Bernays argued that propaganda was a necessary component of a democratic society. Do you agree that propaganda has a role in our democracy? Explain your answer. (article in attachment)

a) Describe an ad you saw this week. The ad can be in any media form. Drawing from the lecture and reading, describe two creative strategies used by the advertising agency to sell you the product. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Bft6RaHhZn…

b) What surprised you most about the Story of Stuff?

What phenomena has helped the Hollywood movie industry to maintain its profitability despite the many challenges it faces in the modern age? Draw from the reading and lecture. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PQZrfvndmC…

LaunchPad Video Activity: Student’s choice!

Choose a video activity from either of this week’s chapters and respond to the questions on LaunchPad in your discussion post. i choose the video: making books into movie (video transcript in the attachment) How is the creative process of writing a novel different from making a movie? Which would you rather do, and why?It is not too unusual for writers of novels to generate friction with screenwriters, directors, and producers when their books are made into movies. What are some of the reasons for this? Who do you think has the greatest claim to creative control?

For this week’s discussion, reflect on the topic(s) or issue(s) from the course that will “stick with you” as we wrap up the semester. Did anything you learned surprise or challenge you? Has anything changed about the way you understand the media and/or communication technologies? If yes, why and how? If not, why not? Discussion 9.10.11 are in the same week, so u can based on these 3 discussion to write this.