Lesson: Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Watch excerpts from PBS's "Merchants of Cool" and explore the links on its website.
Link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/view/
When finished, answer the following questions:

Lesson: Monday, April 23, 2012

Continue working on last week's assignment:

Research a media network you watch (example: NBC, ABC, MTV)
Who owns the network?
What else does the company own?
How do you think the company's business affects the media they produce? Be as descriptive as possible. Dig as deeply as you can.
Here is a good place to start:
http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart

Use the form below to submit your answers.

cor·po·ra·tion/ˌkôrpəˈrāSHən/

Noun:

A company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.

syn·er·gy/ˈsinərjē/

Noun:

The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the...: "the synergy between artist and record company"

Lesson: April 19, 2012

1. Complete project
2. If you are finished with project, research a media network you watch (example: NBC, ABC, MTV)
1. Who owns the network?
2. What else does the company own?
3. How do you think the company's business affects the media they produce? Be as descriptive as possible. Dig as deeply as you can.

Here is a good place to start:

http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart

Respond in a Google Doc and share with mr.strohmaa@gmail.com

Lesson: April 18, 2012

"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

What do you think this means?

Do you agree or disagree? Why/why not?

How do you think this quote applies to Media Studies?

How do you think this quote applies to life in general?

Formulate a response in Google Docs and share your response with mr.strohmaa@gmail.com

Media ownership...

GE owns NBC.


Link: End the Free Ride! | AFSCME:

Lesson: Monday, April 16, 2012

Welcome back!

Take one piece of media you watched/experienced over the break and analyze it.

Lesson: Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Continue working on project:

In Google Docs create a drawing, document, or presentation brainstorming ideas for a presentation on how the media extend our bodies. You can be as visual and creative as you like. Possible ideas:

• create a poster describing how media extend our bodies
• make a public service announcement to make people aware of how the media change their environments
• create a visual representation of how a certain technology extends our physical body (example: a car as an extension of our legs...)

Go to docs.google.com and get to it.