mass communication, media and society

Lauren Bowie, Sam Foster, Becca Sears, Nick Farr Quiz Show (1994) Dir. Robert Redford 29 February 2012 Television Entertainment Scandal in Game Shows   Quiz Show is based on the true story of Charles Van Doren, a professor from Columbia University, who was caught up in a cheating scandal on a game show in 1959. […]

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Lauren Bowie, Becca Sear, Sam Foster, Nick Farr Good Night and Good Luck Producer: George Clooney 22 February 2012 Media Importance The dialectic between political and commercialized sectors   Produced in 2005 and directed by George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck, presents an interesting commentary on the world of media during the time of […]

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Lauren Bowie, Sam Foster, Becca Sear, Nick Farr And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003) 15 February 2012 Director Bruce Bereford Analyzing “And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself” Collision of Media, Power and Greed An extremely important television movie, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, gives us insight into the collaboration of the American media […]

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Lauren Bowie, Sam Foster, Becca Sears, Nick Farr Citizen Kane (1941) Dir. Orson Welles 8 February, 2012  Citizen Kane: Destruction and Construction by the Media Produced by Orson Welles in 1941, Citizen Kane is considered one of the greatest American films to be created.  In the film, Charles Foster Kane was taken from his mother […]

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