Pros and Cons of Free Speech Regulations on Social Media

Introduction Freedom of mass information is considered the central principle in any democratic state. It is necessary for political pluralism and cultural diversity for individuals and their associations. Despite this, permissiveness can have negative consequences since the unrestricted freedom always drives to the repression. Therefore, the issue of media freedom...

Television and Streaming Services in the United States

Common Denominator Programs Most Americans’ lives are dominated by television, although many young people today use online streaming services as their preferred media source. Until the 1970s, the majority of individuals on American television shows were Caucasian (Stanley, 2020). This affected the way individuals of other ethnicities perceived themselves and...

The “Live with Carnegie Hall” Event Analysis

Introduction This review will analyze the event titled “Live with Carnegie Hall: Judy Collins,” where American singer, songwriter, and social activist Judy Collins performs with a guitar. It is a virtual event released on YouTube in the summer of 2020. Since it is free to access on social media, the...

The Effects of Social Media on Mental Health

According to Psychiatric Quarterly, advocates and policymakers have raised concerns about the potential adverse effects of using social media. Berryman found that social media may be linked to some negative mental conditions such as loneliness, suicidal thoughts, and decreased empathy. Social media users have different lifestyles and ways of doing...

New Ethical Concerns in Online Privacy and Data Security

Security and privacy are becoming one of the main problems in modern society. The storage and use of digital data are more difficult to control in the context of ever-increasing online fraud and information leakage. According to statistics, less than 10% of social networks cover all five principles of notice,...

Patriarchal Domination and Aggressive Misogyny in Advertising

The 50s in the Western World were almost the apogee of misogyny and masculine domination. According to Jean Kilbourne, the focus of previous female advertising was a fabricated patriarchal caricature (TED 03:15–05:21). A woman is trapped in a world of masculine dreams in the natural sense, in addition to having...

Russians Fear Mariupol Abuse Will Backfire by CBS News

The article provides a recently declassified intelligence summary of which the cases of war crimes, torture, and abuse of Mariupol residents and local government officials by Russia. The intelligence data was shared with CBS news by an anonymous US official. The article explains that the facts of abuse may lead...

The Impact of Social Media on Elite Sportsmen Performance

The elite level of athleticism and sports requires the greatest possible combination of physical, mental, and mental qualities, which together bring the desired result. In contrast to amateur sports, professional and elite sports are those in which athletes are compensated for their efforts. Professional athletics has risen to prominence as...

The Advantages of Dating Online

In my opinion, online dating is a good way of finding a like-minded partner. People often do not have enough time to focus on their personal lives, but dating online provides individuals with the opportunity to be matched with someone who shares their interests and views. Usually, people have to...

Advertisement Persuasion Strategies

As digital technology develops, many fields of human life undergo significant changes including business. Large corporations and small companies need to overthink their approach to social media in order to stay competitive. Modern digital technologies offer numerous opportunities for businesses and create a number of ethical and moral issues. Media...

Aspects of Benneton Advertisements

Introduction Benneton ads use inclusivity to their advantage, as a tool for communicating a message and attracting customers. Research into customer behavior has shown that people are more likely to buy when they can see people similar to themselves associated with a certain product. Therefore, inclusivity plays a large role...

Nebraska’s Tourism Print Advertisement

Introduction Print advertisement is one of the most popular forms of advertising. Traditionally, it was done on print media, such as newspapers and magazines which are circulated in hardcopies. With the advent of the internet, print advertising is now also done on online platforms, such as social media. Ultimately, advertising...

Advertising & the Obsession With Thinness

Ethos, logos, and pathos are integral and essential components of a rhetorical appeal. They are all responsible for different aspects. Thus, logos is responsible for the expediency and logic of the arguments and information given, while pathos is responsible for the emotional component. The main goal of ethos becomes an...

PlayStation 2 as the Best-Selling Gaming Console

Introduction Sony’s PlayStation 2 (PS2) is one of the well-known and best-selling gaming consoles of all time. At this moment, its sales have reached a 155 million record, and no other alternatives could introduce true competition in the industry (Byrd, 2021). This game console was introduced in 2000 and discontinued...

Speech Regulation on Social Media

Free speech on social media has become a contentious issue in recent years. Due to the tremendous influence and outreach of social media platforms, individuals and organizations have begun to use them for nefarious purposes, among which are spreading disinformation, self-enrichment, and manipulating public opinions. This is being done by...

Non-Human Media Environment: Animal as Medium

Changes in the media environment always lead to changes in the media system, reflecting a different quality of communications. The nature of actors, channels, and effects becomes the object of attention of mass communications researchers. In her article Assembling the (Non)Human: The Animal as Medium, Jody Berland examines McLuhan’s media...

Twitter: The Forces That Tend to Drive Social Media

One of the forces that tend to drive social media changes is the inherent immediacy of online communication. This is the main reason why many individuals tend to follow their altruistic urges and propagate positive messages while trying to make them go viral. The core issue with this force is...

Mass Media Impact on Stereotype Creation

Introduction Modern society is often affected by a variety of stereotypes that could expose inequality and discrimination. Therefore, the majority of stereotypes coming from the mass media field cannot be considered neutral. The prevalence of cultural, political, and psychological factors makes it exceptionally hard to fight stereotypical thinking and poorly...

