MDSA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fox News, Media Studies, Study Guide
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Grading scheme: mid-term exam (chapters 1-6, research paper, final exam (cumulative) Testing: midterm is mcq and short answer (3 sentences, he might give us term or theme for the sa, terms are very important, midterm is in class, study guide for both mid-terms and final. He would like the assignment to be hard copy and electronic. For midterm and final you can bring / he might provide a sheet: list of terms. No bell curve: what will we learn. No such thing as truth in media. Facts are not presented alone- they are with stories. Why is there a purpose for that story: critical analysis of media- industries, messages and audiences. We will learn about why we study media, and what doing critical media studies is all about, and we will learn about lens. Disney is certain industry it has a pattern, but there are. Cnn or fox- news channel and look at their coverage.
