MediaMak with Dr. Shermak

During an intense week of content, Dr. Shermak explores the way words have been transmitted to our eyes and ears over many centuries.

As summer gets underway, Dr. Shermak welcomes students and listeners to the six-week session.

On the last episode of the semester, Dr. Shermak has some closing thoughts and a message for the future.

We've discussed the First Amendment and we will discuss it more on this episode - it is that important. Dr. Shermak will also dive into libel and attempt to tackle an interesting question: Does artificial intelligence have free speech protections?

This episode of MediaMak features the show's first-ever guest: Cuesta Political Science Professor Zach Gass. We discuss the press, democracy, "fake news" and more.

Video games are no longer a toy. They are a legitimate mass communication that is currently facing a crisis.

Dr. Shermak doesn't use the word "revolution" lightly. The internet brought one upon the mass communication world. Listen for more.

Dr. Shermak explains how television has changed rapidly in recent years and looks into some concerning new trends in local television news.

Dr. Shermak isn't much of a movie guy, but he sure knows a lot about them. Come hear what he thinks about the past, present and future of an industry in flux.

Dr. Shermaks explains that if video killed the radio star, streaming turned music into Frankenstein.