Monday, January 22, 2024

Shadows cast by media scholars

Selecting a scholar for a presentation…

Mei: What’s the homework for the media class?

Ariana: Prof told us to select one media scholar and present a key concept and quotation on a single PowerPoint slide.

Mei: Who do we have to choose from?

Ariana: Postman, Baudrillard, Chomsky, Debord, McLuhan and others.

Mei: Ones who are pretty critical of media then?

Ariana: Critical? That’s what scholars do, criticize, isn’t it?

__________

Voice-over

Concepts like news are packaged like entertainment, distinguishing between real and unreal is difficult, media company owners influence content, mass media is about spectacle, and the message being influenced by the medium. Notions with a darker side.

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