Publicity Plan’s Goals and Objectives

Our media relations plan has several main goals related to the company’s reputation, task, and relationship. The first goal is to introduce the Boston Wounded Vet Group and the “They Fought We Ride” annual campaign to the residents of Boston and other states. The second goal is to promote the...

Security of Information Sharing on Social Networking Sites

Summary Nick Hajli and Xiaolin Lin wrote the article “Exploring the security of information sharing on social networking sites,” which focuses on how the social networking site (SNS) causes a threat to privacy and ethical conduct. The authors begin the article with a declaration of how the SNS collects users’...

Social Media Analytics With Google and Other Tools

Introduction The presence of the internet has enabled continuous development and usage of social media networks. Other than personal use, social media has facilitated the storage of a large amount of content and a rapid diffusion of information. Most businesses have realized the benefits of social media and have exploited...

The Most Promising New Media Source

Introduction With the development of the Internet, people have been able to access various new media characterized by the transmission of information in digital form. Their mass character and accessibility are directly related to the computerization of society and subsequent digital literacy. Traditional media are turning into multimedia, and everywhere...

Chinese Media and International Relations

Introduction There is a considerable extent of evidence that Chinese media possess a notable influence on modern international relations. It seems rational to present this influence through a particular example. ByteDance is a Chinese privately-owned Internet holding company that owns a number of popular services. This company was founded in...

Influence of Media: Trends in Cognitive Sciences

At the present stage of the development of mass media, the media play an important role as a source of influence on the consciousness of the audience. The process of interaction between the media and the audience is two-way, both participants in communication mutually influence each other. Both print and...

The Art Basel Hong Kong Event Management

Executive Summary The current report provides a thorough analysis of the annual Art Basel Hong Kong art fair, which features more than a hundred exhibitors from various parts of the world. The event stimulates the growth of the contemporary art scene and creates a cultural bridge between Asia and the...

The Use of Social Media by College Students

This study aimed to identify how college students use social media and explain how they utilize social media to stay informed on important news and events. Furthermore, the study’s goal was to explore the survey results with 100 college student participants, which focused on gathering information about students’ use of...

Controversial Issues in Today’s Media

The first controversial issue in the contemporary media landscape is the Supreme Court’s potential overturning of Roe vs. Wade. Jones (2022) claims that this decision will limit women’s economic mobility since the United States is the only developed nation with no childcare aid or paid family leave. If women cannot...

Social Media: The Role in Modern Society

The advent of technology created unprecedented opportunities in medicine, business, and across other industries globally. Specifically, smartphones and the Internet have radically optimized communication systems, shaping the way society evolves, develops, and behaves in their interactions with others. For example, Skype, Viber calls, Zoom, WhatsApp calls, and FaceTime allow people...

Social Media: A Distraction in the Workplace

Background Social media has become an important part of most individuals’ daily life regardless of age. It has changed people’s lives in diverse ways, ranging from being a crucial source of information to a platform that promotes social interactions. Companies have also embraced social media as an instrumental tool for...

Oprah Winfrey’s Interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

This essay will describe Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which aired on CBS on March 8, 2021. The two-hour interview aired on Sunday night (CBS News, 2021). Since stepping down from official duties and leaving the UK, Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, gave their first...

Family Table Restaurant’s Mass Media Advertising

Our small advertising firm was started in 2019 and has had the chance to work with several clients who have rated our services positively. The firm started with ten employees but with time the number has increased to twenty-five and we are aspiring to have more staff members as the...

Perfume Ads: Le Labo and Juicy Couture

Advertising is a tool that most businesses use to promote their products. According to researchers, it has been evolving significantly (Liu-Thompkins, 2019). Customers need to relate to the product that is being advertised, and this is why certain marketing strategies are used to intrigue a specific target audience. The perfume...

Social Networks’ Destructive Impact on Society

Ferdinand Tonnies and Karl Marx believed collective human effort leads to producing new qualities in society, either non-physical or material. Tonnies advocated for a community that cultivates feelings of belonging, mutual dependence, and togetherness. Marx believed in the importance of collaborative human labor as it pertains to producing economic goods....

Social Media Usage in College Students

Social media presents a substantial portion of life for modern college students. Thus, a significant part of the literature is devoted to examining social media’s influence on college students’ well-being and perceptions as well as academic progress. Conducting a literature review on the subject of social media usage in college...

Advertisement: Purchasing Habits and Marketing

Ideally, people wish to buy only the items that they need, thus, reducing expenses. However, as the list above shows (see Fig. 1), this is rarely the case since intended purchases are often coupled with spontaneous ones. To avoid the urge to buy a certain product that is marketed aggressively,...

Twitter’s Challenges and Their Management

Given the high competitive barrier in the social media environment, in the foreseeable future, Twitter will find it difficult to maintain a high position. Numerous Facebook products (the current Meta) dominate the target market, making it difficult for Twitter to capitalize on new users and advertising contracts. Despite the growth...

Influence of Media on Policymaking

Introduction Policymaking is a crucial political procedure that depends on socioeconomic variables while shaping the future of the intended society. Media is directly associated with policymaking because it dwells on the potential effectiveness of proposed solutions and sets the tone for the given policies in the first place. This is...

The U.S. Media’s Problems

Profit Motive Influence Like any other organization that is profit-oriented and depends on various profit motives, media decide what they should report in society. Moreover, getting the most significant audience is the objective of multiple media profit motive, which indicates the possibility or availability of substantial returns (Hamborg et al....

