Analyse how communications theory can help understanding of the role of new media Introduction New media are fast evolving channels of new ways to communicate. It is trendy‚ often misunderstood‚ and has been used very successfully and very unsuccessfully by users from individuals to big corporations. It can be seen as a threat to journalism‚ as evidenced by the ongoing disagreement between Rupert Murdoch and Google regarding access to news articles for free (Bunz‚ 2009)‚ or as a powerful political
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The role and power of the mass media has often been a topic of debate among those whom have been blessed or cursed by its influence. Whether or not it can be supported that the media has positive or negative influence on society and culture‚ it can be clearly asserted that it does have a power to persuade the masses in one direction or the other. If not‚ there would be no place for advertising. Those who are too innocently naïve of this matter should speak to a few of the young women in Fiji that
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Misleading and Deceptive Case Facts A soap powder manufacturer had marketed a product called ‘Sudso’ for many years. Its market share had fallen steadily due to increase competition. The manufacturer designed a bright new package for the product‚ added a scented fragrance and changed its name to ‘Sno’. The product was then re-released and advertised as ‘a new advance in laundry detergent that washes whiter than white’. Issue Has the soap manufacturer breached any laws? ‘A corporation shall
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"Never Just Pictures" by Susan Bordo‚ is about how today’s society looks at different types of media to get an idea of what they should look like. In this essay‚ the author tries to get the readers to take a closer look at today’s obsession with the physique of the human body. Bordo talks about how things that were once considered normal‚ no longer are. Literally people are purging and starving their bodies to become nothing more than silhouettes of themselves. Instead of being alive and healthy
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Since this presentation should be related to the specific part of the journalism‚ the newspaper journalism‚ I decided that it would be suitable to present a story‚ showing how the journalism can change‚ manipulate and have serious impact on the society as well as on the stability of the country itself. A story‚ how a single article can save people from life time of imprisonment and prove a government guilty. It happened on the treason conviction which took place in 1894 of Alfred Dreyfus‚ a artillery
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Edward Bernays and Noam Chomsky‚ both highly influential characters‚ lie on opposing sides of the spectrum regarding the proper role which the media and other consequential institutions should occupy in society. Edward Bernays argues the masses are unable to make the correct decisions since they lack the required intellect to gather and analyze valuable information. Bernays believes democracy is dangerous since the individuals which compose it are generally unable to create opinions on their own
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Claussen‚ Dane S. 2004‚ ‘Cognitive Dissonance‚ Media illiteracy and Public Opinion on News Media’‚ American Behavioral Scientist‚ Volume 48‚ Issue 2‚ pp. 212-218. Topic – The article ‘Cognitive Dissonance‚ Media Illiteracy and Public Opinion on News Media’ is examining and discussing public opinion‚ media illiteracy and cognitive dissonance. The author takes you through a break down on public opinion of newspapers and television news and shows why a lot of the quantitative research taken over
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Media and Self-esteem Since long ago‚ the media has advertised and portrayed women in such a way that is unattainable‚ therefore glamorizing the women with the most physically attractive bodies in order to “sell” various products. The type of bodies that the media displays seem to be the cause of multiple issues that concern the young women all over the world as the never-ending flow of these images tend to be unavoidable. Magazines‚ being one of the main source of media used by women‚ have
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Guadalupe Vargas English 99 Jalene Wangsgaard January 16‚ 2013 When you think about advertisements you don’t realize what’s within‚ Weasel words. Weasel words are just a tricky skill used by the advertisers. People who try to persuade you into buying their product are using a trick mask they hope you don’t see. While thinking of how to develop this essay I found a great advertisement that relates a Wrinkle-free lotion to be exact. I looked at it and I was surprised to see how fake
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No time for this To establish that an advertisement is false‚ a plaintiff must prove five things: (1) a false statement of fact has been made about the advertiser’s own or another person’s goods‚ services‚ or commercial activity; (2) the statement either deceives or has the potential to deceive a substantial portion of its targeted audience; (3) the deception is also likely to affect the purchasing decisions of its audience; (4) the advertising involves goods or services in interstate commerce;
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