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Media Studies
It is obvious
that the media has a massive influence on our lives as we increasingly
rely on it for information, entertainment, communication, and
even our education. (Which do you use more for research: library
books or the net?).
In recent years
we have witnessed a "digital revolution" including
the exponential growth of the Internet as well as the spread
of multi-functional mobile phones, text messaging, the mp3
format and a proliferation of television channels.
"I believe that
in the modern world media literacy will become as important
a skill as maths or
science.
Decoding our media will be as important to our lives as citizens
as understanding great literature is to our cultural lives."
- Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media
and
Sport, February 2004.
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