COMM 101-Reflective Project #1 (Spring 2017-WCC)

• Try and avoid ALL direct and indirect contact with Mass Media MESSAGES (NOT necessarily the channels themselves) sent/received via the 7 major mass media channels for one 24-hour period:• Print• Recordings• Cinema/Film• Radio• Television• Internet/Video Games• Mobile

REFLECTIVE PROJECT #1: AVOIDING MASS MEDIA MESSAGES FOR 24 HOURS


• Then report on these 4 areas: • (A) The mass media messages you could not avoid and

why• (B) The mass media messages you successfully avoided

but missed having in your life• (C) Substitute activities you used to fill non-mass media

message time• (D) Personal conclusions about the role of mass media in

your daily life• Please divide your project into the 4 separate sections as

outlined above.

• This only applies to mass media MESSAGES – you may still engage in personal communication via technology also used for MASS MEDIA (phone calls, texting, emails, etc.) – just be aware when interpersonal communication slips into mass communication and you’re receiving “mass media” messages.• “Mass Media” channels always use technology of some

kind to deliver the SAME message to a great number of people at widely separated points who typically don’t know each other.


•This does NOT mean you can’t make media – you may certainly fill your time writing, making music/video, recording audio, etc.•DUE DATE: TUESDAY, March 27th (by midnight): SUBMIT IT VIA BLACKBOARD! If you have questions about how to submit an assignment on BB, ask!


•Quality is as important as quantity but a good range to shoot for is about 600 words


•Why do you think I want you to do this project?•To raise awareness of the role of Mass Media in both your life and in the life of society•To differentiate between mass media messages and technology used by mass media channels


•Remember NO LATE PROJECTS OR PAPERS ARE ACCEPTED – you will always have plenty of time and notice for classwork via Blackboard.


Education

COMM 101-Reflective Project #1 (Spring 2017-WCC)