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    After witnessing the complete social and cultural upheaval of the 1960’s‚ Americans did not expect to see as an exciting of a decade in the 1970’s. However‚ new forms of media and an increased dependence of the news allowed people to witness a decade in which journalism expanded and pushed new boundaries. The 1970’s displayed the country’s dependence upon newspapers as a primary source of their daily information‚ along with a shift in government coverage. Two of the decade’s biggest stories came

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    networks like Facebook and twitter have emerged in the 21st century. With the advancement of smartphones‚ many teenagers and young adults have been attracted to using these networks on a daily bases. Although there have been many problem that with social media‚ there has also been many positive effects of using social networking. I personally believe that social networking has been positively affecting the growth of education of children’s in the 21st centuries. The National Survey of Student Engagements

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    Based on the readings‚ what is racism? Locate at least one example of racism in the popular media. How are the family lives of specific ethnic or racial groups portrayed? How is racism exhibited in this popular media? Although the Civil Rights Movement helped the United States reach a level of racial inclusion and tolerance that it had never experienced before‚ unfortunately we still have so far to go

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    What is Democracy? Though there is no exact definition of a democracy‚ it does “refer to a regime whereby political power is widely spread‚” (68 Gerner‚ Ferdinand‚ and Lawson) and involves equality when it comes to politics. In a democracy‚ the people run the government. This system is thought to have four key elements: a system in which the government is chosen or replaced through free and fair elections‚ active participation of the people in politics and civic life‚ protection of the human

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    There are two different understandings of democracy: direct democracy (the rule of many) and representative democracy. The US government uses representative democracy‚ everyone is given their own power‚ even if it’s as minimal as voting for a leader to represent you. The Framers of the Constitution believed a direct democracy would lead to people following the popular opinion instead of the common good for the nation. Despite being run on a democracy‚ people have separate views of how the government

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    Mass media in Nigeria Prior to the revolution of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT)‚ the television‚ radio and print media had been the main source of mass communication. The development of mass media in Nigeria dates back to 1970 with the print media being the first having a coverage of about 45% with more penetration in the urban areas. The radio soon followed having a more widely reached audience though the availability of the radio at earlier stages was low and in 1990 then

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    Subramanian ‚ 21 aug 2011 ) 2.) http://forumblog.org/2013/07/social-media-and-the-future- of-politics-in- india/ 3.) http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Politics-on-SNS.aspx 4.) http://www.thesundayindian.comenstorythe-impact-of-social-media-3127616 5.) Social Media : Usage and Impact (Hana S. Noor Al-Deen‚ John Allen) 6.) http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/social-media-and-indian-democracy-by-shashi-tharoor 7.) Likeable Social Media (Dave Kerpen)

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    Adrian Radomski Dr. Cusumano CMA 9 12/16/2012 The History of Print Media and its Role Among Business’‚ Government and Society   In an age when innovation is constantly adding to how we define mass media‚ print media has seemed to maintain its role and presence in our society. In a basic and simplistic way‚ businessdictionary.com defines print media as “the industry associated with the printing and distribution of news through newspapers‚ magazines and books”.   Collectively‚ books‚ magazines

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    similarities and differences between the Greek concept of democracy and present day representative democracy? The Greece word ’demokratia’‚ which means ’governement by the people’‚ was first used by the Greece to show their political system. Back to the 5th century BC of the classical Greece period to the modern 21st century‚ over such a long period of time‚ threre are still some similarities bewteen the Athenian democracy and our present democracy. Like our modern voting districts‚ the Athenian country

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    Democratic Society Since the recognition of the media in the later years of the 17th century‚ the role of the press as a forum for public conversation and debate has been leading developments of democratic societies. Today‚ despite the press throwing out propaganda for sleaze‚ sensationalism and superficiality‚ using the media as a watchdog and guardian‚ remains deeply engrained in a democratic society. The reality is that the media in new and restored democracy does not always live up to expectations to

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