MEDIA AND SOCIETY COMM 1500-001 TR 2:00-3:15‚ MonH 80 Dr. Lawrance M. Bernabo University of Minnesota-Duluth Spring 2014 E-Mail Address: lbernabo@d.umn.edu Office: 330 Kirby Plaza Office Hours: TR 10:50-11:50 and after class Office Phone: (218) 726-7943 Home Phone: (218) 348-8268; Please do not call before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. Course Description: Historical survey of media genres‚ and examination of influences of contemporary media on society. Textbooks:
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Mass media is one the most proficient ways to advertise new or improved products. Catchy jingles‚ bold font‚ and abstract pictures are amongst the various ways to grasp the audience’s attention. These characteristics grab the attention of individuals and persuade them to buy whatever it is a company is selling. The key factor is the product may not even be physically seen within the advertisement. For instance‚ a commercial will not show the actual product until the very end when the company
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WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION: MEDIA When the media first arose‚ the media were only used to provide communication and information. But‚ development of technology and life conditions affected the media. Today‚ media have a new concept including different purposes like entertainment advertisement. This newness contributed the effects of the media on people. Today‚ in every house parents and children use TV‚ newspaper‚ PC‚ radio‚ so‚ the most important factor affecting people is the media. The media certainly
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Influence of Visual Media Influence of Visual Media Decades have gone by and in that time culture and visual entertainment media has change tremendously. The interrelationship between culture and visual entertainment media has had an impact on both film and television. Television and film have more violence and more inappropriate words but also captures examples of everyday concerns and provides positive feedback. Since the 1950s the primary source of entertainment
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Law applied to Mass Media. Mass Media Law refers to the collective set of laws that protect or limit media or the consumers from different issues that may arise from the use of exposure to mass media. Television‚ Internet‚ Newspapers‚ Magazines‚ and film are just some of the few examples of Mass Media that are governed by this set of laws. However‚ each form of Mass Media is subject to the different law s under the general heading of Mass Media law given that each form of media interacts differently
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Introduction The problem I am researching is the desensitizing of America’s youth through violence in the mass media‚ specifically television and video games. I am interested in studying it because as violence on television and the violent content contained in video games has increased‚ so has youth violence. I want to find if the increasing violence shown on television and video games has a desensitizing effect on America’s youth‚ thus‚ increasing the probability that they will commit an act of
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In the past‚ mostly people interacted in groups having face-to- face relationships. Today‚ they are continuously exposed to messages generated from the centre. The history of mass media is comparatively recent. The oldest form is the press which was set up first by William Caxon at Westminster in 1476. The first wireless communication was made between the Isle of Wight and the English mainland in 1882‚ the phonograph was patented in 1877. The first cinema film was made in Paris in 1895. In India
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Media influence on the LGBT community By Yvonne Target Audience: Those who are interested in how media has influenced the LGBT community. Essay Question: How has the media influenced the LGBT community and society’s view on the LGBT community? Thesis: One main contributing factor that has impacted our society’s view on gay marriage is how they have been portrayed on the screen‚ by celebrities and in the media. Rationale: My original paper was supposed to be about weddings and social media
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Libertarian philosophy guaranty freedom of media organizations as well as freedom of personnel in the task of informing and educating the public‚ this theory takes the philosophical view that man is rational and able to discern between truth and falsehood: therefore can choose between a better and worse alternative; having been exposed to a press operating as a ‘free market place’ of ideas and information‚ they (the people) will help determine public policy. A libertarian press is the opposite of
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University of Phoenix Material Consumption and Mass Media Worksheet 1. Respond to all questions with academic paragraphs of at least 50 words. State your point of view and explain it thoroughly. • What is conspicuous consumption? How does conspicuous consumption influence purchasing decisions? Think about a high-priced item that you have bought or would like to buy. To what extent does conspicuous consumption affect your decision? Conspicuous consumption is the feeling of buying
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