USC Field Trip, May 11

The signup list is now closed.

I have created a signup list for the USC field trip. If you wish to go to the campus tour only, sign up for the 3:45 arrival time. You will meet at Tommy Trojan. If you wish to take the campus tour PLUS an undergraduate admissions/financial aid presentation, sign up for the 3 pm arrival time. The 3 pm group will meet at the Admission Center, Ronald Tutor Campus Center, TCC 202, Steven and Kathryn Sample Hall (SKS), 3607 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, California. After the admissions presentation, you will go to Tommy Trojan for the campus tour.

O'Reilly Silenced at Fox

Bill O'Reilly has drawn a large, loyal nationwide audience by presenting an aggressively conservative spin on political news at Fox. Given his controversial, bombastic image, it has been surprising how quickly Fox cancelled O'Reilly's show after allegations of sexual harassment surfaced. This NPR story offers an explanation.

This MediaNote was not presented to the TTh 9:10 class.

•Why did Fox fire Bill O'Reilly?

•Would his show stay on the air if most of his listeners had stayed loyal?

•Why don't advertisers want to be associated on O'Reilly's show despite his large audience?

•Does it matter that O'Reilly's replacement is 20 years younger?

•Was this a case of censorship? Why or why not?

On-Campus Field Trip, Tuesday April 25

Vrej Agajanian, local Armenian language broadcaster and Glendale City Councilman, will speak to Mass Comm 101 students on Tuesday, April 25 in LB220 from 12:30-1:30. MC101 students can earn field trip credit for this special event if they do the following:

1. The student attends the lecture (a roll sheet will go around), and

2. The student completes a short written assignment. Details are below:

Write a 200-300 word essay answering the following questions based on Vrej Agajanian's talk

a. Why does television cover so many bad things, and what are the psychological effects of bad news on humans?

b. Can television be used as a positive media tool? In what ways?

c. What are the psychological effects of positive or otherwise beneficial television programming?

The written assignment should be turned on paper no later than 2 pm on Tuesday, May 2.

MC101 Midterm

Your Midterm Exam in Mass Comm 101 is scheduled for Tuesday, May 2 for TTh Classes and Wednesday, May 3 for MW classes. You will have the entire class time to complete your exam. Bring a Blue Book, Scantron, Pencil (and a pen if you wish to write your essay in ink).