Amazon rainforest fire: How did the Amazon fire start? How long has it been on fire? (n.d.). Retrieved from Express website: https://www.express.co.uk/ news/world/1168299/ amazon-rainforest-fire-how-did-amazon-fires-start-cause-deforestation-how-long-fi re
AMAZON BLAZE Amazon rainforest fire – what caused the fire and when did it start? (n.d.). Retrieved from The Sun website: https://www.thesun.co.uk/ news/9767426/amazon-rainforest-fire-start-what-caused/
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate, research center says. (n.d.). Retrieved from CNN website: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/21/ americas/amazon-rainforest-fire-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html
Dramatic images and videos on social media show giant plumes of smoke rising from the greenery, and lines of fire leaving blackened waste in their wake. [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/21/ americas/amazon-rainforest-fire-intl-hnk-trnd/index.html
São Paulo was plunged into darkness at around 3pm on Monday, August 19, which lasted for around an hour, the local paper Folha de S Paulo reported. [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9767426/ amazon-rainforest-fire-start-what-caused/
Although no Russian civilians were infected, Chinese business are losing their reputations
Hotels that were once filled with Chinese guests are now empty, A local university is also affected
“People call from Moscow and ask, ‘Are you still alive out there?’”
Said by Andrey V. Druzyaka, an associate professor in history at the Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University.
Why should we care?
This is additionally a global issue
Most of our products that are made in China have been stopped from shipping
Chinese business are dying because of the Coronavirus
The Blagoveshchensk airport will soon be closed down and the whole city will be sealed
Bias of source
The New York Times – No bias
Sources
Higgins, A. (2020, February 24). Businesses ‘Getting Killed’ on Russian Border as Coronavirus Fears Rise. Retrieved February 24, 2020, from The New York Times website: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/world/europe/ coronavirus-russia-china-commerce.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=H omepage
New York Times. (2020, February 24). [A map showing the location of Blagoveshchensk]. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/world/ europe/ coronavirus-russia-china-commerce.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=H omepage
Monteleone, D. (2020, February 24). At Three Whales, a big market in the center of Blagoveshchensk, only a few customers walked among the stalls. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/world/ europe/ coronavirus-russia-china-commerce.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=H omepage
Global Panic – Creating Fear and Xenophobia against Asians and Chinese Food
Asians are facing prejudice in Social Media/Daily Life
Racist jokes (Coughing whenever an asian is present, Assumptions, Avoidance, e.t.c)
Harassment in public/Social Media
Negative Tweets/False Information/People who don’t know what they are talking about/Fools Online
Spread of Fake News: “Coronavirus is a bioweapon!”
“Yellow Peril” a very traumatic experience for the Chinese was brought up in a French News Article
“A couple of people at an East London school I work in have asked me why Chinese people eat weird food when they know it causes viruses,” – A Malaysian-Chinese social worker
Why should we care?
Prejudice/Xenophobia isn’t something we can ignore
Similar event in the past: Ebola
We can’t have a “All Asians have Coronavirus” ideology
Fear, News Articles and Shutdown of Borders are encouraging fear of physical contact with Asians
Bias of Source
CNN – Unbiased and Factual
Twitter – Biased without Facts
Sources
Yeung, J. (n.d.). As the coronavirus spreads, fear is fueling racism and xenophobia. Retrieved February 2, 2020, from CNN website: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/31/asia/wuhan-coronavirus-racism-fear-intl-hnk/ index.html
Burhan. (n.d.). I can’t f*cking believe it. Because of some folks in China who eat weird sh*t like bats, rats, and snakes, the entire world is about to suffer a plague. Like, is it not bad enough that your country tortures Uyghurs… F*ck. Retrieved February 2, 2020, from Twitter website: https://twitter.com/burhan_plays/status/1220344748533108739
Chengwang, L. (n.d.). I’m Chinese， but I’m not a virus I know everyone is afraid of the virus, but no projudice, plz. #imnotavirus. Retrieved February 2, 2020, from Twitter website: https://twitter.com/ ChengwangL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E12221146358783672 32&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2020%2F01%2F31%2Fasia%2Fwuhan-coronavirus- racism-fear-intl-hnk%2Findex.html
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Burhan. (n.d.). I can’t f*cking believe it. Because of some folks in China who eat weird sh*t like bats, rats, and snakes, the entire world is about to suffer a plague. Like, is it not bad enough that your country tortures Uyghurs… F*ck. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/ burhan_plays/status/1220344748533108739
Matteo Salvini – Leader of the far right League party, has been unsuccessful in overturning decades of leftwing rule in the northern region of Emilia Romagna in an election that brought comfort to the centre left.
As stated in the article Salvini had failed in his attempt to “shove the government out”.
“I suspect that the Sardines, more than anything else, took votes away from M5S,” said Piccoli. “But in some ways, Salvini is equally responsible for the success and failure of this campaign – maybe by being present everywhere and every day he pushed a lot of people who were otherwise on the fence to vote against him.”
Why should we care?
Salvini has been campaigning relentlessly in hopes of bringing down the national government and inspiring change
Bias of source
The Guardian
Unbiased
Citations
Salvini suffers setback in leftwing stronghold during Italy regional elections. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2020, from The Guardian website: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/27/ salvini-suffers-setback-in-leftwing-stronghold-during-italy-regional-elections
Matteo Salvini talks to the media the day after the Emilia-Romagna vote. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/27/ salvini-suffers-setback-in-leftwing-stronghold-during-italy-regional-elections League’s Matteo Salvini has failed to wrest crucial Emilia-Romagna from centre-left, projections suggest
Coronavirus CasesAccording to World Health Organisation
Thailand – 14
Japan – 6
USA, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan – 5
Malaysia, South Korea – 4
France – 3
Vietnam – 2
Nepal, Canada, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Germany – 1
Why we should care?
