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1 International Communications (MMC 3280) Spring, 2007 Assignment Group Presentations Assignment You will be required to participate in a 50-minute group presentation in which you will be presenting about media systems in different regions of the world. These presentations are intended to be a learning experience for you and the rest of the class. Time and again, we hear about how many Americans don’t know much about the rest of the world, so we are going to work together in removing this stereotype. At the end of this class, everyone
- f you will at least have a brief outlook about each continent.
The regions to choose from are:
- Eastern Europe
- Western Europe
- Middle East
- Asia and the Pacific
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Australia
- North America
- Latin America
You will be working in groups of three, and you are free to choose which region you
- want. Topics are first come, first serve, so e-mail me your top three preferences as
soon as possible. Content You are required to talk about three specific criteria:
- 1. A brief background on your region- This section includes the history, geography,
politics culture of the region.
- 2. The media systems in your region- Choose three or four countries in the region
and discuss in detail their communications systems. You should include information about the press, the broadcast system, the Internet, press laws and freedom of the press.
- 3. Finally, choose one interesting topic relating to the media in your country. For
example:
- In the Middle East, talk about Al Jazeera
- In the U.S., may be talk about American Idol or the reality show phenomenon
- In India, talk about Bollywood.
There is a lot to choose from for this section. Make it fun and interesting, yet,
- educational. Talk about something we don’t know about.