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BSCOM 268 Wk 1 Discussion – Types of Media

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Select an influential book, newspaper, magazine, or movie.

Discuss how it influenced society in the United States. How did it stand out from the literary, political, or cultural climate of the time? What short-term and long-term effects did it have?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

BSCOM 268 Wk 2 Discussion – Entertainment Media

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Provide an example of a celebrity endorsement.

Discuss the effectiveness of using celebrities for product/service endorsements or advertising. Why or why not?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

BSCOM 268 Wk 3 Discussion – Mass Media Messages

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Many news programs and websites have been criticized for reporting infotainment, or reporting entertainment gossip in addition to hard news.

Discuss the ethical implications of reporting entertainment gossip in this manner. Do you think hard news sources on television, radio, and the Internet should report these stories? Why or why not?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

BSCOM 268 Wk 4 Discussion – Mass Media Issues

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

The United States claims to have freedom of the press and freedom of speech. Since the colonial period however, the United States has consistently censored material with political and military topics or obscenity.

Discuss why U.S. media more authoritarian with some topics and more liberal with other topics. Does this censorship lead to unethical reporting? How might censorship of objectionable material be compatible with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

BSCOM 268 Wk 5 Discussion – Law and Ethics in the Mass Media

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

In 2001, the United States passed the USA Patriot Act of 2001. The act is intended to provide authorities with more power to fight terrorism.

Discuss some controversial provisions of this law. Do you consider any aspects inappropriate or overreaching? How might this law apply to or conflict with the mass media industry?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.