part one
Read: “Worry About the Right Things” by John Stossel
Read: “The Media Likes Scaring Us” by John Stossel
Watch: The YouTube Videos 2-6 from 20/20 about Media Hype.
Media Hype part 2 YouTube video
Media Hype part 3 YouTube video
Media Hype part 4 YouTube video
Media Hype part 5 YouTube video
Media Hype part 6 YouTube video
Write: Students are to write a 3-page reaction paper regarding “Worry About the Right Things”, “The Media Likes Scaring Us”, and the Media Hype 20/20 YouTube videos.
I’d like to know your opinion regarding the two articles you read and YouTube videos you watched. Include your responses to each of these questions in your paper.
part two
1: Chapter 2 discusses the agenda-setting theory and the cumulative effects theory. Please choose either of those two theories, define it, and give a current example of this taking place in the media.
2: There are currently so many examples of outrageous media hype on TV, social media, in our newspapers, and online. Please share one example that you have seen within the last week. Include a link to your example.