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[ELECTRONIC CULTURE]: Film is a unique part of American culture. In class we discussed the transformation of movies from their inception at the turn of the century to their current state. What have been the most transformative and important changes to film as a form of mass media (differentiated from the media as an art form)? In your response, identify some of the most important (as opposed to popular or even good) films throughout history. Given that film is declining as an industry, what do you see as the role of film in mass media as we transition through a digital culture?

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[DIGTAL CULTURE]: John Oliver, during the Republic National Convention, criticized politicians for their willingness to ignore facts in deference to how people “feel”. (Click here for the clip and the transcript). Most importantly, read the conversation with Newt Gingrich. In digital culture, changing things to 1s and 0s means that nothing is ever permanent. What is the relationship between how society perceives “Truth” and our reliance on digital methods of mass communication? The answer could be, nothing, but you will need to defend that, as you will need to defend any answer you provide. To be completely transparent, I am asking you to assess how much influence the culture has on how we interact with each other.