Essays Tagged: "Media"

"The Limits of Media Power," by Robert J. Samuelson.

interesting point that he makes is to defend the truth in his line of business. In our economy, the media has a strong influence on how people relate to many different topics. The reputation of the me ... and in some cases, only good for talking down on the economy. In his article called "The Limits of Media Power," Robert J. Samuelson tells us "we're often accused of spreading 'gloom and doom' and th ...

(2 pages) 48 1 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The mass media as an institution

The mass media as an institution has become an essential element in our society, for the mass media helped sh ... ging of tides has brought upon a connected and compact society which contribute to the current mass media. Technology has a great deal to do with the change over time; from the Rotary Press which coul ... ce to every corner and household. One aspect that has ceized to change is the one sided stance each media group gives. Just as the Gazette of the United States gave a federalist stance each newspaper ...

(1 pages) 48 0 4.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The essay is titled "The Role of Mass-Media in Society" and it puts into ballance the positive and negative aspects of the activity of media throughout time.

The Role of Mass-Media in SocietyIn the past century the boost of media, with all its main components-television, rad ... elevision, radio, written press-, has had a deep impact upon human societies. The influence of mass-media can be identified both in ordinary people's day-to-day lives, and at the level of world politi ... eople's day-to-day lives, and at the level of world politics. It is not an exaggeration to say that media has become an institution. One of the most debated issues of the beginning of the 3rd Millenni ...

(2 pages) 80 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Critically evaluate the role of the mass media in contemporary British society.

Critically evaluate the role of the mass media in contemporary British society.The mass media within Britain consists of newspapers, televisi ... ogeneous, and widely dispersed audiences." (Janowitz, 1968). Available to the masses these forms of media have the potential to influence the population and establish, reinforce and reflect values, op ... population and establish, reinforce and reflect values, opinions and lifestyles. The fact that the media has the power to do this raises issues such as how great a influence does the media hold over ...

(4 pages) 131 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The affects of TV violence on aggression

e factors surrounding a topic which is much discussed in our society today - the level of influence Media violence have on our aggressiveness, as individuals, and as a society as a whole. We shall in ... iety as a whole. We shall in particular focus on TV in this study, due to TV being the most popular Media, and also due to the limitation in size of the project itself.We may begin this investigation ...

(21 pages) 344 0 4.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Discuss the role of media studies in making sense of the political, economic, and cultural meaning of everyday life

The term 'media' is defined by the Australian Oxford Dictionary as 'mass communications, especially newspapers ... munications, especially newspapers and broadcasting, regarded collectively.' More specifically, the media is made up of the mass circulation press, the cinema, radio, television and recently, the Inte ... ade up of the mass circulation press, the cinema, radio, television and recently, the Internet. The media constantly exposes us, as the audience, to an enormous quantity of ideas about elements of eve ...

(4 pages) 206 0 4.2 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

The Impact of Advertisement on Gun Control

When looking at an advertisement of a doll with a bullet hole in her forehead, I was immediately struck with a feeling of sadness for the brutality the picture represents. It was disturbi ...

(3 pages) 35 0 4.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Career profile report on news analyst

arts; the remaining courses are in journalism. Examples of journalism courses are introductory mass media, basic reporting and copy editing, history of journalism, and press law and ethics. Students p ... ork with the people they are broadcasting with and the crew.Salaries for news analysts vary widely. Median annual earnings of news analysts, reporters, and correspondents were $30,510 in 2002. The mid ...

(5 pages) 57 0 3.3 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Global Media Flows in Australian Culture

Global media flows in Australian cultureGlobal media flows throughout history has led to the development an ... a and the radio, countries have been flooded with sounds and visions from other nations. While mass media has made entertainment available to more people, it also began to homogenize tastes, styles, a ... egan to homogenize tastes, styles, and points of view among different cultures. This has led to the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) contending that Australian culture is at risk of bei ...

(4 pages) 52 0 1.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Journalist behind the Curtain: Participatory Functions on the Internet and their Impact on Perceptions of the Work of Journalism

creased interest in reader participation has also derived from the unique characteristics of online media which allow dialogue among news readers, interaction between reader and news sources, and pers ... hallenge the authority of journalism, and there is reason to believe that Internet use for "disintermediative" purposes has eroded the authority of other professionals.Nonetheless for journalism and i ...

