{"id":43,"date":"2026-02-10T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/DietCoke\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-02-25T00:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:40:34","slug":"values-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/DietCoke\/values-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Values"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-2\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communication Studies values deep, attentive reading because it allows people to interpret messages, understand context, and make meaning &#8211; all core humanistic skills. This value connects directly to the Humanities, which rely on slow, reflective reading to analyze literature, philosophy, history, and cultural texts <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-5\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a699d0c9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connection to the humanities?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both fields treat reading as a cultural practice, not just a technical skill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They emphasize interpretation, critical practice, and understanding human experience through texts <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deep reading supports cultural understanding, identity formation, and thoughtful communication <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/classprojects.digitalwcu.org\/DietCoke\/wp-content\/themes\/twentytwentyfive\/assets\/images\/ruins-image.webp\" alt=\"Cliff Palace, Colorado\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compare\/Contrast using the Baron article <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baron&#8217;s article shows that digital media often undermine the conditions needed for deep reading, which communication studies and the humanities both depend on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students report losing focus when reading on screens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digital platforms encourage skimming, searching, and &#8220;snippet literacy&#8221; instead of sustained reading <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hard-copy reading supports better concentration, memory, and comprehension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This contrast with value in communication studies that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Menaing-making requires attention, deph, and reflection, not multitasking or fragmented reading <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cultural understanding depends on engaging deeply with texts, not just location information quickly <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Judgement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communication studies and the humanities both value deep reading, while Baron&#8217;s article shows how digital media challenge this value by promoting distraction, speed, and surface-level engagement <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communication Studies values deep, attentive reading because it allows people to interpret messages, understand context, and make meaning &#8211; all core humanistic skills. This value connects directly to the Humanities, which rely on slow, reflective reading to analyze literature, philosophy, history, and cultural texts Connection to the humanities? 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