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Media Studies

What I Learned in College

Sarah Barness | Posted 04.15.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Mass Communication, UC Berkeley, Media Studies, San Francisco, Berkeley, Rhetoric, Comedy News
Sarah Barness

In college I double majored in Media Studies and Rhetoric. When the word "rhetoric" is mentioned, somebody inevitably says, "Oh, so you majored in bullshit."

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U Of C's 'Jersey Shore Studies' Conference Kicks Off Friday

Posted 12.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Jersey Shore Studies, Media Studies, David Showalter, Video, Jersey Shore, David Showalter Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore Conference, University of Chicago Jersey Shore Conference, Jersey Shore MTV, Guidos, Jimmy Kimmel, Guidosexuality, Mtv Jersey Shore, Chicago News

Friday, the University of Chicago will play host to the first known academic conference centered on the often caustic MTV series "Jersey Shore." Th...

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Jason Linkins

Your Local News Is Terrible, Studies Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Media Studies, Video, Jay Rosen, Media Criticism, Local News, Norman-Lear-Center, Eat the Press, Media News

Jay Rosen points his Twitter followers in the direction of a study done by the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California's Annenberg...

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Women Underrepresented In Hollywood On Screen And Behind The Camera

Neon Tommy | Jessica Youseffi | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Kathryn Bigelow, Media Studies, Amy Pascal, Women in Hollywood, Hollywood Women, Los Angeles News

(The following story by Jessica Youseffi comes courtesy of Neon Tommy, the voice of Annenberg Digital News. ) Females in Hollywood continue to be jus...

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