In this unit teaching staff aim to provide you with a range of readings and practical exercises that help you acquire conceptual frameworks for analysing media texts and media industries. Through clos

In this unit teaching staff aim to provide you with a range of readings and practical exercises that help you

acquire conceptual frameworks for analysing media texts and media industries. Through close reading,

oral discussion, writing exercises, and a group project you should acquire various practical and

conceptual tools for understanding not only the form and content of media texts but also the structure and

operation of the various industries and institutions that make up what we call “mass media”.

On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1.Identify and discuss the various economic, political and cultural forces which shape the practical work of

media production;

2.Explain the historical development of media industries;

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