Media Monopoly and Ownership
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6 pages. The fact that a mere handful of corporations own the entire media monopoly should cause all of us to stop and realize what this means. When the media is controlled by a monopoly, we are not getting diverse information; we are being fed exactly what the monopolies want us to digest. And the problem herein is that they are not looking out for what is best for us as citizens, but rather, what is best for them as in bottom line corporate profit. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Media Relations
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This 19 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper gives nine examples of media placements in a variety of mediums including trade press, monthly and weekly magazines, the daily newspapers, television, radio and the internet. The placement is considered for the message who may have placed it why the story was written and why it was published. The second part of the paper the looks at how placement may be undertaken for a specific product or cause. The example used is a campaign to increase the consumption of fruit and vegetables. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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Media Text Analysis
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which media texts represent reality, the social and political constraints which affect such representations, and the differences between news media in the UK and the US. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Media's Responsibility for the Obesity Epidemic
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This 3 page paper examinees the thesis submitted by a student that "food advertising has a negative influence on children and what they eat." Whether or not obesity and overeating is a moral issue is carefully examined. It is suggested that media should take some responsibility for the problem. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Media's Role in Reporting American Conflicts
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This 10 page paper looks at the American media and its role in 911, other terrorist attacks, and the impending war. The paper supports the idea that media should be used as a tool of the U.S. government. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Media, Communication Technologies and Democracy
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A 6 page paper using two articles provided by the student. Comments from both authors are included in this essay that discusses how communication technologies and how the media impact citizens. In the first article, the author discusses the capabilities of being exposed only to news or material one wants. This could lead to a society of exclusive groups. The second article addresses entertainment media and the very serious cultural clash of opinions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Media, Nationalism And National Identity Versus New Media (Internet) Theory
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12 pages in length. The close relationship between media and national identity is a dichotomy of tremendous proportions: On the one hand, it is a union fraught with conflicting messages and images by which to inform the people, yet on the other hand, it reflects one of the most inescapably important relationships ever forged between two otherwise incompatible entities. To illustrate how this incongruous merger has endured – and even flourished – throughout claims of nation state weakening due in part to the pervasiveness of globalization, one need only look as far as the Internet to see how much of a major role media now play in representing, creating and restructuring national identity, nationalism and national boundaries. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Media: Incites Violence
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6 pages in length. To implicate mass media as being an influential force over the prevalence of violence in today's society is to recognize the intrinsic impact such avenues as television, radio and magazines have upon an impressionable global community. Indeed, various forms of media regularly infuse the not-so-subtle factors associated with gratuitous violence to such an extent that viewers are no longer shocked by the bludgeoning death or decapitation of a fellow human being. Instead, this desensitization has served to encourage the public to engage in that much more violent aspects of contemporary media, not the least of which includes the overt violent depiction found in video games. In a society where violence takes center stage where media sources are concerned, one might readily surmise how children stand to be the greatest casualty. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Media: Portrayal Of White Suspects Compared To Black Suspects In The Criminal Justice System
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11 pages in length. One of the most damning aspects of racial stereotypes is the manner in which all members of a particular race become grouped together for the actions of a relative few. By casting the negative light of racial profiling toward being Black, Mexican, Asian or any number of other ethnic races, it shows a great deal of ignorance and disrespect for that individual; just because someone is a member of a certain race does not mean that they represent any of the negative connotations associated with that race. African-Americans and Latinos are victims of this sort of prejudice on a regular basis by being regularly interrogated by law enforcement. It can readily be argued that the police are decidedly more prejudice toward some races than they are toward others; for this reason, certain races are badgered with no other justification than because of their color. However, law enforcement officials are not the only ones who misconstrue reality and perpetuate racial discord, inasmuch as the media have long incited controversy by participating in racial profiling. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Media: Skewed Perspective Of Reality
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6 pages in length. Historically, the media have not earned the most stellar of reputations when it comes to portraying reality; indeed, the manner by which media advertising skews the perspective of reality has come to represent a commonplace approach to capitalistic consumerism. Proponents of television advertising contend that there is one phrase for those who are prone to the deceptiveness of broadcast media advertising: caveat emptor. They argue that it is not up to the advertiser to be responsible for the buyer's gullibility, even if that buyer happens to be a child. Indeed, it can easily be argued that there is some form of deception in most all advertising; employing actors to looks as though they are enjoying a particular product influences viewers to respond in the same fraudulent fashion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Melbourne, Australia: News
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A 4 page paper which examines two articles that discuss news in Melbourne, Australia. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Microsoft’s DirectBand Network and Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT)
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This is a 5 page paper discussing Microsoft’s DirectBand Network and Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT). In the fall of 2002, Microsoft introduced their new Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) which rely on data download from their new DirectBand Network. The DirectBand Network utilizes the unused portions of the FM radio bandwidths already essentially established and the SPOT devices such as watches, key chains, and refrigerator magnets to name a few, download up-to-date information such as weather, sports, traffic, news, stock quotes, movies and other options such as personal messages to the user. While the new technology is considered less expensive in its implementation and the devices are also expected to be reasonably priced (and available in the fall of 2003), critics question whether or not these devices will make a substantial impact on a market that already has a great deal of choice in regards to hand held information devices such as cell phones and Pocket PCs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Misuse of the Word “Troops”
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A 9 page paper which examines the political and social misuse of the word “troops.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Movie Ratings / How Effective Are They ?
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A 5 page paper exploring the need for movie ratings and explaining the various problems and attributes of existing and proposed systems. Emphasizes the important role of the parents controlling the viewing patterns of their child. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Murder and Violence in Our Every Day Lives
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A 4 page paper which examines whether we should be concerned about, and thus fight against, all the murder and violence we see displayed in the media today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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National Geographic: Western Visions
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A 5 page paper which examines how the magazine National Geographic has engaged in presentations of Western cultural visions of race and progress. The work of Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins “Reading National Geographic” is examined in the process. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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