Who owns and controls the media? What are the social, cultural & political implications of media ownership?

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Answer ONE of the following, using a traditional essay-style assessment format:

1. Who owns and controls the media? What are the social, cultural & political implications of media ownership?

2. Is Hacktervism a geniune political movement? Can it offer alternatives to corporate media ownership?

3. Has the internet generated a new dynamic in media ownership and media content?

4. What are the main social and cultural implications of social media? Answer using substantive evidence.

5. How do political parties use social media during election campaigns? Does it make a difference in terms of voting intentions?

6. Is the multi-media world a ‘fourth esate’? How has it changed the way in which political communications takes place?

7. Does the advanced media world we live in create greater political, social and cultural knowledge?

8. What are the social and political arguments related to the positive and negative aspects of gaming? Relate your answer to media narratives. Give examples such as gender, violence or apolitical apathy.

9. In what ways do the contradictions and paradoxical practices of the contemporary media exhibit themselves in relation to coverage about disability? Answer giving at least two contrasting examples.

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