Department of Social Sciences
代写暑假作业Special Assessment Period 2008-09: Reassessment Coursework
Coursework 2
Select one of the titles below and write an essay of 2,500-3,000 words. CHOOSE
A DIFFERENT TITLE TO THE ONE YOU HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN.
1. How useful is a critical political economy approach in analysing the key issues facing contemporary media systems? [You may ,if you wish, opt to answer this question by focusing on one particular national situation]
2. How far does ownership confer control ?
3. /Are contemporary advertisers acquiring more control over the organisation and output of commercial media or less ?
4. ‘The less regulation the better’ Discuss.
5. Is there still a role for public service broadcasting in the age of multi channel television and the internet?
6. How far does the internet provide the basis for a more inclusive and democratic public sphere?
7. Are digital technologies giving power back to audiences and users or confirming the power of established power centres?
8.代写暑假作业 Is the notion of ‘imperialism’ still useful in the analysis of current patterns of media and cultural globalisation?
9. What is meant by ‘marketisation’? What are the consequences of this process for the organisation of contemporary media?
SUBMISSION DATE: 4.00pm Friday 18th September 2009