What Goes Into a Story

Writing my last COMM101 reflection made me realize that this week’s topic was a fitting way to wrap up the course. Over the past two and a half weeks, I have learned about many different parts of communication, and this week gave me a different perspective on them. Through the assigned podcasts, class discussions, and …

Representation in Media

During my first week at AYA in COMM101, Rogelio introduced the idea that media messages are intentionally constructed and encouraged us to think about the different elements that make up media. We talked about civic media, representation, and how images, colors, and symbols can all communicate messages to an audience. At first, I thought the …