Could be a potentially dangerous virus towards the world
The symptoms are identical to a cold
Bias:
BBC
No bias
Sources:
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to slash border travel as virus spreads. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2020, from BBC website: https://www.bbc.com/news/ world-asia-china-51279726
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam wore a face mask to speak to the media [Photograph]. (2020, January 28). Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/ world-asia-china-51279726
An 11 year old boy was found dead hours after he vanished
California – The location of where the murder has happened11 Year old Roman Anthony Lopez (Location of the body or cause of death wasn’t given by the police)
What happened ?
The boy disappeared from his home on Saturday morning
An extensive search was carried out by the police and neighbours
What exactly has happened is unknown, the police claim this death is suspicious
What does this mean and why should we care?
The boy could have been lured or abducted by a mentally ill individual
The boy could have went out to explore to accidentally stumble across a sick individual
The comment section of the article is filled with racism, cold slurs and assumptions on the criminal getting let go
Sources
Sorace, S. (2020, January 13). Missing California boy, 11, found dead; police call it ‘suspicious’. Retrieved January 14, 2020, from Fox News website: https://www.foxnews.com/us/roman-anthony-lopez-california-boy-dead-suspicious
California State Location Map [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ontheworldmap.com/usa/state/california/
The first futuristic abstract pick up truck that doesn’t look like a pick up truck.
“At least the ball didn’t go through” Although the glass failed, the doors show significant protection
Elon Musk’s CyberTruck has already over 200,000 pre orders without buying advertisements.
The CyberTruck itself was advertised by memes
3 customizations options
Single Motor RWD – $39,900
Dual Motor AWD – $49,900
Tri Motor AWD – $69,900
Reasons we should care:
Cool futuristic look
Performs better than a sports car
Portability
Could be even more durable than the President’s car
Citations
Musk, E. (n.d.). CyberTruck. Retrieved November 30, 2019, from Tesla website: https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck
Musk, E. (n.d.). BETTER UTILITY THAN A TRUCK WITH MORE PERFORMANCE THAN A SPORTS CAR [Photograph]. Retrieved from Musk, E. (n.d.). CyberTruck. Retrieved November 30, 2019, from Tesla website: https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck
Lambert, F. (Ed.). (n.d.). Tesla’s pickup truck has a camper configuration. Retrieved November 30, 2019, from electrek website: https://electrek.co/ 2019/11/22/tesla-cybertruck-pickup-truck-camper-configuration/
Musk didn’t talk about it during his presentation, but Tesla did release this picture and wrote on its website: [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://electrek.co/2019/11/22/ tesla-cybertruck-pickup-truck-camper-configuration/
Lego mocks Tesla with “guaranteed shatterproof” brick model of Cybertruck. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2019, from dezeen website: https://www.dezeen.com/2019/11/28/lego-model-tesla-cybertruck/
Lego mocks Tesla with “guaranteed shatterproof” brick model of Cybertruck [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dezeen.com/2019/11/28/ lego-model-tesla-cybertruck/
Tesla already has 200,000 orders for its futuristic Cybertruck, Elon Musk says. (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2019, from The Washington Post website: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/11/23/ tesla-already-has-orders-futuristic-all-electric-cybertruck-elon-musk-says/
The Sun (Producer). (2019). Elon Musk’s epic Cybertruck ‘bulletproof’ window smash fail [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=LMWwImDX3ks
A full-size mock-up of the latest fifth-generation Turkish fighter. Photo Archive
“We have something to offer our Turkish partners in this area (creating a fifth-generation Turkish fighter. – Ed.) From the point of view of various systems. They also have great achievements. We can seriously help them,” said Shugaev.
America wasn’t happy to hear about the deal, threatening to delay or even cancel the sale of the latest F-35 fighters to Turkey
Why should we care?
This could cause some major damage for whoever Turkey targets
Why I chose this?
These are the latest and interesting news I have found from Russia
Sources:
Россия поможет Турции в создании истребителя пятого поколения. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2019, from РИА НОВОСТИ website: https://ria.ru/ 20191117/1561037876.html
On November 9th: 26 year old Youtuber JJ (a.k.a. KSI) had a boxing match against 24 year old Youtuber Logan Paul
The fight was watched by over 2.25 million viewers live, including over 1.05 million watching pay-per-view and 1.2 million watching illegal streams on Twitch.
The fight took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles
Why should we care?
This is one of the most important and popular events that have happened in the Media
Why did I choose this?
I find this event interesting and an impact on media
Sources:
KSI, & Paul, L. (2019, November 10). KSI Vs. Logan Paul Results: Winner, Highlights And Twitter Reaction (B. Mazique, Ed.). Retrieved November 17, 2019, from Forbes website: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2019/ 11/10/ksi-vs-logan-paul-results-winner-highlights-and-twitter-reaction/
Photographs
Step Inside: STAPLES Center in Los Angeles [Photograph]. (2019, September 9). Retrieved from https://blog.ticketmaster.com/ step-inside-staples-center-los-angeles/
Kamin, J. (n.d.). LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 09: Logan Paul (red/white/blue shorts) and KSI (black/red) exchange punches their pro debut fight at Staples Center on November 9, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. KSI won by decision. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/ brianmazique/2019/11/10/ ksi-vs-logan-paul-results-winner-highlights-and-twitter-reaction/
These two work together, Annemarte Moland (top) is The Investigator while Ingebjørg “The Lifeguard” (bottom) monitors her instagram network from her home in Bergen.
“Suicide Network” – Andrine a girl who commited suicide before her 18th birthday
The 360° Blog 