Intro to Media Questions (late!)

            1. List as many types (example:  TV) of media as you can think of. 
- social media

      - radio 

      - internet

      - newspaper/ magazine

      

      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.

      

          This interesting graphic organizer is showing what TV companies have the most money and therefore own the most media and the top three are Disney, CBS, and then NBC. 

      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)

                I picked UNC at Chapel Hill and it said that 80% of the 2012 graduating class said that they had a job within 4 years of graduating from their school, and the school has an office specifically for finding a job after college. There are different majors and specializations like, advertising, broadcast and electronic journalism, business journalism, editing and graphic design etc. It explained that the student will receive real world experiences, nurturing faculty members, and a cultural excellence, innovation and entrepreneurship. 

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?

     The press has the "watchdog role" and they are watching the conduct of government officials. This is assumed to be vital to democracy, so the people are being protected and what we are being protected of is the awful things the government could do if it was not being watched so closely.     

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.)

                I have heard of this phrase before but I am not sure what it means. I am guessing that it means you are liberal and most of the things that you have an opinion on are going to be the more liberal side.