Week 3, Jan 26-30
CDAE 195 Propaganda, Media Ownership, and Citizen Responsibility
CRN 13743, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Martin Luther King Lounge (Billings)

Check-In: Questions?  State of the Union?   Facebook Group?

Media Log Assignment Due.  RESULTS

Read BLUR chapters 5-6 (pages 73-120) by next week (Wed. Feb 4)

Jonathan Haight Interview Finish from 26 mins to end.

Dangerous Memes - How Cults Re-Wire the Brain, Dangerous MEMES TED talk by Dan Dennett,

Filter Bubbles,  How to spot a Lier,

Propaganda Techniques

Ten steps for propaganda analysis.

Noam Chomsky - BBC (Manufacturing of Consent & Propaganda Model, start @ 5:20) Propaganda Discussion ,Terms in the media & what they mean (1989)
  
Orwell Rolls over in his Grave - Criticism of Media.


Coming up 10 minute presentation (March 9-16):  Analysis of Media Company Presentation (5%): Students choose a media company or organization.
Student presentations should include:
  -What the organization and product do, mission, vision, etc.
  -Demonstrate an example product
  -Explain Who owns the company or organization
  -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
  -Explain issues associated with the company