Blog Task #10 – Reflection Video

This is our final blog task for our Discovering Mass Communication module. We are to make a reflection video documenting about our experience in this module and answer a few questions proposed by our lecturer, Mr. Philip Gan. Note: We answered the questions honestly based on our individual opinions and we hope that no party…

Blog Task #9 – World Press Freedom Day 2015

The United Nation (UN) and United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has been championing the rights of the freedom of information and press for many years. In accordance with World Press Freedom Day 2015, the UN and UNESCO is implementing 17 inspiring development goals over the next 15 years that will end poverty,…

Blog Task #8 – Online vs. Traditional Learning

When students are asked why they chose to take an online class instead of the traditional class where a group of students faces a teacher, the most common answer would be for convenience sake. This answer is not surprising considering that the primary reason for online education is to serve students who could not make…

Blog Task #7 – Top 10 Hollywood Films of the Last Decade

Kingsman: The Secret Service Details:- Year Released: 2014. Director: Matthew Vaughn. Main Cast: Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, Michael Egerton, Micheal Caine & Samantha Womack. Studio: 20th Century Fox. Worldwide Box-Office Gross: US$414.4 million. Synopsis A young man named Eggsy whose father died when he was a young boy. When he…

Blog Task #6 – FIVE FM Radio Station

FIVE FM is a radio station comprised of five Foundation in Arts students from Taylor’s Lakeside and is hosted by DJ HAZ (Hazreen Halim) and DJ ELLS (Ella Sim). This radio is part of our assignment for our Discovering Mass Communication module. Don’t forget to like and leave a comment below. Hope y’all enjoy.

Blog Task #5 – Creating An Advertising Campaign

History Hennes & Mauritz AB, also known as H&M is one of the world’s leading fashion companies originated from Sweden. The founder of H&M is Erling Persson. He felt the need for designer clothing brands at affordable prices for women in his country when he was in the US on a tour after the second…

Blog Task #3 – How to Get People to Read More & the Future of the Book Publishing Industry

“The Future of the Book: Great Ideas or Terrible Ones?” and “A Roundtable Discussion on the Future of the Book and the Traditional Publishing Industry”. The video entitled “The Future Of Books: Great Ideas Or Terrible Ones?” have showed us that books allow our imagination to run free and helps us visualize our surroundings, determine…

Blog Task #2 – Malaysian Media Industry

Millennials of this generation are the consumers of social media for the next few decades, participating in shaping the perception of all the latest news in the social media’s content. The average global growth rate of Malaysia’s Entertainment and Media (E&M) CAGR over the next five years lies in the hands of each individual in…

Blog Task #1 – Media as a Cultural Storyteller

To what extent do you think the western mass media has influence on our society’s perception and acceptance of certain cultures? Mass media is a technology that is intended to reach a mass audience. Examples of mass media includes newspapers, magazines, televisions, radio and the Internet. People living in this fast and growing era tend…