The Media and Its Responsibilities Lucinda Ramon SOC120: Introduction to Ethics and Social Responsibility Raymond Hudson June 24‚ 2013 The Media and Its Responsibilities Malcolm X captured it best when he stated‚ “The media’s the most powerful entity on Earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent‚ and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” Media is defined as the use of any form of communication to reach and influence people
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The Mass Media is a unique feature of modern society; its development has accompanied an increase in the magnitude and complexity of societal actions and engagements‚ rapid social change‚ technological innovation‚ rising personal income and standard of life and the decline of some traditional forms of control and authority. There is an association between the development of mass media and social change‚ although the degree and direction of this association is still debated upon even after years
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Media Reaction Asian American and Pacific Islander Families Descend on Washington D.C. Demanding Passage of Strong Immigration Reform Legislation BY ASIANWEEK STAFF – JUNE 5‚ 2013POSTED IN: NATIONAL‚ NEWS‚ POLITICS Washington D.C. – As the full U.S. Senate is poised to begin the process to debate the immigration bill‚ S. 744‚ the Border Security‚ Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act‚ hundreds Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) families from 20 states rallied on
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Racism and Religion The Stereotyping and Discrimination Against Muslims in the Philippines Racism is an issue in our country that we do not recognize as a major problem. It is a problem in need of a solution. It is an issue that if left unsolved will keep us from the future we want‚ need and deserve. It is a topic we need to discuss and an obstacle we need to tackle. But‚ how? And furthermore‚ why? The definition of racism has evolved through the decades of debate surrounding it; from simply
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The Stereotyping of Women in the Media: Gender Roles‚ Personal Dissatisfaction and Issues of Patriarchy- Who Is Really to Blame? We live in a consumer world. Everything we do and perhaps everything we are is based on consumption and commodity. Daily life has become a constant juggle of products and services - needs verses wants. People and objects become interchangeable. People become identified and classified with material goods. While advertising and the consequential high levels of consumption
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Article 7 Gendered Media: The Influence of Media on Views of Gender Julia T. Wood Department of Communication‚ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill times more often than ones about women (“Study Reports Sex Bias‚” 1989)‚ media misrepresent actual proportions of men and women in the population. This constant distortion tempts us to believe that there really are more men than women and‚ further‚ that men are the cultural standard. THEMES IN MEDIA Of the many influences on how we view
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Most people have grown up in one way or another with stereotyping about males and females‚ especially in today’s films. The two films chosen “Bend It like Beckham” and “Not without My Daughter” demonstrates how two protagonists rebel against the gender stereotypes suggested by society. Protagonist Jesminda Bharma “Bend it like Beckham” is an 18 year old independent Indian woman who discovers the joy of football (soccer) against her parents approval. Protagonist Betty “Not without My Daughter”
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Media literacy Media literacy is a repertoire of competencies that enable people to analyze‚ evaluate‚ and create messages in a wide variety of media modes‚ genres‚ and forms. Education Media Education is the process of teaching and learning about media.[1] It is about developing young people’s critical and creative abilities when it comes to the media. Media education should not be confused with educational technology or with educational media. Surveys repeatedly show that‚ in most industrialized
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expression have ensured a press largely without governmental regulation. This does not mean media without standards. In this journal‚ noted U.S. experts explore the central role of media ethics as the core values that shape the functioning of U.S. journalism. In the American system‚ our free media is an essential source of the information that is at the heart of a free society. This critical role endows the media with its own power‚ which‚ when used irresponsibly‚ can threaten a free society. How
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course offers a critical overview of evolving theories and research into “media effects‚” which we will loosely define as the social impact of media exposure. In this context‚ we will examine an array of media forms ranging from traditional media (e.g.‚ print‚ radio‚ television) to internetworked media platforms. Thus‚ this course will address only what are commonly termed “mass media” but also specialized/fragmented/niche media forms as they impact diverse social settings. To gain these insights
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