Terry Flew (2002, 2005a) defined new media has a combination of the three Cs – computing and information technology (IT), communications networks and digitised media and information content, arising out of another process beginning with a ‘C’, that of convergence new media can also be thought as different types of digital media of sound, data, text, and images of all kinds stored in digital format.
I agree with Mark Poster and Sonia Livingstone as both theorist theories show that media provides a link between the audiences / reception studies in relation to broadcast and the internet, while Poster analyses the implications of new media on an individual, identity, culture, and social relations. Society needs to look at the internet or new media as a tool that helps to make their live easy in terms of getting information, connecting with other people (social networks), getting jobs, or for creating educational forums. Instead both theorists show how the audience is affected by new media as ought to look it as a tool of technology. The effect of internet or new media on society is undermined, by the critical social theorist as they under estimate that new media can cause social and cultural changes in society.
Technology to grow and improve needs people willing to allow trying different new things in terms getting new gadgets, software or gaming. Although research as proved that new media can be disruptive especially social media at schools and the workplace, some companies have banned social networking as it has been proven that people spend more time chatting than actually doing some work. The trend of new media continues to grow and society will find them being controlled by technology just like the movie IRobot depicts where humans lost control of their power to robots and they had to fight for survival.
There is nothing wrong with technology as long as when we can differentiate what is its purpose to educate, relax (gaming) or to connect with friends (Skype). We cannot allow new media to take over our lives and be the end of us when there is no internet connection. If we remember that we are being given different technological platforms, to gain access to things we should then be able to draw a line between the traditional way of doing things and that of new media.
New media can affect in a negative way as some may not cope without using the internet for a day let alone last an hour we have become so obsessed with this tool some have forgotten its purpose was to make lives easier and to save us time but we have used the internet to do crime, harm other, and to take over our lives as we struggle with it like an addiction. In comparison to Livingstone and Poster media environment does affect society in one way or another.
Wednesday 18 September 2013
Friday 28 June 2013
Bonang the face of Revlon.
You have to love how this young lady Bonang Matheba, 25, pushes her brand and leaves haters still hating on her for being the IT GIRL. She was announced as the first South African brand ambassador for Revlon.The DJ and TV presenter joins the likes of US actresses Olivia Wilde, Halle Berry and Emma Stone as an ambassador of the cosmetic brand.
A billboard featuring Matheba was apparently unveiled in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
Watch the space, i have a feeling Bonang still has more surprises in store for us.
Watch the space, i have a feeling Bonang still has more surprises in store for us.
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| Picture courtesy of Top Billing. |
Wednesday 26 June 2013
Maasai Cricket Warriors
Maasai Wrriors Batting Through Obstacles
I have always been fascinated by the Maasai tribe which is deeply rooted in Kenya, like many people out there i didnt know much about their tribe or culture. I liked them beacause of the height and how they love to jump, silly right! but i came across an article about the youth of the Maasai tribe who are cricket players trying to raise awareness in the community about differnt social issues like HIVand Female genital mutilation.
The Maasai Warriors from the Laikipia region in Kenya are using cricket development as a vehicle to empower the youth and to target social problems in order to bring about positive change in their communities. For more information on these warriors visit their website : http://maasaicricketwarriors.com/
I have always been fascinated by the Maasai tribe which is deeply rooted in Kenya, like many people out there i didnt know much about their tribe or culture. I liked them beacause of the height and how they love to jump, silly right! but i came across an article about the youth of the Maasai tribe who are cricket players trying to raise awareness in the community about differnt social issues like HIVand Female genital mutilation.
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| Maasai Cricket Warriors- Pictures courtesy of their websites |
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Maasai Cricket Warriors in cricket attire. |
FREEDOM CHARTER
TODAY IN HISTORY
The ANC saw the need for a clear statement on the future of South Africa as the country struggled for freedom in the early fifties. The idea of a Freedom Charter was born, and the Congress of the People Campaign was initiated.During this campaign the ANC and its allies invited the whole of South Africa to record their demands so that they could be incorporated in a common document. Thousands of people participated in the campaign and sent in their demands for the kind of South Africa they wished to live in. The demands of the people conceptualised what is in the Freedom Charter today.
