Thursday, 26 February 2015

Multiplatform Midterm Assignment

Celebrating Chinese Culture in Toronto


Thursday Feb. 19 was Lunar New Year, and many came together to join the celebration of the festival. It was a day of rich Chinese culture, with blessings, Chinese treats, red pockets and lion dance. 


Background

According to Statistics Canada, there are 34,126 permanent residents from The Republic of China as of 2013. 



As of 2015, there are approximately 6 major Chinatowns in the Greater Toronto Area. 




The Event

 A big celebration for the Lunar New Year is inevitable for this many people. The Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, has organized various celebratory events for the big day. They promoted their events through Facebook and Twitter, as well as through Chinese radio and broadcasting channels such as A1 Radio and Fairchild. 



Post by Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto 大多倫多中華文化中心.



Post by Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto 大多倫多中華文化中心.



And a guide from Creative Tourist for an eventful weekend to Chinatown:


 As well as The Toronto Star!


Post by The Toronto Star.


 Engagement

 Between Feb 19-22, many attended and tweeted pictures, praising events held and recognizing the diversity of different cultures in Toronto. One of them is Helen Statigos, who brought her son to the events held at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, at 5183 Sheppard Avenue East.



And of course food is involved. Lots of it.



Involvement

Yang Zeng is a lion dancer at Chung's Arts Academy. His Kung Fu team has performed almost every day since Tuesday Feb 17, at over 10 locations in Toronto. The below Instagram post of him is taken at latitude: 43.84393 and longitude: -79.38437, which is at Times Square, Richmond Hill. 

Have a wonderful Year of the Goat!

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Saturday, 14 February 2015

Multiplatform Journalism Assignment #3

Calgary Bow River Levels Over Flood Period


 Please see below for the line chart representing the water levels over time during the flood at Bow River, Calgary.


Questions to ask for the flooding story:

 The Cause
  1. Water levels rose rapidly to extreme levels between the dates June 20 to June 22 - causing a flood; then slowly dropping back to a steady level after. What caused the water level to rise from 1.6m to 4m in the span of 5 days (starting June 18)?
  2. Water levels lowered after June 22, and steadied after Jun 27. However it remained at around 2m; higher than initial water levels on Jun 18 before the flooding. Why did it not return to the initial water level? Is this turning into a pattern?
  3. Why in mid-June?
  4. Was the time of the day a factor?

Damages
  1. Any casualties? How many?
  2. Property damages? What kind of damages? Roads, parks, buildings, houses; Cost?
  3. How has the flooding affected Calgary economically? How has it affected the local fishermen and businesses? Tourism? Events?
  4. How has the flooding affected Calgary socially? Were there any health risks caused to the public?
  5. How did the city/government react to the flooding? Response time?
  6. Was the Bow River expected to flood?
  7. Were there any clean-up process involved? What was the clean-up process?
  8. Touching rescue stories? 

Prevention
  1. Any preventive measures/infrastructure done by the city to avoid the next flood?
  2. Is the public prepared for a second flood?
  3. Are water levels monitored constantly by the city?
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