E 309M Computers and Writing

Project 2, Task 1

Begin working on the second project by exploring the newsgroups listed below. The task for today is to try and define the audiences of the different groups. Think about the differnet values that the speakers have. What kind of language can you use to talk about audience? Compare the audience from one group to that of another. After you have browsed the list given here, click on the newsgroups button in Netscape and explore the entire list of groups. Think about one that you might choose for your paper.\ Here are the groups to begin exploring and thinking about audience:

Newsgroup: misc.activism.militia
Newsgroup: misc.activism.progressive
Newsgroup: soc.men
Newsgroup: soc.women
Newsgroups list
Newsgroup: alt.censorship
Newsgroup: alt.religion.christian


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