On 25 and 26 June 1955 the three thousand delegates who gathered at Kliptown were workers, peasants, intellectuals, women, youth and students of all races and colours. The Congress of the People showed that this gathering and standing up together would prove to be remembered in the history of South Africa. It adopted the Freedom Charter, a vision for a united, non-racial and democratic South Africa.
The ANC saw the need for a clear statement on the future of South Africa as the country struggled for freedom in the early fifties. The idea of a Freedom Charter was born, and the Congress of the People Campaign was initiated.During this campaign the ANC and its allies invited the whole of South Africa to record their demands so that they could be incorporated in a common document. Thousands of people participated in the campaign and sent in their demands for the kind of South Africa they wished to live in. The demands of the people conceptualised what is in the Freedom Charter today.
On 25 and 26 June 1955 the three thousand delegates who gathered at Kliptown were workers, peasants, intellectuals, women, youth and students of all races and colours. The Congress of the People showed that this gathering and standing up together would prove to be remembered in the history of South Africa. It adopted the Freedom Charter, a vision for a united, non-racial and democratic South Africa.
Tuesday 25 June 2013
Puff Johnson loses her battle with cancer
PUFF JOHNSON IS NO MORE
American R&B star Puff Johnson, has reportedly died on June 24, 2013 after long battle with cervical cancer. She was 40 years old.
Born in Detroit, she emerged on the music scene with the singles Forever More and Over & Over, which appeared on the soundtrack of the film The First Wives Club.
She released her album, Miracle, in 1996. In 1997 Johnson toured Europe as an opening act for Michael Jackson which was probably the biggest highlight of her music career to date.
She had not released any further material thereafter, but she lived in mzansi from 2009 only to be deported in 2010 due to not having proper documents. This is yet another blow and loss to the music industry but her music will live on in many of her fans hearts. May she rest in peace.
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| CD cover of her album. |
American R&B star Puff Johnson, has reportedly died on June 24, 2013 after long battle with cervical cancer. She was 40 years old.
Born in Detroit, she emerged on the music scene with the singles Forever More and Over & Over, which appeared on the soundtrack of the film The First Wives Club.
She released her album, Miracle, in 1996. In 1997 Johnson toured Europe as an opening act for Michael Jackson which was probably the biggest highlight of her music career to date.
She had not released any further material thereafter, but she lived in mzansi from 2009 only to be deported in 2010 due to not having proper documents. This is yet another blow and loss to the music industry but her music will live on in many of her fans hearts. May she rest in peace.
Soapie Generations goes digital
IN THE NEWS!!
Generations held a media launch on the 19th of June at the SABC Auckland Park studios for www.generations.co.za a site that will host online storylines about the characters, in between the daily episodes. The website was created by Wezwa, this is a new platform were fans will be able to see what the characters are thinking throughout the day. It gives more story updates, background on the actors and a glimpse of what's to come from the characters. Interesting things to download like sound, images and so far the site is buzzing with the Khubone and Khetiwe drama.
The site is similar to social media sites, fans will be able to comment on character updates, add other fans to their network. Sounds interesting doesn’t it? Check the site out and interact with your local Generation stars.
Generations held a media launch on the 19th of June at the SABC Auckland Park studios for www.generations.co.za a site that will host online storylines about the characters, in between the daily episodes. The website was created by Wezwa, this is a new platform were fans will be able to see what the characters are thinking throughout the day. It gives more story updates, background on the actors and a glimpse of what's to come from the characters. Interesting things to download like sound, images and so far the site is buzzing with the Khubone and Khetiwe drama.
The site is similar to social media sites, fans will be able to comment on character updates, add other fans to their network. Sounds interesting doesn’t it? Check the site out and interact with your local Generation stars.
Thursday 23 May 2013
DRUG TRAFFICKING IN SOUTH AFRICA
Police with confiscated drugs.
Statistsics
DRUG TRAFFICKING IN SOUTH AFRICA
In a recent report by the United Nations office on drugs and crime it was reported that South Africa is the regional hub for drug trafficking, and the largest transit zone for illicit drugs in southern Africa. These hard facts cast a spot light the problem of drug trafficking and smuggling by South Africans to other countries or the problems of foreigners attempting to smuggle drugs in to the country.
