Transcript Media Analysis Questions

Media Analysis
Questions
What is Media?
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Media is the use of communication channels
through which news, entertainment,
education, data, and promotional messages
are spread to the masses.
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Examples of Media: includes broadcastingTV and radio, print, film, and Internet.
examples of Medium/visual
aids
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Examples: power point, speeches, posters,
essays, newspapers, magazines, pictures,
charts & graphs, brochures, billboards,
videos, commercials, plays, advertisements,
social media etc.
What is the Purpose of the
Message?
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To inform you?
To persuade you to buy something?
To persuade you to take a certain action?
To entertain you?
Use a medium that will BEST
enhance your presentation.
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For example:
1. If Brianna is giving a presentation about how many children die every
year from lung cancer, which medium would best enhance her
presentation?
A. an informational poster that details what lung cancer is
B. charts and graphs that detail the number of deaths of children from
lung cancer.
C. an informational video that details how cancer attacks the lungs.
D. a picture of a child that has been treated and is recovering from lung
cancer.
Using inferences to understand the
message that is being communicated
1. Who is the author?
2. What is the purpose?
3. What techniques are
being used to attract
your attention?
4. What message is being
communicated to the
audience through this
print ad?
Using inferences to understand the
message that is being communicated
1. Who is the author?
2. What is the purpose?
3. What techniques are
being used to attract
your attention?
4. What message is being
communicated to the
audience through this
print ad?
Using inferences to understand the
message that is being communicated
1. Who is the author?
2. What is the purpose?
3. What techniques are
being used to attract
your attention?
4. What message is being
communicated to the
audience through this
print ad?
Using inferences to understand the
message that is being communicated
1.Who is the author?
2. What is the purpose?
3. What techniques are
being used to attract
your attention?
4. What message is being
communicated to the
audience through this
print ad?
1.Who is the author?
2. What is the purpose?
3. What techniques are
being used to attract
your attention?
4. What message is being
communicated to the
audience through this
print ad?