Slides for Wakefield's Class

Here is the link to a Google Doc with the slides that will be on the first exam. They are also available on Learning Suite to download under the Content tab.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XxJ8Yclqg9heUjmhCKscaXFPdR-vcZSfTETSiggpURE/edit#slide=id.g1c580aa50_2_429

January 31 Readings--Callahan

Please read the following research article:

"Beyond the Four Theorie of the Press"

http://sernt55.essex.ac.uk/gv/gv905/W06%20Readings/ostini_beyond_four_theories.pdf

I like this article because not only does it describe the four press theories, but it also looks at how press theory is expressed in a number of countries.  It is a good example of how we can investigate cultural approaches to communications.

In your response, please give your insights into how politics, culture, and media combine to produce a communications product.  Do we find what we expect in these types of studies? What are your responses, insights?  I know this is a bit vague, but I'm interested in your thoughts.

Good luck!

Readings for Jan 29

Here are the readings for January 29th:

1) The Rise of Soft Censorship:https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9tKhDO0adInYnlNUGxmS2JwYWM/edit

2)  Chavez Silencing Media 2009:https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9tKhDO0adInRHpNT3BYeV9icUk/edit

3)  Squelching Social Media is Dangerous:https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9tKhDO0adInd1VIRnlFRENLU2M/edit

Callahan--Please read the above articles and respond.  What types of control are being used?  Are they successful.  Would these tactics be successful in other places?

I look forward to reading your responses.

Jan 24 Reading--Callahan

Please read and comment on the third article.  What is your reaction to the article?  Do you know of any instances of "compassion fatigue?" Is there any way around that?

January 22 Readings

Here are the readings for the week beginning January 22nd.

1) Dubbing The Simpsons:  Or How Groundskeeper Willie Lost His Kilt in Sardinia
http://www.jstor.org/stable/20688622

2  What global language?
http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/2000/11/wallraff.htm

3) How Media Destroy Activism
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9tKhDO0adInWU9HYjZTb2liOVE/edit

Callahan:  For Tues Jan. 22, please read the first two articles.  What do you think are some difficulties in creating a global media system?  What are some of the consequences?  What types of things work, what types of things don't?

Have a great week!

January 17 Reading Assignment (Callahan):

Please read the following chapter (Ch. 5  The Medium: Global Technologies and Organizations)  and come prepared to discuss the different global organizations which govern international communications:

http://books.google.com/books?id=heEppDtfkNoC&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=global+technologies+and+organizations&source=bl&ots=QZ_LstUgvc&sig=NjPBdyh5LQBN8_oLnUQ8SztumdI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=otj1UPucBYfWiAKRr4HIBA&ved=0CGEQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=global%20technologies%20and%20organizations&f=false

For your blog post think about these global organizations.  How do you see their functioning?  Are they valuable?  What types of communications, in your opinion, should they govern?

January 15th Reading

Please read the chapter article I sent out on Friday.  If you did not get it, please email Amber (our TA) at iswimaar@gmail.com.

You will notice that the reading somewhat follows my lecture on the first day of class.

Think about the questions "How is the world becoming worlds apart?"
and
"What is the good and bad of globalism?"

I look forward to reading your responses.

Jan 10 Assignment:

1) Please read the following book introduction (only the intro):
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=WWztFfsA-QEC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=technological+determinism+culture+and+technology&ots=aEinLIWfjP&sig=OJSc-2GfgoA5Ee8KqUT31SLGHkw#v=onepage&q=technological%20determinism%20culture%20and%20technology&f=false

2) Think about the article and what type of international situation it is describing in regards to media.

3) Please post your thoughts below.  You may want to discuss your perspective on technological determinism.  Are you a "hard" determinist or a "optimist?"  How does technology affect communications (or vice versa)?  What are the consequences of the technology we employ?