In December 2011 South African born Nolubalalo Nobanda was convicted of drugs smuggling in Bangkok court. She has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for smuggling 600g of cocaine from Brazil to Thailand. Usually how women come on board is that they are promised with jobs overseas, but only to find themselves trapped in a spider web of drug traffickers in foreign countries.
When interviewed in Thailand’s prison Nobanda, a 23 year old from Gramhastown said in a statement “I am not a drug trafficker but a victim of the human trafficking business that is conducted in South Africa by foreigners who come to the country under the pretext that they are running from persecution in their countries,”
How she got involved in the business is that in November 2011, her trusted friend Sulezo Rwanqa told her that she had a friend in Port Elizabeth, Samuel Uchengu, whose brother, Tony Achengu, had a business in Brazil selling hair chemicals.
Achengu had given Rwanqa a job to sell some of the chemicals for him in SA, but Rwanqa did not want to go to Brazil alone to fetch the products.
Nobanda agreed to go with Rwanqa. Uchengu, who was paying for the trip, told Nobanda he had been unable to get her on the same flight as Rwanqa. On arriving in Brazil, Rwanqa and another man fetched her at the airport.
The next day, Nobanda was told she and Rwanqa had to meet a third woman, a South African named Hilda, at a bus stop.
At the meeting, Hilda told Rwanqa and Nobanda that she worked for Achengu and asked the two if they knew why they were in Brazil. Rwanqa replied she knew why they were there.
“Hilda said she was upset that she had not been told that we were very young people, because the work we were coming to do was very hard and dangerous.
“I asked Hilda what she meant by dangerous. She said it was about selling and delivering drugs for the Nigerians. I was very shocked and afraid for my life,” Nobanda said.
She tried to back out. “(Hilda) said it was too late for me to say that. If the Nigerians got to know that I was not going to do the work, they could even kill me or eliminate me… I took her advice to pretend I was willing to deliver the drugs.
“Hilda said some women had tried to escape but were found out by the Nigerians. Nobody knows what happened to those women.”
Nobanda and Rwanqa, who appeared to be in on the plan, were taken to a house where four people met them.
This was where the “training” started - they were forced to swallow condoms filled with drugs.
“I was vomiting, but I was forced to try… I was screaming very hard in the hope that the Nigerians would release me and let me go back home,” Nobanda said. It was then suggested the drugs be hidden in Nobanda’s hair.
Hours later Nobanda, dizzy and in pain from the weight on her head, was taken to the airport where she learnt she was being sent alone to Thailand where she would meet Rwanqa and another man. She would get R16 000 for the job.
On arrival in Thailand, Nobanda said, it appeared immigration officers were expecting her. “They went straight for me and took me to a separate room. There the television cameras had already been set up.” She tried to call Rwanqa, but Rwanqa’s cellphone had been switched off.
Thailand has some of the toughest anti-drugs laws on the planet, with judges permitted to impose the death penalty for traffickers.
While Nobanda may have been lucky to escape the death penalty but Janice Linden, 38, was not so lucky as he was killed by lethal injection after she was caught in November 2008 trying to smuggle 3kg of crystal meth into the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
Recently a South African Airways crew member was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport for allegedly trafficking drugs from Sao Paulo, Brazil into the country. its reported the 34 year old woman was found with nearly 2kg of cocaine, estimated to have a street value of R300 000.She had wrapped the drugs on the upper part of her body, under her clothes. She was apparently part of a drug syndicate trafficking between the two countries
While she is yet to spear in court when she does she would face charges of dealing in drugs.
In another case a South African woman was caught in India by custom officials at Mumbai airport carrying 26 kg of drugs. According to Indian media reports this was one of the biggest drug busts in recent times.
42 year old Sity Lentin was caught as she was preparing to board an Ethiopian airways plane to South Africa after officials received a tip off. In her bag drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine and ketamine were concealed
RELATED STORIES TO DRUGS
OTHER MULTI MEDIA
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Video Clips
Lives of drug mules in jail : http://youtu.be/QDHJvdxEtqs
Vanessa Goosen link: http://youtu.be/hOtgG1tKv7I
Tuesday 14 May 2013
KHULI CHANA dominates the HIP HOP world.
