Essays Tagged: "television news"

27 years of 60 minutes

ng current events and happenings around the world. A considerable factor for this occurrence is the television program 60 Minutes which debuted on the air in September of 1968. Many other television n ... ek on various stations, all of whichwere sparked by the inception of 60 Minutes. All of the tabloid television programs being shown today are also a result of 60 Minutes and its bold, gutsy, 'gotcha' ...

(6 pages) 64 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

This is an essay about how the media and different people have profited from the tragedy of September 11, 2001

ica was devastated to think that the "Land of the Brave and Home of the Free" had been violated.The television news reported on it, the radio, the magazines, and the internet. It was everywhere and we ... e visitors per day during the week. Among online news providers, ABC News, which broadcast its live television coverage in the week after the attack, experienced a surge in average daily unique visito ...

(6 pages) 247 3 4.9 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

The Brady bill and its passage

ck in my country,Japan, where the possession of guns is strictly restricted by laws. While watching televisionnews reports on the Brady debate, I wondered what was making it so hard for this gun contr ...

(16 pages) 150 0 4.6 Oct/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

Media Coverage on September ll. 1,630 words, This essay is about the coverage and profits off of September ll. Works Cited Page included.

ica was devastated to think that the "Land of the Brave and Home of the Free" had been violated.The television news reported on it, the radio, the magazines, and the internet. It was everywhere and we ... e visitors per day during the week. Among online news providers, ABC News, which broadcast its live television coverage in the week after the attack, experienced a surge in average daily unique visito ...

(6 pages) 304 5 4.4 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Terrorism and the most important precautions that people should take in case terrorist attacks were to occur in America.

e newspaper is a good way to be informed with what's going on. It is a must for every American. The television news and newspaper informs people with the latest events that are happening in our countr ... d at the same time warn them of any threats and danger. For example, when WTC tragedy occurred. The television news broadcasted the event to the whole nation. Everybody was informed immediately of the ...

(2 pages) 77 1 4.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Dual Executive - An examination of how the media indirectly controls the government.

In modern society, public perception of the United States president depends largely on television news coverage. Aware of this, presidents and presidential candidates manipulate the media ... radio broadcasts listeners faith that they were being attacked (Corner 2000: 385).The problem with television is that it magnifies events, making them larger than life and more immediate, and making ... ir war efforts seem less harmful to the people in the United States.Almost 80% of all United States television coverage of governmentofficials focuses on the President. (Remy 1999) For presidents, ski ...

(13 pages) 333 1 4.8 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

An essay explaining the main outlines of the genre of television news

Understanding TelevisionAssignment TwoShane GladstoneChose a television genre. Outline its distinguishing characte ... television genre. Outline its distinguishing characteristics and discuss its place in the medium of television today. Make reference to at least two programmes in your answer.Selected genre - Televisi ... surveys of public opinion have demonstrated that the public learns about world news primarily from television.' (Mullan, B 1997:80)News tells stories. The stories of our society both good and bad and ...

(7 pages) 93 0 3.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Genre analysis (television News)

Understanding TelevisionAssignment TwoShane GladstoneChose a television genre. Outline its distinguishing characte ... television genre. Outline its distinguishing characteristics and discuss its place in the medium of television today. Make reference to at least two programmes in your answer.Selected genre - Televisi ... surveys of public opinion have demonstrated that the public learns about world news primarily from television.' (Mullan, B 1997:80)News tells stories. The stories of our society both good and bad and ...

(7 pages) 102 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Milton R. Stewart; DWT - An interview and write up on lawyers from the lawfirm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP.

e even passed up free tuition to Purdue University because his mother was employed at the radio and television news department.Having grown up in a household in which none of the members attended coll ...

(15 pages) 50 0 0.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

How is the real world 'constructed in discourse', and how does the construction of the "real world" differ according to differing news styles and different media?

course analysis with a tabloid and a broadsheet paper. There will also be a brief discussion on how television news, radio and documentaries construct reality.News discourse constructs the "real world ... ighlights the need for hygiene in hospitals, appealing to our understanding of hospitals us unclean.Television news broadcasts are accessed more by the public than other forms of news media, it is als ...

(6 pages) 60 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Media Supply and Demand

, with fewer applicants, now pays beginners with journalism degrees higher than does TV. Working in television news has become too popular for the good of entry-level pay. The average pay for beginner ... pay for beginners and many others in TV news is unprofessionally low. For years, entry-level pay in television has been the lowest of all mass media-related job fields. It has not quite kept up with t ...

(5 pages) 97 0 3.5 Nov/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Breaking Barriers or Burning Bridges? - The Al-Jazeera Story

The Al-Jazeera phenomenonThe Qatar-based television news station Al-Jazeera ('the island') was established by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad ... every hour. On the opposite side of the room an illuminated map of the world, flanked by thirty-two television screens, serves as a backdrop for the newscasts. In between are forty-eight computer term ...

(6 pages) 55 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Media Bias

Introduction The information we receive from television news media has a direct impact on our lives, whether we acknowledge it or not. As our wor ... the ongoing decision making processes within the newsroom. The organization in this study will be a television news station, which will serve as an example of the types of decisions that are made in m ... s of the story, or are we left to figure out the truth for ourselves? Is there an honest attempt by television media to discover the truth? These are questions this research will attempt to discover.L ...

(4 pages) 41 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Construction Of A News Story

t), stylized and prudent (Breed, 1956). According to Greg Philio, "˜"�News"� on television and in the Press is not self-defining. News is not "found"� or even "gathered"A ... ecord history), gossip, of human interest, free of subjectivity, free of socio-cultural influences. Television news for example is highly selective. Countless events of huge magnitude can occur on any ...

(7 pages) 18 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Media And Crime

ed and distorted fear of crime from the media. For much of what we learn about the world comes from television, newspapers, magazines and so on. Crime is more than simply reported by the news; it is c ... e, deviance, delinquency and other social problems have always been a staple of newspaper accounts, television news shows and crime dramas. Knowledge of these events is secondhand, filtered through th ...

(13 pages) 88 1 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Comparing How 2 Forms Of Media Cover Terrorism

ok at the horoscopes, newspapers are a part of the lives of millions across the nation. Unlike with television news, newspapers give us the option of choosing which news stories we want to hear about. ...

(7 pages) 35 0 3.7 Nov/2001

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Factors That Influence Credibility

Factors That Influence CredibilityIt is true that news papers, television news reporting, magazines, television programs, movies, advertising and the internet. are ... the credibility of the information attained from any of the above mentioned sources.News papers and television news reporting are excellent sources for information with reference to current events. Ho ... ice. Any prejudice or bias can influence the credibility of a report. On the other hand, magazines, television programs, movies and advertising are purposely bias based with intent for profit.Despite ...

(3 pages) 29 0 0.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Under the influence of televis

impacted society in many ways, one of the most powerful technological influences on humans has been television. Since its introduction in the late nineteen twenties, TV has influenced the clothes we w ... ineteen twenties, TV has influenced the clothes we wear, the products we buy, and the foods we eat. Television has helped elect presidents and create huge corporations out of simple mom and pop stores ...

(4 pages) 26 0 3.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

All The News Thats Fit To Terrify

results of the survey were that 37% reported that their children had been frightened or upset by a television news story during the proceeding year. This survey proves my point of view on this articl ...

(1 pages) 1038 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

My Role in Creating an Aware Community

amera was jammed and we were silently waiting to film the "beauty shot". For those not employed in television news, that's the footage shown at the end of a news broadcast while the show's credits ru ...

(4 pages) 1014 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers