and local global media examples and should include reference to the Appadurai and McChesney article in the course reader. The role of globalization has had a major influence on society and the world‚ and this essay will argue it has resulted in cultural homogenization. This can be illustrated through an introduction to globalization‚ the consolidation of media‚ ownership and vested interests‚ world standardization and neoliberalism‚ politics and the media and public service media. Examining the different
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MEDIA STUDIES PORTFOLIO STUDENT NUMBER: 35772085 SURNAME AND INITIAL: Moatshe‚ P MODULE CODE: COM3702 SUBMITION DATE: 7 October 2014 DECLARATION I‚ the undersigned‚ hereby declare that this is my own work and personal work‚ except where the work(s) or publications of others have been acknowledged by means of reference techniques. I have read and understood Tutorial Letter CMNALLE/301/2014 regarding technical and presentation requirements‚ referencing techniques
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aspect. Media policies and regulations play the most important role in the dominance of US sitcoms in Canada and globally. Media policies and regulations are not just technologically decided or economically inevitable‚ however they are the results of systematic involvements into media systems founded on a complex collection of political principles and objectives. Media policies and regulations are political actions that are intended to promote more broad ways of managing public life. The media policies
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Q.1 Media Ownership The media mogul I chose is Oprah Winfrey because of her outstanding media ownership. Oprah is a huge success. “In 2003‚ Oprah became the first African-American woman to reach billionaire status. (Magazine‚ 2003)” I am going to talk about all of her organisations that she has started and owns by explaining each one and when they began. This makes it clear when her career really started off. “The concentration of media ownership is a process whereby progressively fewer
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industries. The media industry in the United States of America (US) is one such industry. As a powerful communication tool‚ the media has attracted many companies but only a handful has grown big. These media giants have dominated the local market and are currently seeking to conquer the global media industry in search of better profits. One of these media giants is the Walt Disney Company (Disney). Its dramatic growth from a small company to become an oligopolist in the media industry offers an
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credibility and quality are key words for a large‚ serious media group. This applies in relation to the users of our media‚ customers‚ employees‚ shareholders and the societies in which we work. At the forefront‚ however‚ is the publishing responsibility: to safeguard editorial independence and freedom of speech in the media which we own. Free media are among the main contributors to strong‚ live democracies. A credible‚ strong media should defend important values such as religious freedom‚ tolerance
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trickery to get what they want. However‚ at the core‚ it really is politics. But what are the implications for "free" speech when huge corporations attempt to influence the debate not by simply buying media time‚ but by buying the media itself? The movie looks at what happened when the big media companies set out to get Congress to enact the Telecommunications Act of
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T-205 Exam 1 Study Guide Week 1: Introduction to Media and Society 1. (a) Can you describe the information problem that we are facing? Our culture is oversaturated with information information-saturated culture 130+ million books published and 1‚500 new books published each day Radio stations broadcast 65.5+ million hours of original programming each year Television broadcasts 48+ million hours of original programming each year 35+ billion indexed Web pages (b) What is automaticity
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broadcasting is a battle standard we no longer need to relay to - a redundant piece of voodoo”. Michael Jackson‚ Chief Executive‚ Channel 4 (UK) Introduction: In this paper we explore the use of the concept of technological convergence as a justification for media deregulation and privatisation in the context of a neo-liberal discourse by the current Labour government in the United Kingdom. In our view this is part of a strategy to restrain the commitment and participation of the British State in broadcasting
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Semester Number of assignment Unique number : COM3702 : Media studies: policy‚ management and media representation : 02 : 01 : 886406 1 Assignment 1: COM3702 Name: Student no : Unique no: 886406 Mr K Ndlovu 47004290 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1 MEDIA POLICY AND REGULATIONS 1.1 Paradigms of communications policy 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 Emerging communications industry policy Public service media policy New media policy 1.2 Freedom of the media 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 The need for freedom of expression Threats
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