Conglomerates and the Media A Term Paper Submitted for CMNS-110 D111 TA: Anis Rahman Brendan Ken Seppala 301204842 Word count: 2176 Date Submitted: 05/04/13 Many jokingly refer to news and informational media as “the fourth estate”. This is referring to the idea that media is a central part of democracy‚ along with the legislative‚ judicial‚ and executive branches. Thomas Jefferson once said‚ “If I had to choose between a free government and a free press I would choose the later” (Freidheim
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What are the media and media advocacy? Media‚ which is the plural form of ’medium’‚ are the forms of communication – television and radio; newspapers‚ magazines‚ and written materials (or "print media")‚ and‚ more often now‚ the Internet – used to spread or transmit information from a source (which can be a person‚ an organization‚ a business‚ an institution‚ a government agency‚ a policy maker‚ or another media outlet) to the general public. Advocacy means openly supporting a certain viewpoint
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Many people don’t realize how much of an effect media has on their life until they actually take a step back and look. Sometimes people get too concerned with the media and feel like they need to be a part of what is shown. Various things in the media that have an effect on people‚ but body image‚ sex and violence illustrate the most influential to people‚ in my opinion. Today‚ most teenagers look at magazines or watch television wishing they had what today’s society is portraying as the “perfect
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MEDIA AND GENDER Even though media continues to be a powerful tool to breakdown stereotypes‚ help educate‚ presents the truth and influence the public‚ there is also a disconnect in reality and ones ideal self. I have learned that we have three selves; public‚ private and ideal. Our private self is how we view ourselves‚ while public is how others see ourselves and our ideal self is who we want to be. Our ideal self is the most influenced by mass media and has a huge impact on ones
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Interactive Media— What’s that? Who’s involved? Elaine England and Andy Finney ATSF January 2002 ATSF White Paper—Interactive Media UK—©2002 ATSF 1 Interactive media - what’s that? For those people that have been part of the digital revolution this query seems rather trivial. But it is experience and expertise that allow people to discuss terminology without actually defining the terms. It is easy to forget how long it takes to get up to speed! For those people starting off on the quest
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Section C Tutor’s Comments The globalization of the media is endorsing and creating a global village. The media-scape is restructuring itself‚ forming a singular global body‚ as opposed a mass of multiple independents. Media globalization is a direct result of technological development‚ maximisation of corporate media interest‚ the media ’s increasing correspondence to the public sphere‚ and media ownership. It is widely evident that the media is in fact becoming a global conglomerate‚ which is in
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Ruben Gonzalez Mrs. Buduson English 12 3/19/12 Entertainment and Social Media and their effects A nation like America is an example‚ of a country that has developed in terms of entertainment (Pearson 2). It is one of the countries that has got and has produced some of the greatest entertainers. The country is one of the leading producers of entertainment in the planet. In addition‚ it is one of the nations that there is a greater influence of entertainment on the younger generation
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social media has taken over society. It has affected our culture‚ and the way we act around others. It is amazing to see how much time we spend on social media. Constantly updating our Facebook pictures. Being said that‚ there are many ways our community is different now compared to how it used to be. For example‚ breaking news is faster‚ law enforcement agencies have discovered that social media helps them solve crimes faster‚ and people can change their political beliefs because of social media. The
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relationship between the media and crime. The newspapers have a duty to report it and the stories can make for excellent TV and film‚ however the line between reporting facts and creating a story can often be blurred. The celebrity killer is now a recognized figure within society with D. Schmid describing how “The celebrity culture around serial killers has developed so far that one can now purchase the nail clippings and hair of some killers‚ as if they were religious icons.” But is the media to blame for glamorizing
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reality 1a. What does the term “the mass media” refer to? • Refers to all media technologies which are used for mass communications. • Organisations which control there media technologies. 1b. Which examples of the mass media would you categorise as “traditional media” and which as “new media”? • Traditional media o Television o Newspaper o Magazine o Billboards o Radio • New Media o Internet o Mobile device
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