We Let Them Have It

I'm still in denial about last night's game, so I'm just going to say that we let them have it!
With a few dodgy calls from the refs, the Blues won!
I can't believe it!
The only good thing that can come from this is that it will make the final game just that little bit more exciting. But still! They shouldn't have won!

Not only did Queensland lose the game but now we've also lost Billy Slater!
It's not looking too good for the third game, but I still have lots of confidence in the Maroons!

One Of The Best Are Leaving

On the 4th June it was announced that David Pocock is planning to leave the Western Force!
I cannot believe it!
He has been given an offer by the Brumbies that could earn up to $500 000 a season!
Although the money is great, I don't want him to leave!
Pocock has done so much for the Force and it will be such a shame to see him leave!
Fingers crossed he declines the offer!

Pocock in action

Twelfth (FINAL) Lecture - Steve Molk

For our final lecture for this subject we had a guest lecturer, Steve Molk.

Steve Molk graduated from University as a Chemist, but recently had a mid-life crisis and decided to become a television journalist.

Steve talked about the idea that blogging is becoming more and more important to how get our information out.
This topic was very interesting, especially because a large part of our own assessment is to blog.

He also discussed the fact that in Australia, unlike countries like China we have the freedom to talk about whatever we want. That we are also able to read whatever we want from blogs and other social networks. We should be taking full advantage of this privilege.

Steve was a very inspiring speaker, especially when he was discussing how we as the students have the ability to do quite literally anything with this degree. Steve for example, who actually doesn't have a degree in Journalism, but who started from scratch is a television journalist.

When speaking about his passion for TV journalism, it amazed me. Quite possibly because I personally have never actually heard of television journalism.

Steve didn't talk for very long but it gave me the opportunity to realise how fortunate we are to live in this country to have the opportunities we do.
From here I can quite literally do whatever I want, whenever I want.

I would also like to take this opportunity to say how much I have thoroughly enjoyed this course. It has not only given me so many ideas about what I want to do with my life but it has also increased my general knowledge that much more.

Eleventh Lecture - Investigative Journalism

"Isn't all journalism meant to involve questioning investigation of facts and opinions presented to us?" Ross Coulthart

"An investigative journalist is... to discover the truth and to identify lapses from it i whatever media may be available." Hugh de Burgh

At the beginning of this lecture, we were presented with these two quotes to introduce us to investigative journalism.

We then learnt that the 'in's' of Investigative Journalism are;

• Investigative
• Intelligent
• Informed
• Intuitive
• Inside
• Invest

Deeper definitions and purpose

1. Critical and thorough journalism -
   Critical = the journalist is an active participant, thorough = journalist makes a substantial effort
   "ACTIVE INTERVENTION" - the key idea
2. Custodians of conscience -
   Investigation takes society's morals and norms and holds breaches up to public scrutiny; in other words, what they call 'civic vice' is exposed for society - to respond.
   "EXPOSURE" - the key idea
3. To provide a voice for those without one and to hold the powerful to account -
   Social Justice - power to the powerless, voice to the voiceless
   "PUBLIC INTEREST" - the key idea
4. Fourth Estate/Fourth Branch of Government/ Watchdog -
   Fourth Estate - Journalists represent the interests of those without power to balance the power of governemnt
   Fourth Branch of Government - Journalists ensure free flows of information necessary for the functioning of democracy by interrogating the judiciary, executive and legislature.
   "Watchdog" - Journalists make accountable public personalities and institutions whose functions impact social and political life.
   "FOURTH ESTATE/WATCHDOG" - the key idea

Types of investigation interaction

• Interviews
• Observations
• Documents
• Briefings
• Leaks
• Trespass
• Theft

        Online News

• Less money = less journalists + less time = less investigative journalism
• Growth in PR = shrinkage in journalism

PR                                                                                                       Journalism
Resistance to EXPOSURE                                                                  No INTERVENTION
Dodging QUESTIONS                                                                        No SHOE LEATHER
Massaging 'talent'                                                                                Lack of DEPTH
Cleaning up stories                                                                              Formulaic reporting

Tenth Lecture - Agenda Setting

In this lecture we learnt that agenda setting is a theory, but like all good, solid theories is all a bit obvious really.

