How has new media affected literacy and information consumption? How is this different from older forms of media? In your discussion, use any THREE media theories that you have been introduced to during this course.
You are free to choose any three theories; some examples are the various media effects theories such as the magic bullet theory, and the three theories you worked with in Essay 1 (Reading 3). Additional theories were presented in section IV on Media Effects and Audiences.
- You must use a minimum of two academic sources (aka peer reviewed or scholarly sources such as books, articles, chapters) as your secondary references. Please find new sources – our course readings can be used but don’t count towards the minimum of two academic sources. Make sure that your sources discuss and/or answer the question;
- In addition to the two academic sources, you are allowed to use data from official organizational websites (.org or .gov) but make sure to properly cite all online sources. For this paper, you may not use sources such as Wikipedia, online dictionaries;