KHULI CHANA - POWER
KHULI CHANA is a South African Mcee from Mmabatho. He is a talented musician who practices the skill of rhyming in vernacular rap, Motswako. Motswako encompasses elements from various musical backgrounds. It involves street-talk and highly influential messages in Setswana and English. Khuli Chana brings a different flavour and sound,not only to this type of music but also to the Hip-Hop scene. This young emcee is fast becoming one of South Africa’s Hip-Hop elite; Khuli Chana won best rap album, best male artist and album of the year for his sophomore Lost in Time at this year's SAMA 19 event held at Sun City or rather known as "Sin City" by others.
Get yourself a copy of Hype Magazine Apr/May 2013 issue, if you can still get it in stores... you won't be disappointed. Support SA music.Thursday 9 May 2013
MUSIC REVIEW
Group name : Destiny’s Child
Name of album : Love Songs
Destiny's Child rose is one of the most popular female R&B groups of the late '90s, originally a duo and later a quartet, the group is today a trio, whose members are Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Their accomplishments came in spite of several abrupt personnel changes within the group which were accompanied by heated, well-publicized feuds in the media. Once the group stabilized again, they emerged with even more hit making power hits than ever before.
They back again with an album which consists of their most romantic recordings from 1997 to 2004. All of the songs can be found on their previous albums, except one — their first newly recorded track since 2004.
The song, Nuclear, was produced by Pharrell, co written by Michelle Williams and produced by Beyoncé.
Best Tracks: T-shirt, Brown eyes, Emotions,
Their new single Nuclear Still has that flair it’s like the group never left the music scene.
Rate: 7/10
Tina Turns Heads!!
Tina Turner the oldest vogue cover girl by far
The queen of rock 'n' roll, Tina Turner, proved she still got it, becoming the oldest person to cover Vogue Magazine.
Born Anna Mae Bullock but better known by her stage name Tina Turner, is an American singer, dancer, and actress, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. The legendary diva appears on her first Vogue cover for the April 2013 issue of German Vogue. Shot by photography duo Claudia Knoepfel & Stefan Indlekofer and styled by Nicola Knels, the gorgeous, Turner is in a modern silk blue gown by Armani, red pout and her signature honey blonde-hair; the cover says it all: "Simply The Best!"
The songstress snatched the title for the eldest person to cover the fashion magazine from Meryl Streep who covered American Vogue last year at the age of 62.
It is said that Tina Turner recently renounced her U.S. citizenship to become Swiss after residing in Kuesnacht, Zurich since the mid-90s. The diva recently told the local Swiss newspaper Blick that she’s very happy in Switzerland and that she feels at home there and cannot imagine a better place to live. Tina is currently in the studio recording a new studio album, Beyond 2.
The queen of rock 'n' roll, Tina Turner, proved she still got it, becoming the oldest person to cover Vogue Magazine.
Born Anna Mae Bullock but better known by her stage name Tina Turner, is an American singer, dancer, and actress, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. The legendary diva appears on her first Vogue cover for the April 2013 issue of German Vogue. Shot by photography duo Claudia Knoepfel & Stefan Indlekofer and styled by Nicola Knels, the gorgeous, Turner is in a modern silk blue gown by Armani, red pout and her signature honey blonde-hair; the cover says it all: "Simply The Best!"
The songstress snatched the title for the eldest person to cover the fashion magazine from Meryl Streep who covered American Vogue last year at the age of 62.
It is said that Tina Turner recently renounced her U.S. citizenship to become Swiss after residing in Kuesnacht, Zurich since the mid-90s. The diva recently told the local Swiss newspaper Blick that she’s very happy in Switzerland and that she feels at home there and cannot imagine a better place to live. Tina is currently in the studio recording a new studio album, Beyond 2.
Can AGANG build a new South Africa???
Can AGANG build a new South Africa???
Activist Mamphela Ramphele on Monday 18 February 2013 officially launched a new political party platform at a news conference in Johannesburg, promising to "build the country of our dreams". The new party will be called Agang which is Nguni for ‘build’. Most of us are asking ourselves who is this woman who thinks she and her team can help save the political ruins and disorder of our country, Mamphela Ramphele became an anti-apartheid activist and one of the founders of the Black Consciousness Movement during the apartheid era, but she is more than just a woman with a dream to help improve people’s lives.
