Remember the purpose of the "Contemporary World" program: define and analyse a problem as a whole; to examine issues from varying perspectives; to consider the media's treatment of the issue; to examine the interests of different groups...
Invisible Children's, Kony 2012 (78.2 million views)
Juice Rap News (hysterical) presents Kony
(Added March 15) Globe and Mail: 'Stop Kony' screening tour cancelled after Ugandans react with outrage
Update and links at Strombo, CBC
Filmakers (Invisible Children) respond to the criticism
A review of Romeo Dallaire's book, They Fight like Soldiers, They Die like Children, in the Globe and Mail
Wow. I can't believe I agree with some of what Ben Affleck writes: "Westerners are not and never will be the 'saviours' of Africa"
(Added March 18) Another link from the BBC: here
Justice in Conflict: a PhD law student at the LSE tries to debunk some of the myths the ‘Kony 2012′ campaign is propagating
(Added April 6) An article in Foreign Policy Magazine written by a Ugandan lawyer and politician, Norbert Mao, who has met Joseph Kony.
I just wrote an article on Kony2012 for the school newspaper. I'm hoping it's alright! :)
ReplyDeleteAt first I was a little annoyed by the whole Kony fiasco (as in the video), but after doing all of the research into it, I see that it's actually a really good cause and "Invisible Children Inc" responded to their criticism well.
I tried not to be biased in my article, and I left all of the facts open for interpretation by the readers.
Did you use some of these references? Have you already handed it in? You can be biased - in the sense that you believe in the cause. The problem with this story is how complex the issues are and how much damage a film like this could cause...
DeleteYeah, I handed it in and I used some of these references.
ReplyDeleteOh, I made a video a while back on the GOP candidates in the U.S... Would you like to see it sometime?
ReplyDeleteSure would. When will you bring it or send it to me (link on youtube)?
ReplyDeleteI'll send you the link in an email. No one was supposed to see the video besides my journalism teacher, so it's a little embarrassing. :p
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