Reflective Journal 3: My Views on the Future of Music, Newspapers, and Books

Directions for Reflective Journals

There are 3 Reflective Journal Assignments (Weeks 3, 7, and 9).
The journals are to reflect your experiences and opinions, so there are no right or wrong answers.
Read the issues for the previous weeks before writing your journal.
Write a 1-page journal entry in which you:

Predict one or two changes people will make in their reading and listening habits if the conventional reproduction of music, news, and books were to become obsolete.
Complete the page/word amount requirement.
Write with clarity, following mechanics and formatting requirements.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a source page and cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the source page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcome(s) associated with this assignment are:

Apply critical thinking skills to the analysis of issues involving mass media and society.
Analyze various issues affecting the media business.
Evaluate the effects of the digital information expansion / explosion on society.
Write clearly and concisely about media and society using proper writing mechanics.

Book: Taking sides: clashing views in media and society Alison Alexander, Jarice Hanson

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Reflective Journal 3
My Views on the Future of Music, Newspapers, and Books
Technology is bound to have many impacts that could change the manner in which people listen to music or reading newspapers and books. One of the main changes that could happen is that publisher will no longer be producing hard copies of books and newspapers.

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