Five charged over naming woman raped by footballer on Twitter and Facebook

Former Sheffield United striker Ched Evans was jailed for five years.

Five more people have been charged with revealing the identity of a woman raped by footballer Ched Evans on Facebook and Twitter, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The total number of people charged over publishing material online that was likely to lead to identification of the victim now stands at nine.
Jim Brisbane, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Cymru-Wales, said
"All five have been charged by North Wales Police and bailed to appear before Prestatyn magistrates' court on the 5 November.
Dominic Green, 23, from Rhyl, and Alexandra Hewitt, 24, from Broughton, were charged on Monday for allegedly publishing messages revealing the victim's identity on Facebook.
Former Sheffield United and Wales striker Evans was jailed for five years at Caernarfon Crown Court on 20 April for raping a 19-year-old woman in a Rhyl hotel room.
Following the trial, the victim was allegedly named and subjected to abuse on Twitter and other social networking websites.
More than a dozen arrests were made, with North Wales Police saying the alleged online comments were "profoundly disturbing" and contributed to the victim's "continued trauma".

 My opinion: Ched Evans, Sheffield United striker; evrything celebs do are in the public eye so committing a shameful crime such as rape was a bad idea to start with, people were definately going to find out in the end. On top of that, unveiling the victims identity on a social network must be so hard on the 19 year old but i guess by revealing it on facebook and twitter the police were able to identify Ched Evans as the culprit.

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Samsung gets Galaxy tablet sales ban lifted in US

Samsung is now allowed to sell their Galaxy Tab 10.1in the US after a court has lifted a temporary sales ban. Samsung has already been fined $1billion for infringing Apple patents and the designs were very similar. Samsung filed a motion on Monday against Apple in a California court saying the iPhone 5 had infringed some of the company's patents – and indicated that it will begin legal action aimed at banning it from sale in the US, a move which could cripple Apple's business. The worlds largest smartphone maker is said to be samsung (ahead of Apple) but isnt in the tablet market; Samsung's tabs sold about 2 million in the second quarter of this year, on the other hand Apple sold 17 million iPads. The world's top two smartphone makers are locked in patent disputes in 10 countries as they vie to dominate the lucrative market. The injunction on the Galaxy tablet had been put in place ahead of the month-long trial which Apple won in the US. However, the jury found that Samsung's tablet had not violated Apple's D'889 "trade dress" patent – essentially covering the cosmetic appearance of the iPad – which was the basis for the tablet injunction, and the Korean firm argued the sales ban should be lifted.

My Opinion: I think that both companies are using any excuse to sue each other so that they can get the best sales and reputaion. So they do by any means necessary to be on top. Also if companies are in dispute they shouldn't be using the courts and on top of that, countersueing. "fight fire with fire and you'll only get burned" which is whats happening, both Apple and Samsung are having to pay out immenses amount of money and face bad publicity.

Media Presentation: My own evaluation& Learner response

For my presentation I dont think I used enough hand gestures or enough eye contact. but because I'm not used to presenting in front of the class, with more experience I will have more confidence to do more actions and speak with a better flow. Also I dont think my presentation looked attractive and was quite plain, i should've used a better background with more colour so the audience would stay engaged and listen to what I'm saying. And because of what topic i chose most people wouldn't have heard of it so i could've used a kpop video that was a more typical type to its genre.

Learners Response:
Globalisation/Americanisation; the more recent kpop videos have been 'americanised' in a sense that the more newer videos lacks that typical cutesy korean pop style. For example Psy's Gangnam Style which has now gone viral across several countries around the world, isnt conforming to the norms and values of korean pop music; the exposed women (doing yoga), the lyrics. but maybe thats what it takes to become successful in the music industry.
Global villiage; Mcluhan descibed how the globe has been contracted into a villiage by electric technology. Social networking sites like twitter allows the public to access information and discuss issues or hot topics. in this example; kpop idols are able to communicate with their fans and also post up information about upcoming events, new songs/albums, concerts etc. Therefore making it easier for fans to follow them.

Media Presentation: Feedback

Significance: 1

Structure: 2

Simplicity:1

Rehearsal:1
Total: 5

What went well:

Very good powerpoint
Good intrduction/context
Comparison to western pop
Economic information
Refrence to theory
Asked question to the audience
Very good presentation style, without notes
Very well researched
Very good refrence to the two step flow
Balanced presentation
Included quotes/articles

Even Better if:
Include more media terminology.