Notes:
No Web summaries of "The Corporation" will be posted. For Exam 1 take
notes on the the six pathological attritutes of corporations (callous
unconcern for others' feelings; incapacity to maintain enduring
relationships; reckless disregard for others' safety; deceitfulness,
repeated lying & conning others for profit; incapacity to experience
guilt; failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful
behaviors) and the "mindset" (driven by profit, no guilt, predatory,
focused on market share and competition) of corporations. Also,
think about the implications for society by corporations in the IBM/Nazi
example ("Taking the right side" segment).
Remember, Town Hall meeting #1 is scheduled in our regular classroom
(CF 115) Fri., Oct. 2 at the regular class time -- 9 a.m.
-- 10 points for attendance.
No summary of "Rich media, Poor democracy" will be posted. Note the
concepts of "cross-production,"
"synergy" and "commons." Also, note reasons why conglomeration is occurring,
what the "crisis of journalism" is, and what the characteristics -- and
consequences -- are of a "pro-corporate bias of news."
news.
No summary of "Class Dismissed" will be posted. Take notes on the argument
that a class war exists (and who initiated it), the reshaping of the
American dream (and who reshaped it), the 5 attributes of the working
class emphasized in media portrayal -- also, the primary reason for such
stereotypes in media (that they distract us from the public reality of
working class lives).
In "Tough Guise" note the emphasized (capitalized, bolded, italicized,
etc.) concepts and material in the summary above.
