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to less freedom of the press a significant degree of muscle. The law effectively divides journalistic efforts into national and o...

place on a daily basis such as: short term billing, long term leasing, invoicing, initial processing of customer information and v...

mudslinging is certainly a good strategy, but not over the long haul (Brodgeforth, 1996). This is a somewhat relevant article to...

are pretty well established in the collective consciousness of the American people. In fact, her story is the modern version of th...

from the contrasts that are presented in every episode. Episode One The first episode of the first year of the series is an exce...

information age but an undying faith in the perception of the promise of technology. Such a faith has served as the rationale behi...

documented facts and a combination of interest and intrigue. Substantiating this foundation of truth is only accomplished one way...

become homogenized and less diverse or controversial. The result is that fewer diverse opinions and reports are presented to the p...

1997, p. PG). There are virtually no constants in life, and political popularity is one component that experiences more change ...

underwear, but prods them into plastic surgery and dangerous dieting techniques. Aside from that, people are expected to be able t...

governments (405). For example, the terrorists attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York City on September 11, 2001 caused "s...

radio station or television station (and most of them own all three types)? Control of the types of perspectives that are allowed ...

"an unrealistic career goal for most people without prior experience" (OConnor, 2003). Academic requirements include an undergrad...

still believe that they will get cancer by overuse of their cell phones. By and large, this is not a bad urban legend in that it m...

Womens magazines are not the only entity attempting to homogenize the male/female experience, however. Numerous...

Vietnam continues to this day. By the time the Grenada and Panama invasions rolled around, the military instituted a complete med...

yet learned to manipulate the public by means of psychological strategy; indeed, it has not been all that long since marketing cam...

each in order to tune in, which over 2.25 million people did" (BBC, 2004). This number apparently quadrupled by the 1930s. The fir...

and accepted deal are as follows. By 1997, published reports alleged that the use of tobacco kills approximately 440,000 American...

that authorities should consider what occurred during the summer of 2001 when "Phoenix FBI agent Kenneth Williams urged his superi...

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...

mass media, school and peers are "major agents of political socialization." Family Lundblad (2004) describes two of her "de...

of "players" in terms of owners and mega-merger conglomerates, such information becomes increasingly homogenized and increasingly ...

in some respects hypocritical. He speaks about the evils of the industry but does not specifically point out what evils were media...

to increase market share they will have to make acquisitions. Increasing market share in the same market also indicates horizontal...

sporadic unless something major happens (like the killing of American civilians or the capture of Saddam Hussein). But critics hav...

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...

the idea of a connection to a separate item while iconic items are those that are recognizable and perhaps universal (2002). In ...

that got more than five million responses" (Aaker, 1996; p. 240). 2. Explain why selling private brands often enables large retail...