| Instructor: | Dr. Brent Simonds |
| Office: | Fell 457 | |
| Phone: | 438-3532 | |
| E-Mail: | bksimon@ilstu.edu | |
| Office Hours: | Mon/Wed 10:15-11:00, & 1:30 - 2:30 Tues/Thurs 12:15-1:15 or by appointment |
|
| Instructor: | Dr. Brent Simonds |
| Office: | Fell 457 | |
| Phone: | 438-3532 | |
| E-Mail: | bksimon@ilstu.edu | |
| Office Hours: | Mon/Wed 10:15-11:00, & 1:30 - 2:30 Tues/Thurs 12:15-1:15 or by appointment |
Week | Starting | Topic | Readings | Assignment Due |
1 | 1/15 | Introduction, Orientation, Theories of the Press | Lecture Slides | Public Interest, Convenience, & Necessity |
2 | 1/22 | Analyzing Media Content, Cultivation Theory | Lecture Slides Articles 39, 7 Mozart Effect Handout for Tuesday |
Week
2 Objectives (due on Thurs.) Please type your answers! |
3 | 1/29 | Patterns of Media Content | Lecture Slides Articles 1, 4 "Illusions of News" Documentary |
Week
3 Objectives (due on Thurs.) Please type your answers! |
4 | 2/05 | Individual Media Workers | Lecture Slides |
Week
4 Objectives (due on Thurs.) Political Quiz |
5 | 2/12 | Media Routines | Lecture Slides Articles 14, 28 "Free Speech" with John Stossel |
Week
5 Objectives (due on Thurs.) SPJ Code of Ethics "Online Reporter Quits After Liberals' Expose" |
6 | 2/19 | Organizational Influences, Agenda Setting | Lecture Slides Articles 20, 27 "Fear & Favor in the Newsroom" Doc. |
Week
6 Objectives (due on Thurs.) |
7 | 2/26 | Film
& Discussion On Thursday we're meeting in the College of Business 355! |
Film: "All the President's Men" Check this web site for more information. | Tip Sheet for paper Article 16 "Mythmaking in New Orleans" Paper #1 (due Thursday) |
8 | 3/04 |
Review (Tues) | Midterm Exam (Thurs) | Fallacies Handout |
9 | 3/11 | Spring Break | ||
10 | 3/18 | Outside Influences My Beef with Big Media by Ted Turner |
Articles
10, 21 & 26 "Merchants of Cool" Documentary & Website | Week
10 Objectives (due on Thurs.) |
11 | 3/25 | Advertising | Articles
32, 38 "Consuming Images" Documentary | Week
11 Objectives (due on Thurs.) |
12 | 4/01 | Ideology,
Critical Theories | Articles
6, 9 | Week 12 Objectives (due on Thurs.) |
13 | 4/08 | Film & Discussion | ||
14 | 4/15 | Group Work | Project
Description Project Evaluation Member Ratings |
Group Presentation Teams |
15 | 4/22 | Group Presentations | ||
16 | 4/29 |
Wrap-up & Review | Take Home Final Exam | |
Turn in Final Exam on Monday, May 5 from 10 am - Noon in Fell 457 | ||||
Any student needing to arrange a reasonable accommodation for a documented disability should contact Disability Concerns at 350 Fell Hall, 438-5853 (voice), 438-8620 (TDD). | ||||