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Ins 402: New Media Question Paper

Ins 402: New Media

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Information Science

Institution: Moi University question papers

Exam Year:2016

MOI UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOURTH YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN
INFORMATION SCIENCES
COURSE CODE: INS 402
COURSE TITLE: NEW MEDIA
DATE: 15TH AUGUST, 2016 TIME: 2.00 P.M. – 4.15 P.M.

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
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MOI UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLISHING AND MEDIA STUDIES
FIRST SEMESTER 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR EXAMINATIONS
COURSE CODE: INS 402
COURSE TITLE: NEW MEDIA TIME: 2 Hrs 15 Mins
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
• Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions

1.
a. New media is old media revisited. Discuss. (18 marks)
b. Using Clay Shirky’s ideas, discuss the role and power of social media in the recent Moi University Students’ Organization (MUSO) elections. (12 marks)
2. As an infopreneur, discuss how to monetize social media. (20 marks)
3. You have just received a message and video clip on WhatsApp on a leading Kenyan politician addressing her constituents on the “impending wars of 2017 general elections in Kenya.”
Discuss any five laws of Kenya that you should consider before sharing the above message and vido clip on your class WhatsApp group. (20 marks)

4. Social and physical space is blurred on Internet-enabled mobile phones. Discuss this statement based on the concept of new media interface. (20 marks)
5. Using examples from Kenyan news websites, discuss the two logics of remediation. (20 marks)

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