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THESIS ABSTRACT
News delivery in this country is increasingly
comprised of carefully crafted displays of visual
information. As consumers of information, however,
most of us have never been taught to critically
read or decode images and other graphic displays
of information in the same ways that we have
been taught to analyze verbal communication.
We are taught reading comprehension and writing
skills throughout most of our educational experience,
but not visual language comprehension. Yet,
if we wish to remain critical viewers of the
news media in the midst of this image-driven,
converging media landscape, we must develop
equally sophisticated visual literacy skills.
I believe that bringing together the work of
multiple disciplines including communications,
media studies and communication design is key
to addressing this problem. At the intersection
of those fields, there is a rich body of work
that seeks to understand and analyze the power,
the practices, and the techniques employed by
the news media in presenting visual information.
By taking advantage of work done in these related
discourses, new methods of promoting visual
literacy can be derived. This thesis builds
on elements from each of those disciplines in
order to create a prototype for the critical
analysis of visual news content utilizing the
tools of interactive visual design.
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PROJECT UPDATES
TIMELINE
< updated February
26 , 2002 >
Monthly
thesis project timeline.
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RESEARCH < updated
November 24, 2001 >
Explanation
and clarification of some of the terminology
used throughout my thesis investegation. Quotes
and other relevant research findings on topics
including news, branding, packaging and a variety
of visual news mediums including television,
newspapers, news magazines, and the internet.
Notes on Noam Chomsky, information about the
field of Comparative Media Studies, and more
to come...
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out more »
CASE STUDY
< updated May 16,
2002 >
Case study prototypes,
interface sketches, concepts, visual explorations,
etc.
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prototype »
WRITING <
updated May 16, 2002 >
Content
includes thesis abstract, thesis document outlines
and thesis proposals written from May –
September 2001 which reflect the early stages
of my thesis direction.
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PRESENTATIONS
< updated May 18, 2002 >
The
final
presentation of my thesis work will be on Monday,
May 20, 2002.
It will be a 30 minute presentation followed
by 20 minutes for discussion and comments.
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RESOURCES
and LINKS
< updated April 27, 2002 >
The
resources and links page includes a list of
related Web Sites, On-line Resources, Books,
Articles and Radio Programs which have informed
my thesis investegtation.
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