Read BLUR 6-End (thru page 210) TEST on
Book and material to date Week of Feb 27.
Read Handout, Chapter 1 from George Lakoff's book Don't
Think Of An Elephant. Will be on Test week
of Feb 27.
CASE
STUDY:
First Iraq war
- Operation
Desert Storm
CBC's Fifth
Estate Show
The
First Gulf War
CBC (Canadian
Broadcasting
Corp 5th
Estate, 1992):
To
Sell A War
The
Media, or
Independent
Press has
often been
called the
"Fourth
Estate" based
on the old
medieval
European
institutions:
The First
Estate was the
Clergy, the
Second Estate
the Nobility,
the Third
Estate
Commoners, and
the Fourth
Estate the
independent
Press.
See "Estates
of the Realm".
Coming
up Media
Company or
Organization
presentations
(March 20-31):
Analysis of
Media Company
Presentation
(10%): Teams
of One to Four
Students
choose a media
company or
organization.
Each student
should present
for 3-5
minutes if in
a team.
If one
student,
presentation
should be 5-10
minutes.
Student
presentations
should include
(and have a
handout or web
page posting
submitted or
live BEFORE
presenting).
Schedule HERE:
-What
the
organization
and product
do, mission,
vision, etc.
-Where
the
organization
would fit in
the
Classification
System in BLUR
-Demonstrate
an example of
the media
company
product
-Explain Who
owns the
company or
organization
(details of
parent
company)
-Explain
Political
leanings of
company or
organization
-Explain the
structure of
company, and
how they make
money
-Present a
summary of
company sales
over time
(last five
years if
possible)
-Explain
issues
associated
with the
company