13E Cover Work/Homework: Mon. 17/11/14, p5/6

Remember the basic rules first:

• Arrive on time - make sure you register with the cover teacher/Mr Halsey/Mr Qureshi;
• Stay in the classroom until the end of the lesson;
• Work responsibly on the tasks set.

Complete the following for Parents' Evening: Thursday 22/10:

A. 

Make sure you have all 24 NDM stories posted up on your blog (with summaries, your own opinion, etc.).

Also, ensure you have updated your index - with hyperlinks - of all 24 stories and that this is the most recent post on your blog as we will be reviewing this at Parents' Evening!

B. 

1) Read this article: Build The Wall, which is a passionate defence of the newspaper industry as it tries to compete with NDM.

2) Create a blogpost on your MEST3 Exam Blog called 'Build The Wall analysis'. 

3) Summarise each section in one sentence:

• Section 1 (To all of the bystanders reading this…)
• Section 2 (Truth is, a halting movement toward...)
• Section 3 (Beyond Mr. Sulzberger and Ms. Weymouth…)
• Section 4 (For the industry, it is later than it should be…)

4) Summarise David Simon’s overall argument in 250 words.

5) Choose three comments from below the article, copy them in to your blogpost and explain whether they agree or disagree with David Simon’s argument and why.

6) Finally, what is your own opinion? Do you agree that newspapers need to put online content behind a paywall in order for the journalism industry to survive? Would you be willing to pay for news online? 

Please make sure that anything not finished in the lesson is done for homework!