Discuss the balance between the ‘global’ and the ‘local’ in different forms of media in relation to the context of their production and distribution. Identify key trends and patterns in the flow of audio-visual goods and services and evaluate the impact of attempts to regulate them.
Description ESSAY QUESTION: Choose a well-known celebrity or star from the Asia-Pacific region. Analyze the social function and social meaning of this celebrity. Is the Asian star system different from the West? If yes, how and why? ● Taking up the call to De-Westernise media studies, identify a relevant example of media from the Asia-Pacific […]
Description Decide which statement your group wishes to discuss. Publish your first original post that supports the statement. The statements for the discussion are: Facebook has been removing or tagging far to many posts and needs to back off! The U.S. government was correct in blocking the popular TikTok app. Reply to another student’s post […]
Write a brief review/commentary of a film, TV show, video game, news story, ad/promotional campaign, animation, online story, you have recently enjoyed watching/reading, identifying and exploring what you think are the successful storytelling/narrative elements in it.
Description In this assignment you will outline a persuasive speech. The speech and self-review are due next week. Instructions Topic A: Should Children Under the Age of 10 Own Cell Phones? Create an outline or speaking notes in Microsoft Word. Download the Sample Outline [DOCX], which provides guidance for the structure of an outline. Focus […]
What is a web page/ site? A web page is a document which can be used on a web browser and web site is a related set of web pages which are hosted under the same domain site. What will my web page/ site need to include? Your web page/ site will need […]
Description question1: Watch a TV news program (local or national cable) and keep track of each story in a half hour segment. Then compare the news on TV against the news you get from Facebook (friends & news feed). How are the stories presented? What is the difference between the two media sources? What is […]
Assignment Overview Unit 2 – Discussion Board • In 5-6 paragraphs, address the following: 1. What do you think makes this concept so crucial, both in a practical and a symbolic sense? Explain. 2. Describe in detail one real-world or hypothetical scenario where interoperability communications were not achieved but were necessary. What might be the […]
Does Social Media Spread or kill Stereotyping?
What kind of leader do you see yourself being? Which leadership style would you use and why? What kind of power(s) would you use to build that environment? Simon Sinkek argues that leadership is about creating a sense of safety. If that is true, how do you go about communicating that?
