Indeed. It's what passes for 'journalism' these days - not a single piece of hard evidence, a lot of emotive language, followed by semi-illiterate 'comments'.
So yes, Media Studies is certainly needed, if only to scrutinise this kind of sloppy writing.
Máire Messenger Davies PhD, FRSA, MBPsS
Professor of Media Studies
School of Media, Film and Journalism
University of Ulster
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N. Ireland, UK
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That telegraph blog/article is remarkably disgraceful.
Dr Dave O'Brien
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On 21 Jan 2013, at 11:48, "Julian McDougall" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> A few more on the subject -
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> Article: What is Media Education For?
> http://merj.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/MERJ_3-1-Editorial.pdf
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> And a couple of similar media 'debates' in a similar vein to David B's -
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8204000/8204849.stm (Radio 4 Today Programme)
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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/6073046/Elitism-doesnt-just-benefit-a-favoured-few.html (Telegraph)
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> On 21 Jan 2013, at 11:08, "Messenger, Davies Maire" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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> Nope; still clinging to life. Comments are the usual contrast between people who know what they're talking about, and those who say 'I don't know anything about media studies but ...' Good to flush them out - your point is made.
>
> Máire
>
> Máire Messenger Davies PhD, FRSA, MBPsS
> Professor of Media Studies
> School of Media, Film and Journalism
> University of Ulster
> Cromore Rd
> Coleraine, BT52 1SA
> N. Ireland, UK
>
> email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Twitter: @mairemd
> MECCSA CONFERENCE 2013 'SPACES & PLACES OF CULTURE', http://www.arts.ulster.ac.uk/meccsa2013/index.php
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> From: Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) [[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] on behalf of David Buckingham [[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>]
> Sent: 21 January 2013 10:59
> To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> See also: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/22/media-studies
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> But read the responses and I guarantee you will lose the will to live.
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> DB
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> On 21/01/2013 10:47, "Anna Notaro" <[log in to unmask]<UrlBlockedError.aspx>> wrote:
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> Hi All,
> to supplement this, I'd like to add my small contribution to the 'defense'
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> Anna Notaro: Guest Blog post: ‘Media (studies) matters’, 8th February 2011 http://universitydiary.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/media-studies-matters-anna-notaro/<http://universitydiary.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/media-studies-matters-anna-notaro/>
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> Sent: 21 January 2013 10:41
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> Colleagues may be interested in (and want to circulate more widely) James Curran's keynote address at the Derry Meccsa conference the week before last - 'Mickey Mouse Squeaks Back'. In it, James argues that we in the field have to go on the offensive to point out the value of our subject area. So here's a start - it's at http://cmr.ulster.ac.uk/defending-media-studies/
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> Máire MD
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> Máire Messenger Davies PhD, FRSA, MBPsS
> Professor of Media Studies
> School of Media, Film and Journalism
> University of Ulster
> Cromore Rd
> Coleraine, BT52 1SA
> N. Ireland, UK
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