In "1984"‚ Orwell portrays a totalitarian dystopian world‚ where there is no freedom and citizens are constantly brainwashed. Without thought‚ the citizens just work for the party. In order to insure the citizen will always listen to the government‚ they make sure the citizen have no recollection of the past. The party also does a very good job with creating fear with propaganda‚ taking away freedom‚ in forcing strict rules and having everyone under surveillance at all times. In "1984"‚ false
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common they serve as locating devices for each and every one of us. Privacy has vanished. In George Orwell’s novel‚ 1984‚ Big Brother was a character of fiction. Yet he was able to oversee everything and virtually controlled the daily lives of millions of people. Now‚ as we advance technologically‚ the thought of Big Brother watching over us isn’t so far-fetched. Technology in 1984 plays a major role‚ in a way that could be compared to today. Technology is used as a control vehicle‚ Placed all around
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Analysis of Lutz Doubts About Doublespeak by William Lutz is a very interesting piece that I would highly recommend for everyone to read. He gives a very clear picture of what “Doublespeak” is and how it is used in our society every day. Lutz purpose is to promote his speech to a mass audience and try to inform as many citizens as possible about the deceptive qualities that doublespeak contains. With his great examples and clear explanations he gets his point across to his primary and secondary
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In what ways has the ‘new media’ and the changing technology of political reporting affected its quality and availability? Over the last decade there has been a significant change in the way in which the media industry reports political news to their audience. With newspaper popularity decreasing‚ the computer and television industry are gaining larger audiences at a fast rate. Therefore‚ this rise of new media has made news reporting quicker and more accessible to readers through the use of technology
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HISTORY OF MASS MEDIA UNIT PLAN LECTURE AND TUTORIAL:- DAY : MONDAY TIME : 8.00 to 11.00 am ROOM : R4.2 OBJECTIVE To introduce students to the historical development of media‚ including books‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ radio and TV broadcasting and cinema. Students will be able to trace the emergence of modern media institutions from their historical roots and discuss the impact of social and technological change. This will be able
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In the last 50 years the media influence has grown exponentially with the advance of technology‚ first there was the telegraph‚ then the radio‚ the newspaper‚ magazines‚ television and now the internet. We live in a society that depends on information and communication to keep moving in the right direction and do our daily activities like work‚ entertainment‚ health care‚ education‚ personal relationships‚ traveling and anything else that we have to do. A common person in the city usually wakes
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Amanda Davies Kristin Thiry English 1510: Composition 1 July 25th‚ 2012 Speaking Doubles William Lutz was an American linguistic‚ born December 12‚ 1940‚ who specialized in the use of plain language and the avoidance of deceptive language. Lutz received a master’s degree in English at Marquette University in 1963‚ his doctorate in 1971 from University of Nevada‚ Reno‚ and then began teaching as a professor at Rutger’s University’s campus in Camden‚ New Jersey that same year. He didn’t retire
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Definitions: "Media ethics" merits an entry in A Dictionary of Media and Communication. This new paperback from Oxford University Press marks a handy starting place for policy makers‚ students and the general public to begin discussing media ethics. The entry offers a definition by description‚ and neither one of explanation nor one of delimitation. If you relied on a standard desk dictionary such as Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.)‚ you would have to cobble a definition from
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Media is everywhere; it has become a part of our daily life. The media plays a dominant role in the learning process. Its impact is vast in shaping the life of an individual. Media has the potential to shape personalities‚ change the way we perceive and understand the world and our immediate reality. In the last 50 years the media influence has grown with the advance of technology‚ first there was the telegraph‚ then the radio‚ the newspaper‚ magazines‚ television and now the internet. We live
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Jordan_ Journal 1 MCOM 3390 In the U.S.‚ the media is a powerful organization that shapes public opinion. Chapter eight discusses the values and principles that are expected of the media. The public values these standards however there are issues that arise when attempting to meet these standards. Chapter eight outlines ten subjects or areas and their importance: media freedom‚ media equality‚ media diversity‚ truth and information‚ social order and solidarity‚ cultural order‚ the meaning of accountability
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