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Link Ch. 2 – Research on Perception of Bias
Here’s an article from the Washington Post on how news consumers perceive bias in stories the view or read. There’s also a link to a chat session that covered, in part, that article: “Two Views of the Same News Find … Continue reading
Link Ch. 2 – How political ads work
What are candidates trying to accomplish with the wealth of political ads that are appearing on television and the web these days? They may be trying to directly persuade voters with the content of the messages, but more likely they … Continue reading
Link Ch. 2 – George Gerbner on television violence
Reclaiming Our Cultural Mythology: Television’s global marketing strategy creates a damaging and alienated window on the world, by George Gerbner TV violence and the art of asking the wrong question, by George Gerbner
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Link Ch. 2 – Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” Broadcast
The original radio broadcast of Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds:
Link Ch. 2 – How much coverage did big trial verdicts get?
Some trial verdicts get more attention than others. Here’s the coverage three different verdicts got the week they came down. Thanks to the Project Excellence in Journalism New Coverage Index for this! Verdict for the Casey Anthony murder trial Anthony … Continue reading
Link Ch. 2 – Luke, Yoda and the Tree
There is a scene in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back where Luke Skywalker is nervous about entering a cave beneath a tree in the Dagobah jungle. He asks Master Yoda, “What’s in there?” To which Yoda replies, “Only what … Continue reading
Link Ch. 2 – Two approaches to selling SUVs
Different people respond to different messages. Look at how these two commercials for small SUVs target two very different buyers: and
Link Ch. 2 & 3 – Who are the owners?
Although this is talked about in-depth in Chapter 3, we do discuss the effects of media owners in Chapter 2. Here’s a quick collection of links to tell you more about several of the dominant media companies: Disney Corporation News … Continue reading
Link Ch. 2 – Marshal McLuhan
Here are several brief video featuring media theorist Marshal McLuhan talking about his ideas about media: A brief compilation of clips: A 1977 lecture by McLuhan on “the medium is the message” in three parts: And finally, Marshal McLuhan in … Continue reading
Link Ch. 2 – Missing Pretty White Girls
Several stories dealing with the Missing Pretty White Girls or Missing White Woman Syndrome. You know how it works. When a pretty white girl/woman disappears, the media, especially cable TV, goes nuts. A girl/woman of color, pretty or not, disappears, … Continue reading