Category: Communications and Media

Reference  http://digital-deadly-sins.theguardian.com/#/Envy/19  “I Fake It On Facebook”  ALSO ATTACHED IN PDF FORM
And Reference 
Answer the following questions:
How do people construct an identity on social media? Provide examples. Is selective self-presentation occurring?
Is it unethical to create a different version of yourself online?  When could it be considered unethical?
What is ontological security and why does it matter? the reference to be found  here:  MLA 9th Edition (Modern Language Assoc.)
Deana A. Rohlinger. New Mediisoc.)
Deana A. Rohlinger. (2018). New Media and Society. NYU Press

The ‘Research Essay’ aims to develop your research and analytical skills by exploring a topic related to the themes of power dynamics, participation, and meaning within the context of media and communication. You will be provided with three essay topics to choose from; alternatively, you could discuss a topic with your tutor and form one. 
Research question : How does the use of persuasive communication techniques influence public opinion on social media platforms? Discuss the role of visual elements, language choice, and narrative structure in shaping persuasive messages.
please include the reading in the essay (intext citation provided) and 3 additional high quality journals. 

Based on the materials in attach file, choose one of the two topics to write an essay on
5. How do the key technical differences between analogue and digital photography manifest in different social and cultural practices?
7. ‘Images of everyday life are now so common that we almost fail to notice them’.Discuss this contention and explore the extent to which everyday images shape our way of living.

1. Many advertisers use sales tracking (R.O.I. based) as a means of selecting which media to use (see Market Mix Modeling–Lesson 12.  Provide your view as to whether you believe  selectin of media based on sales results is a good practice..
In your response, take into account the following considerations–among others–
–is there a problem with using historical sales that may or may not reflect current and future condition-
–are there considerations other than sales that should be taken into account
–it here an intrinsic problem with using numerical scores to make decisions about media usage
2. STEP ONE
• SELECT PRODUCT
• SUITED FOR TARGET—WOMEN 25-54, UPPER INCOME, TRAVEL FREQUENTLY
BY AIR
• CAN BE—EXISITING PRODUCT—OR ‘INVENTED’ PRODUCT
STEP TWO
• PROVIDE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
• INCLUDE
• ONE SENTENCE DESCRIPTION OF ‘KEY SELLING MESSAGE
COMMENT—
–DESCRIPTION OF KEY SELLING MESSAGE PLAYS A CRITICAL
ROLE IN MEDIA PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND FINALIZATION’
–MEDIA SELECTED AND JUSTIFIED BASED ON ABILITY
TO COMMUNICATE KEY SELLING MESSAGE
–MUST BE CAPABLE OF BEING EXPRESSED IN ONE SENTENCE
— OTHERWISE TOO COMPLEX TO BE BASIS FOR AN AD
STEP THREE
• WRITE MEDIA OBJECTIVES—AS DESCRIBED IN SEPARATE SET OF
CHARTS RE: MEDIA OBJECTIVES
IMPORTANT
–MEDIA OBJECTIVES DO NOT INCUDE MENTION OF, REFERENCE
TO, DESCRIPTION OF—MEDIA TO BE USED
—- OBJECTIVES ARE OBJECTIVES—IN ‘REAL WORLD’–THE INTENT IS
FOR OBJECTIVES TO BE DEVELOPED AND AGREED UPON WITH
CLIENT BEFORE PLAN IS DEVELOPED
—
STEP FOUR
• SELECT A PLAN FROM ONE OF FOUR PLANS PROVIDED
STEP FIVE
JUSTIFY SELECTED PLAN
JUSTIFICATION IS DONE IN TWO PARTS
-1.STRATEGY
–STRATEGY IS A TOP-LINE SUMMARY OF RATIONALE—ONE
PARAGRAPH DEVOTED TO EACH MAJOR MEDIA TYPE
USED, E.G., ONE PARAGRAPH FOR TV , ONE PARAGRAPH
FOR MAGAZINES, ETC
2.RATIONALE
–RATIONALE IS DETAILED DISCUSSION OF REASONS
FOR RECOMMENDATION
STEP FIVE: ADDENDUM
• SUPPORT FOR STRATEGY AND RATIONALE
• ALL DATA NEEDED—COST, AUDIENCE COMPOSITION AND SELECTIVITY,
ATTENTIVENESS, ETC. PROVIDED IN SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORTING
MATERIAL PROVIDED IN SAME SET OF SLIDES AND FOLLOWING ALTERNATE
PLANS

The career portfolio is an opportunity for you to help refine your brand and to plan the next steps in your career. Whether you’re just getting started in the workforce or you’ve got a lot of experience under your belt, it never hurts to sharpen your skills. You must submit one file combining all documents into a single report with a cover page, table of contents, and consistent aesthetic.

