Technology Sydney
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2017
End Date: 2017
Funder: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 2018
End Date: 2020
Funder: Australian Research Council
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