What is Agenda Setting?
The four agendas;

1. PUBLIC AGENDA - the set of topics that members of the public perceive as important
2. POLICY AGENDA - issues that decision makers think are salient (ie. legislators)
3. CORPORATE AGENDA - issues that big business and corporations consider important
4. MEDIA AGENDA - issues discussed in the media 

Two main types of Agenda Setting Theory
First Level Agenda Setting Theory: This is for the most part studied by researchers and emphasis's the major issues and 'the transfer of the salience of those issues.' At this level the media suggest what the public should focus on through coverage.

Second Level Agenda Setting Theory: This is essentially, how the media focuses on the attributes of the issues. The media suggests how people should think about an issue.

The Agenda Setting Family

1. Media Gatekeeping
2. Media Advocacy
3. Agenda Cutting
4. Agenda Surfing
5. The diffusion of News
6. Portrayal of an Issue
7. Media Dependence

Ninth Lecture - News Values

At the beginning of this lecture we discussed the definition of news values.
Which was, the degree of prominence a media outlet gives to a story, and the attention that is paid by and audience.

We learned that news values are;

1. Impact - news is anything that makes an audience say 'Gee Whiz!'
2. Audience Identification - news is anything that's interesting that related to what's happening in the world
3. Pragmatics - ethics, current affairs
4. Source Influence - journalism loves to hate public relations

News values/services vary across different countries.

News Values - at work

Most newsworthy information


Important details



Other general information
Background information






During this lecture we learnt a very important moto in the journalism industry;

If it bleeds it leads!
If it's local it leads!

This moto means that if the story has something to do with bleeding ie. war, shootings etc., then the story will lead but also if the story is local IT will lead.

Newsworthiness
'"A sense of news values" is the first quality of editors - they are the "human sieves of the torrent of news", even more important than an ability to write or a command language.' (Harold Evans - "The college of Osmosis")

Not Much Of A Nail-Biter

Although we came out on top last night against Wales, it definitely wasn't one of the most intense games I've ever watched. The final score was 27 - 19.
With tries from Scott Higginbotham, Will Genia and Pat McCabe, and Berrick Barnes successfully converting, it was clear that it was quite an easy match for the Wallabies.
Hopefully we do just as well, if not better against them over the next two Saturdays.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE HAVE A WINNER!

AT LAST!
The Force tore up the field last Saturday night against the South African Lions!
I don't know if it was because the Lions weren't on their own turf or what but we definitely came out with a much better result!
This was possibly one of the most exciting games of rugby I have EVER watched!
Congratulations to the Force!
This now puts us ahead of the Lions in the leader board.  
We may not be as successful as last year but that's alright, we will come back next year!
As the season is coming closely to an end, it would be excellent to see a few more wins on the board.
Good luck to the boys against the Brumbies in a few weeks time.

Wallabies Team!

The Wallabies team was announced and I am very very excited!
Four of the Western Force members have been selected for the team - David Pocock, Nathan Sharpe, Ben McCalman and Salesi Ma'afu!
Good luck to them in their first match against Scotland! 

Annotated Bibliography

Benson, S. (2012, May 21). Thomson to point finger in defence. The Courier Mail, p. 6.

Simon Benson is an extremely experienced political reporter, having been writing ‘for Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph, where he has worked since 1994’ (Pantera Press, 2012). With this political knowledge and background it would be difficult for Benson to give an un-biased report when discussing the matters at hand with politician Craig Thomson. He begins the report with a description of Thomson’s next move in an ‘attempt to clear his name’, using a quote from Thomson himself. Benson then continues to quite biasedly discuss the repercussions that Thomson’s accusations may have. Benson then uses snippets of an interview that he held with Thomson to ensure that the reader is persuaded to have the same opinion as he does. Benson is an excellent author in that he manages to give the reader quite a biased approach in an extremely stealthy way. By using only his personal selection of the information that was given to him by Thomson he is able manipulate the reader into developing the exact same opinion as him. As previously stated, it would be extremely difficult for someone with Bensons knowledge and experience in the political field to provide us as the readers with an unbiased article. Simon Benson is an exceptional reporter.

