ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN DEEPENING DEMOCRACY SHEILA S. CORONEL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the 17th century‚ the role of the press as Fourth Estate and as a forum for public discussion and debate has been recognized. Today‚ despite the mass media’s propensity for sleaze‚ sensationalism and superficiality‚ the notion of the media as watchdog‚ as guardian of the public interest‚ and as a conduit between governors and the governed remains deeply ingrained. The reality‚ however‚ is that the media in new and
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Individual Final Project | Write a 1‚400- to 1‚750-word paper that answers the following questions: * In what ways does the media perpetuate stereotyping and prejudice? Provide examples to support your assertion. * In what ways does the media help foster appreciation for diversity? Provide examples to support your assertion. * How might individuals and the United States work together to reduce prejudice and increase appreciation for diversity? * How might you change your own behaviors to
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Labor unions today Today most labor unions in the United States are members of one of two larger umbrella organizations: the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) or the Change to Win Federation‚ which split from the AFL-CIO in 2005. Both organizations advocate policies and legislation favorable to workers in the United States and Canada‚ and take an active role in Democratic party politics. The AFL-CIO is especially concerned with global trade issues. Private
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In today’s world technology can be considered both very beneficial to society as well as harmful. Technology can be anywhere from helpful to hurtful‚ from keeping one informed about the world‚ advancements in the medical field‚ and keeping in touch with friends and family to obesity‚ cyberbullying‚ and laziness. It is a part of our daily lives from the alarms we set in the morning to watching television with our families at the end of a long day. Technology can be very beneficial in the fact that
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George Bush even used the term “Crusade” in reference to the September eleventh terrorist attacks‚ making this parallelism all the more relevant to contemporary discourse. Despite the proclivity to draw similarities between the twelfth century and today‚ the Crusades can only be adequately explained by examining the events in their own time. In doing such‚ it will become clear that the forces that engendered the Crusades was not the desire for material wealth‚ but rather a religious devotion long
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There are many legal and medical issues today that relate to patient safety in this paper I will be addressing Medical errors‚ how they can be improved by today’s technological advances‚ and problems that occur in making these improvements. A study done by Kaiser indicates that medication errors have doubled in the last 10 years and that serious injuries have gone from 35‚000 in 1998 to 90‚000 in 2005. Those errors occur by a breakdown in one of the many steps that go into the giving of those
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Racism in the Media (Revised) Movies and magazines have come under attack. Movies such as Star Wars have been accused of using characters that are racist symbols. Magazines‚ specifically fashion magazines‚ have been accused of racism for not displaying many African American women on the covers. I will prove that these accusations are seemingly far fetched. This is not racism; it is the use of demographics and marketing towards their target audiences. I will also argue that stereotypes‚ if used
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currently using various types of social media. The leading social network Facebook currently has over 1.2 billion members. (Internet). In the words of Clay Shirky “Our social tools are not an improvement to modern society; they are a challenge to it.” The increased use of social media has begun to take negative and detrimental effects on society. Actions need to be taken in order to ensure the safety and well-being of internet users. Since the use of social media has many negative effects on daily life
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Internet Pornography: Freedom of Press or Dangerous Influence? Sexual morality has declined in America today. The immoral life can be seen all around us. We see it in drugs‚ alcohol‚ movies‚ magazines‚ gangs‚ teenage pregnancy‚ pre-marital sex‚ and society as a whole. A person can walk into almost any convenience store and purchase a magazine depicting naked women. After considering the increase in rape and molestation‚ sexual harassment‚ and other sex crimes over the last few decades‚ and also
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Heroism in Beowulf vs. Today Beowulf’s traits‚ good and bad‚ define him as a hero by Anglo-Saxon standards. But his arrogance‚ greed and selfishness contradict the modern‚ humanistic image of a hero. When it comes to Beowulf getting what he wants‚ nothing will stand between him and his goal. No amount of lives lost is too many for Beowulf‚ and the high cost to others only contributes to his glory. In his own time and culture‚ he was the ultimate hero of legend because he saved his people from monsters
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