This essay is for a communications 101 class: Here are the paper guidelines: Media objects and text ...

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This essay is for a communications 101 class: Here are the paper guidelines: Media objects and texts mean different things to different people. Over the course of the semester we've encountered several methods and approaches for analyzing media. We began the semester thinking about how individual researchers might interpret media texts through textual analysis. In this unit, you were introduced to different approaches to audience research and reception studies. This assignment asks you to complete a textual analysis as well as a short reception study and compare/contrast or integrate your findings. First, pick a media object or text to analyze and provide your own textual analysis. Then, interview a few friends and/or collect social media posts about what the show means to others. Once you've completed the textual analysis and the interviews/social media, offer an analysis of the meaning(s) of the show. Your essay should include and introduction, argument, textual analysis, summary of interviews or social media posts, analysis, conclusion, and bibliography