What does Minority Report teach us about the nature of Mass Media?
What are the responsibilities of the message providers?
What are the responsibilities of the message receivers?
Friday, 8 June 2012
The Message
What does Minority Report teach us about the nature of Mass Media?
What are the responsibilities of the message providers?
What are the responsibilities of the message receivers?
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
The Medium and the Message
Empathy and News
Read the article above. How we relay a message matters. Context is everything. This is why you are being asked to understand how context can influence you as a reader.
“Issues such as health care, poverty and discrimination all should elicit compassion,” Oliver says. “But presenting these issues as personalized stories more effectively evokes emotions that lead to greater caring, willingness to help and interest in obtaining more information.”
Can you think of a time your interest was sparked in a global issue through a novel, film, or song? Please make note of an example when the medium mattered to you (100 words please)
Read the article above. How we relay a message matters. Context is everything. This is why you are being asked to understand how context can influence you as a reader.
“Issues such as health care, poverty and discrimination all should elicit compassion,” Oliver says. “But presenting these issues as personalized stories more effectively evokes emotions that lead to greater caring, willingness to help and interest in obtaining more information.”
Can you think of a time your interest was sparked in a global issue through a novel, film, or song? Please make note of an example when the medium mattered to you (100 words please)
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