In the act of addressing others, speakers evoke personal identities and create and define relationships. Using your fieldnotes and interviews explore some of the personal address resources active within any one community and the patterns and meanings of their uses. Develop categories and groupings of these address terms that reflect their use, e.g., Personal pronouns, titles, occupational designations, endearment terms, family and kinship terms, etc. Discuss (i) any understandings of personhood that these address terms identify in a particular social structure, (ii) the nature of the relationship between the speaker and the hearer, and (iii) the location of relationships on relevant dimensions, e.g., close/distant, personal/professional, peers/rank-differentiated, etc.
For each of the journal entries you are asked to conduct an ethnographic study of language use in interpersonal communication. The lectures and readings are designed to give you a framework for conducting these studies. Each journal entry consists of three separate, but complimentary parts: (i) a review and summary of the relevant literature; (ii) data collection and its presentation; and (iii) an analysis of the data that examines features of a culture at work in communication. Here are some additional ideas that you might consider in relation to these three moments of inquiry.
(i) A review and summary of the relevant literature (2-3 pages)
Presented in this class is a general theory of communication in culture and more specific activity theories of facework, speech acts, person-referring forms, relational dialectics, cultural terms for talk, norms and rules, and narrative. In your paper discuss, at a theoretical level, what any of these theories of communication are. Use the readings assigned to that specific section of the class to help with your review—you may go outside of the class readings should you wish to. Cite your sources! 
(ii) Data collection and its presentation (1-3 pages)
The data you will collect in this class will be conducted primarily through participant observations and interviews. Simply put, you will observe and document communication in its naturally occurring context. Document a short transcript of a conversation (it need not be any more than 3-4 exchanges in an ongoing piece of interaction). The primary tool for organizing and presenting your observations is through the Hymes’ (1972) SPEAKING mnemonic. Note in your presentation of the transcription the setting or the scene, the participants, their ends or goals in view, the sequencing of the interaction, the key or emotional tone, the instruments or medium of communication (spoken, mediated, nonverbal, etc), the associated norms or rules, and whether or not the interaction was part of a larger genre for communication. 
(iii) An analysis of the data that examines features of a culture at work in communication (2-3 pages)
Use the orientation you have developed in (i) to make a systematic analysis of this data in (ii). Ask yourself how the data reveals a culture at work? By culture we can mean any number of things: nationality, ethnicity, regionality, social class, gender (and all of its non-binary forms), sexuality, patterns of power, intimacy, solidarity, deference, etc. If your observation is one of intercultural communication how might the phenomena play into a sense of conflict, or breakdowns in communication? 

To connect information for each week, choose one of these 9 topics to write an essay
1. How does John Berger differentiate between ‘public’ and ‘private’ images? Does his distinction still work today? Use an
example to support your response.
2. Drawing on your personal experience as well as academic and other analyses, discuss the impact of algorithmic ‘memory curation prompts’ used by devices such as mobile phones and by online platforms for posting and storing photographs.
3. ‘Photography has always had a complex relation to truth, but the growth of computational imaging and generative Al has made this even more complex in the present. Discuss this contention.
4. How do the affordances of digital platforms such as Instagram shape contemporary uses of photography?(You can focus on other platforms such as Flickr, Snapchat,Twitter/X or Xiaohongshu if you prefer)
5. How do the key technical differences between analogue and digital photography manifest in different social and cultural practices?
6. Can a stereotype be useful or is it always hurtful? Discuss.
7. ‘Images of everyday life are now so common that we almost fail to notice them. Discuss this contention and explore the extent to which everyday images shape our way of living.
8. Erving Goffman once wrote” “Chose your self-presentations carefully, for what starts out as a mask may become your face.” Discuss this contention in relation to contemporary uses of photographic images for self-presentation.
9. Artists are precursors of the wider changes in society. Discuss some of the examples in which artists have pioneered the way we communicate.

Submit a 500-word essay that examines and describes your own cultural heritage.
1) Do you have traditions?
2) Do you speak a different language or dialect at home?
3) How do you feel now that you are “away from home” – what has become most important to you?
Ensure you use APA-style citations to reference other people’s words or ideas (course materials, additional research, etc.).
Submit with APA cover page and reference page.
You are allowed to use first-person point of view in this essay.

Task: Choose one question from the list of 12 below and write an essay of 2000 words. Your essay must be an answer to the question that is based only on the listed sources, and tutorial readings I provided for you – you can think of your essay as a critical reading of these scholarly works.
If your essay has no references or the citations in the body of the essay do not have
precise page numbers, it will not be marked.  If what you state in your essay does not correspond with what is in the source that you cite, you may be asked to explain why.
You should use at least 5 sources. The sources must be from the reading list provided and the tutorial readings. Sources must be by at least 4 different authors.
You may use any of the four major styles for citation (APA, Chicago, MLA or Harvard). Accurate page numbers must be given for citations throughout the essay.
A bibliography or reference list in alphabetical order by author’s surname must be included at the end of the essay.
Please put your chosen essay question at the top of your essay to ensure accurate marking.
Topic information and required readings are in the file below.
As you choose a certain topic, let me know then I’ll give you further readings that may be useful.

read the upload and write on the topic.  “Ethical implications using theoretical frameworks like critical race”.  Refer to the upload that is surrounding the issue of media representation and coverage of police violence against black and marginalized communities.  Use another sorce of your choice to support topic.