Activity 5: Have your say

Watch 2-3 episodes of Media 7 TV show on TVNZ 7 (Thursday at 9:10pm) - if you cannot get this channel you can also watch episodes on http://tvnz.co.nz/media7 . After watching the episodes write a response on each of the topics that you have viewed. Your 2-3 responses need to be printed out and put into your clear file, or uploaded to your blog. Please include the following questions in your response: What was the main topic of the episode? Was the topic presented positively or negatively? Why do you think this was? What were your views on this topic before you viewed the episode? Were your views changed after viewing the episode? Why do you think this is? Was the topic of the episode newsworthy? Why?

Series 5, episode 2:

What was the main topic of the episode?

Gaza Boat deaths

Was the topic presented positively or negatively?

Negatively.

Why do you think this was?

Because the original version of the story and video that was shown to the world was making it look like the soldiers that invaded an activist's ship massacred them but in other footage shown later the activists were attacking the soldiers with metal bars and chairs.

What were your views on this topic before you watched this episode?

I had never even heard of the incident

Were your views changed after viewing this episode?

Yes they were. I understand that the soldiers were attacked by activists and even had one of their commanders pushed off the boat but what were they doing on the ship in the first place. Soldiers and governments need to back off.

Why do you think this is?

Because I had no opinion before hand but after wards I felt angry and pleased they pushed the silly little man off the boat.

Was the topic of the episode newsworthy? Why or why not?
Yes it was because it is about an issue that may interest a lot of people. It is also about a war or conflict situation and people could consider it important tot know what is going on in the world and what is happening behind the scenes of this episode.

Series 5, Episode 4
What is the main topic of this episode?
Home theater

Was the topic presented positively or negatively?
Positively

Why do you think this was?
Because they think home theater is better than a cinema. In a cinema people talk, everything is too expensive and you can't pause the movie if you need to go toilet.

What were your views before watching the episode?
Home theater isn't very good because the quality of the audio and visual is so much better at the cinema. Besides the cinema is a great place to be with friends.

Were your views changed after watching this episode?
Not really no.

Why do you think this is?
Because the cinema has a huge screen and when you are at home there are so many distractions. The cinema is a novelty thing; Home theater isn't.

Do you think this is newsworthy?
No I don't. It is a petty topic and it isn't important for anyone to know this.