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Review the Learning Resources for the week before preparing your response to the week 7 discussion. Come to our Thursday evening class prepared to share your response and discuss the responses of other students. (If you are unable to attend class on Thursday, please post your written response to the discussion question here, and contact the instructor to discuss the reason for your absence.)
After reading Week 7 Learning Resources, provide an example of one concept that you learned in the readings. You may choose any concept or theory that you wish, but you must cite the source, explain how your example is connected to the concept, and finally explain why you feel the concept is important.
Click on “Week 7 Learning Resources” above to access the required readings for this week. This material relates to media policy, and will help foster your understanding of the topic in order to complete discussions, assignments and quizzes. An overview or directive for each reading follows:
The New Oxford Companion to Law: Freedom of Expression. This short article explores the scope of the concept of freedom of expression. This includes a discussion of censorship and hate speech.
21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook: Chapter 56: Media Uses and Gratifications. This chapter considers the topic of media uses and gratifications—the “why and how” regarding media usage. Why do we make the media choices that we make and what impact do those choices have on us?
21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook: Chapter 94: Media Economics and Ownership. This chapter considers the topic of media economics, including the issues of regulation, consolidation, capital and financing, and new technologies.
21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook: Chapter 95: Media Policy and Regulation. This chapter presents information about media regulation policies, regulatory oversight bodies and policies, and marketplace and government forces on media policy.
21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook: Chapter 97: Media Convergence. Media convergence is a blurred concept. This chapter considers the various definitions, and how do we respond to this changing media landscape?
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice: Media Reform Movement. This short article talks about the media reform movement in the United States and how it has attempted to counter the concentration of ownership of mass media outlets. The 1996 Telecommunications Act passed by congress with virtually no public debate, changed the media landscape. Eventually, in 2003, the FCC attempted sweeping changes that got the public’s attention.
Encyclopedia of Political Communication: Press Freedom. This short article discusses the importance of Freedom of the Press in a democratic society.
