Finally, this weeks lecture was on the topic assigned to my group for Project Brief #4: Institutions.
I thought it would assist in giving me a clear idea on exactly what a media institution was, but to be honest it just confused me a little bit.
I found it interesting that Brian started off by discussing the popular HBO television series, The Wire. My housemates are always watching The Wire but I have never been able to get into it. However, I could see where Brian was going in discussing The Wire as it does primarily focus on different institutions: police force, gangs, unions, city councils etc.
In terms of MEDIA Institutions I understood that they generally
– regulate and structure activities
– develop working practices
– public is aware of their status
– are enduring
– employees are expected to share values
The lecture was then split up into rough groups to explore the values and characteristics of certain Media Institutions.
I got Facebook and came up with the following:
