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Resources: Week Six Readings and Videos
Write a 700 to 1000-word paper in which you investigate the
interrelationship between culture and the visual entertainment
media, such as television and film. Include answers to the following
questions:
• In what ways have various forms of visual entertainment media
shaped American culture and its values?
• Are the social influences of the visual entertainment media
mostly positive or negative? Explain.  
Illustrate your answers with specific examples.
Conclude your paper by summarizing how visual media either
reflect or influence social behavior and attitudes.  
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Credit all sources. Use your text as a resource.
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Week Seven: The News Media: Journalism and Democracy
Details   Due   Points
Objectives 7.1.   Assess how information media affect American values.  
7.2.   Explain the social responsibilities of the news media.  
7.3.   Describe the role of the news media in politics.
7.4.   Evaluate the transformative effect of electronic media on
journalism.  
 
Reading Read Ch. 7 of Media & Culture.  
Reading Read Ch. 13 of Media & Culture.  
Participation Participate in class discussion.   16
Discussion
Questions
Respond to 3 of the 5 weekly discussion questions on days 2, 4
& 5.
See
calendar
for days
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Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Newspapers and the
Internet
Watch “Newspapers and the Internet: Convergence” on Video
Central.
 
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Fake News/  
Real News
Watch “Fake News/Real News: A Fine Line” on Video Central.   Course Design Guide
HUM/176 Version 4
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Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Newspapers Now
Watch “Newspapers Now: Balancing Citizen Journalism and
Investigative Reporting” on Video Central.
 
Nongraded
Activities and
Preparation
Journalism Ethics
Watch “Journalism Ethics: What News Is Fit to Print?” on Video
Central.
 
Nongraded...