http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/board/ClearChannelnopanel-9.aspxen-usSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9/Violence__and_it_s_not_so_entertaining_effects__-975.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Please_use_reply__not_post-5181.aspxThursday, February 23, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9/RESPOND_TO_THIS_QUESTION_--_to_begin-964.aspxFriday, February 17, 2012
So, Pilgrim asks this question:

In YOUR view, what is THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEM with American mass media -- and what how can it be solved?

Argue fully why your problem is THE main problem -- and explain your solution if there is one you think will work.

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In your OTHER TWO ENTRIES later in the week, you may want to tell a fellow group member why hers/his problem is not all that important, focus on a flaw in another's argument, offer an alternative solution, offer supplementary material for another's argument or argue why your problem is more important than another's.

Pilgrim hopes you learn much from this exchange, and he will drop in with a comment here and there. Good luck.

P.S. Remember -- put a 1 after your name in your response to this question; put a 2 and a 3 on your next two entries.]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE____Medici__Leandra_1__-5394.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE____Mallman__Katherine_3__-5390.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012 For the issue of gender roles specifically, but any problem associated with mass media, the obvious solution is to become less attached to media, and by extension technology, as a society. Everyone knows that the most quality time is spent with good people, working at a skill, being outside, etc. That being said, I think it is silly to think that we will back down on our technology use in the foreseeable future.
I think a good place to start with media literacy is in elementary schools. Children need to learn basically what we have in this class starting from a young age. Not to say we should inundate these kids at age 6, but the concepts of crony advertising techniques, for example, are really not that complicated. ]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE____Nathe__Chelsie_3__And_the_Oscar_goes_to____-5380.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE____Mallman__Katherine_1__-5378.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE____Mallman__Katherine_2__-5377.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE___Metcalfe__Angelica_1__I_completely_agree_-5363.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE____Metcalfe__Angelica_1__-5329.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE___Metcalfe__Angelica_1__-5319.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE____Nathe__Chelsie_1__-5316.aspxSunday, February 26, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE____Mallman__Katherine_3__-5291.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE___Media_control__Consuming_soci_Meza__Nick_1__-5287.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE____Metcalfe__Angelica_2__-5284.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE____Medici__Leandra_1__-5276.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Children_and_advertising-5268.aspxSaturday, February 25, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/False_Information_from_the_News-5241.aspxFriday, February 24, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Advertising_lifestyle_instead_of_utility-5236.aspxFriday, February 24, 2012
It's also crazy to think about how much society defines us by the things we own. That instead of having friends based on their personality, we learn to accept people or want to be friends with people on the basis of the kinds of materialistic things they have. This kind of message starts early, and I would have to agree, that this is extremely problematic.

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While so much is controlled by so few, there is definitely an alternative source of news and media. Pilgrim has posted a number of links to reputable “unbiased” sources on his main page. Additionally, keeping an open mind when consuming media and taking into account both “sides” can go a long way.
]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Gender_Roles-5158.aspxWednesday, February 22, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Deliberative_Polling-5157.aspxWednesday, February 22, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Couldn_t_Agree_With_You_More-5150.aspxWednesday, February 22, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Consumer_America-5147.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Media_control__Consuming_society-5144.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE___PILGRIM_--_1__The_Modern_Consumer-5139.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Creating_Consumers-5122.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Blame_it_on_the_rich_white_guys_-5113.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012 The only possible solution to this problem is to get as much information available to the public in as many ways as possible, so that the public can know what is going on, and so that they can educate themselves about what is really important, and how they can change the outcome of media control over society and politics.]]>http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Symbolic_Advertising-5086.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/News_Control-5083.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Corporations_are_everything-5082.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/I_agree_-5078.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/RE___PILGRIM_--_1__RESPOND_TO_THIS_QUESTION_--_to_begin-5076.aspxTuesday, February 21, 2012http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/boards/post/ClearChannelnopanel-9-reply/Manipulation_to_make_profit-5062.aspxMonday, February 20, 2012