Questioning the Media Chapter 15

1. What are you main concerns or criticisms about the state of media studies at your college or university?

There are many concerns that can be studied and looked down upon about the state of media studies at all colleges or universities. But I think one that I would be concerned about at my university, Lenoir Rhyne University, is that do we really have a clear understanding of media studies and relating it to everything around us. I understand that at a college level, some think that it does not need to be compared to lower levels in schools, but I think any media study should be flexible to be directed toward any age and any group of people not depending on the range of their knowledge. It is also important that when these studies take place they do not stay the same for many years, it needs to change as life changes and people grow in knowledge.

2. One charge that has been leveled against a lot of media research--both effects and the cultural models--is that it has very little impact on changing our media institutions. Do you agree or disagree, and why?

I agree with this completely, I actually talked about this in my first question, not remembering that it was down here. But i think that because the institutions change with their media then that is why media studies have been done is to see why they change and what makes them change. I think it is important that all colleges and universities see that the media changes and so should they including cultural and many other models that effect this. Having universities being informed with what is going on helps to make sure that students that are at these schools will be equipped with information about how things have changed since they have been in school and what they are going out into the world in the concept of media studies.

3. Can you think of an issue that media industry and academic researchers could study together? Explain.

It is hard to come with one issue that is not to complex that the media industry and academic researchers could study together because then you have to find a common line. So I think something that would be good for the media industry and academic researchers should study would be something on how media effects children and youth in school systems. This does not include universities, this is only K-12 schools so that they can see what needs to be done so that students are not harmed with media but rather enhances there knowledge.