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Tutorial letter 201/2/2013 Media studies: Policy, management and media representation COM3702 Semester 2 Department of Communication Science IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information

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CONTENTS |

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1 INTRODUCTION 3

2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXAMINATION

PORTFOLIO AND YOUR STUDY GUIDE 3

3 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 01 5

4 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 02 TAKEN OUT MCQ ANSWERS…………………..17

5 INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES ON PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT

03 FOR THE EXAMINATION 31

6 ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE EXAMINATION PORTFOLIO

ASSIGNMENT 03 36

7 CONCLUSION 38

Dear Student

1 INTRODUCTION |

We hope that you are enjoying your study of Media Studies: Policy, Management and Media Representation. We know that there is a lot of work to do, but we do hope that you are coping and that you will soon send in your examination portfolio.

This tutorial letter contains a lot of important information. Please study it carefully before you submit your portfolio and do not hesitate to contact us if you do not understand something.

2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXAMINATION PORTFOLIO AND YOUR STUDY GUIDE |

Please take note of the following important issues:

● The deadline for the submission of your examination portfolio is 7 OCTOBER 2013 (Please see Assignment 03 on pages 74-78 of the tutorial letter).

● We cannot accept any late portfolios as the portfolio is the equivalent of an examination.

Please note:

You can leave out study unit 7 (The public sphere in contemporary society), which is based on chapter 8 in the prescribed book for COM2059, Media studies: media history, media and society (volume 1) by PJ Fourie (2007).

See the table on the following page to understand how the prescribed book’s chapters correspond with the study guide’s study units.

2.1 Additional...