Much of this course will be about "pushing buttons" through media messages ~ the processes, the assumptions, the pros and cons of it. I'll refer, on occasion, to "hot button issues" and language that gets our attention, cuts through the chatter or sets us off.
What kind of media communication sets you off or pushes your buttons?
Professor Wiggins
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This is an obvious one, but anything that is obviously biased or completely blown out of proportion is cause to be set off. Repeatedly harping on an otherwise simple story leads me to believe they didn't bother to find other stories. Many of the human interest stories seem to be time-fillers--how many times can they show a waterskiing squirrel? I suppose people do want to see them and may be sick of hard news--they are simply giving the masses what they really want. Also I dislike when the media uses teasers with hot-button issues that don't live up to the hype. It's disappointing when you stay tuned only to find the top story to be glazed over quickly or when an article doesn't meet the excitement and urgency of its headline.
Obviously, biased reporting, advertisements, etc. can push my buttons. Racism, sexism, and unifnformed "time/space fillers" where writers or broadcasters ramble on and on about a particular topic but can not support what they say/write.
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