Expert testimony and inference by Flemming Svith https://padlet.com/svith/abpvrju8rhs2 Write a paragraph of your feature using an expert testimony and your inference en-us 2019-09-13 19:27:06 UTC 2019-09-13 19:27:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Nanna & Louisa https://padlet.com/svith/abpvrju8rhs2/wish/383970515 Having been an Africa reporter with the BBC and by continuous research of the development of Western media’s coverage of Africa, Martin Plaut found that the times of declining Newspapers revenues have resulted in a radical cut in the number of foreign correspondents on the African continent. In fact, it has been so drastic that many outlets now have merely one reporter responsible for all 54 African countries at a time.  The “greatest challenge” of a foreign Africa reporter of describing “clearly and accurately what is happening in front of one” therefore becomes even more pressing with more responsibility. However, as Plaut has further shown “without a media environment in which Africa is seen as an important part of the world news agenda, every story has to be ‘sold’ to editors who hold budgets.” In reality, this financial struggles of media translates to economic pressure of the reporter on ground. The publication of a picture as the NYT did in one of the rare breaking stories from Africa, can hence be the result of economic pressure which led to the newspapers not having any of their own photographers on the ground and the usage of a picture that sells the article best, no matter the ethic cost.]]> 2019-09-13 19:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/svith/abpvrju8rhs2/wish/383970515 Cady & Louise https://padlet.com/svith/abpvrju8rhs2/wish/383970516 The fact that family structures and working patterns have changed over the past decades, has meant that many children increasingly grow up in environments where less time is devoted to the family unit. In Denmark, family patterns have changed so drastically, that it has sparked changes in the way we understand the concept of a family. In fact, Statistics Denmark has widened its scope to include a total of 37 different family compositions when researching the Danish population in order to better represent the reality of Danish family life, including single parents or blended families. At the same time, with women being more present on the job market than previously, it has become more common for both parents to pursue life outside of the household. According to psychologist Cacioppo, these structural changes make it more difficult for children to develop social skills within their family unit. As a consequence, some children don’t develop certain vital social skills before starting school, which, in turn, makes it harder for them to make friends and socialise with their peers. ]]> 2019-09-13 19:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/svith/abpvrju8rhs2/wish/383970516 Gustav & Manas https://padlet.com/svith/abpvrju8rhs2/wish/383970517 Inference: We are inferring something from a general expert testimony to a specific case.
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By providing the sub-saharan African market with affordable and highly reliable smartphones, little known Chinese mobile manufacturer, Transsion, has greatly increased the social media usage in the region which has in turn opened up the region to exploitation from tech giants in the West such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and third party ICT companies. As Alessandro Acquisti, Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at the Carnegie Mellon Institute indicates, the usage of social media adds to the risk of personal information being stored by third parties and eventually leads to a lack of and invasion of privacy.

Expert testimony
“The more organizations and individuals embrace digital technologies, the cheaper and faster become the production and processing of personal, and potentially sensitive, data. Thus, privacy concerns grow as well. Several everyday activities can be tracked through information technology. Small pieces of personal data enter databases, whose records may be linked and tracked to form a complete dossier of aperson‟s life. This may happen without the person‟s consent or even knowledge. In addition to that,hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide willingly broadcast sometimes highly personal information to friends and strangers alike through Web 2.0 technologies (such as blogs and online social networks)”.
]]> 2019-09-13 19:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/svith/abpvrju8rhs2/wish/383970517 Azade & Lisa https://padlet.com/svith/abpvrju8rhs2/wish/383970518 Germany is deeply divided between two ideological camps when it comes to vaccination. While the divide between pro- and anti-vaxxers in Germany is mostly solely described within the mainstream media, the articles hardly focus on the reasons behind this controverse discussion between the two opinions. The separation of different groups of thoughts became deeper in recent years. In fact, the controversy is missing out on a theoretical logic that goes beyond the cause of vaccination supporters and deniers. As in economics, bubbles reinforce their own convictions, causing an upvote of accepted knowledge and discredit opposed predictions. This concepts got transferred to the political and societal studies by Professor Vincent F. Hendricks from the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication at the University of Copenhagen. He researches on irrational group behaviour caused by the reproduction of imperfect or wrongful information processing.]]> 2019-09-13 19:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/svith/abpvrju8rhs2/wish/383970518 Michal & Aftab https://padlet.com/svith/abpvrju8rhs2/wish/383970519  
A cultural and spiritual symbol: the Panda has long represented a valuable strategic tool for China to exert its soft power across the globe. Gifting Pandas has been a means of forming a strong trade relationship and alluring a foreign population to Chinese culture. The question remains as to why countries accept these cuddly gifts! Studies and expert accounts have shown that receiving and maintaining Pandas costs a country millions of dollars annually, exerting considerable strain on natural resources. Popular discourse argues that receiving Pandas not only benefits the tourism sector, but also improves strategic ties with China. However, first hand accounts reveal that the benefits often outweigh the costs. If we were to examine the issue through the lens presented by Marcel Mauss, countries find themselves in a position of obligation when it comes to receiving Pandas, motivated by ancient norms of giving and accepting gifts. 
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