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INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA STUDIES 2
Professor Leo Aristimuño

SPRING 2012

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FINAL EXAM TBA
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exam schedule

 




WEEK 1: Introduction & Methodologies

 

WednesdayJan 18

Topic of Discussion:_
Course syllabus, goals and procedures

Assignment For Next Class:_
READ CHAPTER 2
"Media Impact: Understanding Research and Effects"

Read Blog Post & linked articles “Why Michelle Obama’s Hair Matters

 

 

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WEEK 2 :
Understanding MEDIA STUDIES & FOCUS ISSUES

TUESDAY 1/23

Topic of Discussion:_
Ways of Understanding Media& How Mass Media Impacts our lives

Assignment For Next Class:
CHAPTER 1 : "Introduction"
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Readings on "MEDIA OWNERSHIP" from
\Links & Readings\ on course web site

WEDNESDAY 1/25

Topic of Discussion:_

:: MEDIA LITERACY
:: MEDIA INDUSTRIES/OWNERSHIP

Assignment For Next Class:

 

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WEEK 3: NEWSPAPERS

MONDAY 1/30

Topic of Discussion:

:: MEDIA LITERACY
:: MEDIA INDUSTRIES/OWNERSHIP
View "Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch"

NEWWATCH PBS doc on “Local News & the Heart of Democracy”

 

For Next Class: READ:
::CHAPTER 3 : Newspapers


WEDNESDAY 2/1

Topic of Discussion:

NEWSPAPERS_

Assignment For Next Class:

:: read Thursday’s editions of New York Times & New York Post
:: Read "ETHNIC PRESS" articles from \Links & Readings\ on course web site
:: Bring to class a sample of local ethnic press

 

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WEEK 4: NEWSPAPER & RADIO

MONDAY 2/6

Topic of Discussion:
NEWSPAPERS & ETHNIC PRESS

ASSIGNMENT READ:_ RADIO Ch 7


WEDNESDAY 2/8: Radio 1

Topic of Discussion:
:: Ch 7: The radio industry (mainstream)
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ASSIGNMENT:

      Listen to the assigned radio stations:

at the top of the hour

analyze content & answer questions on hand-out

  and (if talk radio) how they cover the news differently

 

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WEEK 5 :RADIO

MONDAY 2/13 Radio 2

Topic of Discussion:

talk radio
right-wing
left-wing
alt radio
community
ethnic
college radio
NPR - National Public Radio

ASSIGNMENT:
Read [the end of radio] articles from Wired and NYTimes
(articles found on "links & readings" page of our web site)

WEDNESDAY 2/15 Radio 3

Topic of Discussion:
The end (or future?) of radio.

Assignment For Next Class:_
STUDY FOR EXAM #1,_
READ CHAPTER 6


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WEEK 6 : TELEVISION

MONDAY FEB 20

RADIO 1

Who’s Afraid of Rupert Murdoch?

WEDNESDAY FEB 22

RADIO 2 Chapter from Rodman

 

 

 

 

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MONDAY 2/20

EXAM #1
Covering Chapters 13, 1, 3, 7
Covering “Media Impact,” “Introduction,” “Newspapers” and “Radio” from Mass Media In a Changing Worldand additional readings from the course website on "Media Ownership," "Ethnic Press," and "Radio"

Assignment For Next Class
Read Ch 8: Television
Online: \Links & Readingsarticles on Television

WEDNESDAY 2/22 : TELEVISION

Topic of Discussion:
:: Ch 7: The radio industry (mainstream)
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ASSIGNMENT:

      Listen to the assigned radio stations:

at the top of the hour

analyze content & answer questions on hand-out

  and (if talk radio) how they cover the news differently

---------------------------------IGNORE BELOW THIS LINE

Topic of Discussion:
Television: a history

Assignment For Next Class
Read on-line articles_: under “Latinos & TV” Link
\Links & Readings\

 

 

 

 

 

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WEEK 7 : TELEVISION

2/27 Radio

LISTENING ASSIGNMENT DUE

Topic of Discussion:

talk radio
right-wing
left-wing
alt radio
community
ethnic
college radio
NPR - National Public Radio

 

ASSIGNMENT:
Read [the end of radio] articles from Wired and NYTimes
(articles found on "links & readings" page of our web site)

---------------------------------IGNORE BELOW THIS LINE

 

2/29

RADIO IN AGE OF CONVERGENCE

The end of Radio?

