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COM3704 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024
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COM3704 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024
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,Knowledge is like light. Weightless and intangible, it can travel theworld, enlightening the lives of people everywhere. Yet billions of
people still live in the darkness of poverty – unnecessarily (World
Development Report, 1999, p.1). QUESTION 1: NEW MEDIA
AND DEVELOPMENT ESSAY [45] Read the following prescribed
readings and Study Unit 8: New Media and Development •
Mdlongwa, F. 2009. Doing Digital Media in Africa: Prospects,
Promises and Problems. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung: Johannesburg.
• Mohammad Abbaszadeh, Mohammad Bagher Alizadeh Aghdam,
Reza Pourhosein, Leila Nasrolahi Vosta, (2019). Technological
media and development: A systematic mapping study and research
agenda. Information Technology & People, 32 (3), 478-515. •
White, A. (2014). Digital Media Use in the Developing World. In:
Digital Media and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, London. •
Bourdeau de Fontenay, A & Beltran, F. 2008. Inequality and
economic growth: Should we be concerned by the digital divide?
Paper delivered at the 17th Biennial Conference of the International
Telecommunications Society, Montreal, 24–27 June. • Chibber, NK.
2002. Overcoming rural-urban digital divide in South Asian
developing countries. Paper delivered at the 14th Biennial
Conference of the International Telecommunications Society, Seoul,
18–21 August. • Coward, C. 2008. Why do telecentres deserve
ongoing attention? Telecentre Magazine. • Lesame, NC. 2009. The
role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in
development: A case study of the role of telecentres in the education
of users. Pretoria: University of South Africa. • Nandi, B. 2002.
Role of telecommunications in developing countries in the 21st
century. Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Conference of the
International Telecommunications Society, Seoul, 18–21 August. •
Shiu, A & Lam, P-L. 2008. Causal relationship between
, telecommunications and economic growth: A study of 105
countries. Paper presented at the 17th Biennial Conference of the
International Telecommunications Society, Montreal, 24–27 June. •
Xia, J & Lu, TJ. 2008. Bridging the digital divide for rural
communities: The case of China. Telecommunications Policy,
32:686–696. Page 9 of 13 After you have completed the readings,
write an essay in which you critically discuss the topics below:
Using critical development theory as a framework, analyse the
complex dynamics of technology in the development of the
countries in the Global South and evaluate its impact on
socioeconomic, political, and cultural domains within any given
country in the Global South context. [30 Marks] What do you think
about the current state of ICT (Information and Communication
Technology) and telecommunications in your country? Do you
believe they are well-developed and advanced? Why or why not?
After you have completed the readings, write an essay in which you
critically discuss the topic of new media and individual. Your essay
should cover the following topics: • What is the difference between
online and offline journalism? Explain the challenges online
journalists face in comparison to offline journalists. [10] • Discuss
the importance of advertising in maintaining a newspaper or a
magazine.[10] • What would be the main reason to influence
newspapers and magazines to move to an online version? [10] • In
what way is online advertising a threat to traditional advertising?
Discuss by using examples. [10] • What form of journalism does the
term “shovelware” explain, and what is the difference between
online and offline journalism? [5]
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