Friday, December 12, 2014

13D: Globalisation

There is an excellent article on Globalisation in issue 47 of Media Magazine (MM47). Complete the following tasks on your blog:

Go to our Media Magazine archive and open up MM47. Scroll to page 31 and read 'Google Glass: A Case Study in Globalisation'

Answer the following questions on your blog:

1) Summarise the article in 50 words.

2) What are the positive effects of globalisation outlined in the article?

3) What are the negative effects of globalisation outlined in the article?

4) Write a definition of 'Moral panic' and 'Techo-panic'

5) What are the concerns regarding technology and data/privacy?

6) What is your own opinion on globalisation? Should we be worried about fundamental changes to our society or should we embrace the 'global village' that theorists such as McLuhan talk of?

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