Instructions: Listen to the talk without subtitles or a transcript and take notes. When you have listened once, look at your notes and try to summarize the speaker's main point in a few sentences. Next, read the questions below and watch the talk again with the transcript. Answer the questions. When you have finished, proceed to the writing task.
1. Shirky claims there is a “huge
transformation” and makes a claim about the moment our historical
generation is living through. What is his claim? (1:55-2:10)
2. Shirky names three big changes in the modern media landscape.
First big change (3:44):Second big change (4:10): Third big change (4:48):3. In Shirky's “second story”, an earthquake happened in China. What was different about this earthquake in terms of communications and the media (5:45-6:10)?
4. Shirky describes the current media
landscape as ______________, ________________, _______________, and
_______________. (11:13/14:48)
6. What is the choice we face? (15:26)
Writing
Gather your notes and examine your
answers to the questions.
- summarize the the author's main points in one or two paragraphs (tip: the speaker restates many of his main points at the end of the talk, 14:33)
- Develop a reaction/argument about the effect of these changes happening in social media and communications. Consider the examples given about the earthquake in China and the website of Barack Obama. Do social media have a positive effect on society? Why or why not?
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