The Media Presentation will combine what you have learned in the class and apply it to your media intake. This presentation is to involve your favorite form of media (something specific such as your favorite television show, your favorite book, your favorite magazine, your favorite Internet site, your favorite social medium, etc.) and/or your least favorite form of ‘media (again, something specific such as your least favorite television show, your least favorite book, your least favorite magazine, your least favorite Internet site, your least favorite social medium, etc.). Yes, that was an either/oryou may choose or do both your favorite and least favorite if you’d like–but it is encouraged to focus on one. During the presentation, you will take your favorite and/or least favorite form(s) of media and analyze these media form(s). First, your presentation must include an analysis that provides insight on how your least favorite and/or your favorite form of media has an effect on or in your life (positive and/or negative): Example: Let’s say your favorite movie is Rocky. This movie could literally have a profound effect on the way your daily workout goes (i.e. it might actually motivate you to not give up when you get tired at the end of your workout and help you keep going). For example, you might be able to envision Rocky running up the stairs when the Rocky theme plays on your iPod while you’re working out. As a result of hearing this song, you become motivated during that workout. Example: Let’s say your least favorite magazine is Field and Stream, because you are a vegetarian. This might have an effect on your attitude toward those who read the magazine (i.e. you might think that those who read the magazine are cruel to animals). You might even dislike those who are subscribers to the magazine. Nevertheless, it is an instance to where the media has had an effect on you in some way, form, or fashion. Also, your presentation must include at least one of the many mass communication theories/notions we have gone over to this point (i.e. the agenda-setting theory, the cultivation theory, the spiral of silence theory, the skyscraper analogy, or any other media notion that you have discovered during this course). You are to utilize a theory/notion or instance you’ve learned from class (or, if you’re feeling brave, you may also utilize a mass communication or media theory outside of the class as wellplease note if you take this route you must thoroughly describe the theory and apply it properly) to effectively analyze your favorite form of media, least favorite form of media, or both. You may want to explain the theory or theories you choose in your presentation (this might be a good place to get some of your necessary sources plugged into your presentation). You will examine either or both your favorite and/or least favorite forms of media in relation to one of the many mass communication theories, models, or any other important information you have taken away from the class: Example: Utilizing the Rocky example mentioned above, you may not be able to tell everyone you are motivated or “pumped up” because you’re thinking about a movie to help you get through a workout. This would be because you are doing something that would be “out of the norm” and would constitute the spiral of silence theory applied in your life (due to the fact you do not want to tell everyone a movie is helping you exercise effectively). Example: Perhaps, you could talk about how all of the news is the same to you, and you feel as though all the media stations are saying and reporting the same thing. You could apply the agenda-setting theory in this case or even apply the concept of media conglomerates (i.e. media conglomerates have so much control over various media that maybe your favorite stations are owned by the same conglomerate; hence, perhaps that is why you hear the same thing with these channels). Necessary Elements: This presentation must have a minimum of TWO (2) different outside sources. Sources may include but are not limited to books, professional journal entries, magazine articles, newspaper articles, a quote or quotes from a form of media (i.e. a movie, a music CD, etc.), etc. The choosing of your outside source elements is at your discretion, but you must make sure you include at least TWO (2) different outside sources–please do not use Wikipedia as one of those sources. Remember, utilize your own ideas and make sure you give credit where it is do. Do not say you came up with an idea if it is not your original idea–this is basically the same as plagiarism. You will be graded on the whether or not you provide (or state) at least two sources during your presentation. Your presentation will range from THREE (3) to SIX (6) minutes long (this is can be done in-person or Online). You must deliver your presentation in a meaningful way. In other words, you are required to present in a way to make sure your audience understands your point(s). For example, you may utilize presentational software such as Power Point or YouTube to help you. If you select the in-person option, the presentation date, time, and location should already be posted (if it is not, it will be soon). If you are selecting the Online presentation option, you are required to do a Power Point Presentation with your voice embedded (you must send me the presentation, so I may see the presentation) or a YouTube Video with you presenting (you must send me the link, so I may see your presentation). You may also use another form of multimedia presentational software if you would like. The biggest key of which you will be graded on is that I must be able to hear your voice (so, if I am unable to hear your voice; your grade WILL be substantially deducted). You may make your presentation private through YouTube if you so choose to do so. However, if you do make it private, choose the privacy option making it private for those who have the linkdo NOT make it completely private where the viewer must log in just to see the presentation (please leave the presentation viewable until you receive a grade for the assignment if you choose to post your presentation via You Tube). Please remember that if you take either the route of You Tube and/or Power Point, the files can be very large since you have to include sound (this is always a problem for some when attempting to turn it in; I will not grant you extra time at the last minute just because you could not figure out how to send it to meto avoid this, give yourself plenty of time to make certain you can get all of presentation materials to me before the deadline posted). Tags: powerpoint Marilyn Monroe Mass Communication Theory Gentlemen Prefer Blondes independence in women User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool’s honor code & terms of service.