Implications of Media Influencing Society

Rupinder provided a fairly convincing argument about the currently emerging shift of power from traditional media to citizen journalism. At the same time, the posts offer a fairly unambiguous picture of the phenomenon without highlighting the potential problems and wider social implications. The suggestion that professional and non-professional journalists may...

Second Hand September: Advertisement Analysis

The Type of Marketing Being Used In this particular advertisement, the company uses cause marketing as a way of attracting buyers. The ad displayed works as both a showcasing of the clothing being sold and a promotion for people to buy more second-hand clothes. The impact of the fashion industry...

Advertising in Every Aspect of America’s Life

Introduction It is impossible to imagine the life of a modern person without advertisements. Banners, billboards, videos, slogans, and leaflets have become integral to human life. Manufacturers and various companies use many tricks to capture the attention of a potential buyer or client. Advertising as a phenomenon appeared long before...

Woman Made: Microsoft Campaign Advertisement

One of my favorite advertisements was the Microsoft campaign for female inventors—well, it wasn’t literally advertising female inventors—but it was about all of the things that women had developed throughout the years, and it was one of my favorite advertisements. It wasn’t actually centered on any single Microsoft product; rather,...

The Slogan of South Piedmont Community College: Optimization Process

Introduction Increasing customer demand for specific products and services is the ultimate goal of public advertising. In some cases, marketers’ messages may not be sufficiently strong and convincing to ensure sustainable sales. The primary task this paper sets is to optimize the existing slogan of South Piedmont Community College by...

Social Media Relations in the Digital Age

The advent and subsequent popularity of social media have altered how people and organizations communicate. Social media platforms worldwide are a nod to the significant evolution in the history of communication and it has radically reshaped how we communicate through public relations (Kent & Li, 2020). The principal hurdles to...

Online Advertisements on Facebook

Introduction Online advertising is a common form of promoting goods and services on the Internet. It encompasses a wide array of adverts, including display ads, search engine result pages, banners, and popups on social media platforms (Stokes, 2013). Such advertisements aim to raise brand awareness, attract potential customers, and increase...

The Power of Media in American Politics

The US media and politics are two entities that cannot be separated in the modern world. Though they are different, they heavily depend on each other, and their impact on the public is immense. Media has a great deal of influence on society and politics in America. The primary role...

Brands’ Positive Impact Through Advertisements

Introduction Modern advertising has different forms and appearances, with a lot of brands launching creative PR campaigns in different kinds of media. It is hard to imagine a successful company that does not have a huge staff of PR managers who generate ideas about possible advertisement strategies. However, more and...

Social Networks’ Impact on Society

Introduction Cause-effect phenomenon means the consequences of something: for example, an influence of technologies on society and the world in general. The technology that I will discuss is social media. In my opinion, they are the most influential disruptive technology because they changed and widely expanded the ways of communication...

The Korean Pop Industry, Culture, and Music

Deep-lying cultural differences set human beings apart, which is more evident when we study the Korean pop industry. The music industry is invariably sensitive to the culture of places it operates. Music is a business meant to generate profit and to do that; it has to align with the target...

Veterans Sacrificed Their Health for Us: Feature Release

You wake up every morning and enjoy peaceful skies over your head. However, you do not think of those who provide this peace to you and your family. Without them, your life would be different. Frequently, when injured soldiers are told that they are severely handicapped and will never be...

Political Censorship in Social Networks

This essay interprets the schism in American society by linking it directly to political confrontation in social media. The aim of this work is to try to form an objective unbiased idea of ​​what modern political censorship in social networks is. Mutual misunderstandings between the citizens of American society are...

Trust in Mass Commercial Media

I believe that trust in mass commercial media varies from country to country. In some places, governments implement censorship and abuse their control over mass media. When this influence becomes apparent to people, and they start understanding that the reality they are trying to be convinced of is significantly distorted,...

Violent Video Games and Their Effects on Behavior

Concerns regarding the impact of media violence on aggression are common in television, cinema, music, video, and computer games. To answer the question of whether media violence can cause aggressiveness, one must first grasp the theoretical foundations of such statements. Theoretically, video games may have the ability to either encourage...

Journalism: Impact of the Internet and Technology

The advent of the internet pioneered the way for significant transformations in the media industry. Initially, the news was disseminated using traditional media, including print, recorded, conversational, sound, and pictures. Traditional news followed a centralized, top-down fashion and faced various problems, among them is censorship. The internet paved the way...

Analysis of Steam Deck Benefits

People have to admit that video games are no longer reserved for children or hardcore gamers. Nowadays, it is difficult to find a person who did not hear about Valve or at least its famous Steam gaming platform. More so, you might have heard about the newest handheld console device...

Media Censorship in Hong Kong and China

Introduction Media censorship in China is an ongoing issue that researchers, journalists, and political leaders are often willing to cover and examine. However, Hong Kong used to be a reasonably independent entity with more opportunities to avoid centralized viewpoints and obligations to fit into the political agenda promoted by the...

Antique Mobile Advertisement: Rhetorical Analysis

Introduction Most successful businesses have created tactical and unique initiatives to build solid relationships with their client base. These advertisements are aimed at luring customers to the company’s current and future offerings. There is an old-fashioned telephone in the background of a globe map of Europe in the vintageadbrowser.com visual...

