The Siege focuses on a gunman holding his children hostage over a custody battle. Panic sets in when the Frontline team learns of the siege and the entire team’s priority becomes this news story. Emma‚ the able journalist finds the phone number of the farmhouse and ties up the phone line‚ Marty is attempting to sensationalise the rather "dull" footage‚ and Mike is running late wanting to know whether he can pick up Macdonalds on the way to work. Mikes unawareness of the importance of the situation
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satirical Tv show Frontline‚ telling the truth is an irrelevant commodity. Throughout the episodes “The Siege” and “Add sex and stir” composer Rob Sitch interprets the topic of telling the truth. Conveying how the truth is sacrificed‚ manipulated or contaminated in a behind the scene perspective. The truth is transferred for materialistic things such as ratings and competitive edge. Therefore depicting how news anchors abuse their role in telling the truth. Frontline’s episode “The Siege” conveys how
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that the truth can often be misleading. Since the first episode of Frontline‚ aired in 1994 as a satirical TV-series on Current Affairs programs (‘A Current Affair’ ‘Sixty Minutes’ etc.)‚ people have been exposed to the problematic nature of news delivery within capitalists’ societies where profits are a consideration. Frontline reveals how the truth can become a casualty in the scramble for ratings. Throughout the series‚ Frontline producers expose the lengths Current Affairs programs will endeavour
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representation of the truth. Frontline ’‚ US Media Blues ’ and Media Watch ’ attempt to give insight on how media corporations represent the truth. Collectively‚ these three texts are an invitation for responders to question the authority and work ethics of those who control the telling of the truth‚ and think critically of how the truth can be distorted or misrepresented. Arguably‚ the representations of truth by the media are influenced by ulterior motives. Frontline satirize such motives of media
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as scorpions because the arm of the engine was like the tail of the animal. The Mangonel wasn’t as accurate as other siege engines but did go a greater distance. The Mangonel has a long arm attached to a bowl like bucket. The base had wheels so it could maneuver easily. Releasing objects from the bucket such as stones‚ burning tar‚ dead bodies‚ and sharp wooden poles. This siege engine was used to destroy walls of castles at a far-off distance up to 1‚300 feet. To release the arm at a fast velocity
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1050 to 1700‚ and describe the counter developments in siege craft. Conclude with a discussion of the consequences of the defensive or offensive advantage for warfare in those eras. During the Dark Ages‚ along with the 17th and 18th centuries‚ fortified strongholds and castles were always changing and improving. However‚ as these fortifications improved‚ so did the siege weapons used to assault these defenses. Through the course of time the siege weapons and fortifications improved steadily which created
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The Siege of Vicksburg May 1863 – July 1863 The siege of Vicksburg was the one of the last major military actions of the Civil War in the western theater. Vicksburg was the last major Confederate stronghold along the Mississippi River. It was also the only thing standing in the way of the Union Army from finally instituting the Anaconda Strategy and essentially cutting the Confederacy in half. The Union victory at Vicksburg in the west also corresponded with the Union victory at Gettysburg in
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The Tobruk siege of eight months during the 1941 North African Campaign in World War 2 showed the positive qualities of the ANZAC legend and played a role in making Australia the independent country it is today. The campaign started with the Italian declaration of war on June 1940. The Australian soldiers of the 9th division aligned forces with the United States and Britain to fight in Tobruk‚ Libyan coast. One of the ANZAC qualities‚ show in this campaign‚ was the bravery the Australian soldiers
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How do the creators of “Frontline” convey the main issues in the text? The truth in the media is a subjective commodity which is often sensationalized‚ fabricated and manipulated for a number of reasons. Therefore‚ realistically the media only represents certain facets of the truth to suit their purpose and context. Rob Sitch’s Frontline is a satirical examination of current affairs programs and explores the media’s selective dissemination of information to construct the desired truth. Though being
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Frontline notes Quotes – “It’s not to protect us more to protect you” seems like it is ironic‚ because it also means‚ that the interview is hers. Once the exclusivity contract is signed‚ then Mrs Forbes is unable to talk to any other media competitors. This gives Frontline the edge‚ in that it has the interview that no one else can have. “Sorry Mrs Forbes‚ do you have any 9 volt batteries?” the batteries were wanted‚ to power the camera; this was used to capture Mrs Forbes emotion in its
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