Reference List: Basic Rules
Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019. The equivalent resource for the older APA 6 style can be found here.
This resource, revised according to the 7th edition APA Publication Manual, provides fundamental guidelines for constructing the reference pages of research papers. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (7th ed.).
Note: Because the information on this page pertains to virtually all citations, we’ve highlighted one important difference between APA 6 and APA 7 with an underlined note written in red.
Formatting a Reference List
Your reference list should appear at the end of your paper. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text.
Your references should begin on a new page separate from the text of the essay; label this page “References” in bold, centered at the top of the page (do NOT underline or use quotation marks for the title). All text should be double-spaced just like the rest of your essay.
Basic Rules for Most Sources
- All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation.
- All authors’ names should be inverted (i.e., last names should be provided first).
- Authors’ first and middle names should be written as initials.
- For example, the reference entry for a source written by Jane Marie Smith would begin with “Smith, J. M.”
- If a middle name isn’t available, just initialize the author’s first name: “Smith, J.”
- Give the last name and first/middle initials for all authors of a particular work up to and including 20 authors (this is a new rule, as APA 6 only required the first six authors). Separate each author’s initials from the next author in the list with a comma. Use an ampersand (&) before the last author’s name. If there are 21 or more authors, use an ellipsis (but no ampersand) after the 19th author, and then add the final author’s name.
- Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work.
- For multiple articles by the same author, or authors listed in the same order, list the entries in chronological order, from earliest to most recent.
- When referring to the titles of books, chapters, articles, reports, webpages, or other sources, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns.
- Note again that the titles of academic journals are subject to special rules. See section below.
- Italicize titles of longer works (e.g., books, edited collections, names of newspapers, and so on).
- Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as chapters in books or essays in edited collections.
Basic Rules for Articles in Academic Journals
- Present journal titles in full.
- Italicize journal titles.
- Maintain any nonstandard punctuation and capitalization that is used by the journal in its title.
- For example, you should use PhiloSOPHIA instead of Philosophia, or Past & Present instead of Past and Present.
- Capitalize all major words in the titles of journals. Note that this differs from the rule for titling other common sources (like books, reports, webpages, and so on) described above.
- This distinction is based on the type of source being cited. Academic journal titles have all major words capitalized, while other sources’ titles do not.
- Capitalize the first word of the titles and subtitles of journal articles, as well as the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and any proper nouns.
- Do not italicize or underline the article title.
- Do not enclose the article title in quotes.
- So, for example, if you need to cite an article titled “Deep Blue: The Mysteries of the Marianas Trench” that was published in the journal Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication, you would write the article title as follows:
- Deep blue: The mysteries of the Marianas Trench.
- …but you would write the journal title as follows:
- Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication
- So, for example, if you need to cite an article titled “Deep Blue: The Mysteries of the Marianas Trench” that was published in the journal Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication, you would write the article title as follows:
Please note: While the APA manual provides examples of how to cite common types of sources, it does not cover all conceivable sources. If you must cite a source that APA does not address, the APA suggests finding an example that is similar to your source and using that format. For more information, see page 282 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed.
