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• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 1 DQ 1 (Old)

• ASHFORD COM 340 Entire Course 

• Have media had an impact in your life? In what
  way or ways? In answering this question, consider
  all of the media you use, including print media,
  broadcast media, digital media, and entertainment
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• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 1 Individual Assignment Mass
  Media Worksheet (Old)
• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 1 DQ 1 (Old)
• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 1 DQ 2 (Old)
• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 1 DQ 3 (Old)
• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 2 Assignment Print Media
  Comparison (Old)
• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 2 LT Assignment Web
  Excursion (Old)
• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 2 DQ 1 (Old)
• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 2 DQ 2 (Old)
• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 3 Individual Assignment Sex
  and Violence Paper (Old)
• ASHFORD COM 340 Week 3 LT Assignment Team Paper
  Outline and References (Old)

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ASHFORD COM 340 Week 1 DQ 2 (Old)
ASHFORD COM 340 Week 1 DQ 3 (Old)
In what ways does mass communication differ from
interpersonal communication? How is this
distinction likely to change in the future and
why?
  Media conglomerates are getting bigger and
bigger, with more and more media companies
concentrating into fewer hands. Do you think this
is a positive or negative trend? Why?
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ASHFORD COM 340 Week 1 Individual Assignment Mass
Media Worksheet (Old)
ASHFORD COM 340 Week 2 Assignment Print Media
Comparison (Old)

• Complete the University Material Mass Media
  Worksheet located in Week One of the COM340
  Course Materials. Instructions and details of the
  assignment are included.

  Read and cite two news articles (NOT editorial
or op-ed columns) found in the University Library
on the same current event issue. One article
should come from an American newspaper and the
other from a magazine or journal. The key factor
is that they come from the University Library
with proper in-text APA citations provided for
anyone in the class to find the articles. You may
also use/cite information from assigned readings
in our textbook as support.
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ASHFORD COM 340 Week 2 DQ 2 (Old)
ASHFORD COM 340 Week 2 DQ 1 (Old)
What are the major changes in form that books
have taken through time?  Currently, E-books are
proving to be the wave of the future.  What is
your opinion of them and personal preference?
 What events toward the end of the 19th century
enabled general interest magazines to become mass
circulation magazines? Next, explain why the
impact of images is such major controversy in the
magazine industry today. 
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ASHFORD COM 340 Week 3 DQ 1 (Old)
ASHFORD COM 340 Week 2 LT Assignment Web
Excursion (Old)
  How reliable is anecdotal evidence that movie
violence causes violence in real life?
 COM 340 Week 2 LT Assignment Web Excursion
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ASHFORD COM 340 Week 3 DQ 3 (Old)
ASHFORD COM 340 Week 3 DQ 2 (Old)
 Commercial radio became the norm in the United
States, whereas many other countries adopted a
government-owned model used for education,
entertainment and culture. How would America be
different today if the U.S. government owned and
operated radio? 
Many early television programs came over directly
from radio. As these programs became visual, how
would the family viewing experience differ? What
kind of effects might this have had on family
life?
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ASHFORD COM 340 Week 3 Individual Assignment Sex
and Violence Paper (Old)
ASHFORD COM 340 Week 3 DQ 4 (Old)
  Write a 1,200- to 1,500-word paper analyzing
the influence on young people under the age of 18
of sex and violence portrayed in movies,
television, and video games. What is your
opinion? What do research experts say about the
effects on young people? Find and analyze
opposing conclusions by citing research experts
in at least four references from peer-reviewed
scholarly journals. Format your paper consistent
with APA guidelines
  Should the Internet be regulated? If you were
in charge, how would you regulate it?
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ASHFORD COM 340 Week 4 DQ 1 (Old)
ASHFORD COM 340 Week 3 LT Assignment Team Paper
Outline and References (Old)
  Researchers have shown that subliminal
persuasion doesnt work, yet some critics insist
that the constant barrage of regular advertising
keeps certain brand names in the consumers mind,
making it seem natural to subconsciously reach
for that brand on the store shelf. Do you agree
that this could be considered a form of
subliminal advertising? Why or why not?
  COM 340 Week 3 LT Assignment Team Paper Outline
and References
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ASHFORD COM 340 Week 4 DQ 3 (Old)
ASHFORD COM 340 Week 4 DQ 2 (Old)
  Which is the most essential news value the
audience interest, importance, or timeliness of
the story? Why?
  What is your perception of PR professionals
based on your readings, current events, and
personal experiences? What are some of the public
relations tactics that critics consider to be of
questionable ethics?
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ASHFORD COM 340 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Advertising Press Release (Old)
ASHFORD COM 340 Week 4 DQ 4 (Old)
  NOTE Please complete this assignment as one
paper with two sub-sections (one for the
advertisement and one for the press release),
rather than composing it as two separate
papers.1. Locate a recent electronic version of
a print advertisement. Write a 700- to 1,050-word
analysis that addresses the following
questions Who was the target audience? What was
the intended effect? Was the advertisement
misleading or notand how?
  What are some of the advantages and
disadvantages of the various media for
advertising? How do advertisers influence the
editorial content of the media in which their ads
appear?
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