Mass Media Development and Literacy Assignment Options Week one HUM/186 Allyson Wells, instructor David Strom October 30, 2017 I have chosen Option A for this assignment. I will be discussing the major developments in the evolution of mass media over the last century. I will discuss how each development influenced the American culture. And finally, I will discuss what is meant by the term, “Media Coverage,” and how it has affected our everyday lives. There have been significant changes in the world of mass media over the past century. Traditional media is the term which is used to refer to all forms of media which were present before the internet. These means of communication included printed materials, such as newspapers, books, and magazines. National magazines which were popular were: Time, Life, and Newsweek. The National Geographic was a magazine which cover news and trends from across the globe. Probably the most widely read magazine on the topic of music and entertainment was Rolling Stone. News was broadcast on television and radio. Entertainment could be seen at the movie theater and heard on the radio. Books were published, both fiction, as well as non-fiction. Biographies were written about the lives of individuals, from Presidents to celebrities and athletes. If you were interested in cooking or home making, you could pick up a copy of Good Housekeeping or Better Homes and Gardens. “ARPANET adopted TCP/IP on January 1. 1983, and from
The text by Donnelly (2011) provides our research with a delineation of several new and progressive avenues for media literacy training in an educational context. Here, Donnelly outlines a number of programs being sponsored by an array of respected media or cultural entities. With partners such as PBS, the Federal Trade Commission, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Common Sense Media, the array of media literacy programs identified here provide our research with a number of tangible avenues down which to explore opportunities for students to gain a better foothold in using this variant of media.
The mass media has become a big part of our society and its counterparts. In a time span of 50 years this medium has influenced society to an extent where it has created wonders. This immaculate tool can control almost every action we perform, from speaking to the actions that every human being performs in society. The mass media has brought upon a new era of idea's and changes in the world we live in. As we analysis media in depth we will find many aspects of media which overlap and some of the smallest factors and aspects of media, which create the biggest impact on society.
Mass media has experienced many major developments over the past hundred years. As the manner in which media is communicated to the world evolves a definite shift to American culture has occurred in the process. Mass media has undergone numerous changes in the way it is distributed to the general public, going from newspapers, to radio, to television, and now to the World Wide Web. American culture is so ingrained in technology, that distributing mass media in this format seems like a natural step in the evolutionary process of distribution.
The course provides an introduction to the most prominent forms of media that influence and impact social, business, political, and popular culture in contemporary America. It explores the unique aspects of each medium as well as interactions across various media that combine to create rich environments for information sharing, entertainment, business, and social interaction in the U.S. and around the world.
mid-twentieth century marked and evolution in the field of communication. It was an era when televisions were introduced. They formed a major source of entertainment, news and advertising. Advancements have been made in the field of communication and have resulted to varying and significant changes that have brought magnificent impacts that are witnessed today. Mass media and communication entails diversified media technologies. The technologies are purposed to reach large audience who are the mass. There are various types of technologies through which communication takes place. There are those technologies that transmit their information electronically such as radio, recorded music, film, and television. There is also the print media which involves the use of objects such as newspaper, book, comics and pamphlet to communicate. The other type of media is the outdoor media; such media comprises of the billboards, placards, and signs. In the cases of the public speaking and events, they are also termed as social media. In the recent years, the new digital technologies have caused significant changes in information communication and distribution. The digital media is the most current form of social media; it comprises the internet and the mobile mass communication. The internet media consist of services such as email, websites, and blogs, and there are also television and radio internet-based services. There are also many mass media outlets that have a presence on the web. For
Each student will write a report and lead the class in a discussion on Canvas that covers the selected topic related to mass media (above). Specific examples and details will be provided on Canvas. The points will also be earned through a combination of discussions and responses to Discussion Facilitator reports meant to help you further connect course concepts to your life during the quarter. Students must respond to all peer reports in a timely manner. The report will be included in the Individual Website.
New-age Media: With the advent of new technologies like Internet, we are now enjoying the benefits of high technology mass media, which is not only faster than the old-school mass media, but also has a widespread range. Mobile phones, computers and Internet are often referred to as the new-age media. Internet has opened up several new opportunities for mass communication which include email, websites, blogging, Internet tv and many other mass media which are booming today.
2. Croteau, D & Hoynes, W (2003). Media Society: Industries, Images and Audiences ((third edition) ed.). Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press. pp. 305–307.
In detail this paper will show how the media played an important role in the culture today. It will answer the questions What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media in the last century? It will also ask How did each development influence American culture? And What is ment by the term media convergence and how it affected everyday life?
Throughout the years, popular culture has grown into an intellectually battle. Steven Johnson affirms that “the popuIar media steadily, but almost imperceptibly”, made “our minds sharper”. Johnson can be looked as an ideal example of the good impact the media has on its people. He doesn’t judge the negative advertisement, the numerous crimes presented on a daily basis or the violent television dramas but he explains how these are just a shell, a mantle and underneath it reveals a machinery meant to challenge and develop people’s mind.
For my Media Literacy assignment, I choose one of my favorite television shows “The Night Of “(2016). First aired in the summer of 2016 by HBO/Sky Atlantic and produced by Academy Award winning screenwriter Steven Zaillian and novelist Richard Price, the criminal limited mini-series drama was based on the Britain BBC/Sky Atlantic original mini-series “Criminal Justice” created by Peter Moffat in 2008 (Paskin, 2016). According to the HBO website, the limited movie-series “The Night Of” received five Golden Globe nominations and high ratings among movie critics and viewers as well (Paskin, 2016).
Broadcast news can be dangerous, not because of what it reports, but because of what it doesn’t. This applies to all forms of media. As time has gone by the media has changed from what I remember as a child watching the news. It was the election of Ronald Reagon, I remember that it was a big deal. In this time we trusted the media to tell us what was going on in the country. Not to mislead us and not to lie to us. To give us the facts and not the opinions of a select few, I didn’t really know any different until I the got internet, and in the mid ninety’s I saw the beginning of the change in media but didn’t know it. So I ask now what has happened? In this essay I will review some facts on media bias and where we are today. I will
Further, the media has played a key role in influencing culture and its values due to its overexposure. Media can be viewed nearly anywhere whether it’s television, social media, or magazines. Each day, the media feeds us with new trends that society obeys. In
Traditional media or old media includes print media such as newspapers, books, magazines, newsletters, etc. Other traditional media are the electronic media such as radio, television, and movies also known as broadcast media.
3. How does the critical/cultural perspective on mass communication view the media? How does it view the audience?