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Newspapers and Magazines How we got tabloid newspapers How magazines or newspapers have adapted to the Internet The beginnings of African-American magazines The differences USA Today made in newspaper publishing Magazines of the celebrity press Paparazzi Final Project Ideas

Terrestrial Radio Digital programming and the consolidation of radio station ownership Radio formats and how they developed The future of locally-owned and –produced radio Talk radio The development of Public Radio (NPR and PRI) Pirate radio Payola Final Project Ideas

Satellite Radio and Internet Radio The future of satellite radio Ratings for Internet radio Broadcast standards of decency for satellite and Internet radio Can advertising support Internet radio broadcasting? Final Project Ideas

Broadcast Television The development of “reality” television How television has portrayed (attorneys, the police, forensic technology, doctors, hospitals, families, fathers, mothers, children, teen-agers, the military, African-Americans, Hispanic people, Asian people, or others) The development of the Public Broadcasting System Soap operas Final Project Ideas

Cable and Satellite Television Should CATV be subject to broadcast standards of decency? Why does cable TV cost what it does? Final Project Ideas

Motion Pictures How computer graphics and animation have changed motion picture making Digital theater projection Motion picture piracy Motion picture “sanitizing” companies Final Project Ideas

Advertising How advertising affects self-image (of children, women, ethnic minority people, economic classes) The development of infomercials The development of advertising for (vehicles, clothing, cosmetics, new technologies, or others) The effect of TiVo and DVR on television advertising Final Project Ideas

Ethics and Regulation How the World Wide Web has influenced political campaigns Embedded reporters and how they affect reporting in wartime Differences in news reporting between commercial and public operations The Fairness Doctrine Motion picture rating systems and their effectiveness Television program rating systems and their effectiveness Parental control of cable, satellite, and computer access The development and effectiveness of the v-chip The FCC and consolidation in the media of mass communication Final Project Ideas

The Internet and the World Wide Web Blogging and its effect on the news Cultural effects of the World Wide Web Advertising (spam, banners, or popups) on the World Wide Web The influence of search engines on access to information Final Project Ideas

Technological Developments The development of HDTV Digital television broadcasting HD radio MP3 players and the music recording industry Final Project Ideas

Medium and Subject Ideas Medium:Medium: Book publishing. –Subject: –Subject: Changes in technology. –Topic: –Topic: E-books as an alternative to printing on paper. Medium:Medium: Radio. –Subject: –Subject: Programming. –Topic: –Topic: How radio developed formats for stations. Medium:Medium: Television. –Subject: –Subject: Programming. –Topic: –Topic: How teenagers were portrayed on television in the 1990s compared to the 1960s. Medium:Medium: Motion pictures. –Subject: –Subject: Advertising. –Topic: –Topic: Embedded advertising in the movies. Medium:Medium: Advertising. –Subject: –Subject: Regulation of advertising. –Topic: –Topic: Why cigarette advertising was removed from television but is still allowed in print. Final Project Ideas

Area and Subject Ideas Area:Area: Journalism ethics. –Subject: –Subject: Commentary on the news. –Topic: –Topic: The abandonment of the fairness doctrine. Area:Area: Community standards of decency. –Subject: –Subject: The v-chip. –Topic: –Topic: The effect of the v-chip on the amount of violence viewed by children. Final Project Ideas

Newspapers and Magazines How we got tabloid newspapers How magazines or newspapers have adapted to the Internet The beginnings of African-American magazines The differences USA Today made in newspaper publishing Magazines of the celebrity press Paparazzi Final Project Ideas

Terrestrial Radio Digital programming and the consolidation of radio station ownership Radio formats and how they developed The future of locally-owned and –produced radio Talk radio The development of Public Radio (NPR and PRI) Pirate radio Payola Final Project Ideas

Satellite Radio and Internet Radio The future of satellite radio Ratings for Internet radio Broadcast standards of decency for satellite and Internet radio Can advertising support Internet radio broadcasting? Final Project Ideas

Broadcast Television The development of “reality” television How television has portrayed (attorneys, the police, forensic technology, doctors, hospitals, families, fathers, mothers, children, teen-agers, the military, African-Americans, Hispanic people, Asian people, or others) The development of the Public Broadcasting System Soap operas Final Project Ideas

Cable and Satellite Television Should CATV be subject to broadcast standards of decency? Why does cable TV cost what it does? Final Project Ideas

Motion Pictures How computer graphics and animation have changed motion picture making Digital theater projection Motion picture piracy Motion picture “sanitizing” companies Final Project Ideas

Advertising How advertising affects self-image (of children, women, ethnic minority people, economic classes) The development of infomercials The development of advertising for (vehicles, clothing, cosmetics, new technologies, or others) The effect of TiVo and DVR on television advertising Final Project Ideas