Aspects of Bluestep Advertisement

There are multiple ways for a company to promote goods and services. Despite the growing trend to produce commercials and short clips that sometimes rival movies in terms of artistic effects, banners and other types of images continue to play a remarkable role in marketing. Moreover, it is also true...

The First Amendment Should Be Expanded to Include Social Media Networks

Social media have disrupted the way individuals communicate, and nowadays, it is difficult to imagine how people exchanged messages fifteen years ago. As of April 2021, in the US alone, more than seventy percent of the public uses at least one type of social media (“Social Media”). Nevertheless, there is...

Podcast: History, Types, and Popularity

The podcast phrase was first introduced to the oxford dictionary in 2005, depicting that it had started getting an audience despite being small. The podcast audience was most likely those interested in a certain genre as it had a frequent listeners who could not miss many episodes released by their...

Framing in Media and Reporting

Media framing is one of the tools that journalists actively use to cover publicly significant topics. Dan and Raupp (2018) underline that framing theory states “that communication is characterized by the articulation of coherent patterns of meaning resulting out of acts of selection and emphasis” (p. 205). In particular, framing...

American Homeless Veterans’ Needs: An Op-Ed

Of every 10,000 American veterans, 21 experienced homelessness at the beginning of 2020 (Shane III, 2021). This number seems small to common citizens, but it is huge to veterans who sacrificed their lives for us and returned to nowhere from war. Former soldiers face many challenges when they return from...

Language Controversy in Air Canada

Introduction Air Canada, Canada’s aeronautical pride, has experienced some high-profile media conversations in recent weeks regarding its communications and public relations. The choice of language for public conversation by its president and CEO is the cause. The CEO further claimed he has been able to live peacefully in Montreal for...

An International News Story: How China Builds Its Foreign Policy

Introduction The Lithuanian authorities agreed to open a representative office in Taiwan, considering that it does not contradict the principle of one China. However, what happened prompted an immediate reaction from Beijing leaders (Shirouzu and Sytas). The Chinese authorities believe that this action is contrary to the commitments made by...

Researching of Narcissism in Media

Summary Narcissism is a psychological concept and, in some cases, a disorder characterized by an unhealthy interest or admiration of oneself. Narcissism occurs on a spectrum, and in the modern day of self-focus and individualization, many people experience some forms of the concept. This paper will explore various media sources...

Discussion of Impact of Lifestyle Media

Lifestyle media is a branch of media that covers everything from food to beauty products and disseminates ideas regarding taste and lifestyle. Different media products such as texts in magazines and social media include various topics like shopping, self-development, fashion, or cooking. It operates in the backstage arena of social...

Generational Disagreements & Fake News

Introduction Considerable attention has been paid to such a phenomenon as fake news relatively recently. This issue was popularized during the elections in 2016 when even politicians everywhere began to draw the attention of voters to such news feeds (Allcott & Gentzkow, 2017). The problem of hoaxes or misleading in...

Masculine Nature in Media

Western society defines specific qualities to meet the patriarchal ideal male construct. It might be argued that the indoctrination of masculine values begins at a young age, with hardness, stoicism, heteronormativity, and self-sufficiency. Ideal masculinity is related with a lack of emotional sensitivity and connection. Boys learn to be men...

COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Media Response by the American Government

Introduction Topic: Initial Social Media Response to Covid-19 by the American Government Stakeholder: Joe Biden – the representative of the American government Disagreement within stasis: We disagree with how the government used social media, downplayed the pandemic’s dangers in its early days, and sidelined experts when WHO raised concerns about...

Traditions of Pompano Beach Families: Dramatic Play Center Items

The discussion led to the introduction of multiple ideas regarding the selection of culturally appropriate dramatic play center items to represent the diverse cultures and traditions of Pompano Beach families. According to Data USA (2021), the three largest ethnic groups in Pompano Beach are non-Hispanic Whites (Americans, Italian Americans, etc.),...

The Cultural Effects of the Press

Most people take the printing press for granted, and many find it hard to imagine modern life if the printing press had not been invented. People would not have been able to read books, newspapers, and magazines. Posters, flyers, and pamphlets would not exist and would not come to individuals...

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

The acronym FTC stands for the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is the federal agency, the main aim of which is to protect consumers and competition, “preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices through law enforcement, advocacy, and education without unduly burdening legitimate business activity” (Federal Trade Commission, n.d., para....

Wounded Veterans Do Not Receive Proper Care: News Release

BOSTON – American veterans put their lives on the line to save us from enemies. However, when they return to civilian life, they find the transition difficult due to psychological and financial restraints. Boston’s Annual Wounded Vet Bike Run is aimed to support wounded veterans, gathering money for housing modifications,...

Occupational Therapy for the Kids: Marketing Campaign

Since the product of interest for this marketing campaign is occupational therapy for the kids, it is vital for the visuals to resonate with the parents of children that require rehabilitation and assistance in performing activities of daily living. Considering the price policy and market location, the target customer for...

Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony 2010 Analysis

The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony distinguishes from other Nobel ceremonies and awards. In addition to another venue – Oslo, Norway, and not Stockholm, Sweden, this direction, unlike others, is less scientific and more political. This feature makes the award a clear political statement in the international arena. In particular,...

