Media Conference-Chewing gum for the brain: Why do people talk such rubbish about Media Studies?

Why is the media worth studying?
Lecture By: Professor David Buckingham

Media Conference: Articles

Gove's plans send out an anti-education message:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/apr/13/gove-education-plans

Students were studying ‘The Simpson's’ as basic means of understanding the subject, however angry parents accuse the school of ‘Dumbing down’ kids and subjects such as English and maths by showing and teaching them about The Simpson's. Parents believe that kids should not be studying The Simpson's as its not good and they should be studying ‘Shakespeare’. Parents there for put their views, concerns and complained to the Daily Mail Newspaper: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1295062/Angry-parents-accuse-school-dumbing-English-showing-The-Simpsons-class.html

Tories to tackle Media Studies Menace :

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/tories-to-tackle-the-media-studies-menace-1772933.html

The article above suggests that Media Studies and Sociology are a ‘MICKEY MOUSE’ subject which is aimed to brainwash the mind of the children in today’s society as to studying the traditional subjects such as maths and science because they are more academic subject and media is considered to be a basic and a misleading subject also that students should not be studying it because its a "SOFT" subject and is not worth studying.

Media graduates fish up as ‘CLERKS and COOKS’.

Students spurn science in favour of ‘MEDIA STUDIES’

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jan/22/deceive-children-worthless-qualifications


History of Media studies:

Matthew Arnold, Frank and Queenie Leavis used Media studies for new generations to criticise popular culture, to better society- help them get better job, improve civilisation. Frank and Queenie Leavis where the most important person in the education sector.