Deconstructing Media Introduction

Anatomy of Media Media Analysis: Five Core Concepts

Books Magazines Newspaper Print Genres Genre – a category of “things” (in this case media) distinguished by recognizable features

Film Genres Genre – a category of “things” (in this case media) distinguished by recognizable features Entertainment Documentary

Radio Genres Genre – a category of “things” (in this case media) distinguished by recognizable features Music Talk

Television Genres Genre – a category of “things” (in this case media) distinguished by recognizable features

Internet Genres Genre – a category of “things” (in this case media) distinguished by recognizable features While the internet can serve as a distribution channel for genres already discussed, it also has several unique formats, especially those that involve user- created content.

Internet Genres Genre – a category of “things” (in this case media) distinguished by recognizable features

The Five Core Concepts of Media Analysis

*AUTHOR* Core Concept: Core Analysis Question:

*AUTHOR* explores two fundamental insights about media:

*AUTHOR* CONSTRUCTION

*AUTHOR* CHOICE:

*AUTHOR* Goal of Analysis:

*AUTHOR* Guiding Questions:

*FORMAT* Core Concept: Core Analysis Question:

*FORMAT* Goal of Analysis:

*FORMAT* Guiding Questions:

*AUDIENCE* Core Concept: Core Analysis Question:

*AUDIENCE* Goal of Analysis:

*AUDIENCE*

Guiding Questions:

*CONTENT* Core Concept: Core Analysis Question:

*CONTENT*

Goal of Analysis:

*CONTENT* Guiding Questions:

*PURPOSE* Core Concept: Core Analysis Question:

*PURPOSE* Three Key Purposes:

*PURPOSE* Goal of Analysis:

*PURPOSE* Guiding Questions: