TO: THE RECTOR REF. RO/KF/2012 FROM: THE RESEARCH OFFICE DATE: 13TH NOV‚ 2012. A REPORT COMPILED BY MR. PRINCE OTUTEY ON LECTURERS’ AGITATION FOR PAY RISE AT KOFORIDUA POLYTECHNIC. 1.0 TERMS OF REFERENCE On the 20th September‚ 2012‚ the lecturers of Koforidua Polytechnic agitated for a rise in their salaries. As a result‚ the
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demographic of teens is described in PBS’ “Merchants of Cool”. The role that society has given to the media to dictate youth culture has become one of the most lucrative conquests corporations are battling over today. Much like empires throughout history‚ media empires today have found their ‘Africa’. This paper is an examination of this silent‚ bloodless conquest through two different sociological lenses. First we will consider the effect of media in youth’s culture using functional theory. Stating the primary
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1. To what extent are the modern mass media creating a truly informed world? A truly informed world refers to the availability of information and news to people. It does not just mean the availability of information to the general public‚ but also to the government bodies and economic sectors. An informed world is important as it allows wiser choices to be made‚ as people have the knowledge of better alternative. Evaluations can be made and changes to better government policies can be implemented
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The mass media Newspapers‚ radio‚ television‚ and the Internet—including e-mail and blogs—are usually less influential than the social environment‚ but they are still significant‚ especially in affirming attitudes and opinions that are already established. The news media focus the public’s attention on certain personalities and issues‚ leading many people to form opinions about them. Government officials accordingly have noted that communications to them from the public tend to “follow the headlines
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Unreliable) New Media‚” he discusses that old media is diminishing with the help of rapid technological advances which can have negative effects but also serve as an aid on new media to gain popularity and acceptance from the public consumers. Throughout this article‚ Fallows mentions that the aged media techniques are decreasing in importance as a result of the information containing details that are not important to the modern general public. According to Fallows‚ the goal of modern day media is to
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definition of public eye is people in the one‚ which consist of politicians‚ athletes‚ celebrities and other individuals who are famous. For my presentation we will be concentrating on the public eye and whether they should expect their privacy to be respected by the media. Media comes in various forms‚ with the more common ones being newspapers‚ tabloids‚ radio‚ paparazzi‚ internet‚ social media and many more. With the amount of attention numerous celebrities receive from the media‚ invading their
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Delivering patient care is intertwined with communication and person centred care. It entails understanding that healthcare professionals put patient’s needs at the centre of the whole process of their care. However‚ care is achieved by providing patients with the best treatment for their illness‚ give them the choice of treatment‚ respect their decision making and maintain confidentiality of their information (NMC‚ 2010). My observations during practical placement in care of the elderly ward in
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THE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES ON SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THE HOUSEHOLD SO303H 19th April 2012 SIOBHAN MCGRATH THE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES ON SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THE HOUSEHOLD SO303H Electronic Culture and Social Change | Dr. Mary Corcoran Third Year Sociology 1 THE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES ON SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THE HOUSEHOLD SO303H Table of Contents Abstract.......................................................................................................
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THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATION IN MAINTAINING INDUSTRIAL HARMONY Good organizations‚ government and industries provide scientific public relation development within the community and in the global industry they have learned the importance of establishing corporate image through public relations between their organizations and their customers‚ government‚ supplier and stakeholders to help their business in building a strong relationship for growth and survival. This includes
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16‚ December‚2013 Media Types of Media Article retrieved from(http://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/american-government/the-media/section3.rhtml) The different types of media include print media‚ electronic media and new age media. Print media includes newspapers‚ books and pamphlets. Electronic media includes television and radio while the new age media include the internet and mobile phones. Summary of types of media : The different
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