Mass Media: Bonus Opportunity

A lot of you have asked me about bonus opportunities for this class. Since we have been working on radio broadcasting for quite some time, I feel that any bonus that I give should be an extension of what we have already done in class.

For bonus points, listen to the following interview from Fresh Air on NPR. The interview is with Spike Jonze, the director of Where the Wild Things Are. The clip is 20 minutes long and very interesting.

To earn bonus points, listen to the entire clip and post a 3 paragraph response to the interview on this post.

You have until Wednesday, October 21st to complete this. This will be the only opportunity for bonus.

Opportunity for Bonus: Closed!

Students-

Since many of you have asked for extra credit, I have decided to give you the chance to earn up to 4 bonus points. Since I am a big fan of movies, you will be attempting to pick the oscar winners for the top four categories (Picture, Director, Actor and Actress).

Before the Academy Awards begin (8 pm EST), please post who you think will win in the top categories. You will receive 1 bonus point for each of the categories that you get correct, for a possible 4 points.

And the nominees are:

Best Actor:

Frank Langella- Frost/Nixon

Sean Penn- Milk

Richard Jenkins- The Visitor

Brad Pitt- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Mickey Rourke- The Wrestler

Best Actress:

Anne Hathaway- Rachel Getting Married

Angelina Jolie- Changeling

Melissa Leo- Frozen River

Meryl Streep- Doubt

Kate Winslet- The Reader

Best Director:

Slumdog Millionaire

The Reader

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frost/Nixon

Milk

Best Picture:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frost/Nixon

Milk

The Reader

Slumdog Millionaire

In order to expedite the process of looking at the results, please post them in the following format (and these are my picks!). If you do not use the following format, I will not accept your results. Good Luck!

Best Actor: Frank Langella

Best Actress: Meryl Streep

Best Director: Frost/Nixon

Best Film: Frost/Nixon