RylieMercerMood Management TheoryAs we are coming to the end of this semester and this being my last journal entry I believe, the last theory that I will be talking about…3 min read·Apr 27, 2021----
RylieMercerDisplacement TheoryThis week’s topic is all about Displacement Theory and Uses and Gratifications Theory. Within these two theories, there is a commonality…3 min read·Apr 20, 2021----
RylieMercerSocial MediaFor this week’s blog post I am going to focus on the aspects of Social Media and how it influences our everyday life. In the reading, it…3 min read·Apr 13, 2021----
RylieMercerHistory of Modern MeThis week’s reading was a very detailed but interesting one to me because I kinda love learning about the history of media and it has…3 min read·Apr 6, 2021----
RylieMercerPolitics, News and Public OpinionPolitics is one subject that everyone can agree upon as being a ‘touchy’ one where it is probably best not to bring up in social…4 min read·Mar 16, 2021----
RylieMercerMedia Stereotypes — Race and EthnicityWithin the current trends of how last year went with the many incidents revolving around George Floyd’s murder and the activism that…4 min read·Mar 9, 2021----
RylieMercerMedia Violence and SterotypesFor this week’s blog post, I want to focus on the subject of violent video games and how women in these games are projected in a…4 min read·Mar 2, 2021----
RylieMercerMedia Priming TheoryGoing into week 5 of this semester, we have learned about the concepts of “Media Priming” and “Framing” in both our readings and lectures…3 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
RylieMercerSocial Cognitive Theory and Agenda Setting TheorySocial Cognitive Theory and Agenda Setting Theory are two topics that are very popular within the fields of communication and how scholars…3 min read·Feb 9, 2021----
RylieMercerCultivation TheoryOur readings for this week circle around the idea of “Cultivation Theory” developed by Gerbner and others, which is the theory that “looks…3 min read·Feb 2, 2021----