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What is mass media

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All the forms of media which are reached on a large scale (national and international)

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What is an example of how over time various types of media were invented and become popular

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Radio to tv

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How do we know mass media today has made such an impact in our lives

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When we are without the media we feel disconnected from the world

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What are compact discs (cds)

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Used for music in 21st century . Video and computer have followed , now advanced to 3-D blue ray

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What is film

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Used for entertainment or documentaries

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What is radio and television

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Used for broadcasting (school based, provincial, national or international )

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What is internet

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Has many opportunities and challenges , many uses

News , music , iTunes, YouTube

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What are blogs (fall under internet )

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Discussion site published on web

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What are podcasts (under internet)

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Digital media, episode series of audio, video, digital radio

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What is publishing

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Newspapers , magazines are written

News 24, live feeds, twitter (electronic)

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What are video games

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Devices like play station , x box, and wii broadened use

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What are mobile phones

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Helps us see rapid breaking news, short clips of entertainment, horoscopes, alerts, games, music, social media

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Social media

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Transformed way of communication

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How do the Amish communicate

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Letters, word of mouth

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What do the Amish do for fun / entertainment

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Hunting, sewing, fishing, music, board games,

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How do people from rural African communities communicate

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By holding meetings and gatherings

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What is a form of entertainment for rural African communities

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Dancing, festivals, arts and crafts

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How is today’s society defined by the media

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It is the fundamental building blocks of how we define our contemporary culture

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How are we not influenced by info on social media

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If we are critical listeners and viewers

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How can the media change how we perceive people and events

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Media has a powerful hold on our lives, and we are influenced by the info passed on to us . Control that certain people have over us

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How is allowing people to access info easily a positive aspect of the media

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We can learn what is happening in other societies , and we can research our own society

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How is its entertaining a positive aspect of the media

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Films , facebook and tv are ways which we can switch off and relax

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How does creating opportunities for creative individuals a positive aspect of the media

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To explore their talents and be recognized for them, actors, bloggers

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How is invading our lives a negative aspect of the media

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We are invaded with info we don’t want or need . Info is pushed onto us

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How is aspiring to similar things a negative aspect of the media
We become a safe collective , instead of a unique individual . Diversity is lost to the western norm
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How is affecting our values and attitudes a negative aspect of the media
Aspiring to negative role models (stick thin models) being cool (drinking and smoking)
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How is violece on tv a negative aspect of the media
We are constantly exposed to images of death, making us used to violence and killing. Then we don't react the way we should In real life . Children learn from what they see . The more violence viewed the more accepted it is
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What is propaganda
Form of communication, often biased or misleading in nature , aimed at influencing and changing attitude of a population toward some cause to form an agreement of a standard set of belief patterns
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How can info be used to influence an audience and further a plan.
By presenting facts selectively (lieing by omission) | Using loaded messages to produce an emotional response
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How has radio been used in the past as a means of propaganda and when
During 1993 and 1994 , radio was used as a means of propaganda to promote genocide in Rwanda
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How did the Rwanda genocide happen
Gov spread hate propaganda instructing the Hutu majority to murder and destroy the Tutsi minority , and all those who opposed the Hutu regime
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How did hitler use propaganda
Posters and films were used to brainwash and entire nation to hate and discriminate against an entire group of people , the Jews Evoked emotions by creating strong sense of pride for Germany and extreme hate and blame for the Jews "loaded messages"
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What are ayrians
Blonde hair, blue eyes, considered perfect
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What is generalization
Stereoptyping
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What is stereotyping
Fixed ideas that many people have on a particular person . Not often the truth
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How can stereotypes be used positively
When incorporated into satire
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How is satire positive in stereotyping
The use of humor , irony , exaggeration , or ridicule , to expose and critisize people's stupidity or vices. Politics
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What is satire
Makes us laugh at societies prejudice and habitats and become more aware for need of human rights
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How is the ugly noo noo similar to apartheid
Man is terrified of prawn because of how he looks , like white people were afraid of black , man didn't want to listen to prawn like white People No matter how many times blacks / prawn was oppressed and discriminated he still fought back
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How is stereoptyping used negatively
When used to encourage prejudice
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What is prejudice
Preconceived judgements , which are socially learnt . Not based on actual experience . Realized in act of labeling
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How can we deconstruct stereotypes
By breaking down generalization of the stereotype by learning more about other people, and the truth beyond preconceived judgements
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How can we discuss stereoptypes
Have conversations around the generalizations , open minds to possibility of other truths
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How can we educate ourselves on stereotypes
We can teach better ways to our friends , by learning about people different to you. In order to be empathetic, compassionate human beings
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What is advertising
The promotion of a product or service
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How does advertising help sales
Encourage consumers to beleive they need the product | Companies will pay for wide exposure through mass media
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How can we see advertising is always finding new ways to advertise
First few seconds of YouTube video
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What is a brand
Identify a specific product, service or business
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What makes brands different
Name, sign, symbol, colour, slogan
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What was branding originally used for
Used to be a way to seperate people's cattle by branding with a hot iron
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What is a trademark
Legally protected brand name
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What is brand morphing
Change image to stay with times , picking up on contemporary issues and current trends
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What are the various means of communication
Tv, radio, newspaper, internet, phones , act as channels which transmit ideas and info

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