FrontLine and Supplementary Material (2 Viewers)

[Ragerunner]

Make a list of suitable material that can be used. I need some ideas for an essay I have to write soon.

All i have is:

Wag the dog - Film

 

[del]

Erin Brockovich

 

[braindrainedAsh]

Any articles from The Chaser
http://www.chaser.com.au (they are so damn funny!)

Some episodes of The Simpsons, Futurama, South Park, The Games, Roy and HG......

Articles from The Onion
http://www.theonion.com

Comic Strips (can't name any specific ones)

Songs (by Weird Al Yankovich, or that constipated Avril Lavigne one...)

Any documentaries or anything that exposes the truth behind something

Newspaper articles

 

[sunny]

Media Watch has some good stories from time to time.

Get a copy of the film "Network" if you can.

 

[malayz_angel]

does anyone have a tape of some show called CNNN? apparently they made fun of the real CNN or something like that.

 

[s2ophie]

go for things in aussie politics such as the children overboard scandal, GG scandal etc

Also Mike Moore things are good eg Bowling for Columbine, Stupid White Men

 

[honky tonk]

Here's a list we got from school:

• "Something To Think About" - G. Bateson (Text)
• "Issues, Persuasion and the Press" - N.E. Bechervaise (Text)
• "Drop The Dead Donkey" (TV Series)
• "The Games" (TV Series)
• "Broadcast News" (Film)
• "The Dismissal" (Mini-Series)
• Articles and Publications on the sacking of Gough Whitlam
• Articles dealing with Lindy Chamberlain's trial ("A Dingo Ate My Baby")
• "All Quiet on the Western Front" - E.M. Remarque (Text)
• "Scales of Justice" - R. Caswell (TV Series)

Hope this helps.

 

[johnson]

* "gossip" - that film with james marsden in it (sorry forgotten the director)
* "brilliant lies" - a play by david williamson. actually alotta his plays are good for this module cos he writes alotta satirical stuff

 

[s2ophie]

LaPaglia i think

 

[johnson]

maybe the play got adapted into a film or something

trust me, i think i know what i'm talking about.. i did it for my HSC last year

 

[johnson]

ahhhh i getchya now sistah

 

[iambored]

CNNNN rules!!! i just wish it'd come bak on tv

 

[*tasha*]

So, just so I get this right - The additional material for this module is exactly the same as additional material for all other modules?
I mean, we can use all different textual forms and by the sounds of it articles and issues are recommended. i.e. the children overboard fiasco that occurred recently?

 

[s2ophie]

CNNNN is apparently coming banck this year but with more N's (7 i think, CNNNNNNN)

 

[braindrainedAsh]

Totally unrelated, but Kath and Kim is back in like 2 weeks!!

 

[johnson]

Originally posted by *tasha*
So, just so I get this right - The additional material for this module is exactly the same as additional material for all other modules?
I mean, we can use all different textual forms and by the sounds of it articles and issues are recommended. i.e. the children overboard fiasco that occurred recently?

yes, you *have* to use different textual forms- if you read that damned syllabus thing, i think it says exactly that they want different textual forms..

and yeah, newspaper/magazine article would be good. plus you need one or two others. maybe a film u like? a play? novel? poem? blah there are many.

 

[*tasha*]

OK, Sounds like if I can use a film, this thing might actually become partially interesting!

Thanks for all your help!

 

[iambored]

coming back with more Ns?? haha!!

 

[ballerinabarbie]

bowling for colombine is such a good text to use... thanks to whoever suggested it!! my assesment due on friday is now looking much easier

 

[braindrainedAsh]

It's a fantastic doco I reckon.... I watched it last week and it was really interesting.