I missed starting this class by reflecting on the hard work that everyone has been doing over the past few weeks - Students must be commended for their efforts.
- Students should reflect on what worked for them, and what didn't (in many cases, the time they should have spent on outlines etc.) so that they can take those reflections into future work. They were reminded that their work will be marked as a draft, and that the upcoming learning update is merely a snapshot in time - there is so much to be learned between now and May/June!
We talked about a variety of issues facing media, and looked at a few articles related to media outlets, as well as social media platforms:
- Bezos influencing publication choices at The Washington Post and subsequent subscriber loss
- An Atlantic article suggesting that cancelling a newspaper subscription has much less of an impact on Bezos's bottom line than does cancelling a Prime subscription
- Bluesky's growth, after ownership interference at X
- Canadian politicians choosing Bluesky to communicate
In preparation for upcoming story work, we looked at the following:
- Caster Semenya's legal fight to compete
- Semenya's winning case, but lost battle - and the ongoing fight
- Michael Phelps's physical capacity in the pool - what made him the best of the best
Before our next class, students are tasked with thinking about whether or not it is fair for Michael Phelps to compete, given his extraordinarily long arms, and his body's ability to process lactic acid at twice the rate of his competitors - Does he have an unfair advantage???
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