Morrow, J. (Reporter). (2012, May 21). Craig Thomson gives statement [Radio Broadcast]. Australia: ABC Radio National. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/craig-thomson-gives-statement/4024544

Julian Morrow previously to his reporting career had spent a number of years in the legal industry. This becomes quite clear throughout his interview with his ability to manipulate the person he was interviewing.  He begins his segment with a rhetorical question related to Craig Thomson’s innocence. He then continues to establish the current events related to Thomson and explain what Thomson is using to claim is innocence.  Through his tone of voice in this report his is able to manipulate the listener into taking his opinion in this scandal. Morrow then uses specific pieces from Thomson’s statement in Parliament. He then interviews one of companies Thomson is accusing of setting him up. In this interview Morrow is able to manipulate the listener through his questions. Using his legal background and knowledge he is able to ask some very difficult questions. In comparison to the newspaper article, it is evident that through a radio report and interview, it is much less difficult for the reporter to convey his opinion and is able to be much more biased throughout the report. If only through the tone of his voice, it is still clear that radio reporting is the way to go.

Mangos, J. (Writer). (2012, May 21). Thomson defends against accusations [Television broadcast]. Sydney, Australia: Channel 7 News. Retrieved from http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/national/watch/29123840/

John Mangos has been in the journalism industry for numerous years. With this volume of experience it is clear that he is an exceptional journalist. This becomes quite obvious from the very beginning of the segment. Mangos is able to express his opinion on Craig Thomson’s claims through not only the tone in his voice but also his facial expressions. Throughout the entire segment it is clear that Mangos takes an extremely specific approach when discussing Thomson. At the beginning of the section Mangos makes a very clear statement presenting the viewers with his opinion on the current events related to Thomson. Mangos then interviews a political reporter. Throughout this interview pieces from Thomson’s statement in Parliament are shown. It then shows an interview of a man from the company Thomson has accused of setting him up. An interview from a political commentator is then shown followed by a few words from a Liberal Frontbencher and then a speech from the Leader of the House. The segment then finishes with a few more words from the political reporter. It is quite clear that compared to that of a newspaper article and a radio report that television broadcast is a much more effective way to manipulate the audience. As previously stated, the reporters cannot only use the tone of their voice but also their facial expressions to express their opinion.

Bardoel, J. (1996). Beyond Journalism: A Profession between Information Society and Civil Society. European Journal of Communication, 11(3), 283-299. doi: 10.1177/0267323196011003001

Jo Bardoel begins the article with an extremely bold statement about the erosion of journalism and the rise of ‘information society’. Bardoel claims that with ‘the advent of new, interactive communication services such as the Internet, ‘free nets’ and ‘digital cities’ has given rise to expectations that in the future journalistic intervention in political communication will no longer be necessary.’ With Bardoel’s years of experience it becomes apparent that it is quite difficult for her to hide her strong opinions. It is clear that she understands that the upcoming technology will eventually control media she continues to repute it. Throughout the article she continues to argue the question, ‘will journalism become redundant?’ Bardoel makes it clear that to any audience media such as pictures are much more appealing than that of a ‘deep debate on the underlying problems.’ Further on in the article, she develops a formula for the preceding trends which she calls, ‘communication pressure’. Bardoel explains that ‘communication pressure in society consists of a multiplication of volume, speed of circulation and density of public communication.’ This means that this is the fastest technique to provide any type of news to the general public. This technique however, is not something that can be purely done by a journalist writing an article, rather a form of technology producing a picture and sending it off. Bardoel’s article provides the reader with an extremely opinionated view on the survival of journalism in our world.

APA Style Reference List

Bardoel, J. (1996). Beyond Journalism: A Profession between Information Society and Civil Society. European Journal of Communication, 11(3), 283-299. doi: 10.1177/0267323196011003001

Benson, S. (2012, May 21). Thomson to point finger in defence. The Courier Mail, p. 6.  

Mangos, J. (Writer). (2012, May 21). Thomson defends against accusations [Television broadcast]. Sydney, Australia: Channel 7 News. Retrieved from http://au.news.yahoo.com/video/national/watch/29123840/

Morrow, J. (Reporter). (2012, May 21). Craig Thomson gives statement [Radio Broadcast]. Australia: ABC Radio National. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/craig-thomson-gives-statement/4024544

 

Pantera Press. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.panterapress.com.au/shop/category/13

One Of The Closest Games I've EVER Watched

It was an exceptionally close game!
Unfortunately we came out with a loss but by god was it a close call!
Definately the biggest nail-bitter I had ever watched!
We came out with a loss of 32 - 31 against the Melbourne Rebels.
Better luck next week boys against the Lions!

