331th)))) 1. Gatekeeping / 2. Will Magazine Help Homeless People? / 3. People Prefer Cremation to Burial

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토픽 2011.06.04.egg

1. Gatekeeping (Twitter revolutionizes media industry) 
 In the past, editors of newspapers or TV networks decided what would be printed or aired. They had the exclusive rights to filter the news as gate-keepers when there were just a few media outlets. But the advent of the Internet and SNS sites has changed the rules. The increase of media outlets caused a so-called information overflow. Currently, many people read articles recommended by their SNS friends

 Conventional media like newspapers, TV networks and even Internet-based journals have been caught off guard as the fast growth of social network service (SNS) sites become alternative sources for news. In other words, social networking sites are now playing the role of gate-keepers. The trend would accelerate in the future. Instead of depending on editors of the existing media, many people resort to their trusted friends who forward news clips or intriguing data tailored to their own tastes.

 Summary  Definition of gatekeeper : someone who controls access to something
                                    
 In the past, editors of newspapers or TV networks decided what would be printed or aired.  Conventional media have seen their credibility fall because many think that their filtering procedures are not fair.
 Internet users start to consume data in a different fashion compared to the past.
 Up until now, the Internet services have developed to increase real-time networking functionalities between users.

Questions
1.Tell us an example of one piece of gatekeeping news these days.
   & What do you think is the truth of it?
2. What is pros & corns of twitter?
    Do you really think Twitter Users will keep the media from posting distorted news?
    How do you believe the information posted by twitter users who isn't identified?
3. How many stories could you make with pictures below?
    (Don't mind the truth of the picture)
    First, You can choose sections & pictures!!!! Make your own gatekeeping news.
  
     art        living            sport       community         science       fashion       sex
     travel     technology     world      breaking news     health        economic
     love       pet              humor     music               accident      fianacial   
     medical   exercise        traffic

   ---- Let me give you an example!!!!! ----
  WHAT WOULD BE NEWS!!! It's so stupid!!!
   Actually Something is not important. But you might feel it as important &
   serious news!!! If All the media air it repeatedly every day.
   You can realize that it is really easy for some fact to be distorted with bad
    intention.
  
Truth -- The cat in the picture is just walking in the snow. It is in pink hat & muffler. 
Fashion-- These days People are eager to wear vivid color items such as pink ,
            red and so on.(false)
Breaking news -- CCTV near the breaking area caught the evidence.
                     The carrier of the bomb was the cat in the picture. (of course not true)
Health--Doctors find out the fact  that if you wear a pink hat & muffler.
          you never feel any cold even though you are naked in the snow.  (false)
Medical-- During winter If your cat doesn't protect its head warm with hat ,
             It might be high possibility to get hypothermia and loss-hair.  (false)
Pet-- Cat is originally like pink & red color. It is tame when wearing pink items. (false)   
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2. Will Magazine Help Homeless People?
 The weekly magazine "The Big Issue" is sold in 28 countries already marking hundreds of thousands of sales per week. By buying a 3,000 won booklet. The project was expected to the rehabilitation of the homeless without them begging or offending people. 
The contents will be mainly about pop stars or other celebrities, allowing readers to easily enjoy reading during commuting hours and other times. In the U.K., football giant David Beckham, pop legend Paul McCartney and actor James McAvoy have posed for covers, boosting sales among those who are not even interested in ``noblesse oblige.'' The Korean preparation committee expects big name writers such as Gong Ji-young and Shin Kyung-sook to contribute articles and many other celebrities to show interest.
The Big Issue will be a rare breed in Korea, where advertising accounts for the bulk of publishing income. ``We won't be relying on advertisements. Content will be submitted mainly through donations and the rest will be written by volunteers so that vendors can make a 55 percent sales profit.

Summary 
 The mottor of the megazine "Big Issue" is `Working, Not Begging,' and `Street Trade, Not Street Aid.' The sales are clearly acts of profit making, like other office workers and businessmen do.
The committee hopes that their company offer jobs rather than a simple donation and seek to give them motivation for rehabilitation by running tens of programs on a practical level.

Questions
1. I bought one before. But its content wasn't worth enough to pay for 3,000 won.
   Half of it was ad.
   Have you ever bought the megazine "Big Issue" in Korea?
   What were the contents in it?  Did you like the contents?
2. Is the mottor of it more important than quality itself?
   Do you think people keep buying this megazine for helping the homeless regareless of
   the quality of it?
3. If the number of the homeless increases. Will you print the megazine more??
   Do you think it is a really right way to rehabilitate them?
   What would be the substitutes for the homeless to rehabilitate?

3. People Prefer Cremation to Burial
 Under the prevailing influence of Confucian tradition, cremation has long been regarded as a less respectful way of dealing with the dead. But these days Cremation is becoming increasingly popular.
 The low birthrate along with the nuclearization of families has also affected people's preference for cremation. And cost pressure for burial and improvements in cremation services are also attributable to such a change. The costs of burial at 4.5 million won ($3,906), much higher than cremation.
 With a shortage of cremation sites, Koreans usually observe a 3-day funeral rite, meaning the bodies need to be cremated on the third day after death. There are only 49 crematoriums nationwide. Municipal crematory for Seoul residents ― Byeokje Crematorium in Gyeonggi Province and a second one have been builting in Wonji-dong in southern Seoul after subsiding fierce protest of local residents. The Byeokje Crematorium can handle some 77 bodies a day.
On the other hand, the authorities have subsidized charnel houses and adopted various options of funerals for cremation ― burying the urn under trees, establishing family charnel houses and others.

 
summary
More Koreans are seeking cremation upon the death of their loved ones, and for themselves.but the number of crematoriums has fallen far behind the growing demand.
 Due to a shortage of cremation sites in Korea, a growing number of bereaved families are forced to delay cremation by a day. The authorities have subsidized charnel houses and adopted various options of funerals for cremation

Questions
1. Which one do you like when you die?
2.  What will be good solutions for funerals in the future? and Why?
    Have you ever thought about another & new way of funerals?
3. These days , New ways are introduced on air.
   Making bracelet or necklace with the beads making from the bone of one's ancestor or  
   preserving the powder of ancestor's bone in a small pot like Japanese.
   What do you think of these new ways?
   If you agree with  one of these ways, which one will be good for you?
   And What will be the side-effects of it mentally & physically?