Helpful Links
First, an article explaining why studying media is so very important:
http://journalism.ukings.ca/journalism_3673_6452.html
Next, the website for the Media Awareness Network of Canada.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/
The Official Marshall McLuhan Website:
http://www.marshallmcluhan.com/
For "less filtered" news try looking at the source most news corporations get their news from, The Associated Press:
http://www.ap.org/
A very good history of 1970s sitcoms and the evolution of sitcoms in general. Note: many of the video files won't work in Canada due to copyright regulations, but it's worth googling some of the videos to see what the article is talking about.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/70s-sitcoms,45254/
http://journalism.ukings.ca/journalism_3673_6452.html
Next, the website for the Media Awareness Network of Canada.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/
The Official Marshall McLuhan Website:
http://www.marshallmcluhan.com/
For "less filtered" news try looking at the source most news corporations get their news from, The Associated Press:
http://www.ap.org/
A very good history of 1970s sitcoms and the evolution of sitcoms in general. Note: many of the video files won't work in Canada due to copyright regulations, but it's worth googling some of the videos to see what the article is talking about.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/70s-sitcoms,45254/