Your favorite fast food restaurants ranked and rated out of ten. Tears will be shed, hearts will be broken, pants will be pooped. Your host Big Ducky provides his own personal input while trying to sound like he doesn’t eat fast food.

Podcast Host: Neil Northrop

Trust in journalism is a very important topic that is relevant to everyone. We all consume media in some form, and we need to know if the information is factual and if we can trust the journalist presenting the information. We will discuss topics like the principles of journalism, fairness, accuracy, bias, power and knowledge, and other topics to help us answer the question of how accurately and truthfully do different major media outlets portray events?

Stuart Hall's concept of "Representation" can help us understand the importance of diverse media ownership and the need for alternative narratives in the current media landscape. “Interpretation becomes an essential aspect of the process by which meaning is given and taken. The reader is as important as the writer in the production of meaning” (Hall page 33). As Hall argues, our interpretation of things we discuss represents our understanding of them. If we only consume media from a single echo chamber, we're not seeing the multiple ways to see any situation. Navigating the current media landscape with a healthy mindset requires addressing the monopolistic media landscape on individual, societal, and governmental levels. While individuals can take practical steps for time management and self-control, governmental policies need a change to prevent monopolies; society must promote diverse media ownership, creating a less toxic social media platform. Therefore, a comprehensive approach is required to navigate the media landscape healthily, which involves addressing the codes of society, challenges faced by smaller media outlets, and governmental policies. - Excerpt from Conclusion. Full transcript here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uxURTp2GmoZ6UmM_JEQ7QCQdyAv0vmzkfOjFF2QH_MA/view

Following the hindrance of the COVID-19 pandemic, we come to a time of isolation and misguided social requirements. While the pandemic has- and continues to impact humans globally, a focused perspective towards younger generations in America bears the need for evaluation. Seeing as how individuals from generation Z and younger lost critical years related to their socialization of communication norms and perception, theories of instability begin to arise; “How has COVID disabled effective communication between younger generations? How might this impact the consistency of production in the future? And what direction can we seek when attempting to renourish lost communication standards?”

Full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hnqk-j7q6D_oSrk79_ixg4fWQlgOdQ2WlftnI2_fOqs/edit?usp=sharing

By: Chris Raynor (host), Aaron Chau (workplace), Mario Linares (family), Menna Araya (social media), Edi Zeng (education)

BISMCS 333 Media and Communication Studies w/ Professor Amoshaun Toft

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Let Them Cook; Social Media & Mental Health by UWave Radio

Overconsumption. Have you ever found yourself losing 2 hours to TikTok? Spending way too much time on Reddit? Modern day social media is structured on keeping you scrolling and keeping your eyes on the screen. While spending time online is certainly a great feeling, sometimes we forget to touch some grass.

Our research question asks How modern capitalism encourages overconsumption of information and products. We found this to be important because people tend to over-consume products due to media content. Media content seems to have the effect of causing us to consume more than we need or should. Overconsumption is embedded into the very fabric of our nation. To explore overconsumption, we will be talking about how social media; Government Regulation; Culture; advertisements & branding and finally the Market Model all affect our consumption of products.

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Full Script and Citations:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qz6kjXTMZ8fhdqWJ71FrZIVWC7cv4oiox5DD0dE7lrk/edit?usp=sharing

Within Newspapers, TV News, Magazine News, and Social Media News, disinformation and misinformation runs wild, but how can we spot it?

Link to script and references:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBlgXThojmtO-6IWJA6JfkcP0ndlGv2D7MThL64ck9Q/edit?usp=sharing

Hosted by Mario Linares. Produced by Aaron Chau. Associate Producers: Edi Zeng & Chris Raynor.

Mario Linares dives into the world of goats! Goat breeds, goat facts, goat care/maintenance, goat laws, goat love, and tales of his own two girls: Mocha and Lupe!

In this episode, Mario gives a little insight on the world of his girls, and recalls bringing Lupe to school with him.

Super Bowl LVII is upon us! Every year someone claims they only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. Great! That means they can bring us more beer while we watch the game. Either way, they still deserve to hear the inside scoop this year on all the upcoming ads. Your host BIG DOOKIE provides an in-depth review of all the commercial teasers we have so far. Are they worth watching at all? Or are the commercial breaks the perfect time for a bathroom break? Listen to find out.

Hosted by Neil Northrop

Produced by Keegan Catlin

If you’ve ever been enthralled by the latest teen fiction, the drama, the adventure, the passion, then let’s face it- you’re just like the rest of us. We all love a good book. After all, they help us let go of our stress and escape into a fictional world, where anything is possible, no matter who you are.

But… is it? Teen fiction, while certainly branching out and challenging stereotypes in recent years, still has a tendency to be formulaic, to prioritize certain characters and lifestyles over others. One vastly underrepresented group in teen fiction are people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. So, today, let’s look at disability and illness representation in teen fiction- where it’s been, where it is now, and maybe even where it’s going.

Hosted by Rachel Negron and Produced by Aaron Avci