How Commercial Pressures are Dumbing Down News Values
[ send me this paper ]
This 6 page paper examines the American media, how it has caved to commercialism and why the public wants its media dumbed down. The declining of intelligence is also examined along with the monetary pressures that these businesses are under. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA353dd.rtf
Essay Title: How Commercial Pressures are Dumbing Down News Values

How Culture Shapes Society
[ send me this paper ]
This 6 page paper looks at British and Japanese culture for the most part to discuss the relevance of culture. Concepts are discussed in general as well. Media and how media treats stories are a focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA402cul.rtf
Essay Title: How Culture Shapes Society

How Do Audiences Engage With Television And/Or New Media?
[ send me this paper ]
6 pages in length. The extent to which audiences engage with television and/or new media is both grand and far-reaching; that the entire encounter is experienced from a wholly personal level speaks to the tremendous impact media in general - and television in particular - have upon the very foundation of human existence. One of the most blatant displays of this influence is found in advertisements, and one of the most successfully orchestrated campaigns that has tapped into the intimate recesses of consumers' psyche is Nike's 'Just Do It.' Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCAudEngag.rtf
Essay Title: How Do Audiences Engage With Television And/Or New Media?

How Far Do Representations of Youth Crime in Britain, Through Popular Culture, Influence the Public's Perceptions of Young People in Today's Society?
[ send me this paper ]
This 11 page paper is a literature review covering a range of sources that would be useful for a dissertation which examines How far representations of youth crime in Britain, through popular culture, influence the public's perceptions of young people in today's society. The paper starts by placing the occurrence of crime into a social context and reviews crime theory. The paper then looks individually at the way youth crime is reported and the influences on the making of the news, and then at the way the news will influence the audience by looking at audience theories. The bibliography cites 21 sources.
Filename: TEcrimmed.rtf
Essay Title: How Far Do Representations of Youth Crime in Britain, Through Popular Culture, Influence the Public's Perceptions of Young People in Today's Society?

How Has Communication Research Related To Communication Policy?
[ send me this paper ]
5 pages in length. Research is the lifeblood of any policy; without the benefit of such examination, the foundation of policymaking would be suspect and wholly inaccurate. However, the seemingly cut-and-dried relationship between communication research and communication policy is anything but; the extent to which bias, personal agenda and ineptitude harmfully impact policy outcome is, according to Halloran, both grand and far-reaching. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCCommRsch.rtf
Essay Title: How Has Communication Research Related To Communication Policy?

How Media Advertising is Used in Various Countries
[ send me this paper ]
A 5 page paper which discusses how some countries use advertising to gain the attention of the consumer. The countries discussed are Japan, Mexico, parts of Europe, and the United States. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAadvmed.wps
Essay Title: How Media Advertising is Used in Various Countries

How Race is Depicted on Television:
[ send me this paper ]
This 7 page paper examines the issue of race in terms of how it is depicted on television. This paper specifically examines the depiction of Native Americans primarily, and addresses their depiction in both news and dramatic television programs. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: GSPhilte.rtf
Essay Title: How Race is Depicted on Television: