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SOC500E1－2217（社会学 / Sociology 500）
Methods of Media Studies2

Toshiyuki KITAHARA

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Faculty/Graduate school Graduate School of Sociology
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Year 2024
Class code X6029
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Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 木7/Thu.7
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Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name 市院棟‐703
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Credit(s) 2
Notes 旧カリ「調査報道実習２」
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We are exposed to a vast amount of information every day through all kinds of media, but very little of it is available to us. And even this information is subject to various problems such as fake news, flaming, defamation, slander, and so on. However, this is not a problem unique to the Internet. It has existed since the days when traditional media, mainly mass media, were mainstream, and the Internet has merely brought it to the surface to an excessive degree. The media itself has parts that are specific to that media and parts that are universal to other media. By conducting comparative research on many media, rather than focusing attention on one media only, we can discover the unique and universal aspects of each media.
People's information intake behavior has shifted to the Internet over time, and the position of mass media seems to have declined relatively, with the rise and dominance of Internet SNS and various other media and services. On the other hand, mass media outlets continue to be the main providers of news, and a variety of visual content is provided by broadcasting and film. It has become difficult to capture various media and communication events with the traditional independent approach of each individual media outlet. Furthermore, the Internet has dismantled the traditional vertically integrated media structure, and the concept of media has changed as it can now be accessed through a single platform, the Internet. The old concept of media has become fluid, and content itself is now considered as media. At the same time, senders and receivers are becoming more relative and there is no longer a fixed and clear division between them. Through comparative research of conventional media and the Internet, we will reconsider the social functions of media and communication, and examine the state of media, communication, and content, including the business structural perspectives that support them. The Lecture will discuss methods of analysis and solutions to the various communication problems occurring on these media in today's society. In particular, we aim to acquire a critical perspective that enables us to compare and discuss the relationship between mass media and social media from both perspectives.

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日本語 / Japanese