About the effects of bankruptcy on new media in cinema. Watch a current movie at a theater. Perform a content analysis of its message, and the ways that message appeals to its audience. Form posted on internet. Films today have little or no public purpose beyond escapist entertainment, unlike radio and television and newspapers, which have maintained a function to inform on public issues.
Group splits randomly, prepares, and conducts debate.
Text summary of David's remarks. Content analysis of one half hour of a radio station. Form posted on internet. Use summary of analyses to explain the balance and interaction of audience, advertising, and content that a radio station must maintain. Predict what radio will be like in the year 2010.