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Reading Response 4/12- Media Theory

The medium is important to how we consume media because it is responsible for the content we are exposed to, and the speed at which we receive it. For example, in previous decades when mediums consisted primarily of print media and television, the information we had access to was very limited and we had little …

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Reading Response 3/29- Today’s Youth and the Media

I agree with the sentiment brought up in the first few paragraphs of It’s Complicated  by Dana Boyd about how it is important for society not to assume that the younger generation, known as the “digital natives”,  are completely literate in regards to media and technology, while the older generation, referred to as the “digital immigrants”, are …

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Discussion board post- Media in a changing global culture. March 22

The connection of media and technology in a global culture has changed throughout the years and will continue changing. The way we are receiving our information is changing. According to Elizabeth Thoman and Tessa Jolls “Media Literacy: A National Priority for a Changing World”, being able to just read the printed word is no longer …

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Reading Response 3/22- Media in a Changing Global Culture

Although I do agree with the notion that the progression of media and technology has played a significant part in uniting various cultures, I don’t foresee the world becoming one homogeneous culture because of it. Media largely contributes in providing more open lines of communication to be able to exchange different thoughts, ideas and products …

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Reading Response 3/1- Crowdsourcing

Crowdsourcing and User Generated Content