---------------------------------IGNORE BELOW THIS LINE

 

MONDAY 2/27

Topic of Discussion:::TELEVISION 2:

::Latinos & TV:

:Non-commercial TV (Public Access & Public Broadcasting)

Assignment For Next Class

 

WEDNESDAY 2/29 Television (3)

Topic of Discussion:


FOR NEXT CLASS READ: "TELEVISION OF TOMORROW"

\Links & Readings\

 

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WEEK 8 : TELEVISION

MONDAY 3/5

2/27 Radio

LISTENING ASSIGNMENT DUE

Topic of Discussion:

talk radio
right-wing
left-wing
alt radio
community
ethnic
college radio
NPR - National Public Radio

 

ASSIGNMENT:
Read [the end of radio] articles from Wired and NYTimes
(articles found on "links & readings" page of our web site)

 

 

WEDNESDAY 3/7

 

RADIO IN AGE OF CONVERGENCE

The end of Radio?

 

 Assignment For Next Class
Read Ch 8: Television
Online: \Links & Readings Articles on Television

 

 

 

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WEEK 9 : NEWS (2)

MONDAY 3/12

 SPRING BREAK

 

 

WEDNESDAY 3/14

 SPRING BREAK

 

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WEEK 10 : ELECTION WEEK

MONDAY 3/19

Topic of Discussion:
Assignment For Next Class
Read Ch 8: Television
Online: \Links & Readings articles on Television

Assignment For Next Class
Read on-line articles_: under “Latinos & TV” Link
\Links & Readings\

 

WEDNESDAY 3/21

Topic of Discussion:::TELEVISION 2:

:Latinos & TV:

:Non-commercial TV (Public Access & Public Broadcasting)

 

 

 

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WEEK 12: NEWS:

MONDAY 3/26

Topic of Discussion:TELEVISION OF TOMORROW (Or TODAY?)  FUTURE OF

http://www.hulu.com

http://youtube.com

http://video.yahoo.com/

http://www.current.tv/

http://www.mtv.com

http://abc.go.com/

http://amc.com

 

WEDNESDAY 3/28

Topic of Discussion: ELECTRONIC NEWS (Historical Overview)

Assignment For Next Class:_
ELECTRONIC NEWS (textbook Chapter 11)::

 

 

 

 

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WEEK 13 :MOVIES

MONDAY 4/2

Topic of Discussion:: Politics & The News:

Electronic Broadcast News

Assignment For Next Class:
ELECTRONIC NEWS (textbook Chapter 11)::




WEDNESDAY 4/4

VIEW OUTFOXED -- documentary about Fox News

CLICK HERE TO WATCH ONLINE

 Q: What are three strategies that Fox News uses to

Assignment For Next Class

READ CHAPTER 11: Electronic News

STUDY FOR EXAM #2

 

 

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WEEK 13 : GENDER / IDEOLOGY

MONDAY 4/9

REVIEW OF CHAPTER 11 on Elecrtonic Broadcast News

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY 4.11

IN CLASS:

Exam #2: COVERING RADIO, TELEVISION, BROADCAST/ELECTRONIC NEWS

Assignment For Next Class
Read "Movies" Chapter

 

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WEEK 14 : INTERNET

MONDAY 4.16

Topic of Discussion:
MOVIES: Historical Overview

 

 

WEDNESDAY  4.18

Topic of Discussion:
MASS MEDIA & Race Representation

Topic of Discussion:

Ideology, Gender, Race

View Melvin Van Peebles’ documentary: Classified X

Assignment For Next Class
Rodman Chapter on The Internet

Read story and Listen to NPR Report on Music, Blogs, and the On-line success of one rock band:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5023133

 

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WEEK 15 : exam #3

 

MONDAY 4.23

Topic of Discussion:Convergence & future of the web

Topic of Discussion: The Internet:

Video: The Next 5,000 Days of the Web

 

WED 4.25

EXAM #3: On Movies & Internet

NOTE: FINAL EXAM IS SCHEDULED BY THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE. PLEASE SEE THE OFFICIAL SCHEDULE FOR OUR FINAL EXAM DATE.

 

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