Digital Media Cultures

So it was time to get into groups four our 2000 word essay with Keith. So we was put into groups based on what question we wanted to answer:

1. How are public service broadcasters responding to the challenges of the contemporary media industry?

2. “Developments in digital technology are democratizing the media industry”. Discuss.

3. Choose one area of the cultural industry and assess the impact that the Internet has had on the way that particular industry operates.

4. Outline and discuss the shifts in the relationship between producer, text and audience. Your work should acknowledge recent theoretical shifts in audience studies.

5. Analyse the impact of formats on the television industry. Your essay should also analyse debates that relate to the potential social and cultural impact of formats on audiences.

6. Analyse the relationship between developments in media and the processes of Globalization.

7. “The pursuit of profit has become the driving force in the development of media and has ultimately had a negative impact upon culture.” Discuss.

8. Outline and discuss the impact Apple® has had on the contemporary media industry.

9. Choose one area of the media industry and assess how the shift from analogue to digital has impacted upon that industry.