I Don't Even Want To Talk About It

I'm so embarrassed about this loss!
The Sharks aren't even one of the best teams and they STILL flogged us!
The only positive thing that came from this was that at least we did score a few points...

Another Loss To Add To The Scoreboard

I don't think the Force will make it too far up the leaderboard this year.
With another loss against the Cheetahs, the season definately is NOT looking promising.
It may have been a close game (17 - 13), but in the long run the only thing that really matters is winning...

The Huge Clash I'm Glad I Missed!

So the huge clash that I was so worried about probably turned out for the better.
I decided to miss the game and watch the highlights at a later date.
Lucky I did!
The Stormers flogged the Force 17 - 3!
I didn't watch the highlights because I just knew that it would be so cringe-worthy!
If they don't have a much better game next week against the Cheetahs I may reconsider my loyalty to them!

Factual Storytelling Exercise - A Malaysian Disaster

In 1991 my father, Scott had been selected to represent Australia in a five day International Polo Tournament held in Malaysia. The horses that they had been given by the Malaysian Royal Family were very ‘green’. Scott’s horse, Snoopy was the worst. He bucked and fidgeted before every game and watching Scott hold on for his dear life through these times became a source of amusement amongst the team. 

Scott and the team at the Opening Ceremony. Scott is the man closest on the white horse. He was given a much calmer horse for this occasion.

Before the game. My father is the third man from the left, on his horse Snoopy.

It was Day 3 of the Tournament and Scott knew that something was off. The first match of the day against Malaysia started and Scott was surprised at how calm Snoopy was. It was just after halftime and the Australians were winning by only a few points. Scott was galloping after the ball when Snoopy slipped, throwing Scott to the ground. When Scott attempted to stand he knew that there was something very wrong with his shoulder. While the team chased Snoopy around the field, attempting to catch him, Libby and the team manager, Angus sprinted to Scott. Twenty minutes later they were in an ambulance on their way to the General Hospital. Scott’s shoulder went from bad to worse as they sat in the traffic. All he could concentrate on was the pulsating pain proceeding in his right shoulder.

Scott and Snoppy chasing the ball.

Scott and Snoopy moments before the accident. Scott is third from the right.

An hour and a half later they arrived at the hospital and by this time Scott was in extreme pain. The hospital however was full to overflowing and everyone was getting extremely frustrated by the lack of communication due to the language barrier. Eventually they made contact with an English-speaking doctor who hastily moved them through the filthy network of wards. The corridors were lined with injured people. One person in line was on a trolley with all his toes missing from a motorbike accident. The grubby hospitals walls were covered with grime and filth, there were stray cats stalking around the wards and lying on patients’ beds. It was obvious that the Malaysian standards were quite different to that in Australia.

While they sat, waiting for Scott's X-Rays to return, they saw a very large uniformed security team pacing the wards with loaded machine guns making the three of them feel extremely uncomfortable. Eventually they found out that they were guarding a sick prisoner. Some of the guards were outside joking around with their guns, when one guard accidentally shot another. Everyone began to run around madly, dragging him into Scott's ward and onto the bed beside him. Thankfully, only a few seconds later Scott's X-Rays returned showing a broken collarbone and Scott was strapped up only a few moments later. As the three of them left they felt an enormous sense of relief, and began to truly appreciate Australia’s health care system.

Eighth Lecture - Ethics

In this lecture we had a guest lecturer who taught us about ethics.
He taught us that there are three ethical theories in Journalism; deontology, consequentialism and virtue.

Deontology
Deontology involves three things; rules, principles and duties. In Journalism you will do the right thing by following these rules. All ethics codes are deontological.

Consequentialism
Consequentialism is about getting a 'good' or 'right' outcome. It doesn't matter how we get there, the end justifies the means, the greatest good for the greatest number.

Virtue Ethics
Within virtue ethics it's the 'goodness' (aka happiness) that comes from good habits of character.
These habits are 'virtues' such as courage, justice, temperance and prudence.
These habits of character are the 'golden mean' of behaviour.

