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government, constituting an educated elite while the rest of society was expected merely to follow and obey. Democracy is founded...

areas has become considerable. As de Cauter (2001) notes,...

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 ...

but there was also a corresponding increase in the secularisation and commercialisation of the rituals surrounding death. In the 1...

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...

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

informing their children about the "birds and the bees" and expected this topic to be covered within the school curriculum (Price,...

speech. Of course, the American military involvement in Iraq remains a lightning rod of controversy and conflicting opinions. Al...

include "the extent and nature of news editing, framing of news stories, news value, newsworthiness, watchdog journalism, and trus...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

of society; that women are given the wrong perception of how they are supposed to look, act and feel; and that the infiltration of...

that the function of homeless shelters should be to provide an avenue out of homelessness. Instead of providing this, she argues t...

but also determine how the stories should be shaped for emotional effect, for political purposes and for directing public opinion....

have strong political views they not only would keep those to themselves, but they made sure that it did not impact their professi...

and many of his henchmen. The Presidents campaign has also pointed to the strides in Medicare prescription coverage. The basic s...