PERSPECTIVE Effect of Electronic Media on Children MUNNI RAY AND KANA RAM JAT From the Department of Pediatrics‚ Advanced Pediatric Center‚ Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research‚ Chandigarh 160 012‚ India. Correspondence to: Munni Ray‚ Associate Professor‚ Department of Pediatrics‚ Advanced Pediatric Center‚ Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research‚ Chandigarh 160 012‚ India. munniray1@yahoo.com Radio‚ television (TV)‚ movies‚ video games‚ cell phones‚ and computer
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There are many different ways in which people communicate such as‚ through the phone‚ through personal encounters‚ and by attending work place‚ school‚ seminars etc. Though media is not the only communication medium used to dispense the flow of information‚ its importance in developed countries is worth mentioning as it has been the main source to inform people on political issues or current affairs as well as being as the main source of entertainment. The flow of information from one geographical
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MASS MEDIA AND EVANGELISATION IN THE CHURCH GENERAL INTRODUCTION Communication is a necessity in the world of human beings‚ animals and plants and is an ever continuing process going on all the time. It is as necessary to human‚ animal and vegetable existence as life itself. Absence of communication and the life process wither and die. The need for communication is as basic as the hunger for food and drink‚ perhaps even more so. In the beginning after all‚ was the ‘word’ or ‘aum’; the first
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Introduction The media plays a very important role in the entire criminal justice system. Most people go through their life having little or none direct contact with any law enforcement personnel‚ but they still think they have a genuine understanding of who the police are what they are about. They get this idea from what they see and here through the media‚ so it is crucial for law enforcement to have good‚ solid relations with all media outlets. . "Media Power" represents the extent to which
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Mass Media in our life Everywhere‚ every day‚ exciting things are happening. Each day is filled with news. People learn news and views during reading newspapers and magazines‚ talking over the telephone or they are kept informed by watching TV or listening to the radio. The press‚ the radio and television play a big role in the life of the society. They inform‚ educate and entertain people. They also influence the way people look at the world and make them change their views. Mass media plays a
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Unit 1 Project: Mass Media Monopoly Karla N. Treadwell Kaplan University CM202: Mass Communications Tibe Jordan So‚ the prelude to this assignment was to keep a journal of my interactivity with mass communications for a few days. Sounds easy‚ right? I guess it might depend on how involved one’s attention is‚ and I have to be honest and admit that I was done after the first day and a half. I couldn’t even step away from my cable T.V. and my computer long enough to see
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our technological knowledge has grown so have the ways to distribute media‚ electronic media in particular. One Hundred years ago newspaper dominated the mass media and there was not much competition‚ if any. Electronic media is a rapidly growing area in the culture of Americans. The television‚ movies‚ radio‚ and music are all allocating many aspects of our culture. The radio was one of the first forms of electronic media. If someone could not afford to go to a sporting event or wanted to know
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Case Study: Media Content or Media Form? Media effects refer to "the social‚ cultural‚ and psychological impact of communicating via the mass media (Eveland‚ W. 2003). The public and government officials think from the perspective of media effects when expressing concern over media violence‚ pornography‚ and advertising. Media effects can be identified using five central characteristics 1) a focus on the audience 2) some expectation of influence 3) a belief that the influence is due to either
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The Media and The Youth: How The Media Affect Children and Adolescents Have you ever compared your own childhood with the childhood of kids nowadays? What do you feel when looking at your children‚ little siblings or any young person in your family spending a whole day stuck in front of a computer or laying on a sofa watching television? Have you ever thought about the impact that the overexposure to the media produces over the youth? The truth is that‚ nowadays‚ the media influence the way we
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The mass media has become a big part of our society and its counterparts. In a time span of 50 years this medium has influenced society to an extent where it has created wonders. This immaculate tool can control almost every action we perform‚ from speaking to the actions that every human being performs in society. The mass media has brought upon a new era of idea’s and changes in the world we live in. As we analysis media in depth we will find many aspects of media which overlap and some of the
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