The Mean
Courage is the mean between Rashness and Cowardice.
Justice is the mean between the injustice of overzealous and excessive law and the injustice of lawlessness.

Code of Ethics
That is deontological ethics, because that's the way things are done in Journalism practice and professional communication.

A Huge Clash!

This Saturday night two very very big events are happening.
One at my college and one at the NIB Stadium in Perth...
After paying an enormous amount of money for the college event on Saturday night, I just realised the Force are playing!
I hate having to watch the highlights the next day!
Because the kickoff is at 5:40pm WAST that means for us in Brisbane, the kickoff is at 7:40pm.
Right in the middle of the event!

OR  

Brisbane Broncos vs Gold Coast Titans

Should I or shouldn't I?
My parents won tickets to this game next Friday night!
I'm not even a fan of either team but it is two free tickets!
It could be a great way to start the weekend!
I think I secretly am a bit of a League fan, so it could be fun!
ARGGG what to do!

Seventh Lecture - Public Media

This lecture we learnt other form of media; public media. A short definition is that public media is a media whose mission is to serve or engage a public. Public media takes a number of different forms, it is not only on television but also on the radio. Shows such as; ABC and SBS are public media and Triple J, ABC Radio and CFM are all public media. We also learnt the values of public media include; embedding a ‘public service ethos’, value for license fee money, ‘weighing public value against market impact’ and public consultation. We were also taught that Nation Building (NBN, ABC), National Heritage (ANZAC Day), National Identity (what does it mean to be an Australian) and National Conversations (State of Origin) are all functions of public media.

Bob also gave us a few very interesting statistics about the ABC – each week 12.6 million Australians watch ABC television and 41% of Aussies get their news from the ABC. All of these statistics prove the idea that people watch the ABC because it’s a public media with no advertising and it is seen as much less bias then that of other news programs.

Sixth Lecture - Commercial Media

There are two main types of media – commercial and public. This week we learnt about the commercial media aspect of media. Commercial media includes Channel 7, 9, 10, Go, Gem, Eleven, Foxtel, Austar, APN, Fairfax, News Limited, Southern Cross, Optus and Telstra. Commercial media exists only because of the advertising they use during breaks in the show. Commercial media is a profit-driven media production, it is non government funded, survives or fails on business success and its business is generating audiences. Commercial media produces newspapers, cable TV, film, magazines, books, sports, regional newspapers, digital media, radio and outdoor advertising.

Fifth Lecture - Sound Lecture

In this interview we learnt how different radio is to the normal types of media. In comparison to television, intimate media is in the background, it comes from inside your head. We learnt that the most important thing is feeling included. We learnt that radio is the theatre of the mind.

Fourth Lecture - Picture Stories

We learnt that newspapers are losing world reputations, that picture stories are everywhere. We learnt that pictures are used in everything – movies, magazines, newspapers and on billboards.

Third Lecture - What is Text?

We learnt that text is fast, flexible, portable and searchable.

We also learnt about the inverted pyramid

Very Important

Less Important

We were taught that there are a number of key elements in a text, including;

-      Story content

-      Headlines

-      Standfirst

-      Captions

-      Pull quotes

-      Break-out box

-      Pointers

-      Links

Second Lecture - Web Iterations

This lecture gave us an insight into the how media has progressed. We learnt about Old Media and New Media.

Old Media is a traditional form of media, which includes newspapers, magazines and radio.

We also learnt about Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. Web 1.0 is an information web, it’s all about getting your brochure onto the web. Web 2.0 focuses on social networks such as; facebook, twitter, skype, youtube etc. Whereas, Web 3.0 is semantic web (smart phones) which focuses on the individuals.

The main focus of the last part of the lecture was asking ourselves the question would we pay for something we believe we are entitled to get for free.

Home

To give you an idea of what I will be doing in that 4 week holiday!

This is my sister and I driving around on the family property doing jobs for Dad. We lost the drivers seat door when Mum reversed out of the garage with the door open forgetting there was a very big pole to her right!

Birthday Weekend

I've been trying to convince my parents to take me to Melbourne for my birthday weekend in June.
I don't think it's going so well :(
The only thing that's making my dad consider it is the fact that the Reds are playing the Rebels that weekend. So hopefully they decide to take me!
Otherwise it will be a very long boring 4 week holiday helping Dad on the family property!

