Week 4: April 23rd
Mass Media, Multimedia


Guiding Questions:
- What are the differences between mass media and “networked” media?
- How can video be used effectively within social networks and communities?
- What are the challenges to monetization on multimedia platforms?

Anticipated:
- In-class Q&A of Zooppa “client”
- YouTube/Hulu

Readings:
Benkler, Chapters 4, 6

Assignment due April 30th, 6:00 p.m.
- Zooppa pitch document (1 pg).
- Why Benkler is Right, Why Benkler is Wrong (3-5 pages, 3 sources for each of the two arguments; alternatively why Von Hippel/ZIttrain is right/wrong). Due Week 6, 6 p.m. via Collect-It

Why the author is right, why he’s wrong: choose one of author’s claims and argue why (a) he’s right; and (b) he’s wrong. Use 3 sources each (preferably scholarly) to substantiate (a) and (b) (so at least 6 different sources for the entire deliverable). 3-5 pages, essay format, with footnotes and bibliography, following AP style guide.

Google Doc

Class Slides:

Week 4 April 23