Agang already has a website and twitter handle, and will contest the 2014 national elections Ramphele said on the website: “I am consulting widely with fellow South Africans on forming a party political platform with a view to contesting the 2014 elections.” In the past we had a new political party which gave people hope and that was adamant to challenge the government, but after the 2009 general elections the party just became known as the new party that tried to seek power. Without a doubt we all know the ANC has power and is most favoured by most people in the country but what and how will Agang do that is so better and promising if the other parties aren’t singing the same song.
I hope Agang won’t campaign by finding faults from other political parties and that it will try to assist government in improving the lives of the people, create a platform of where the unheard voices are heard and help create a better country that develops its citizen’s lives. Agang will be ready for the nationwide 2014 Elections.
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Fanie Fourie's Lobola - Move Review
Reviewer : Boipelo Mokoke
Name of movie : Fanie Fouries lobola
Release Date : 1 March 2013
Genre : Romantic comedy
Running time : 90 minutes
Languages : English, Zulu, and Afrikaans with English subtitles.
Starring : Eduan van Jaarsveldt
Zethu Dlomo
Jerry Mofokeng
Marga van Rooy
Chris Chameleon
Lillian Dube
Motlatsi Mafatshe
Yule Masiteng
Connie Chiume
Richard van der Westhuizen
Zethu Dlomo
Jerry Mofokeng
Marga van Rooy
Chris Chameleon
Lillian Dube
Motlatsi Mafatshe
Yule Masiteng
Connie Chiume
Richard van der Westhuizen
Director : Henk Pretorius
Intro:
Fanie, an Afrikaans guy, designs custom cars that resemble African animals. He lives with his mother who doesn’t understand his love for cars. On a dare he asks Dinky Magubane, a beautiful Zulu woman, to come with him to his brother’s wedding. She agrees if he will pretend to be her boyfriend so she can stop her traditional father from pressurizing her into marriage.Although their relationship begins as a little plan to annoy their families, soon Dinky and Fanie fall in love. But as they navigate their way through the complicated process of lobola (the traditional Zulu bride price) their relationship falls apart.
Fanie Fourie’s Lobola is a contemporary South African romantic comedy filled with humorous but hard-hitting social commentary. The film is an edgy fairy tale about how love can bring people from different worlds closer and shows how tradition is rapidly evolving in society.
‘Fanie Fourie’s Lobola’ was inspired by the book of the same name, written by Nape a Motana.
Rate: 9/ 10
Wednesday 20 February 2013
SOUTH AFRICAN ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
SOUTH AFRICAN ONLINE PUBLICATIONS:
Online publications are electronic publishing or ePublishing includes the digital publication of e-books and electronic articles, and the development of digital use. Going online created more opportunities for newspapers to compete with broadcasting journalism in presenting users with breaking news in a timelier manner.
NEWS24 The online publication covers topics that range from South Africa’s local to international news, Africa, entertainment and Health. These are the main topics for this week: Mamphela Ramphele, Oscar Pistorius, and Marikana. The colours for this publication are blue and red. Their website is easy to access and the writing font is clear and links open quickly too.
· Disadvantage:
· The website is clustered and everything is crammed.
· They focus on too many topics at once.
· Advantages
· Multimedia usage is perfect, every audio clip or video is very clear, although the Justin Timberlake’s video of him performing at the Grammys didn’t show it said video marked as private as YouTube felt it too explicit.
TimesLive
The TimesLive has to be by far my favourite online publication from the three. The website is easy to use, not clustered with a lot of articles or pictures. Their blog and its multimedia section is great, the content is simple and to the point. Justice Malala and Jonathan Jansen are one of the writers for the opinion side of the publication.
Mail & Guardain formerly known as “Electronic Mail & Guardian” or “Daily Mail & Guardian”.
The publication’s topics are mostly similar to all other online websites they have tabs for News, Opinion, Business, Art & Culture, Thought Leader which includes Blogs, opinions, and analysis, with the famous cartoonist Zapiro who works for the publication adds humour after reading a rather serious article.
Ø The growing interest of new media is growing rapidly in the country with the young and old reading news online and following the online publications on their social networking sites to get more updates throughout the day. The online sites have accounts on Twitter, FaceBook or news feeds.
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