Media Analysis

Course Description
Is our media biased? Who controls content on television, radio, newpapers, magazines, websites. What aims or ulterior motives can the owners of a media outlet have?

Readings
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky

The Media Monopoly: Ben Bagdikian

Projects
Research the following companies and report:

National Amusements owner of Viacom and CBS
 * Viacom's Assets
 * CBS Assets

General Electric owner of NBC
 * GE Assets

News Corporation owner of FOX
 * News Corporation Holdings

The Walt Disney Company
 * Disney Media Holdings

Time Warner owner of Time Magazine, AOL, CNN
 * Time Warner Assets

The Outside World

 * The Independent Media Center
 * Adbusters