CAREERS IN MEDIA STUDIES
Media Studies is the systematic examination of both the traditional media (such as radio, newspapers and television) and the newer media (such as the Internet and electronic games). As a discipline it seeks to develop an informed and critical understanding of the ways in which the media influence social, political and economic areas of life, as well as the way they shape our perceptions, attitudes, desires and
behaviour.
It also explores and questions historical, political, industrial, cultural, and aesthetic aspects of media, through a variety of media forms, theories, and contexts. It examines how different media are produced and how they are used, received and understood by different audiences. There may also be a focus on how media products are constructed in response to a range of technological, institutional, creative, and cultural conditions.
World-wide, the media industry comprises multinational corporations, various subsidiaries, franchises, government agencies, companies of many sizes in many countries and countless small businesses. Its people range from solitary creative geniuses working out of their bedrooms, to immensely powerful business moguls whose decisions can affect thousands of people at one go.
In general, the media industry makes media products that people want to buy. Media products include newspapers, news bulletins, television programmes, films, advertisements, DVDs, videos, press releases, magazines, media training, web sites, podcasts, and electronic games. It is a technology-based industry, which means, increasingly, digital technology.
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Follow the link to download a copy of ‘Careers in Media Studies’.
This excellent booklet produced by Victoria University in New Zealand contains much that is relevant & useful to potential Media graduates in Australia. The booklet is designed to help you understand the types of skills you may have to offer an employer. It also provides career information & advice about possible areas of work, personal profiles on graduates who have successfully made the transition from study to work & identifies key resources that are available to assist you.
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