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You will also investgaTe how media convergence is applied To a common form of mass communicatonand how This aFecTs you and oThers. You will explore how producton, disTributon, and exhibiton of oneof The media are changing due To some de±nable aspecT of digitzaton. A²er choosing a broad Topic andnarrowing ThaT Topic, you will:1. Research your Topic.2. Produce an ouTline for a reporT (paper) and a sample works ciTed in which you will presenT your±ndings.3. Building on your ouTline and sample works ciTed, produce a reporT from an indusTry perspectve. Inyour ±nal projecT you will assess some of The rami±catons for This indusTry and speculaTe abouT Thefunctons and eFecTs for Them and oThers.³his is a wri´en research paper projecT ThaT also includes an ouTline and works ciTed page along wiTh The±nal paper.LengTh of ±nal paper: 5–7 pages (including works ciTed page). Guidelines and RequiremenTs1. Review The informaton in your TexT abouT media convergence (The blending of communicatonTechnologies, operatons, or businesses). S-14 ³hen go To Google or any search engine and Type in Thewords media convergence. Read aT leasT Three artcles ThaT discuss media convergence and TheconcenTraton of media ownership.2. When you have a good idea of whaT media convergence is, choose from The following lisT a form ofmass communicaton ThaT you use mosT o²en or ThaT inTeresTs you mosT: o newspapers o magazines obooks o radio o sound recording o moton picTures3. Once you have chosen one of These broad Topics, you’ll need To narrow down ThaT Topic To a partcularproducT, service, or phenomenon wiThin This indusTry. µor example, if you are an avid reader, you mighTinvestgaTe how The prinTed book indusTry is changing due To digiTal disTributon. ³o narrow This broadTopic, you mighT look aT The role ThaT compuTers have in The book publishing indusTry (for example, howordering books on Amazon may have replaced an acTual Trip To The booksTore). Or you mighT explorehow reTail booksellers (like Barnes and Nobles) have changed (coFee, sofas, music, eTc.) The face ofbooksTores in general. You could also explore e-books or digiTal books for Kindles. ³hese Topics are allincluded in digiTal disTributon, so you need To choose one To research. µor functons and eFecTs, youmighT noTe The many reTail Web siTes on The InTerneT for book sales. How is This aFectng your visiT To ThebooksTore and how you mighT socialize There? ³he poinT is To analyze how you and oThers are aFecTed bydigiTal book sales. When choosing your own Topic, be sure To choose a Topic ThaT inTeresTs you.4. You are required To submiT an ouTline dra² of your inTended paper and a sample works ciTed page(consulT The course “Calendar” for The due daTe). ³he ouTline may be Topical, buT you’ll need To showThaT you have a pa´ern for organizing your paper and ThaT you have researched The Topic. 5. You willneed To use aT leasT eighT (8) sources in your ±nal paper (you may have more buT noT less). You may usebooks, newspaper artcles, S-15 journals, and general circulaton magazine artcles, eiTher in prinT oronline. Keep in mind ThaT you are writng an academic research paper, so use appropriaTe and crediblesources. You MUS³ use APA or MLA sTyle for referencing your sources boTh in The TexT and in The worksciTed page. ³ry To use aT leasT one source from a broadcasT or cable program, and if possible, Try To usean inTerview (for example, someone connecTed To ThaT indusTry). 6. ParT of your paper musT include an

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