Essays 931 - 960
mass media, school and peers are "major agents of political socialization." Family Lundblad (2004) describes two of her "de...
yet learned to manipulate the public by means of psychological strategy; indeed, it has not been all that long since marketing cam...
may be good examples of how, in the past, companies would establish their home market, but then look to expand as a result of both...
that authorities should consider what occurred during the summer of 2001 when "Phoenix FBI agent Kenneth Williams urged his superi...
speech. Of course, the American military involvement in Iraq remains a lightning rod of controversy and conflicting opinions. Al...
is not a new concept. It is actually one which dates from ancient times but with the speed with which information can be passed t...
The questionnaire provided in the Appendix relates to the issue of news bias and the reporting surrounding the events of September...
include "the extent and nature of news editing, framing of news stories, news value, newsworthiness, watchdog journalism, and trus...
If we look at the way that conspicuous consumption today and in the past there is still an element of class differentiation in the...
It could be said that the ban, as well, could likely violate the concept of equality, which is also implied in the Constitution (T...
the media attention on Jennifer Aniston is focused on her role as Rachel in the television show Friends, and her relationship with...
but which are also "cumulative and significant" (Chandler, 1995). According to cultivation theory analysts, television viewing p...
of a business like this, where some calls may require a rapid response, whilst others are less urgent and can be booked a long way...
they would be retiring soon. However, throughout the years it has been apparent that these media giants side with the Democratic p...
federal policies. Ben Bagdkian speaks of a media monopoly in this country. He states that "Aided by the digital revolution and t...
a concept created by Andrew Weil, MD (2004). He claims that it refers to the best of both worlds and an integration of alternativ...
does is to expose the media for what it is, which is an opportunistic and often inaccurate and inept body of reporters that is onl...
but there was also a corresponding increase in the secularisation and commercialisation of the rituals surrounding death. In the 1...
is exemplified by the nuclear family that leaves women unfulfilled. It is ultimately this missing part of life--or the lack of fre...
of "players" in terms of owners and mega-merger conglomerates, such information becomes increasingly homogenized and increasingly ...
many of the present expectations associated with the various controls. This level of recognition helps with the interaction, as le...
government, constituting an educated elite while the rest of society was expected merely to follow and obey. Democracy is founded...
They find escape in the medias presentation of the celebrities and it seems that in times of political and global chaos they want ...
were people that were also torn by the events of the war. Media coverage of those people, however, revealed an image that from an...
of priests are true servants of God and their parishioners but, as is always typical with the media, sensationalism sells. Therefo...
influence of the television news programs on the American public and on our understanding of political, social and international i...
areas has become considerable. As de Cauter (2001) notes,...
in some respects hypocritical. He speaks about the evils of the industry but does not specifically point out what evils were media...
the change - dwindling audience numbers, and the need to cope with more complex narrative structures, for instance - were the outw...
slant the truth in order to cater to their sponsors. Of course, the studios got around this by having their news anchors hawk ware...