Why Governments Should Ban Ads Directed at Young People

Advertising, through smart operations, appeals to a target audience’s emotions with an irresistible selling lure. It is meant to influence the target’s purchasing behavior and entice them to purchase a certain product. Adults have the power to make critical judgments and select products that match their actual demands regardless of...

Social Significance of Censorship and Alternatives

Introduction Censorship is the review of speech, television programs, or any other media, and the suppression of parts that are deemed objectionable for moral, political, or other reasons. By introducing various forms of censorship, state bodies motivate this kind of decision by considerations of state security, the need to combat...

The Role of Social Networks in People’s Everyday Lives and Social Movements

Social networks have an essential role for every person who uses them to keep in touch with friends and find new information for themselves, to learn about all the news from around the world. A few years ago, social networks were not that big yet, but today people can use...

Trigger Events to Attract Media Attention

Trigger events are orchestrated incidents that give individuals an opportunity to drive important agendas, and in turn, attract media attention. Generating media hype is not as simple as stated because it requires careful planning and execution. Additionally, the media should be able to consider the event as newsworthy before covering...

Economics of Advertising in Grossman’s and Klein’s View

The article “Informative Advertising with Differentiated Products” by Gene M. Grossman And Carl Shapiro offers a basic informative advertising approach for a variety of commodities that is just focused on delivering information. Advertisement performs an essential social purpose by informing buyers about the qualities of different brands and building the...

Social Media Behavior Analysis

Introduction It is important to note that social media became one of the most valuable instruments of the modern age, but it also brought a set of its own issue with it. Human behavior is a complex set of perceptive, interactive, and communicative expressions of one’s thoughts, emotions, and feelings....

Media Analysis: Chef’s Table Season 2

The subject of food and how it relates to an individual’s personality is an objective of the culinary scene. The intended audience of the Chef’s Table Season 2: Episode 4 Enrique Olvera is all people who are engaged in eating and cooking food. It discusses how food affects not only...

Activating People’s Unconscious Behaviors With Advertisements

Introduction When implemented with a proper and profound understanding of the cultural background of the target audience, an advertisement can produce a tremendous difference for a specific company and its product. The advertisement in question, namely, Adidas’ 2021 ads aimed at ending the plastic waste, seeks to engage with English-speaking...

Artists’ Difficulties to Gain Listeners and Views Through Social Media Client

Introduction Social media with a strong influence on various segments of the population have become an integral part of modern culture. For this reason, the development of any brand, including novice music performers, significantly depends on its success in media. Despite the broad reach and outstanding impact, social networks may...

Social Media Companies: The Main Functions

Prompt 1 Social media companies have revolutionized communication, and their increasing popularity presents an ever-growing wealth of data leveraged by businesses for strategic insights and marketing purposes. The platforms collect enormous volumes of customer information, which are subsequently used for such activities as targeted advertising, opinion mining, and customer relations....

Communication: Living in a Bubble of Social Media

The rapid foray that social media has made into people’s lives on a global scale is truly impressive, yet hardly surprising. Initially creates as an online platform for sharing opinions globally and exploring new ideas, social media has quickly become a powerful tool that could be used both to address...

The Australian Social Media Industry’s Analysis

The Australian social media industry has faced various challenges due to different factors, including ‘media mogul’ subjugated media which facilitates conservative views and restricts people’s opinions. This report majorly aims to examine various factors impacting Australia’s social media industry PESTLE analysis. Conducting PESTLE analysis is essential to Australia’s social media...

Cyberethics of Social Media Platforms

Within the framework of cyberspace, active information and communication processes are taking place between persons who form self-regulating Internet communities. They exist without clearly defined national borders and allow maintaining various relations regarding the information circulating in the global infrastructure. The corresponding processes are accompanied by the development of a...

The #NeverUseTheInternetAgain Campaign Analysis

The problem of the excess influence of social media on modern life is perhaps one of the most important issues of modern reality. Today is characterized by the active use of many digital platforms by people to satisfy the need for permanent content. The consumption of digital information is becoming...

Mass and Social Media in Modern Politics

Introduction Following mass media has been the primary way of acquiring new information for generations. Newspapers were around and served as an influential and, more importantly, reliable source of information for generations of people across the world. In the last century, radio and TV gained popularity among the vast majority...

Linguistic Structures in the News Article

Although there are several approaches to linguistic analysis, a way of analyzing news articles can be based on effectivity. Research shows that effective meaning-making is one of the fundamental features of news journalism (Koivunen et al. 1202). To conduct such a linguistic analysis, one can use articles like the one...

Social Media Use: The Effectiveness of a Social Media Campaign

Social media began in the late 1990s when the internet became available for public use. Social media platforms such as classmates.com and Six Degrees came into existence. These platforms allowed people to connect with each other easily. For example, Six Degrees, which is largely considered the first ever social media...

Super Bowl Advertising Analysis

Super-Bowl advertisements are known to turn in astronomic revenue each year, with companies paying exceptionally high fees to get the precious commercial slot during the game day. The costs of obtaining the placement within the program, however, are so high, that the marketing researchers have been questioning the value that...

Heed Their Rising Voices Advertisement

In the newspaper advertising, Heed Their Rising Voices, the authors write about peaceful protests of Black people for their rights and against discrimination. “Again and again, the Southern violators have answered Dr. King peaceful protests with intimidation and violence. They have bombed his home, almost killing his wife and child....

