Presentation Topics

Next week (12/2) we will prepare our presentations in class. Please choose a topic and do some research this week. Here is a list of topic suggestions - these can help you think of a more detailed topic.

Vocabulary Word

• see the list on the right
• Current Event
• please be able to explain why the event is in the media

Media Bias

• in Japan media
• overseas media

Social Networks

• Facebook, Mixi, etc...
• problems / advantages
• future trends
• survey the class

Censorship

• book banning
• other kinds of censorship

Media Image vs. Reality

• examples
• problems / how people are trying to solve these problems
• history of

Next class: 11/25

Next class we will do "Current Events" so please bring 2 stories from any kind of media to share with the class.

Also, we will brainstorm for topics for our Presentations on 12/9 and 12/16.

See you soon!

Media Image vs. Reality

The media offers us many images every day. How realistic are they? For example, look at the headlines from many different newspapers. Are most of the stories about war, terror, murder and crime? If you read these papers every day what kind of image do you get about the world?

Look at advertisements. How do the people look? What are they doing? What kind of personalities do you imagine they have? Seeing these kinds of people every day, what kind of image about youself do you get?

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Please answer one of these questions:

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1. What are the top stories in the news today?

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2. What are women characters usually like on Japanese TV dramas?

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3. What are men usually like in Japanese advertising?

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Media Imperialism

What is Media Imperialism?
Media imperialism is a theory that smaller countries are losing their identity due to the force-feeding of media from larger nations. Many think that media imperialism has led to biased information and inaccuracy within news stories.

The United States is often accused of committing media imperialism through its Hollywood films. People think that Hollywood forces American culture onto other nations and makes it difficult for native filmmakers to be successful. (adapted from here)

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Think about these questions and leave a comment (sign in as "anonymous" but write your name in the comment)

1. Do you think Hollywood movies have too much influence in your country?

2. Do you see more American or more Japanese films?

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