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Propaganda refers to information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people’s opinions. Propaganda centres on the use of emotional connections people have to a certain theory, feeling or item, this allows the media to exploitContinue reading "Week 6: The spread of propaganda BCM112"

In this week’s topic, we examined how the role of audiences has been changed by the internet paradigm and were asked ‘how can we establish the credibility of a source in a time where everyone has the ability to distribute content?’. As a creator, my relationship with my audience has altered noticeably, as a resultContinue reading "Week 5: Collective Intelligence BCM112"

 What is deceptive advertising? Deception refers to the act of misleading, hiding the truth and incorrectly advising someone about the truth.  Advertising is a dynamic and competitive process, which makes it easy for some companies to overlook us as consumers. Countless companies remain concentrated on the short-term selling of their product to the consumer and don’tContinue reading "Deceptive Advertisement"

https://youtu.be/CKARI_9CGkw Since pitching my Digital Artefact, I have not only made iterations but have completely changed it! My digital artefact now focuses on my makeup artistry business called ‘Beauty by Ash’. Beauty by Ash operates mostly on an Instagram account that focuses on client makeup, makeup tutorials, makeup reviews, skin and hair care and has nowContinue reading "BETA BCM112 Project – Beauty By Ash"

"The personal and social consequences of any medium – that is, of any extension of ourselves" ~ Marshall McLuhanin In this weeks lecture, we bring another route into Marshal McLuhan "The Medium is the Message" going down the path of digital production and the network economy; investigating the economic contrasts between traditional legacy media andContinue reading "The Medium is the Message – Part 2"