RP Topics

This is a quick references to the Chapter Openers and Close-Ups in the Rodman textbook. Find one you're interested in and read it, then think of some research you would like to do about the topic and search it in the Academic Search Premier database available through the De Anza library and other libraries. Look for one or more Scholarly Journal article first because you will need at least one, and also because it might give you ideas for your own research.

List of Chapter Openers and Close-Ups
Chapter	Opener	CU-History	CU-Industry	CU-Controversy
1- Intro	iPad	Future?	Concentration	Censorship
2- Impact	Grand Theft Auto	Comic Books	Media & Language	Pop Culture
3- Books	Edward or Jacob?	Tarzan	Google Books	Da Vinci Code
4- Newspapers	Death of a newspaper	Investigative Journalist	Daily Newspapers	Rupert Murdoch/WSJ
5- Magazines	Birth of Latina	Ladies Home Journal	Teen Magazines	Walmart vs. the Lads
6- Movies	Avatar	Best U.S. Movies	Producer's job	Smoking in Movies
7- Recordings	Lady Gaga	Elvis Lives	Radiohead	Industry vs. Customers
8- Radio	Satellite Wars	War of the Worlds	Public Radio	Michael Savage
9- TV	The CSI Effect	Inventor of TV	TV's Digital Dream	Wrestling, Kids, TV
10- Internet	Pride & Prej. & Zombies	Cold War & Internet	Twitter	Online Predators
11-Digital News	Fake news/late night	Hindenburg	Citizen Journalism	Rupert Murdoch's War
12- PR	Taliban PR	Rockefeller's Image	Is PR for You?	Media War Making
13- Advertising	Cell Phone Popcorn	Subliminal Fraud	Global Image Promo	Selling Alcohol to Kids
14- Media Law	First Amendment	Sam Sheppard	Paris Hilton Video	Jailed Journalist
15- Media Ethics	Glenn Beck	Quiz Show Scandal	Guerrilla Girls' Guide	Danish Cartoons