IN NIGERIA Since the return to electoral politics in 1999‚ and particularly after the 2003 general elections‚ Nigeria ’s political parties have been criticized by the media‚ academics‚ observers and the electorate for corrupt and unbridled use of money in politics. The anti-corruption initiatives of the administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo provided a suitable environment for some civil society groups to engage governments and other stakeholders on the issue of corruption and its effect on
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IMPACT OF MASS MEDIA ON ADOLESCENCE INTRODUCTION: 1- Adolescence Adolescence is the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood. Adolescence describes the teenage years between 13 and 19 and can be considered the transitional stage from childhood to adulthood. However‚ the physical and psychological changes that occur in adolescence can start earlier‚ during the preteen or "tween" years (ages 9-12). Adolescence can be a time of both disorientation and discovery. The transitional
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Social media affects politics and plays a big part in influencing its audience. Social media has an abominable effect on political parties. Providentially for those political parties it also has a charitable affect on how they are viewed as well. Unfortunately this type of publicity comes at a price. Advertising a campaign on social media gives anyone in the world access to what you have shared online. Social media users has a nasty way of twisting words and the truth. Social media has a
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Is societies violence the media’s fault? This is the question that has been asked since before television was in every American’s house. Of course there are the different types of media today ranging from newspapers‚ to on-line reports and stories. There have been arguments upon arguments about this issue‚ and over 3‚000 studies conducted. Unfortunately there isn’t one single result‚ there is only an array of supposed answers to this undying question. CBS president‚ Howard Stringer is pointing to
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The Effect of Social Media on Teenagers Elaine Ayana A. SiaContrary to what many people think‚ Social Media actually has a negative effect on teenagers. Social media is a medium of communication shared by most adults and children‚ but most especially teenagers. It is sometimes helpful‚ entertaining and within the reach of the general public. It has become an important mass media around the world. Sadly‚ this resource is abused and taken advantage by most teenagers‚ and not used in a way that they
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Black Youth and Mass Media: Current Research and Emerging Questions S. Craig Watkins‚ Associate Professor of Sociology and Radio-Television-Film‚ The University of Texas at Austin Introduction Young African Americans have not participated as long as their white counterparts in the media culture industry (Nightingale 1993). In truth‚ it is difficult to discern a substantive relationship between black youth and the mass media prior to the 1960s. The initial exclusion of blacks from popular media culture
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as cousins‚ uncles‚ nephews and nieces‚ grand-parents and family friends‚ which is why it is called a large family. Nuclear family on the other side is a relatively small family which consists majorly of the father‚ mother and children only. In Nigeria and mostly other African countries‚ the large family is usually more dominant. The advantages of a large/extended family are among others highlighted below: -It has a lot of members and there is more than one earning member in a large family. That
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The advent of new media has allowed advertising to change dramatically in recent decades‚ morphing from simple and informational into emotional‚ sensory-oriented and interactive; thus‚ creating new social implications and drastically altering its impact on an audience. Methods of advertising have changed dramatically over the decades. The early 1700s through the mid-1800s were the ages of newspaper‚ magazine‚ and print advertisements; radio advertising made its debut in the early 1900s; and the
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In today’s society‚ media comes into our lives in many different forms and throughout the years‚ these forms have affected our society positively. There are basically three types of media‚ print media‚ electronic media and new age media. Print media includes newspapers‚ books‚ and pamphlets‚ electronic media includes television and radio‚ and the new age media includes phones and internet. These types of media interact with people everyday and in our lives‚ and are the main source that affect us
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Effect of Mass Media Paper Susana Gutierrez Humanities 186 July 30‚ 2013 Hilary Hicks Effects of Mass Media In the last century there has been many important innovations that has made people of all trades change the way they now communicate with the world. Whether talking to family or business partners’ communication is much quicker‚ effective‚ and timely. One of the examples is the internet and cellular phones‚ where thousands of email‚ texts‚ and pictures can be
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