Media Studies Journal Questions
1. What do you hope to learn about MEDIA in this course?
2. Why is it important to study and promote Media Literacy?
3. How has Media constructed YOUR reality?
4. Identify Marshall McLuhan and explain why he is important in the study of media.
5. Identify Noam Chomsky and explain why he is important in the study of media.
6. What areas of the world do you know little about and how would you find out more information about those places? Research one such area and share what you learn.
7. What is the long-term cost of expanding western consumerism to a global economy and ecology?
8. Where do you see Branding? How do you feel about it?
9. How do you feel about being emotionally manipulated by advertising (Narrowcasting)"?
10. Identify at least five examples of Disneyfication in your own life.
11. What are the dangers of media monopolies?
12. What fad did you like as a kid? What did you like about it? What Faith Popcorn Trend does it relate to?
13. What are some dangers of Reality TV programming? Why do we (as a society) like to watch Reality TV?
14. What is your favourite TV Genre? Exlain why you like it and give evidence.
15. How is the structure of the monomyth used in media other than film (TV ads, comics, news)? Give and explain an
example.
16. Is Citizen Kane as important as critics make it out to be? Explain.
17. How does the media teach values? What are some of the values that the media is teaching?
18. What is your personal opinion about violence in the media?
19. what is your favourite conspiracy theory and why?
20. After taking this course how have your attitudes towards media changed?
2. Why is it important to study and promote Media Literacy?
3. How has Media constructed YOUR reality?
4. Identify Marshall McLuhan and explain why he is important in the study of media.
5. Identify Noam Chomsky and explain why he is important in the study of media.
6. What areas of the world do you know little about and how would you find out more information about those places? Research one such area and share what you learn.
7. What is the long-term cost of expanding western consumerism to a global economy and ecology?
8. Where do you see Branding? How do you feel about it?
9. How do you feel about being emotionally manipulated by advertising (Narrowcasting)"?
10. Identify at least five examples of Disneyfication in your own life.
11. What are the dangers of media monopolies?
12. What fad did you like as a kid? What did you like about it? What Faith Popcorn Trend does it relate to?
13. What are some dangers of Reality TV programming? Why do we (as a society) like to watch Reality TV?
14. What is your favourite TV Genre? Exlain why you like it and give evidence.
15. How is the structure of the monomyth used in media other than film (TV ads, comics, news)? Give and explain an
example.
16. Is Citizen Kane as important as critics make it out to be? Explain.
17. How does the media teach values? What are some of the values that the media is teaching?
18. What is your personal opinion about violence in the media?
19. what is your favourite conspiracy theory and why?
20. After taking this course how have your attitudes towards media changed?