Quiz 2

• Media and Information Languages • are codes, conventions, formats, symbols, and narrative structures that indicate the meaning of media messages to an audience. • It is the way in which a text is constructed to create meaning for a reader or viewer. • There are three types of media codes, symbolic codes, technical codes, and written codes
• Symbolic Codes - include the language, dress or actions of characters, or iconic symbols that are easily understood. Symbolic codes are social in nature.
• Technical codes - include sound, camera angles, types of shots and lighting.
• • Written codes - are the formal written language used in a media product. Just like technical and symbolic codes, written codes can be used to advance a narrative, communicate information about a character or issues and themes in the media product.
• Symbolic codes: -setting, Mise En scene, acting, color.
• Technical codes: camera work, editing, audio, lighting
• Written code: printed language, spoken language
• EVALUATING INFORMATION by Eastern Kentucky University Libraries based on the work of Paul and Elder
• Currency – How up-to-date is it? Is there any date associated with the information that would indicate how current it is?
• Author: defines who created the content, the individual or group's credentials expertise and provides contact information
• Currency: information is current and updated frequently.
• Fairness: contents are balanced, presenting all side of the issue and multiple points of view.
• Relevant: content is relevant to your topic or research.
• Accuracy: recite the these

  
• Author: recite things under it.

  
• Currency: memorize

  
• Fairness: tell the me the things below it.

  
• Relevance: memorize the question

  
• Plagiarism is the use of another's work, words, or ideas without attribution. The word “plagiarism” comes from the Latin word for “kidnapper” and is considered a form of theft, a breach of honesty in the academic community
• Types of plagiarism: complete plagiarism, source-based plagiarism, direct plagiarism, direct plagiarism, self or auto plagiarism, paraphrasing plagiarism, mosaic plagiarism, accidental plagiarism, inaccurate
• Complete plagiarism: submit another author work in your name.
• Source-based plagiarism: reference an incorrect r non existing source.
• Direct plagiarism: copy another work word by word.
• -creator of text

  Author: someone who writes books, stories, or articles on different kinds of topics. However, there is a difference in the focus of their writing. Usually, an author writes stories or articles that are lengthy, like a novel.
• Writer: more associated with writing literary works like poems and short stories. A writer is usually a person who writes stories or articles as an occupation, like a journalist, blogger or screenwriter.
• Contributor - Like a writer, the contributor spends time writing articles about topics that are of particular interest. Contributors can only submit articles depending on the theme or space available. Most writers work full time in a publication or publishing companies but some work as freelance writers or contributors. A freelance writer is self-employed and is not connected to a specific publication or company.
• Columnist: someone who writes and shares his opinion, insights, and commentaries about social or political issues. In a newspaper or a magazine, articles written by columnists appear on a regular basis. Even though columnists are free to express their opinion, they must abide by the professional code of ethics for journalists. This means that columnists should avoid using and making biased and derogatory remarks.
• Blogger: a blogger is someone who writes personal opinions on topics or issues that interest them. Their work can be seen and read in online journals or websites. Rather than writing a column for a magazine or a newspaper, a blogger shares their insights, ideas, reflections, experiences, and activities through a blog entry.
• Editor: someone who coordinates with the author or writer in planning. reviewing, and revising content for publication. In addition, an editor's task is to coordinate with the layout artists to ensure that all corrections are carried out from start to end. The editor also gives the final say to the final content of the written text.
• Publisher: someone who is responsible for preparing, acquiring, and managing a publication. The publisher works with a team of writers, authors, and layout artists and decides on the type and theme of the material to be published.
• Design principles and elements: 1. Emphasis: pertains to the force or intensity of expression which contributes to the importance or vivid impression to something. To do this, a text can be enlarged, be bold or italicized, darkened or lightened, or underlined.
• Appropriateness - refers to how suitable or appropriate the text is for the target audience, intention or purpose, or event. The selection criteria (tone, style, purpose, clarity) should be followed in the creation of text-based content. The discussion of font characteristics must be considered when choosing the typefaces to be used in an output. Large bodies of text must use fonts which are readable and clear.
• Proximity: refers to the distance of text elements from each other. Things that are closely related should be brought together. Otherwise, text elements should be placed far from each other. For example, the placements of the main title and subtitle are usually close to each other.
• Alignment: refers to the proper positioning or state of adjustment of parts in relation to each other (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). The text positioned in the page can be left, right, center or justified.
• Organization - refers to the act or process of organizing various elements of text in a page. Although elements of text are sorted away from each other (based on the principle of proximity), the organization sees to it that somehow, they are still connected with the rest of the elements in the page.
• Repetition - the unity of the entire design and consistency of elements are the concerns of repetition. The repetition of some typefaces within the page are encouraged. However, when various typefaces are used on a page, it might result in distraction and failure to communicate the content of the text.
• Contrast: refers to the degree of difference between things having similar or comparable natures (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Visual interest in text elements is generated by contrast. Contrast can be achieved when we combine the following elements like: large fonts with small fonts, serif and sans serif, thin and thick elements, and warm and cool colors.
• Selection of criteria:

  Currency: deals with the timeliness of the information
• Relevance: asks if the text that was have found is what you were looking for Authority.
• Authority: involves determining the credibility of the author of the text.