The Media-Government Interaction in the US

Introduction Throughout history, the United States has worked out the principles of relations with the media. For many decades, the American society has been discussing the problem of interaction between the media and the state and their mutual influence on the functioning process. The interaction of these institutions is contradictory....

Panathenaic Festival: Personal Experience

My character is the son of the tyrant Peisistratus known as Hippias, who contributed to ensuring preeminence in Greece. Hippias was born in 547 BC as one of the sons of Peisistratus and died in 490BC. Nevertheless, he took over power after the death of his father. He came from...

Aspects of Social Networking

Humans have not changed through the centuries of historical development. People socialize and find multiple ways to connect to their relatives, friends, and colleagues as fast and comfortably as possible; so, the technologies changed. Now, the exhausting instruments and devices for distant communication are gradually being replaced by social networking....

Increase in Social Media Usage and Marketing Future

Today, billions of people worldwide use social media platforms, making it the most advanced technology for the current and future generations. Current statistics show that social media usage is estimated to cover over half of the world’s population, which accounts for 4.20 billion people who use the internet. For example,...

“Can You Be Addicted to Food?”: A New Problem Faced by North Americans

Can You Be Addicted to Food? Food is any substance consumed by living organisms to provide nutritional support. Addiction is the condition of having a craving for a particular substance. The story “Can You Be Addicted to Food?” involves Matthew Mahon, a 46-year-old man. Mahon is worried about whether he...

Cultural and Social Impacts of Global Networked Media

The concept of global media implies communication and the spread of information at the global level. The scale of media coverage has increased due to the development of new technologies, out of which the Internet is the most important one. Besides, the spread of liberal values also significantly contributed to...

“The British Columbia Imposes Travel and Fuel Restrictions” by CBC News

Introduction The recent flooding and mudslides in the Canadian province of British Columbia left many people stranded and led to the declaration of a state of emergency. The catastrophic flooding occurred due to a mix of record rainfall, boosted freezing, and melting flow. Other than destroying people’s homesteads, natural disasters...

An Analysis of the Discourse of Social Networks

The method of research used by the authors is a qualitative analysis of the discourse of social networks, namely Facebook. Using Northrup’s theory of identity in intractable conflict, the authors analyze how users use dehumanizing language and thereby normalize dangerous levels of hatred (Harel et al., 2020). Researchers note negative...

Billboard Advertising of Health Services

Generally, businesses, individuals, governments, and non-government organizations aim to reach their respective audiences through advertising to pass intended information about the service, event, or product they offer. In most cases, they opt to use billboards to display the content of information they are communicating to the people. During the process...

Social Media and Depression in Adolescents: The Causative Link

Introduction Over the past decade, social media has developed significantly and has successfully become an integral part of the life of at least half of the world’s population. It can be said that it happened too quickly. One of the negative consequences of such a rapid integration was the increased...

Restrictions on Media Advertising

Media advertising is an industry with a high level of competition among advertisers. Needless to say that advertisers are ready to use any means of promotion in order to increase product sales. This results in the usage of unfair methods of promotions, and that is why the government must regulate...

Pharmaceutical Advertising Is Propaganda

Fake advertisement is prevalent in various sectors, and it has penetrated the pharmaceutical industry. Businesses have lost much money in fines after being found to be liable to inaccurate advertising, for instance, Purdue Pharma in pharmaceutical industry and Volkswagen in the automotive. The main aim of propaganda is always helping...

COVID-19 Pandemic in Media: Agenda Setting Theory

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the main topic of discussion in all the media for over a year now. For the analysis, the currently gaining attention theory about the laboratory origin of the virus was chosen, as well as its coverage in authoritative publications, in particular in The Washington Post...

TikTok: Getting Acquainted with Social Network

The era of intensified globalization processes was catalyzed by the emergence of the large-scale Internet. The central goal of the creation of the Internet was originally the idea of forming a platform for easy access to all kinds of information. However, it is clear that with the development of global...

Plot of “Succession” Comedy-Drama Series

The premiere episode of HBO’s sarcastic comedy-drama series Succession is titled “Celebration.” The show features the Roy family, proprietors of the fictitious media giant Waystar RoyCo, as well as a series of connections and tensions that emerge during the family patriarch Logan Roy’s 80th birthday celebrations. Logan’s wellness appears to...

Stopping the Spread of Germs: Advertisement Analysis

Promoting a proper healthcare routine is vital for reducing the cases of public health issues in the target demographic and ensuring that people are isolated from the key health threats. Therefore, advertisements and announcements are vital for keeping both the prevalence and incidence of the specified health issue low. In...

Using Social Media to Support Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

There has been considerable development in correspondence over the age years. People of different foundations can have a media stage, for instance, on Facebook, where they can interact despite geographical regions. Web-based media investigates individuals’ likenesses as opposed to reducing their usage. It is one where they can openly air...

Violent Media and Subsequent Aggressive Behavior

In the modern world, people are increasingly faced with the aggressive behavior of young people, which is caused by the demonstration of aggression in the media. Video games, TV series, movies, and news are all modern sources of information for both adults and their children. Unfortunately, for some people, it...

Free Speech Regulation on Social Media

For users, social networks have been platforms for the free expression of their opinions since their appearance. Nevertheless, in recent years, such a position has become less and less entitled to exist. The point is the regulation of social networks by the state and the sites themselves. Even though some...

