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Tracy El-Rahi & Antoine Semaan References: See shocking footage of violent protests in Lebanon – CNN Video. (2020, April 29). Retrieved from https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/04/29/lebanon-middle-east-covid-19-coronavirus-protesters-clash-security-forces-karadsheh-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn MTVLebanonNews. (2020, 11 May). محاولة اقتحام وزارة الاقتصاد [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnZJVk-tBtk LBCI Lebanon News. (2020, 21 April). قطع الطريق عند مثلث خلدة من قبل أهالي وأصدقاء شهيد الثورة علاء أبو فخر  [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1fkw3Rga1A&feature=shareTE Herman, E. S., & Chomsky, N.Continue reading “DS2”

Media literacy defines one’s capacity to understand, interpret, and use the information received by the media through the different methods of communication. Media literacy enables one’s interpretation of media texts to awaken their attention on the various aspects of the daily life that the media affects, such as the social and political aspects (Hoechsmann, M.,Continue reading “Final Blog Post”

Continuous and repetitive sounds: cars passing, wind blowing Repetitive: constructions Unique sounds: tires screeching on the road Machine and technological: car sounds (honking, tires screeching), constructing machine Human made: – Moving: cars Close: cars near my house, the wind blowing, construction near my house Far: cars a bit farther away, my mom calling my brotherContinue reading “In class exercise 4 – sound”

The World is now facing a Pandemic virus, the Corona virus that has been causing chaos in our lives, and unfortunately is taking many’s lives. In an article entitled China is taking pleasure in US mishandling of coronavirus, the news listed is fake on many levels and misleading to someone unaware of the credibility ofContinue reading “Fake News in the Media”

The Zapatistas are a brave group of people that rebelled against oppression and colonialism and capitalism. They produce their own media online, in which they accuse their oppression of freedom online. They also aimed to fight the false accusations they were being faced with online by the people in power and the present of Mexico.Continue reading “Zapatistas and Intifada”

During the Lebanese revolution of October 17 2019, Oleksandra El-Zahran stepped up and started sharing independent accurate news on her Instagram page, and later on created the page Bedak Tghayir which is a politically unaffiliated and independent student election campaign at the Lebanese American University. Whether it is on her page or on her otherContinue reading “Class activity: example of alternative and independent media”

Independent and alternative media are forms of media that are operating without government supervision, rather a free media platform, to some extent. Even though they own their content and they are free to do it however they want, these media outlets are limited by the internet, as they do not own the internet and thereforeContinue reading “Independent and alternative media”

Prison radio is a radio station that is independent and non-profit oriented. It fights to produce news that does not follow a private owner or colonialism and capitalism. Its ultimate goal is based on the core concept of sharing information within the community. Prison radio incorporates Dunifer’s concept of free radio and Fanon’s active communityContinue reading “Class activity: Prison Radio”