Media Studies
What will I learn?
Recent events have shown Media Studies is essential to everyone: misinformation & disinformation are everywhere, but how do spot them and protect ourselves? Every job involves communication - how does mass communication actually work in marketing, business, education, entertainment, and news? How do different people use the media? Do you have a shared understanding of the world with others? How does the Media show us the world, and can journalists be trusted?
Exploring how we find out about what's real.
Examining how media are used to influence and inform in the world
Journalism project: being a citizen journalist and making media to inform or influence.
What will I learn?
What are the stories told about YOU in the media? How do the stories that you watch, play, and read make you? Teens consume somewhere between 3-8 hours of media a day - what effect does this have on how you think about culture, values, fashion, music, and the world around you? How does the media show people like you?
Genre study of teen culture in Film and TV
Exploring how different generations use media differently - and why no one's way is best.
Youtube film making project
