Intro To Media

1.     .  List as many types (example:  TV) of media as you can think of. 
Internet, magazines, TV, audiobooks, radio, newspapers.

2.    .   Investigate ownership of the media in the US.  Find an article or chart that will allow you to identify the corporations that actually own mainstream media outlets like ESPN, Disney, FoxNews, CNN, NBC, Etc.,  Write down what you find.

C-SPAN owned by National Cable Satellite Corporation-owned by

Rob Kennedy 

3.     .  Find a list that identifies universities with what are considered the top programs for journalism.  Pick anyone you like, and then go to the website to investigate that school’s journalism program, as if you were a prospective student.  What can you learn about the professional values, standards, and practices associated with professional journalism?  (Write it down)

Stanford School of Journalism. Need to be able to turn real data into enthralling stories/Build up a myriad of sources for your story/Be able to use multimedia tools to tell as story.

4.      . Historically, the media in the United States has often been viewed as playing the role of “watchdog.”  Do research to understand the watchdog role of the media so that you can answer these questions:  Who is being watched?  Who is being protected?  And from what?

They are watching places where if the public found out about something they would demand changes ie the food industry. It protects the public from possible harms to them and the nation.

5.      . What have you heard about “liberal bias”?  (Don’t do research for this one – just write down what you have heard about this phrase.  If you have never heard this phrase before, say so, and then explain what you think it might mean.)

Never heard it. Could mean the bias between main ideals of the American culture.