What is Mass Communications?

Now that we are a couple weeks into the course, we've worked on one aspect of mass communications so far: creating a TV show.

Of course, the field of mass communications is broader than TV alone.

In your opinion, what is mass communications?

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Project H20: First Show

Now that you have your groups:
Madson & Brittany: Celebrity Gossip
Priscila & Teresa: School Gossip/Fashion Police
Bliss & Eddie: Music Videos/Intro/Breaks
Dan &Keith: Music Show
Erik & Nicole: Current Affairs/Anchors
Brendan: Cooking with Brendan

1st Draft Due: Monday 23rd
Your assignment for this week is to make a rough draft (with your partner) of your first show or segment.
You will begin researching your topic/subject to create a script.
What are you going to say? I want to know?
Please start your script in your g-mail account and coordinate connecting with your partner over the break.

Popular Teenage Websites

What are some popular teenage websites?

YOUR SHOW

You guys did a great job presenting your show. Now I want you to write a little about it.

Lonely Girl 15

As we are defining topics for our TV shows, what do you think is the appeal of Lonely Girl 15?
Go to: http://www.youtube.com/user/lonelygirl15?blend=1
Why do you think it is popular?

YOUTUBE PARTNER thoughts

What did you think of the videos yesterday that were "partnered?"
For example what did you think of Fred's popularity?
What are some of your ideas about what makes a video channel popular?
How does what we saw yesterday affect your TV proposal?