Questioning the Media: Chapter 15

1) What re your main concerns or criticisms about the state of media studies at your college or university?
So far I have not had many classes that deal with media studies at my university. I plan on taking more classes that study the media more in depth. Some of my previous classes have incorporated a little bit about the media especially my sociology classes. However, I do wish classes would incorporate more current events into the curriculum. This would raise discussions about things that are happening in today's world and how students are going to be affected and what they can do to change things. Media in our society is extremely important it rules every aspect of people's lives. Students also need to learn about how powerful the media is and gain a better understanding of it.

2) One charge that has been leveled against a lot of media research-- both the effects and the cultural models-- is that it has very little impact on changing our media institutions. Do you agree or disagree, and why?
I agree with the statement that media research has had little impact on changing the media institutions. The media is very tricky, much of the things presented through the media are biased in one way or another. In addition to being biased the media doesn't give all of the facts or information. Media has been like this forever and the people who are in power decide what the public can hear. Media institutions have always been this way and will always be this way.