MEDIAST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Federal Communications Commission, Reality Television, Code-Switching
22 Apr 2016
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10/15 paragraph responses in ms10blog. wordpress. com every thurs. Tv watching is the 3rd most popular entertainment option. Media saturate our everyday lives n rhythms. Million of hours spent watching tv everyday. Media serve as commercial function n attempt to persuade us to spend money. Media influences n ciruculates indormation about lcal, natl, n global events. Mudia propt us to compare ourselves to media representations. Present images n instances of normal vs abnormal . Asls is to considenr where we fit in. Allows us to feel as we are part of group, knowledgeable about culture. The ability to apply critical reading skills. We need to recognize that in order to understand media in the daily life. All media r texts that can b read/interpreted. All media r representations that help construct our realities. Need to generate revenues n attract advertisers. Tv n radio can b more regulated than print cuz its constantly being regulated.
