Edward Herman & Noam Chomsky’s provide an approach to propaganda in their book Manufacturing Consent (1984). Their key argument is that the media’s primary function in society is to produce propaganda for U.S’s ruling interests and that such propaganda “manufactures consent” to policies, actions of the ruling class. Watch the following YouTube clip and identify […]
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Why and how does the ad/campaign speak to our current socio-political moment and/or reflect certain trends in popular culture?Explain
Provide a brief overview on the history of the product. Provide a brief overview of the history and structure of the ad agency who produced the campaign. Provide a description of the various media platforms used to advertise this product (television commercials, product placement, magazines, social media, website advertisements etc.). Show examples of the campaign […]
Reflect on the disinformation campaign and explain why battling disinformation spread by the noted campaign matters.
Paper detalis: For this quick write, you need to think globally! You are required to look for disinformation campaigns around the world and focus on one of those disinformation campaign. In couple of paragraphs, give a brief background on the disinformation campaign and explain why battling disinformation spread by the noted campaign matters.
How does the material presented in Toxic Sludge is Good For You fit with our working definition(s) of public relations?illustrate.
1. How does the material presented in Toxic Sludge is Good For You fit with our working definition(s) of public relations? 2. How are the topics covered in the documentary reflective of Herman & Chomsky’s propaganda model and its five filters? Give specific examples from the documentary to illustrate.
Discuss Anti-racism is a complex and multi-faceted social phenomenon. What lessons do you take away from the rhetors/speeches examined this semester in advancing the cause of anti-racism?
Description Prompt 1: Across multiple speeches examined this semester, the theme of restoring America’s promises as part of the quest for racial justice stands out. Identify three or more speeches studied in class that examine this theme (you can include additional speeches, including those not assigned as part of this class). Explain how the identified […]
Identify and explain one point of similarity between the Critical Theory Paradigm/Frankfurt School and the perspective on advertising shown in The Persuaders.
1. Identify and explain one point of similarity between the Critical Theory Paradigm/Frankfurt School and the perspective on advertising shown in The Persuaders. 2. Explain what you think Mark Crispin Miller means when he says, “Once a culture becomes entirely advertiser friendly, it ceases to be a culture at all.”
Explain what does the viewer learn having watched this documentary? Are the makers of this piece setting out to change something in the viewer in addition to reporting something to the viewer? If so, what?
1/ In his piece “Civic Visions: Forms of Documentary,” John Corner seeks to give the documentary genre more agency by describing it as ideally an “intervention…in the public arena rather than as [a] commentary upon (mostly predefined) issues.” pick a TV documentary, watch and analyze it, discussing the ways in which it might aspire to […]
Research a contemporary crisis situation in the media. Evaluate from your perspective, what happened, how it happened, and what course of action you would recommend, from a manager’s perspective, to improve the current situation
Research a contemporary crisis situation in the media. Evaluate from your perspective, what happened, how it happened, and what course of action you would recommend, from a manager’s perspective, to improve the current situation. Pay close attention to the crisis in relation to the readings you have had in class.
Describe how the policy relates to public policy and elections and how the policy is portrayed by the media.
Description Introduction (half page) (see Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.)) Describe the paper’s overall thesis. Provide an overview of main points. First Main Point (one to one and a half pages) describes the historical and Constitutional basis of American government’s structure and how this relates to the policy. Describe the main point. […]
Describe your aptitude and motivation for graduate study in journalism, including your journalistic preparation, what specific skills you hope to learn through the Berkeley Journalism curriculum, and your future career goals.
Description describe your aptitude and motivation for graduate study in journalism, including your journalistic preparation, what specific skills you hope to learn through the Berkeley Journalism curriculum, and your future career goals. Please be specific about why UC Berkeley would be a good intellectual fit for you. You may also want to include the reasons […]
