Week 5 Quiz Technical: Punctuation

 

This week I found that quiz 5 was helpful, as the questions are related to common mistakes easily made in everyday language.

Using the words ‘has’ or ‘have’ in a sentence might make one stop and rethink. The other common mistake is the correct use of the words ‘is’ and ‘are’ used in a sentence.

I am happy to say I got the above two examples correct in the first attempt.

Once again, practice makes perfect.

References:

Hicks, W 2013, English for journalists: twentieth anniversary edition, Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon.

 

Week 5 Inquiry: Instagram

 

While sitting at the hairdressers today I thought it would be a good opportunity to check out my Instagram account. I haven’t used my Instagram account for well over twelve months.

I initially used Instagram due to my love of photography and it was a great way for me to see photos of interest from all over the world.

Given I had a different phone twelve months ago, I went into my app store on my phone and downloaded Instagram.

I have a terrible habit of not remembering my passwords, or should I say not writing them down. However, I found that I did not require a password as I opened the app to find it went straight to my account.

I was disappointed as I soon found that the Instagram app now operated differently to when I used it last. It took a little while to work out how to use the new settings on Instagram.

After trial and error I finally found how to post the photo I selected from my photo gallery. It was not exactly how I would have liked to see photo finished, as I could not find how to place a border around the photo.

Instagram also allows users to share 15 second or less videos. The added benefit of Instagram is that it can be shared simultaneously with other media sites such as Twitter and Facebook (Al-Bahrani & Patel 2015).

I realised today, that it doesn’t take long for technology to change. An example of this is when you open up apps like Facebook to see that the settings have changed overnight.

Instagram’s invention of a social feed, allows everyone to easily create beautiful edited photographs. A powerful social phenomenon (Hempel 2014).

I currently use Instagram on a personal level, such as sharing my favourite photos of interest, places, family and friends.

To use Instagram professionally I have set up a separate Instagram account for a political party which will include sharing photos of meetings, members and anything that may assist in promoting the party in the hope to build further support, new members and attract media attention.

Will we ever be able to keep up with technology?

 

Here is a sample of my Instagram photo’s

 

References:

Al-Bahrani, A., Patel, D., 2015. Incorporating Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook in Economics Classrooms. Journal of Economic Education 46, 56–67. doi:10.1080/00220485.2014.978922

Hempel, J., 2014. Instagram Is Ready to Take Its Shot. Fortune 170, 72–78.

Week 5: My Storify Account

My Storify Account

My review on Storify 

This week I was required to set up a Storify account. Surprisingly, I had never heard of Storify before. It appears it could be a useful platform.

Now I just have to learn how it works.

I was surprised to see that so many journalists and well-known news journalists use Storify to get their message out. I found with Storify that I can easily follow my favourite journalists.

It is Interesting to note that Storify also exported my Twitter name and information from my actual Twitter account when setting up the Storify account.

Having a look at the Storify accounts I am following, I found the list of student blogs with ease for CQU COMM11007 Media Writing subject. This makes it easy to find other students in one spot and follow their blog sites by clicking on the link.

I also am following ABC News which has the latest news stories just released.

My favourite social media platform is Twitter, as it allows you to get the news as it unfolds, by journalists or citizen journalists. So it will be interesting to compare the two as I navigate my way through Storify.

I am looking forward to see if Storify will live up to my expectations.

Below is my Storify account, feel free to add me or lend any tips if you use Storify.

https://storify.com/Kimmaree13