S S U E S IN CULTURAL AND MEDIA STUDIES S E R I E S E D I T O R : S T U A R T A L L A N Media Discourses Analysing Media Texts Some of the most important questions regarding the relationship between media and culture are about communication. How are the meanings which make up a culture shared in society? How is power performed in the media? What identities and relationships take shape there? Media Discourses introduces readers to discourse analysis to show how media communication works. Written
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Government’s focus on equitable growth--The Chinese government has been very keen on the implementation of high growth policies since the beginning of 1986‚ and has thus consistently followed policies that are favourable to trade and conducive to a free-market environment. Improving relations with APEC--The Chinese government has renewed its efforts to form new international relationships‚ along with strengthening existing ties with countries such as the US‚ Russia and the UK. China is at the
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fully understand and impossible for them to fully control’ (The Times‚ n.d. p1). Virgin Atlantic is an international airline that is based in the UK. It was started by the entrepreneur Richard Branson in 1982 and now flies to 30 destinations around the world (Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd‚ 2011). By looking at the PEST forces of Virgin’s external environment‚ the aim is to see how these influence the airline and how Virgin can use this information to their advantage. Two main political factors in Virgin’s
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MANAGEMENT 210 Table of contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY---------------------------------------------------------------------page 3 INRODUCTION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------page 4 INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS---------------------------------------------------------------page 5 EQUIPMENT-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------page
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for reasons for scepticism about the strategic rationale; typically‚ the press coverage will provide ample guidance here. .. _... E· .- lC ase xamp e ··_·.c The Virgin Group Students will probably have different views on the corporate rationale of the Virgin Group as this is a private limited company and Branson uses the media very carefully to enhance his business. He appears to have two images: the carefree adventurer and the astute entrepreneur. Students may form an opinion through the lens
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One religious figure who shows a great deal of modesty is the Virgin of Gudalupe. To most people The Virgin is seen as an important role model for women‚ especially mothers‚ to look up to. Although she is normally seen as a positive figure there are some problems that arise because of the way she is portrayed. Worshipping a virgin woman as opposed to a more say promiscuous woman can imply that the only way to be close to god or ‘holy’ is to stay pure and untainted by sex. “Many women need to go through
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PESTLE Analysis for Arrow Point Nature Resort An analysis of a company’s environment of business reveals how factors around you can affect your operations. At the macro -economic level we will focus on the forces and institutions outside Arrow Point that may possibly affect their performance. Here we will analyze Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ Technological‚ Legal and Environmental Factors. At the Micro-economic level‚ we will look at the direct forces that are considered to have immediate impacts
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Global Marketing Assignment: Burberry need to scan their market segments in order to gain the most competitive advantage. Pestle analysis looks at the political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ legal and environmental factors that affect an organisation providing a ‘comprehensive list of influences on the possible success or failure of strategies’ (Johnson‚ Whittington‚ Scholes‚ 2011). However‚ the three main changes that focused on in this essay are Economic‚ Social and Environmental factors
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Virgin Mobile India-Think Hat Ke Vision To be the favourite mobile service of India’s youth Company Overview Virgin Group‚ Ltd. operates as a venture capital company. The company engages in various businesses‚ including mobile telephony‚ travel and tourism‚ financial services‚ leisure and pleasure‚ transportation‚ social and environment‚ music‚ holidays‚ shopping‚ media‚ publishing‚ and retailing. It has operations in Africa‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ Canada‚ Europe‚ the United Kingdom‚ and the United
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Virgin Group’s brand manual says "Our people come first." Virgin realizes the importance of employees in the success of the company. They develop loyalty from their own employees in order to build their reputation. Environmental and Organizational Strategic Issues Virgin Group finds new ways to lead the airline industry on environmental issues. The airline’s brand new fleet is one of the most fuel and carbon efficient fleets being operated in the world. The Virgin Group has also plan to
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