Media Systems and Communication Technology

CMST 432 Media Systems and Communication Technology

Recommended Text and Materials

Hanson, R. E. (2018) Mass communication: Living in a media world (7th ed.). SAGE.

Recommended Resources for Additional Exploration

The Mass Communication student companion website: http://edge.sagepub.com/hanson7e (Links to an external site.)

This site is a particularly good resource for review of course materials.

Assignment 1: Media Effects

How Media Used Matters--McCain and Obama Speeches

Both President Barack Obama and his challenger Senator John McCain were credited with giving excellent speeches on election night 2008. Take a listen to these two speeches, then read a transcript of them. Which gives you a better sense of what the speech was like? Discuss the different media effects. Write a paragraph. In-text citations and reference lists not required.

https://www.ralphehanson.com/2018/08/28/remembering-senator-john-mccain/

Assignment 2: Discussion post

QUESTIONING THE MEDIA

Can you name a story that has become an important issue primarily because it has received extensive coverage from the news media? What’s an important issue that’s been ignored or not covered enough by the news media? Considering both stories, why was one covered more extensively than the other? Be sure to reference material from the textbook and other sources.

Requirements - Each question should be answered in 1-2 paragraphs and should be typed, double spaced with citations.