I’m going through some old files on my hard drive and I found many of my old college papers. Reading them brought back memories of diet-coke fueled writing binges, which I welcomed with both a shudder and a nostalgic smile. They’re actually better than I remember them being, which was a nice little ego-boost.
Anyway, a poll, if you will. Would it be cheating if I posted excerpts from some here? I mean, the stuff’s already written, so It’s not really a “new” post. However, it is stuff that I wrote, and my opinions are largely the same.
Some sample topics:
–“Are American Values Shaped By the Mass Media?”
–“Should the Names of Rape Victims Be Reported?”
–“Is Advertising Ethical?”
–”Does television have the responsibility to give us a more realistic view of how we ’should’ be spending our money?”
–Analysis of the elements of some ads (note: these ads are likely no longer in rotation, but there are detailed descriptions)
–”Is television strictly entertainment, or does it have a deeper responsibility?”
–Consumption, Media, and the Environment
So, anything you’d like to read about?
January 23rd, 2006 at 11:46 pm
As a member of the mass media trying my hardest to shape American values, I’d be curious what you had to say about that. You know, for purposes of self-evaluation.