Reviewing the Critical Process
Developing a media-literate critical perspective involves mastering five overlapping stages that build on one another. Let’s review the critical process you’ll be using below:
Description: paying close attention, taking notes, and researching the subject under study
Analysis: discovering and focusing on significant patterns that emerge from the description stage
Interpretation: asking and answering “What does that mean?” and “So what?” questions about one’s findings
Evaluation: arriving at a judgment about whether something is good, bad, or mediocre, which involves subordinating one’s personal taste to the critical “bigger picture” resulting from the first three stages
Engagement: taking some action that connects our critical perspective with our role as citizens to question our media institutions, adding our own voice to the process of shaping the cultural environment
Analysis
With the interview responses in mind, let’s explore what patterns emerge regarding your friends’ and classmates’ use of radio.
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Interpretation
Through the following questions, interpret the meaning of the patterns you found to make connections to wider trends in radio usage in American society and culture.
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Evaluation
Next, evaluate and write about the radio industry.
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