Ethics and Regulation How the World Wide Web has influenced political campaigns Embedded reporters and how they affect reporting in wartime Differences in news reporting between commercial and public operations The Fairness Doctrine Motion picture rating systems and their effectiveness Television program rating systems and their effectiveness Parental control of cable, satellite, and computer access The development and effectiveness of the v-chip The FCC and consolidation in the media of mass communication Final Project Ideas

The Internet and the World Wide Web Blogging and its effect on the news Cultural effects of the World Wide Web Advertising (spam, banners, or popups) on the World Wide Web The influence of search engines on access to information Final Project Ideas

Technological Developments The development of HDTV Digital television broadcasting HD radio MP3 players and the music recording industry Final Project Ideas

Medium and Subject Ideas Medium:Medium: Book publishing. –Subject: –Subject: Changes in technology. –Topic: –Topic: E-books as an alternative to printing on paper. Medium:Medium: Radio. –Subject: –Subject: Programming. –Topic: –Topic: How radio developed formats for stations. Medium:Medium: Television. –Subject: –Subject: Programming. –Topic: –Topic: How teenagers were portrayed on television in the 1990s compared to the 1960s. Medium:Medium: Motion pictures. –Subject: –Subject: Advertising. –Topic: –Topic: Embedded advertising in the movies. Medium:Medium: Advertising. –Subject: –Subject: Regulation of advertising. –Topic: –Topic: Why cigarette advertising was removed from television but is still allowed in print. Final Project Ideas

Area and Subject Ideas Area:Area: Journalism ethics. –Subject: –Subject: Commentary on the news. –Topic: –Topic: The abandonment of the fairness doctrine. Area:Area: Community standards of decency. –Subject: –Subject: The v-chip. –Topic: –Topic: The effect of the v-chip on the amount of violence viewed by children. Final Project Ideas

Newspapers and Magazines How we got tabloid newspapers How magazines or newspapers have adapted to the Internet The beginnings of African-American magazines The differences USA Today made in newspaper publishing Magazines of the celebrity press Paparazzi Final Project Ideas

Terrestrial Radio Digital programming and the consolidation of radio station ownership Radio formats and how they developed The future of locally-owned and –produced radio Talk radio The development of Public Radio (NPR and PRI) Pirate radio Payola Final Project Ideas

Satellite Radio and Internet Radio The future of satellite radio Ratings for Internet radio Broadcast standards of decency for satellite and Internet radio Can advertising support Internet radio broadcasting? Final Project Ideas

Broadcast Television The development of “reality” television How television has portrayed (attorneys, the police, forensic technology, doctors, hospitals, families, fathers, mothers, children, teen-agers, the military, African-Americans, Hispanic people, Asian people, or others) The development of the Public Broadcasting System Soap operas Final Project Ideas

Cable and Satellite Television Should CATV be subject to broadcast standards of decency? Why does cable TV cost what it does? Final Project Ideas

Motion Pictures How computer graphics and animation have changed motion picture making Digital theater projection Motion picture piracy Motion picture “sanitizing” companies Final Project Ideas

Advertising How advertising affects self-image (of children, women, ethnic minority people, economic classes) The development of infomercials The development of advertising for (vehicles, clothing, cosmetics, new technologies, or others) The effect of TiVo and DVR on television advertising Final Project Ideas

Ethics and Regulation How the World Wide Web has influenced political campaigns Embedded reporters and how they affect reporting in wartime Differences in news reporting between commercial and public operations The Fairness Doctrine Motion picture rating systems and their effectiveness Television program rating systems and their effectiveness Parental control of cable, satellite, and computer access The development and effectiveness of the v-chip The FCC and consolidation in the media of mass communication Final Project Ideas

The Internet and the World Wide Web Blogging and its effect on the news Cultural effects of the World Wide Web Advertising (spam, banners, or popups) on the World Wide Web The influence of search engines on access to information Final Project Ideas

Technological Developments The development of HDTV Digital television broadcasting HD radio MP3 players and the music recording industry Final Project Ideas

Medium and Subject Ideas Medium:Medium: Book publishing. –Subject: –Subject: Changes in technology. –Topic: –Topic: E-books as an alternative to printing on paper. Medium:Medium: Radio. –Subject: –Subject: Programming. –Topic: –Topic: How radio developed formats for stations. Medium:Medium: Television. –Subject: –Subject: Programming. –Topic: –Topic: How teenagers were portrayed on television in the 1990s compared to the 1960s. Medium:Medium: Motion pictures. –Subject: –Subject: Advertising. –Topic: –Topic: Embedded advertising in the movies. Medium:Medium: Advertising. –Subject: –Subject: Regulation of advertising. –Topic: –Topic: Why cigarette advertising was removed from television but is still allowed in print. Final Project Ideas

Area and Subject Ideas Area:Area: Journalism ethics. –Subject: –Subject: Commentary on the news. –Topic: –Topic: The abandonment of the fairness doctrine. Area:Area: Community standards of decency. –Subject: –Subject: The v-chip. –Topic: –Topic: The effect of the v-chip on the amount of violence viewed by children. Final Project Ideas