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.