Manifestos could be written much like a white paper, it “starts with a big picture and leads readers to the proposed solution. Make the headings clear and specific so that busy readers can scan the white paper effectively.” Manifestos should be captivating, persuasively written, with appealing design elements Manifestos can take the form of a…

Lightening Talk: 3 slides, 2 minutes…Go! Imagine you are having a conversation with a friend about your manifesto topic. You have 3 minutes to tell them about this issue, the problem and make a POINT about how we could take action to address this issue. (And you have visuals to help you make these points…

The Montreal Declaration “for responsible AI development” Internet Freedom Manifesto “The Netherlands needs an open internet; a  platform where everyone can easily share and freely access information” Twitter Ethics Manifesto “Perhaps each time we log in, we should re-read Twitter’s privacy agreement, their legally binding contract. Perhaps we should remind each other and ourselves that…

Link to Final Manifesto Directions

For your midterm you will choose a New Media “Entity”. This can be a company, website, digital tool, you name it. Some examples include Space X, Twitch, Bitcoin, and Oculus. The Short Guide will be written as a multimedia essay with an accompanying digital artifact (prezi, infographic, or other). The essay will be both an…

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Throughout the semester we will be annotating several articles with an online tool called Hypothes.is. Hypothes.is can be used publicly or in private-facing groups. We will be annotating in a group so our annotations are only visible to our class. If you do not annotate in the group, your annotation will be public so remember…