COMM 305: Media Critique and Position Assignment
Final Project Due: Sunday July 25 by midnight
Description:
This is your final assignment in this class before the final exam. You will choose and debate a topic of media-related controversy drawn from discussions and readings in this course. I have compiled a list of general topics on the impact of the mass media in contemporary society (see below) and your assignment is to take a position and support a topic with compelling evidence using a variety of sources. Do not limit yourself to anecdotal examples to prove your points.
List of potential topics:
The media are quite powerful vs. the media are not so powerful.
Media content is poor and getting worse vs. media content is good and getting better.
Journalism can be objective vs. journalism will always be subjective.
The media and government should not be adversaries vs. the media and government should be adversaries.
Consolidation of ownership in the media helps democracy vs. consolidation of the media hurts democracy.
American media import culture and not innocent products vs. American media import just commercial products for consumption.
Media promote violence in society vs. violence in the media is pure entertainment and does not have consequences on audiences.
Advertisers are too close to the editorial board of the media vs. advertisers are only interested in selling their products.
The Internet will experience the same end as other media technologies in terms of ownership vs. the Internet will always be free and neutral.
The digital turn in the media has made society more democratic vs. the digital turn has made us more vulnerable to surveillance and market manipulation.
Format of the paper (due on July 25):
7-8 pages, double-spaced, 12-point type, stapled, with title, names, and date on upper left corner.
Include work cited page at the end and follow a correct bibliographic format (MLA, APA, or any other as long as you are consistent throughout the paper).
Margins: 1inch top and bottom, 1.25 inches left and right.
Number pages in lower right corner;
1
Final Project Due: Sunday July 25, 2021
The post COMM 305: Media Critique and Position Assignment Final Project Due: Sunday July appeared first on PapersSpot.