Researching of Mass Media Literacy

Mass communication refers to how organizations tend to generate and transfer information to the general public. The evolution of mass conversation has greatly helped through the diverse roles in people’s daily endeavors. First, communication helps in surveillance where it serves as ears and eyes, especially to those seeking to know...

Is Social Media a Good Thing to Society?

With the ever-increasing technology, new trends and lifestyles occur as a result. Social media has become part of our world, and nearly all youths today are part of various social media networks. There was the need to have a network system that would improve human relations and networking, and the...

The Onion: Analysis of the News Website

The source chosen for this assessment is the news website called The Onion. To establish the online source’s credibility, one should look at the website’s creator, the authors’ credibility, the possibility of verifying the information, the individuals accountable for the information, and the presentation of the information (Lunsford et al.,...

Fake News and Its Implications on The Society

Fake news is a term that defines misleading information presented by the media. The primary aim of fake news is to damage the reputation of one’s enemies or entity or generate revenue through advertisements. Media plays a critical responsibility in developing and shaping society’s morality and ethical principles; hence, they...

Ethical Considerations of Social Media Use by Healthcare Providers

Introduction Social networks have become a part of modern human life. Many hours in front of the monitor screen are not uncommon for those used to actively communicating with virtual friends, sharing their news, statuses, and photos in real time. Medical students, doctors, and nurses are no exception. The Internet...

Misrepresentation by the Media and Government Regulations

Public Perception of women is misrepresented, disempowering them in politics and social life featured in the “Miss Representation” documentary. The analysis development starts with identifying how media influence individual beliefs and norms. Then how our beliefs about ourselves and others are shaped by what we see. Monitoring media influence through...

How Media Can Make the World More Ethical and Equitable

Introduction The modern world can hardly be called ethical and equitable. Many people live on the streets or cannot afford a decent standard of living. Women still experience the impact of a gender wage gap (Olsson & Martiny, 2018). People not conforming to their biological sex and gender expectations are...

The Analysis of Issues of Cosmopolitan Magazines

Societies’ cultures are constantly evolving, and people of different generations tend to embrace new values and beliefs. Publications such as magazines and newspapers always reflect the current state of the culture. Moreover, practically all elements contained in a magazine are defined by the current times and created to be relevant...

Success Factors for Hosting Mega-Events

The first success factor for the mega-event that contributes to both economy and tourism is repositioning by employing innovations. By utilizing the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo to promote its new technologies, Japan established an image of a leader and proceeded to host mega-events (Dubinsky, 2019). Japan was able to...

“How to Make Hard Facts Easy to Read” by Roy Peter Clark

Introduction Mass media and journalism are key bodies as the dissemination of information to the public are concerned. Several bodies, including the government, depend on mass media to convey vital messages to a vast population. Therefore, mass media refers to a diverse array of technologies used to reach many audiences....

Researching of Impact of Social Media

With the rise in the popularity and accessibility of digital technologies, social media has become an integral part of most people’s lives. However, few people wonder how social media actually works, preferring to use and view it from a rather superficial perspective. The idea of delving deep into the history...

Negative Impact of Media Attention to School Shooting

Schools are anticipated to provide children with maximum physical and emotional safety and foster their full-fledged development. Thus, school shooting incidents are taken as unbearable tragedies, leading to substantial media attention. From my perspective, active attempts to rationalize and explain mass murderers’ behavior by attracting attention to their personal lives...

Student Loan Debt Issue Highlighted in Editorials

Student loan debt has been a topical question for the past decades, and the U. S. government has tried to address the issue in different ways. One of the latest steps discussed is debt cancellation, which evokes quite contrasting emotions and views among Americans. This paper includes a brief comparison...

Social Audio and Fitting Platform for It

The introduction of Clubhouse marked a significant step in the development of content on social media platforms with the new audio-based model. Nowadays, innovational features are quickly recycled and implemented in the popular social media apps, as happened with Snapchat being replaced by Instagram stories and TikTok being brought to...

Arab Representation in the Media Project

Introduction Nowadays, there is a wide range of stereotypes concerning every ethnic group forming a community in developed countries. Therefore, people tend to ascribe specific behavioral patterns to people belonging to these groups. Unfortunately, some offensive traits of character and unpleasant habits may be expected from a person who never...

Digital Games’ Role in Experience Production

Introduction Unlike most entertainment platforms, digital media and video games connect individuals of different beliefs and backgrounds. More consumers are moving towards an industry that provides imaginative and meaningful experiences. Many people utilize video games and digital media to escape from reality. As a result, the experience economy has emerged...

Media Narratives That Influenced Worldview

Our previous experiences profoundly influence our future actions because humans tend to turn to the behaviors earlier observed in others when making decisions, explanations or predictions. When acting out of habit rather than plan, humans tend to depend on the history of previously reinforced actions (Gershman et al., 2016). Thus,...

Media and Democracy in “By the People: Debating American Government 5e”

“By the People: Debating American Government” is an introduction to the American government, and the 9th chapter focuses on media and democracy in the US. Mass media is an excellent source of influence, information, and controversy. This chapter is an analysis of how media has changed over time, where the...

