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Summary: In Scientific Methods in Media Effects Research, the question is posed, “How would one ever go about discovering the effects of media content?” (pg. 24). It is important to understand how media is effecting the masses, whether negatively or positively. Understanding the effect of any form of media is the job of a socialContinue reading “Scientific Methods in Media Effects Research”

Reading Summary: According to What is Realism, Really?, describing realism is not a style that can be condensed down into one sentence. Realism is an umbrella term for many different styles and interpretations of how to depict film or TV “realistically.” First of all, reality is for the most part, much more mundane than film/TV.Continue reading “What is Realism, Really?”