Media and Society
This unit is designed to identify complex components and relationships involved in today's media. The goal is to understand the technical, political, economic, cultural, and organizational influences on mediated messages. Topics include visual rhetoric, social media, mass media, advertising, and media bias and ethics.
This section is designed to make you a better consumer—and potential producer—of media content. Section topics will include the following:
· Mediated Communication: An introduction and history
· Mass Media: Entertainment
· New Media: Social Media and Blogs
· Consumerism: Public Relations and Advertising
· Media Effects: Gender and cultural narratives
· Media Bias: Agenda Setting
This section is designed to make you a better consumer—and potential producer—of media content. Section topics will include the following:
· Mediated Communication: An introduction and history
· Mass Media: Entertainment
· New Media: Social Media and Blogs
· Consumerism: Public Relations and Advertising
· Media Effects: Gender and cultural narratives
· Media Bias: Agenda Setting