Mass Media and Democracy
#1. New Media vs. Traditional Media
What advantages do emerging or new media have over traditional media and vice versa? What are the shortcomings of each type of media?
#2 Mass Media and Democracy
Should mass media support one political ideology or party over another? Are big media a threat to democracy?
#3 What is Media Literacy?
Watch “What Is Media Literacy?” located on this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings page.
Reflect on and discuss the following:
What advertisements, news stories, and other media images and content have you encountered or interacted with today? What is the cumulative effect of these media? Are these positive messages, negative messages, or do they have another effect?
#4 TEDTalks: My Road Trip through the Whitest Towns in America
Solution preview for the order on mass media and democracy
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