Protocols and standards are crucial to the proper functioning of media networks. Choose one of these media networks (e.g. the Internet, the telephone network, the rail network, satellite communication, global container shipping, etc.) and examine the historical development of its protocols and standards. How has this process unfolded? Who are the central players? What …
WATCH this clip from the movie “LaLaLand”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW0xteHHXrYIdentify concepts we have discussed so far:Such as…encoding, decoding, noise, feedback, context, verbal/nonverbal, content/relational messages, punctuation, inevitability, symmetrical/complementary interactions…Write up a 2-page response that analyzes the La La Land clip using these concepts. Show us that you understand these concepts by identifying them in this clip. Try to avoid …
Please reply to this post with your response to the following questions: A) What variables about news-gathering are beyond the control of reporters and editors but nonetheless affect what people read, hear and see? B) How are journalists captives of the personal values and biases they bring to their work? Provide an example of …
Many experts see the media as biased and more like infotainment. In fact, many people have turned to social networks as an outlet for news instead of CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN and other news stations. Do you see this as an issue? Do you see the news as biased or unbiased? …
Many political observers are concerned about the effect politically biased news sources have on the electorate. Describe five different ways in which a media source could be biased. To what extent are biased news sources different from the traditional media and its news norms? Do you think that biased political …
Listen to and write reflections on three podcasts on whiteness: 1. Seeing White, season 2 ep 1 https://www.sceneonradio.org/episode-31-turning-the-lens-seeing-white-part-1/ (17 mins) Hosts John Biewen and Chenjerai Kumanyika say they will be focusing on whiteness, but what do they not want the series to cover? What did you think of this, and were you surprised by what …
Listen to and write reflections on three podcasts on whiteness: 1. Seeing White, season 2 ep 1 https://www.sceneonradio.org/episode-31-turning-the-lens-seeing-white-part-1/ (17 mins) Hosts John Biewen and Chenjerai Kumanyika say they will be focusing on whiteness, but what do they not want the series to cover? What did you think of this, and were you surprised by what …
What are some ideas you have about the media that you think may have been a part of your socialization process?
Throughout the quarter you will be tasked with exploring current events, media, social media, and other forms of pop culture to analyze and document in your pop culture journal (you will be posting your journal entry to your peer discussion group on Canvas each week it is due, but it may be helpful to keep …
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Watch this chapter’s expert session with AJ Wilcox. Link is provided here for your convenience, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=0A2UFckRhM4&feature=emb_logo Then, write a 2 page, double spaced (1 inch margins) paper to answer the following questions. Must be at least 275 words for full credit. Explain the general gist of the session. What are the major …
