Main Theme in Sound City

One of the overwhelming themes in the documentary Sound City is the idea that due to the increased use of technology, “music just isn’t as good anymore.”

Choose a song from before 1995 and explain why it either proves or disproves this idea. 

OR

Choose a song from after 1995 and explain why this proves or disproves the idea that “music is not as good as it used to be.”

March 5- Class Work

The work to be done in class today can be found at http://mrconnolly.pbworks.com/w/page/64204130/Media%20Concept%207

If you are missing the assignment sheet, it can be found at http://mrconnolly.pbworks.com/w/file/64205751/Concept%20%237-%20work%20sheet.pdf

Exploring Media Ownership

Follow the link below to a visualization of media ownership in Canada. On your blog, include a link to this visualization. Also, create a list of the parent companies (the companies at the beginning of the ownership chains) who own most of the media in Canada. Identify any ownership connections between these large companies.

http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/visualizations/8aff56ca4c9b11deae82000255111976/comments/e0b0b1b4513611de84c7000255111976

Concept #6- The Source

Where do you go for your information about the world? Are there particular news shows, newspapers, websites or social media outlets that form the basis of your knowledge of world events?

1. Choose a source of information that you use regularly.  If this is a source that you use and trust, you must be having a preferred reading to either its content or the company itself. What about this source is appealing to you?

2. Research your source. Try to answer as many of the following questions as possible (this may take some time and effort);

a. Who owns your source? Is it owned by a larger company? Is it privately owned or traded on the stock market? Who owns the most stock? Try to find the overall parent company.

b. Who is the head of your source? This could be a CEO or head editor. Ultimately, who is the boss? Provide some detail about this person.

c. What are the commercial implications of your source? How do they make money?

d. Looking at the content of your source, how does the need to make money impact the content of your source? Explain with detail?