(2 pages) 24 0 1.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays

''What Should Be Done About Media Representations of Violence?

''Theories of Media Audiences and their Varied Interactions with Media Texts'' The Media has increasingly started ... with violence and graphic images of sex and derogatory fields of violence! With the advent of mass media, including television and more recently, video and computer games, children and teenagers are ... ound in their family environment, and the social and economic conditions in which they are raised. MEDIA AND VIOLENCE STUDY Media heroes Answers to a standardized set of 60 questions inquiring upon ...

(6 pages) 90 1 4.5 Aug/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Business Plan - Bizbuzz

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Entertainment and Media Industry (E & M) in India is a rapidly evolving as a sector which shows great potential. I ... sent size of Rs 35,300 crore. The E& M industry can be divided into various segments with print media forming a very important part of this segment.The Print media industry consists of the newspap ... ts of the newspaper dailies and magazines. According to the NRS survey 2005, the reach of the print media as a proportion of reading population (15 years and above) is just 27% whereas the global aver ...

(18 pages) 379 0 3.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Active Audience

ly) with diverse cultural tools (tools are not uniform). The theory of active audience "argues that media cannot tell people what to think or how to behave in any direct way because people are not nea ... ave in any direct way because people are not nearly as stupid, gullible, or easy to dominate as the media indoctrination perspective would have us believe" (Croteau & Hoynes 266). The active audie ...

(3 pages) 30 1 0.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Hiba Mehmood's Views about News Media

n experienced academic writer, Hiba Mehmood, has provided his views about different aspects of news media. All the sources are accurately cited according to APA style of research writing.Introduction: ... g to APA style of research writing.Introduction:News media defines the segment of the communication media or press that makes available latest information and events to the people. These include the m ...

(5 pages) 34 0 4.4 Dec/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Journalistic integrity

The Media's Role in Informing the Public "'We do not often print everything we know,'" reveals David Law ... sregard, and presenting information that is simply false. This difference has an impact on society. Media personnel representing a major bias also have an affect on facts that are being analyzed by th ... iety of Professional Journalists ("Code of Ethics" 1). According to the SPJ, each individual in the media is aware of their code of ethics. An important ethical concern of the society is that journali ...

(11 pages) 47 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

The Fate of the Book

lace in the way that human beings communicate is the advent of the high-tech, digital communication media which have dominated the last decades of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty ... e. In much the same way as the railways enabled the growth of capitalism, so the new communications media offer an opportunity for national and transnational conglomerates to "establish global empires ...

(9 pages) 21 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Framing Effects The Media

It is well known that mass media can frame a sociopolitical case in specific ways, that can have considerable effect on the pub ... sk, justice6.Aspiration7.Complexity: science-as-truth, science-as-deception.Social Functions of the Media, and the Media’s EffectsThe functions of media in society can be explained on a scale. On ... in contrast, as an agent which reinforces what are considered the accepted norms. By the choice the media makes, it is establishing what is seized and what is out of the popular norms. Due to being a ...

(11 pages) 29 0 0.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Mass Media and Popular Culture

How has mass media a created a relationship among popular culture, mass media and different forms of disseminatio ... created a relationship among popular culture, mass media and different forms of dissemination? Mass media is any form of communication used to reach a large group of people. There are different types ... ommunication used to reach a large group of people. There are different types of media; examples of media are magazines, movies, television, books, recording devices, radio and the internet. As time g ...

(5 pages) 96 1 5.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Framing Media

FRAMING MEDIAIt is well known that mass media can frame a sociopolitical case in specific ways, that can hav ... o risk, justiceAspirationComplexity: science-as-truth, science-as-deception.Social Functions of the Media, and the Media's EffectsThe functions of media in society can be explained on a scale. On one ... in contrast, as an agent which reinforces what are considered the accepted norms. By the choice the media makes, it is establishing what is seized and what is out of the popular norms. Due to being a ...

(11 pages) 5 0 0.0 Mar/2011

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies