The Stakeholders and Their Stakes Within the Sports Media Discussions

Discussing key issues associated with controversial discussions in sports media, it would be relevant to point out such criteria as the conflicts in values, important consequences or rights, and responsibilities among the stakeholders in the issue under consideration, where stakeholders might be represented as an entire television media service and...

Television Habituation and Adolescent Depression

Specific Aims Due to a variety of factors, adolescent depression has become a serious area of concern for both school administrators and mental health professionals. These compelling factors have to do with, first of all, a worrying prevalence of about 5% of the teenage population (Brent & Birmaher, 2002). Gun-related...

Interviews With L.A. Residents

Preface Up until recently, I was convinced that the overwhelming majority of L.A. residents are absolutely thrilled to live in the city, which is often associated with the very essence of the so-called “American dream”. Prior to conducting the following set of interviews, it would never occur to me that...

Does Television Make Children Significantly Violent?

In general, the United States of America spends an amount in excess of $ 158 billion each year in direct and indirect costs related to youth violence. The U.S. high school system has been plagued by an increasing number of violent incidents. The two deadliest incidents include the Columbine High...

Electronic Media Impact on Children & Adolescents

Introduction In today’s world, media has been playing a detrimental part to the people’s lives. Media is a short form of the term “media of communication” that is used to refer organized means of dissemination of facts, opinions, and entertainment such as newspapers, magazines, cinema films, radio, television, and the...

Technology and New Media: Transformation of Society

Modern technology and new media are transforming the society, its way of life and communication patterns. Neill Postman statement that ‘technology becomes a culture’ is true because modern man cannot live and perform effectively without new technologies and new media. The society should surrender to technology because it will not...

Advertising and Gender Roles

Introduction There is a widely held opinion among many sociologists and psychologists that advertisement can be considered an inseparable part of our consciousness. In fact, this statement can be easily substantiated by the statistical data, provided by many researches, according to which, an average American citizen is literally hunted by...

The Daily Tribune: Advertisement, News, Collaboration

Introduction The case is about Daily Tribune, a well-established newspaper in eastern Tennessee. The newspaper’s readership is mostly in the small towns and commands a good number of readerships in the counties. The looming problem arises when the publisher of the newspaper, John Freeman announces in a meeting with the...

Importance of Testimonials Analysis

Introduction Testimonials are written or spoken statements from a public figure and sometimes from a private person, who exalt the virtue of a product. This means that a product that has been advertised using this method is highly accepted by many bearing in mind that they have a feeling of...

Advertising: Ewen’s “Captains of Consciousness”

Ever since man engaged himself in the business of mass production of products and commodities, the practice of advertising has increasingly taken a central position in informing the lifestyles of people. In our daily endeavors, we are greatly influenced by the advertisements we view on the television or read in...

How Media Helps Promote Terrorists’ Agenda

Terrorism is one of the social stigmas of the modern world. The rise of violent actions peculiar to the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century is associated with the instability in various regions and the clash of different states’ interests. However, there is an idea...

Permission Marketing and Intrusive Advertising

In today’s internet society, a common complaint among users is the consistent use of bulk emailing referred to as “Junk Mail” or “Spam.” Opt-in advertising campaigns, a permission-based marketing practice, though technically not considered spam, are nevertheless viewed as intrusive. Strictly speaking, permission-based email advertising refers to email from a...

Pyeongchang Ghost Town After the 2018 Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games was the global winter multiple-sport event that took place between 9 and 25 February of 2018 in PyeongChang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. The event was highly valuable for the host city because the Olympics has been hosted...

Modern ‘In Your Face’ Advertising Issues

Introduction With the advent of TIVO, VCR’s, and DVD’s, businesses have had a harder time reaching their potential customer base. These businesses have begun to search out new ways (or old) to reach potential customers. TIVO’s greatest sale point is that customers can tune out commercials or other types of...

Soccer and Sport as a New Medium of Communication

All form of sports has been of Ritual importance in the community especially when the character of sportsmen/women is based on social attribute. In this case, the athletes become a perfect figure who exemplify the moral value of the community and hence serves as a symbol of those values. Again,...

Football’s Impact: Wealth, Rivalry, and Media Influence

The Review chose to focus on football. This choice can be questioned, as it is only one segment from the broad world of sports. And still more seriously, the sector parcellation of sports along with single disciplines – like football, motor race, and table tennis – may be inappropriate to...

Social Commerce Evolution in China: Trends & Insights

Executive Summary The presented paper is devoted to the in-depth investigation of social commerce and the way it evolves and functions in China. The choice of the issue is stipulated by the high speed of the development of social commerce and its successful transformation from e-commerce firms. The choice of...

Autism Universal Screening: Response to Media Article

This is the response to the recent article “Why There’s Disagreement over Screening Every Child for Autism?” published in The New York Times. The latest recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) state that the universal screening of all autistic children should not be conducted. The article highlights...

