Subject Code & Title :- SM6064 Globalisation And The Media
Assessment Type :- Assignment essay
Words Count :- 2,000-2,500 words
Explain the reasons for the un equal international flow in any one communications sector News Film or Television. How relevant to this are national differences in the populations preferences for news or entertainment?
SM6064 Globalisation And The Media Assignment – UK
How can theories of dependency and cultural im perialism explain the dynamics of
cultural power between China and other countries it has invested in ?
Is it a form of neo colonialism? Provide examples of China’s influence in one country of your choice.
How convincing are claims that mass communications and in particular social media produce a global village?
To what extent have local cultures and political identities been replaced by global ideas?
Privately owned transnational corporations have unequal power and control over
communications globally. Critically discuss the implications of this un equal power
relationship for democracy and social justice as discussed by the theorists of Critical Political Economy.
Analyse and critically discuss South North CONTRA FLOW media flows in any sector.
Include in your answer some reflection on the reasons for some countries being more successful in this than others.
Critically evaluate the role of social media in constructing and com modifying an audience.
Include some contemporary examples in your answer.
Outline and discuss how localisation and globalisation fit together. Provide examples from a country or sector of your choice.
SM6064 Globalisation And The Media Assignment – UK
Analyse and critically discuss the role of Hollywood in globalisation.
Provide examples of Hollywood being used as a soft power vehicle for exporting American values and beliefs.
Critically discuss the Media Systems Models of Hallin and Mancini.
Based on a country of your choice consider how convincingly these models explain the country’s media systems. What influence does national culture and the role of the state have on the structure of its media system?
Why are a small number of news agencies Reuters AFP AP etc still powerful in terms of global news flow?
Include comments on the economics and peculiar characteristics of the information product in your answer.