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Question 1

Digital Disruption in Media (Jeremy Tunstall’s “The Media Were American”):

Answer 1

Digital disruption refers to the negative transformative impact of digital technologies on traditional media business models.

Traditional media companies face challenges adapting to these changes:
1.new competitors and
2. audience preferences towards more interactive and on-demand content.

Question 2

What role did auteur theory play in the transformation of American cinema during the 1960s, as discussed by Paul Monaco in “The Sixties: 1960-1969”?

Answer 2

auteur theory emphasized the director’s personal vision and style as the central element of a film, contrasting it with the studio system’s assembly-line approach to filmmaking.

Question 3

What is the impact of media consolidation on diversity and consumer choice, as explained by Doris Graber in “Mass Media and American Politics”?

Answer 3

leads to homogenization of content and the reduction in local or independent voices.

Question 4

Social Realism in American Films During the 1930s and 1940s:

Answer 4

Social realism in American films during the 1930s and 1940s depicted the everyday lives of ordinary people, focusing on social issues and hardships faced during the Great Depression and World War II. John Ford’s “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940)

Question 5

How did the New Deal influence American cinema during the 1930s, as discussed by Paul Monaco?

Answer 5

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) supported many artists and filmmakers,The Grapes of Wrath” (1940)