Module 2

 Activity1


  1. A. No. It states where their focus on gathering information is coming from, and explains that their samples vary from different media sources. 

B. Yes. They are looking at media sources from both the private and public sector, a

C. I don’t believe so, the author takes a look at various countries in Europe, and looks at the data he has acquired from them. By doing so the author has ensured that his research into media in Europe is not focused on just one country.

D. No. I did not notice any flaws.

E. Overall, I would say that it did contribute to advancing knowledge, as it is helping me understand the role of the media in Europe and how it is shaping the culture there; it also points out the rivalry going on between the private and public sector of media in Europe. 



  1. No. They are reviewing empirical research, on cyber-bullying among various age groups, in general. They explain that cyber-bullying occurs in various age groups, and that they’re is not enough information on college students; to see how it affects them in their daily lives. They use various age groups in their review, to fill in that missing gap of information. 

  2. Yes and no. It was easy to follow what they were talking about, and the points that they wanted to emphasize, when it comes to cyber-bullying. The focus of this review is, cyber-bullying among college students, and they only mentioned it a couple of times in the review.

  3. For me, it feels, like, they just summarized the information, instead of critiquing the literature itself.

  4. As I mentioned before, they do a great job explaining cyber-bullying, and the effects it has on various age groups. Allowing one to be more informed on the topic in a broader sense, but the focus on this review is cyber-bullying effects on college students. Confusing the reader, as they keep bringing up different age groups into their review. Losing the main focus of the paper!



Activity 3

  1. Using NDNU library for a research base.

  2. Typed in media.

  3. The Media and Globalization ‘This is a necessary and very original book that really does address the lack of attention to media in previous discussions about globalization’- James Lull, San Jose State University There is practically no globalization without media and communications. Yet this relationship is so obvious it is often overlooked. Rantanen challenges conventional ways of thinking about globalization and shows it cannot be understood without studying the role of the media. This book offers:- clear and accessible overview of globalization and the pivotal role of the media- and introduction to the concepts and theories of globalization- empirical data on the picture Rantanen has made this complex and huge subject very accessible by using personal histories and pictures to engage the reader. It will be invaluable to students in international media, cultural studies, communications and international relations.

Rantanen, Terhi. The Media and Globalization, SAGE Publications, 2004. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nddn-ebooks/detail.action?docID=254800.


Media Psychology, by David Giles examines the impact that 21st century media use has on human behavior, from teenage crushes on pop stars to soap fandom in adulthood. It brings together North American communication research with European media research in a variety of disciplines--psychology, sociology, communication and media studies--and in doing so, maps out the territory for media psychology. David Giles argues that psychologists have been guilty of ignoring the influence of the media over the last century, seeing it at best as a minor nuisance that will eventually go away. However, with the increasing prevalence of new electronic forms of mass communication, the media seem to have a greater influence than ever over our daily lives. In this book, Dr. Giles tackles the traditional topics of media psychology--sex, violence, advertising--along with sections on developmental aspects of media influence and the psychology of the audience. He also examines a number of specific media genres--news, sports, soaps, and the increasingly popular audience participation media, such as "reality" and "lifestyle" television. In addition, he asks what light psychology can shed on the popularity of these genres and the response of their audiences. Finally, there are chapters on the increasing influence of the Internet and on the representation of psychology and psychologists themselves in the media.


Giles, David. Media Psychology, Taylor & Francis Group, 2003. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nddn-ebooks/detail.action?docID=356295.


Evil Media, by Matthew Fuller and Andrew Goffey. A philosophical manual of media power for the network age. Evil Media develops a philosophy of media power that extends the concept of media beyond its tried and trusted use in the games of meaning, symbolism, and truth. It addresses the gray zones in which media exist as corporate work systems, algorithms and data structures, twenty-first century self-improvement manuals, and pharmaceutical techniques. Evil Media invites the reader to explore and understand the abstract infrastructure of the present day. From search engines to flirting strategies, from the value of institutional stupidity to the malicious minutiae of databases, this book shows how the devil is in the details. The title takes the imperative "Don't be evil" and asks, what would be done any differently in contemporary computational and networked media were that maxim reversed. Media here are about much more and much less than symbols, stories, information, or communication: media do things. They incite and provoke, twist and bend, leak and manage. In a series of provocative stratagems designed to be used, Evil Media sets its reader an ethical challenge: either remain a transparent intermediary in the networks and chains of communicative power or become oneself an active, transformative medium.


Fuller, Matthew, and Andrew Goffey. Evil Media, MIT Press, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nddn-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3339484.


Media Between Culture and Commerce : An Introduction, edited by Bens, Els de, Intellect Books Ltd, 2005. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nddn-ebooks/detail.action?docID=327864.


All of these descriptors depending on which one that you are looking for can be a general description of the topic, or a specific description about the media. Though they do go into more detail, than my search word for my research topic. Overall, I would say that it goes into more detail, as they have specific ideas that they wanted to discuss about in their books. 


  1. I typed in the impact of media on human behavior, and I got a narrower search results in the database. I think that this happened, because I am starting to develop a specific research topic, that is focused on what I want to research.


Summary of research project conversation:

So… My research project for the semester that I want to do is to understand how the media operates in the 21st century, and why it has changed over the last couple of years, where they decided to sensationalize the news, and not properly fact check their sources. Media, nowadays, worries more about ratings than actual journalism; my goal is to understand that shift in thinking. What news media station would you focus on? You should consider looking at the rise of independent journalists. Because they actually fact check their sources of information, before posting anything. Why did you want to do this topic? As I have gotten older, my parents have started to become more avid consumers of news, that at times, or most of the time is wrong, or inaccurate. Looking at the social situation that we are currently going through right now, where people are more divided than ever before, the popular media sources are taking advantage of the situation, and making it worse by spreading false information to all sides. Who profits from this? Do you think the internet is responsible for the change, and what do you think the effects of this change could be?

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