Force Games

I was so excited that the Western Force had beaten the Reds!
Unfortunately they didn't do so well against Chiefs and the Waratahs.
Good luck to them next Saturday against the Stormers!

Media Usage vs Media Production

This graph represents the time I spent using media against the time I spent producing it. As I already mentioned I am not much of a blogger which explains my very low media production. With the exception of half an hour, my only form of producing media was through my mobile. If I was not a University student and needed to use media to study then my production and use could possibly be very similar.

Media Use - Observations

Every Monday through to Friday I watch 'The Project' to get my daily news dose.
This is my only source of news purely because it is very easy to just sit and watch the news. I also find this the most entertaining form of news. I cannot compare through the survey as to what my peers may watch to get their news, however because majority agreed that they also watch TV to get their news, it can be assumed that they also find it is the easiest way to catch up on the news.

I am not very much of a 'blogger' but this doesn't mean that I will not succeed in Journalism. I believe that all Journalists have their own way to express to what they are thinking. This is why my media use does not show very much blogging time.

From the Survey Monkey results it is seen that majority (51.1%) of our course are 17-18 years old, including me. Therefore this explains the high amount of internet usage which most people agreed is spent social networking. I also spend most of my time on the internet on Facebook. Although it was not asked on the Survey Monkey how much time is spent communicating through the use of a mobile, because of our age group I can assume that they would have also spent a lot of time texting or making phone calls.

To conclude, through completing my own person media use and production diary and then comparing my results to that of my peers it is clear that I am a very average teenage Uni student completing JOUR1111.

Media Use - Comparison to Peers

We can easily compare our media usage to our peers through the Survey Monkey Results.
After looking through all the results from the Survey it was clear that my media usage is very similar to that of my peers.
Below I will compare my media usage to my peers.

Time spent on internet every day
Peers - the highest percentage was that 29.6% said they spend 2-3 hours
Me - approx. 2.8 hours

What we are doing during this time on the internet
Peers - the highest percentage was 1.9% that said they spent their time on Facebook
Me - most of my time is also spent on Facebook or studying

How much TV is watched most days
Peers - the highest percentage was 29.9% that said they spend 1-2 hours
Me - approx. 2 hours

How much radio is listened to on most days
Peers - the highest percentage was 53.9% that said they spent less than an hour
Me - never

Where we get our news from
Peers - the highest percentage was 71.1% that said they get it from TV
Me - from television



As it is seen above, my media use is very very similar to that of my peers in JOUR1111.

Media Use - Pie Charts

This is an analysis of my media use.

Personal Media Use and Production Diary

Over a period of 10 days a diary of all media used was made.

Monday 12^th March 2012

2 hrs – Education (studying/doing readings)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1 hr – News (The Project)

2hrs – Entertainment (Movie)

1hr – Communication (texting, phone calls)

Tuesday 13^th March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

1hr – Entertainment (TV Series)

2hrs – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Wednesday 14^th March 2012

1hr – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

1hr – Entertainment (TV Series)
1hr - Communication (texting/phone calls)

3hrs – Work (Using a computer for book-keeping)

Thursday 15^th March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

2hrs – Entertainment (Movie)

30mins – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Friday 16^th March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

1hr – Entertainment (TV Series)

1hr – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Saturday 17^th March 2012

1hr – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

2hrs – Entertainment (Movie)

1hr – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Sunday 18^th March 2012

2hrs – Social Networking (Facebook/Blogging)

2hrs – Entertainment (Movie)

1hr – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Monday 19^th March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying/doing readings)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

30mins – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Tuesday 20^th March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying)

1hr – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

1hr – Entertainment (TV Series)

30mins – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Wednesday 21^st March 2012

2hrs – Education (studying)

2hrs – Social Networking (Facebook)

1hr – News (The Project)

1hr – Entertainment (TV Series)

1hr – Communication (texting/phone calls)

Force vs Rebels

Unfortunately the Rebels beat the Western Force, 30 - 29.
Definitely a nail biter!

Western Force

My family and I are HUGE Western Force fans.
And we beat the Waratahs 21 - 20!
Looking forward to watching them play on Friday against the Melbourne Rebels.

Brittany Elmslie

Off to LONDON!