Source
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20120929/18027561   (Date: 29 Sept, 2012)
http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20120928/00176_063.html  (Date: 28 Sept, 2012)

Choose a news photo

ì  Write a short analysis (~200 words) or

ì  Create a photo caption and explain your caption

ì  Choose two news photos on the same subject and compare and contrast


The above pictures were taken from the news about the implementation of the national education, which the lady was facing the media telling her stand. The lady was Miss Anna, Wu Hung-yuk, the chairman of the consultation group of the national education. The left one was from Apple Daily and the right one was from Oriental Daily.

The photo on the left, Anna was not looking at the camera. She looked sideway and angry, seems like arguing with people. Her eyes was looking upward giving the feeling of talking from a upper lever to the down level without manner. The audience would have the sense that she was not listening to the public and just doing on her own.

The photo on the right, Anna was facing the media so with the sense of facing the public. She was smiling and and looking at the camera. It gave the audience a sense of polite, and communication. For the background , it was red in colour and with the words  “Hong Kong”. It suggested that she was working for the future of Hong Kong and what she did was not betraying Hong Kong. The readers should believe her words.

From the pctures, we can almost guess the stands of the dailys. The Apple Daily suggested to reject while the Oriental supported the implementation of national education.

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 Writing about editorial cartoons

Link: http://www.cagle.com/news/iphone5/
Title : Dying for the new iPhone
By: Jimmy Margulies

 The chosen cartoon is about the sale of the new iPhone. On the left hand side of the picture, there are people queuing in the Apple store to buy the new phone. And on the right hand side, there are workers (“Chinese Workers” at their back) walking into the FOXCONN manufacturing building. The title is clearly shown on the top “Dying for the new iPhone”.

In this picture, we can guess that Mr. Margulies is showing his negative feeling on the new iPhone. The word “dying” is very strong feeling term. The picture shows both the selling and the manufacturing part of the iPhone which proposed that there are two sides about the phone that we should look into. It shows that the customers are crazy for a new iPhone while the workers are suffering in producing an iPhone.

The author may not be a fan of iPhone and he does remember the sad news from FOXCONN. And this picture is mainly for those who are planning to plan or bought iPhone. FOXCONN is a company who sell components to APPLE. FOXCONN had sad news of numerous staff commit suicide due to high pressure. When people are crazy about the new iPhone, not many of them care about how their phones come from. He is telling a story that, not only the good sales should be emphasized, but also criticize the social responsibility a company bear. The phone is coming from the hardship of the workers and the audience who buy iPhone should feel guilty. As you buy iPhone, you are agreeing the company’s attitude to treat the workers badly. (though FOXCONN ‘s staff is not directly under APPLE. )

I agree with the author that we should not forget the hardship of the workers. We should not blame the cool blooded company only when we see the news. What we should do is to think whether the company is a social responsible company before our purchase.

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Source of picture
http://www.exercisesinstyle.com/  
<Guest Artists – Dave McKenna>

Analysis

There are more than one picture in the comic, and they are read from left to right and top to bottom. Ignorance of the “different language” from Dave McKenna, It is using the more or less the same dialogue as the template (the original one).

We let the template one as the old information and help with the analysis.

The original one was about a man using computer and went down to fridge to get something. On the way, someone asked about the time and he answered 1:15. He then forgot what he supposed to get from the fridge. Though the second people did not show up, we could guess that there was a woman or maybe his wife was in upstairs.

The <Guest Artists – Dave McKenna> was kind of fun. The story was happened million years ago. There was a man ready to hunt. His wife used some unknown language to ask him something. He used his rod, checked and answered. With the “old information” of the original one, we can guess that they are talking about the time. And eventually, the man forgot what he supposed to hunt.

With a different time and venue, the producer fixed all the elements for the ancient period. Though we could not 'read' the dialogue, with the known old information, we could still understand the scene. The unknown words were used to indicate that their chat. The new version breaks the constraint of time and thought. And it brings more fun to the readers.