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WHAT’S MEDIA MEAN TODAY?

WHAT’S MEDIA MEAN TODAY?. MNN Youth Channel. Are You a Critical Thinker?. Seek the truth Keep an open mind Analyze things from all sides. You are if you:. What is democracy?. The word democracy originates from the Greek (demokratia).

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WHAT’S MEDIA MEAN TODAY?

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  1. WHAT’S MEDIA MEAN TODAY? MNN Youth Channel

  2. Are You a Critical Thinker? • Seek the truth • Keep an open mind • Analyze things from all sides You are if you:

  3. What is democracy? • The word democracy originates from the Greek (demokratia). • The components of the word are(demos), the people; (kratein), to rule; and the suffix(ia). • The term means "rule by the people".

  4. What is media? A medium is a means of communication A mass medium is a means of mass communication

  5. What is the relationship betweenmedia and democracy?

  6. Move On PAC Voting Ad

  7. Writing on the Wall(share your thoughts) • Entertainment is… • Journalism is… • Advertising is… • The difference between the real world and the media world is…

  8. Bald Cypress Juniper Gray Birch Maple Poplar Chesnut English Ivy Hibiscus Oak Sassafras Barberry Flowering Dogwood Magnolia Pine Witch Hazel

  9. Times square photo

  10. Times sq photo with whited out ads

  11. Advertisement? Advertisement?

  12. Personal Media Survey Right now, try to estimate how many minutes and hours you spend with each of the following media during a typical week. • ____ Watching television (cable, broadcast, movies played on a VCR/DVD, etc.) • ____ Watching movies at a theater • ____ Listening to the radio • ____ Listening to music recordings • ____ Reading newspapers • ____ Reading magazines of all kinds • ____ Reading books (texts for class or for pleasure) • ____ Using computers • ____ TOTAL • Taken from Potter, W.J. (2001). Media literacy. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

  13. TV Statistics • The average American watches TV for 4-5 hours a day. • 98.2% of households have at least one TV in the home. • 2.4 is the average number of TVs in an American home. • People age 18 and over watch 1,669 hours of TV in a year (that’s 70 days a year!) These statistics do not include internet, video games, or movies.

  14. How do television stations generate revenue (make money)? $

  15. TV $$ From advertising 100%

  16. Newspapers $$ From advertising 80%

  17. Magazines $$ From advertising 60%

  18. What are some holdings of the 5 media giants?

  19. Thanks to: Amy Bach YMDi (www.ymdi.org) New Mexico Media Literacy Project Carlos Pareja Board and Staff of Manhattan Neighborhood Network Interns and Volunteers of MNN Youth Channel Youth Media Impacting Communities (YMIC) Josh MacPhee Jamie Runyan Nickie Robare

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