Summer Safety in the Beach: The Viral Video

Veronica-Pooh Nash Poleate released a summer safety video that quickly became viral in 2015. In the video where she advises viewers on how to stay safe from shark attacks, Poleate combines several characteristics and qualities of a video that would go viral, as discussed by Allocca and Nguyen. The video...

Advertising Ethics and Truth: The Biblical Perspective

“Therefore, having cast off falsehood, let each of you speak the truth to his neighbor, for we are members of one another” (Ephesians 4:25, NLT) (Evans, 2009). The Christian worldview requires that we care for one another, sometimes through acts of kindness or charity. This verse emphasizes the importance of...

WarnerMedia Vision and Mission Statements

In this essay shortcomings and effective elements of WarnerMedia News would be reviewed and discussed. The mission of WarnerMedia (2020) is to “deliver the world’s best stories and most engaging content from talented storytellers and journalists to audiences around the globe.” (line 6) It is effective as it clearly depicts...

The Mountain Dew Zero Sugar Ad’s Analysis

Mountain Dew Zero sugar ad is a minute-long video featuring a famous actor Bryan Cranston and actress Tracee Ellis Ross. The ad is a parody of Stanley Kubrick’s movie adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining. The video shows the iconic “Here’s Johnny!” scene from the movie, with Cranston’s psychopathic character...

Modern Media as Set of Profitable Businesses

It is not new for the media to use incorrect information and inappropriate interpretations. However, modern media also often use deliberately fictional narratives in addition to intentional distortion. The aim behind this is to profit from a more scandalous event description, which is more popular among the media audience. Yet,...

Media Coverage of Transgender Policy in Military

Arthur, D. C., Pollock, G., Steinman, A. M., Frank, N., Mazur, D. H., & Belkin, A. (2020). DoD’s transgender ban has harmed military readiness. Palm Center.  The study by Arthur et al. (2020) was one of the first scholarly studies undertaken to investigate the impact of the ban on transgender...

Amazon Workers’ Abuse

The article Amazon To Let Warehouse Employees’ Families Work Thanksgiving Shifts Too, posted on The Onion satirical media resource, mocks the media’s obsession with Amazon, as well as the company’s severe working conditions. The article states that Amazon provides a possibility for its staff to work with their family members...

Self-Esteem & Social Network Usage Link

Social networks are closely intertwined with the lives of modern people of different educational levels and social strata. Most young people spend a lot of time on social networks, chatting with friends, commenting on the news, and posting their photos for everyone to see. In such a dynamic and eventful...

The Healthcare System: Effects of Social Media

The invention of modern electronic technologies has affected people’s lives and access and sharing of information. Social media has become a powerful tool in connecting individuals internationally. People have adopted using this medium that keeps them connected with others, which has led to innovation and jobs efficiency. Healthcare professionals are...

Mobile Advertising and Manipulation

The nature of mobile advertising has evolved enormously over the past few years. The advancement of phone technology has, in turn, changed the ways in which marketing is produced, presented, and maintained throughout the medium. Mobile advertising employs a number of characteristics that make it distinct from prior forms of...

Negative Cancel Culture Perceptions in the Contemporary Media

Introduction In the present day, social media space may be characterized by digital activism that has both positive features and negative consequences. Digital activism that is also called social media or online activism is a particular form of civic activity that is conducted through the internet and digital media. In...

Online Radicalization on the Internet

Introduction The online sphere has increasingly become part of day-to-day life for many people. With the spread of popular culture and the integration of technology into every person’s daily life, there is no way to avoid the internet and its effects on the majority. This trend, however, presents a major...

”Using Social Media to Aid Your Job Search” Article Review

Introduction The article in question dwells upon the role social media can play in job search. Saunders (2021) stresses that employers tend to rely on informal networks rather than more formal techniques when searching for the right person. Social media provide almost limitless opportunities for job seekers to become a...

Measuring Public Relations and Advertising Efforts

If I were in the position of a marketing manager, I would definitely insist that a firm should do its own measurement of the effectiveness of public relations (PR) and corporate advertising efforts. The first reason is apparent; it is financial and human resources. These are crucial for any firm...

The Link Between Self-Esteem and Social Network Usage

Social networks have become an essential element of daily life in the digital age, allowing people to communicate. Researchers have discovered that while social networks are frequently promoted to combat loneliness and provide social support. A growing body of research suggests that excessive use of these networks might harm self-esteem...

The Network Effect and Impact on the Media

The widespread use of streaming services in the modern media space can be considered a trend of the last decade. A good understanding of all the tools and methods of product promotion is what makes the difference in this highly competitive environment. Network effect is one of the key factors...

Social Media Use and Self-Esteem Control in School Students

The topic of the study is “Relationship between social media use and self-esteem control in high school students.” This study will highlight the impact of social media on students’ self-esteem and suggests possible ways of avoiding negative influence. In the 21st century, there is a steady increase in social media...

Fake News in Modern Era of Communication

Most of us feel frustrated when we rely on information that turns out to be fake news. Fake news is used by various actors who aim to manipulate public opinion and use it as a powerful political instrument. Therefore, we should develop practices that will protect us from the adverse...

Social Media Negatively Impacts Psychological Well-Being

Social media in the modern world is a mass communication through the Internet, and a method of information, ideas, and interests exchange through virtual communities and networks. Today, social media is prevalent among all segments of the population and society. It is not easy to imagine life in the 21st...