social order and solidarity‚ cultural order‚ the meaning of accountability‚ alternative models of accountability‚ lines and relations of accountability‚ and frames of accountability. There is no set of criteria for serving the public interest (Mcquail 192). Indeed‚ one function of the media is to serve public interest‚ but they also report information that the public thinks is irrelevant or uninteresting. Serving public interest is profitable (selling newspapers‚ magazine subscriptions) but providing
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE AUTHORITARIAN THEORY WITH THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THEORY OF THE PRESS. The press also known as the fourth estate plays a very critical role in educating‚ informing‚ entertaining and bridging the gap between the mass community and the executive‚ judicial and legislative. Hence what is more essential is its stance on policy and choice of theory‚ which is a system of law like propositions and set of ideas that guide action or predict a consequence. The purpose of this research
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References: Allan‚ J.‚ & I ’Anson‚ J. (2004). Children’s rights in school: Power‚ assemblies and assemblages Clark‚ A.‚ McQuail‚ S.‚ & Moss‚ P. (2003‚ July). Exploring the Field of Listening to and Consulting with Young Children (Monograph No Convention on the Rights of the Child. (1989‚ November 20). Retrieved from UNICEF website: http://www.unicef.org/voy/media/CRC_english_language_version
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40years. (J. Downing‚ D. McQuail‚ P. Schlesinger‚ & E. Wartella‚ 2004) In this study‚ the author relates the history of media economics to the history of economics itself as media is a sub division of the economics study. By the 1950‚ the media industry represented good material to be studied by economist as it presented the supply and demand sides of the market by the content providers – information and entertainment- and the audiences or consumers. (J. Downing‚ D. McQuail‚ P. Schlesinger‚ & E. Wartella
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promote what people should wear‚ eat‚ do and even value. The effects of media will vary with a child’s age and stage of development. (McQuail‚ D.‚ 2008. McQuail’s Mass Communication Theory. 5th ed. London:
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communicator’s role as that of a broker between‚ on one hand would be ‘advocates in society with messages to send and on the other hand‚ the public seeking to satisfy its information and other communication needs. Here there is the communication organization (McQuail D. pg 323) where there are brokers between would-be advocates trying to convey their view of social reality and public interested in reliable information. Westley and MacLean gave specific attention to mass communication as distinct
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the late 19th century as a technological novelty‚ transferring to a new means of presentation and distribution an older tradition of "entertainment‚ offering stories‚ spectacles‚ music‚ drama‚ humour and technical tricks for popular consumption." (McQuail‚ 1983) And‚ as with any popular media‚ people began to talk and write about it‚ and film theory arose from these writings. Why the need for film theory? Because in watching a film‚ the spectator is not merely a passive receptacle being filled with
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(Retrieved from JSTOR on June 30th‚ 2008.) * Katz‚ Elihu and David Foulkes. 1962. “On the Use of the Mass Media as "Escape": Clarification of a Concept .” The Public Opinion Quarterly. 26(3): 377-388. (Retrieved from JSTOR on June 30th‚ 2008.) * McQuail‚ Denis. 1985. “Sociology of Mass Communication.” Annual Review of Sociology. 11: 93-111. (Retrieved from JSTOR on June 30th‚ 2008.) o
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hPsychological Disorders and Approaches to Treatment APSS 111 Teaching Team What is Abnormal Behavior? • Some leading definitions about what is considered abnormal: • Deviance »Deviate from normative behaviors in our society / culture • Maladaptive Behavior »Impair the person’s normal functioning • Personal Distress • A continuum perspective to understanding abnormality Classification of Psychological Disorders • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 4th Ed. (Text Revision) (DSM IV‐TR)
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Bibliography: Bryant‚ J & Zillman‚ D. 1994. Media effects : advances in theory and research. New Jersey. Lawrence Erlbaum Fetzer‚ Joel S Lilleker‚ D. 2006. Key concepts in Political Communication. London. Sage Publications McQuail‚ D Morgan‚ M. 1990. Cultivation analysis : new directions in media effects research. Newbury Park. CA:Sage Morley‚ D Morley‚ D. 1992. Television Audiences and Cultural Studies. London. Routledge Chandler‚ Daniel
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