(You can submit up to two. Due date is Dec. 4 11:59 p.m. at TurnItIn.com
View one of the following movies and write a 300-400 word report. Include:
Summary: What is
the movie about and how does it relate to the study of mass media? Explain
specifically how the movie relates to information in the textbook:
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Chapter 2 – Mass Communication Effects
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Chapters 3 – The Media Business
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Media Chapters 4-10 – Books, magazines,
newspapers, audio, movies, television, Internet
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Chapters 11-12 – Advertising, public relations
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Chapters 13-14 – Media law, media ethics
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Chapter 15 – Global media
Include at least two references
to specific concepts from the the textbook that relate to the movie.
Include page numbers.
Comments: What is your opinion about:
o
The documentarian or movie director’s thesis or
point of view
o
The creative or factual details used by the
director to support his or her thesis or point of view
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Do you agree? How does the movie relate to your
own experience?
DOCUMENTARIES
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This Film is Not Yet Rated – MPAA rating system
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Mickey Mouse Monopoly – Disney messages include
stereotypes
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Consuming Children – Children and advertising
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Tough Guise 2 – Media and male identity
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PsyWar – Evolution of propaganda and public
relations in the U.S.
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Weapons of Mass Deception – How TV covered or
did not cover the Iraq war.
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Hollywood and the Pentagon – The Pentagon’s
involvement in movies.
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Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
– How stereotypes in movies perpetuate prejudicial attitudes.
FEATURE
FILMS
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Kill the Messenger – A San Jose Mercury News
reporter is caught up in a story that involves the CIA, crack cocaine, the
Nicaraguan Contras and a suicide. Based on a true story.
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Nightcrawler – Jack Gyllenhaal plays a
young man who stumbles upon the underground world of L.A. freelance crime
journalism.
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Zodiac (2007) – Investigators and reporters
search for a serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Based on a true
story.
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Radio Days – Life before TV
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All the Presidents’ Men – Reporters bring down a
president. Based on a true story.
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Wag the Dog – Hollywood makes a war happen
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The Pelican Brief – A law student and an
investigative reporter team up on a big story
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State of Play – Investigative reporter works
with police on a big case
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The Paper (1994) – Life at a tabloid newspaper a
lot like the Daily News or New York Post
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The Boat that Rocked/Pirate Radio – Music
censorship and underground radio. Based on a true story.
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Thank You For Smoking – Public relations issues
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Primary Colors – PR and spin in a presidential
election campaign a lot like Bill Clinton’s
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