Seeing Canadian Commercials on American Channels

With the upcoming annual Super Bowl championship, there is a growing rush surrounding the event. Besides crucial significance for the National Football League, national teams, and fans all over the world, the Super Bowl has serious financial implications. Having already hosted 53 championships, the Super Bowl now has invaluable connections...

Print Advertisement’s Semiotic Analysis

Introduction As an integral part of modern society, media is an essential phenomenon that performs critical functions, such as the production and communication of meaning. The variety of media forms enables conveying the meaning across time and space by words, sounds, images, and interfaces. The media forms produce and communicate...

Negative Affect of Social Media

Many topics that are widely discussed in modern society have both supporters and those who have an opposing view. It is vital to be able to assess the opinions of both sides in order to create a cohesive viewpoint on a subject. The use of social media and its impact...

The Spot Fiat 500X Commercial

The chosen 2014 TV commercial Spot Fiat 500X Viagra – anuncio de television advertises the new Spot Fiat 500X to potential buyers, with the ad’s setting being a town in Italy. In the beginning, viewers get to see an old man entering the bedroom with his wife laying on the...

Media and Its Impact on American Politics

Introduction In modern society, the news constitutes an important part of people’s lives. The public wants to know as much as possible and has enough information that can determine their present concerns or affect their future lives. There are many opinions and attitudes towards news and its distribution via the...

Telidon: Canadian Dial-Up Art & Tech Evolution in the 1970s

The truth is that many modern people cannot imagine their life without the Internet. When a question arises, a person takes a smartphone, surfs the web, and finds an answer in a matter of seconds. Such progress should not be ignored and must be used properly. However, it is important...

Comprehensive Review of Video Games: Evaluating Potential Dangers and Benefits

Introduction In recent years the video game industry has become a profitable venture, and games themselves have entered the popular culture as solidly as literature or film. Most people know of popular franchises, even if they have never played a video game at all. Naturally, popularity creates controversy, and the...

Female Body Exploitation Highlighted in Mass Media

Introduction In chapter 11 of Susan Jeanne Douglas’s book, Where the Girls Are, she discusses the exploitation of the female desire to be attractive. She highlights how the mass media began promoting idealized body forms and implying that any woman could achieve the same standard by using specific beauty products....

Idealized Media Images and Consumer Dissatisfaction

Introduction Nowadays, the media often presents idealized images of life in America, which may make the viewers feel inadequate and underachieving. As one of the marketing institutions, advertising is compelling in this regard. In an attempt to sell a product or a service, it shows the consumers how their lives...

Social Media and Video Games for Teenagers’ Self-Esteem

More and more teenagers around the world gain access to the World Wide Web every day. According to some scholars, adolescents see the Internet rather as a place, just like sports sections or other communities, than as a technical tool (Yust 134). The Internet can possess all the community characteristics,...

Trends in Marketing for Health-Conscious Consumers in Canada

The number of health-conscious consumers has increased significantly in Canada. These people prefer natural or unprocessed products, fruits, and vegetables. The aging global population has also triggered this shift in consumption. This paper investigates how the marketing strategies of Canadian companies that target these individuals are being conducted today. Marketing...

Commercial for the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Introduction This paper will discuss a commercial for the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), a network of animal protection organizations that features the singer Sarah McLachlan. The nonprofit’s primary activity is the management of shelters for pets that have been abused by their owners. The SPCA name...

Natural American Spirit: Advertising Analysis

Advertising can be considered the core element of the modern world. With the growing importance of business, the dominance of giant corporations, and the increased level of rivalry, the importance of this tool becomes critical. The consumer society that is cultivated today rests on the idea of mass production and...

Cultural Insights: Anthony’s Sawmill Job & Values Comparison

Introduction Communication between individuals who are very different from each other may yield positive results of these people’s understanding of cultures and occupations. Thus, it may be helpful for one to inquire about others’ professional values to understand why some people’s worldviews vary. The interviewee for this assignment is Anthony,...

Privacy Threats on Social Networks: User Risks

Background Being used by hundreds of millions of people every day, online social networks have become a major platform for communication. Nowadays, such platforms are a popular tool to improve information search and promote social interaction. However, apart from the revolution generated by social networks, they may also pose a...

Dove Company’s Lotion Advertisement

Racism is one of the most controversial topics in America and other places around the world. For many decades, the issue has been widely discussed in the fields of politics, religion, and education. However, the situation has worsened with more covert misrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in films, television...

Insights from a Miami Nurse Leader on Healthcare Management

Introduction Individuals in formal leadership positions should develop adequate skills to empower others and deliver positive results. This paper presents a summary of the responses obtained after interviewing a manager in a leading hospital in Miami. The respondent was a male nurse leader (NL) with over ten years of managerial...

Abortion and Media Impact: Analyzing Australia’s Digital Trends

In modern Australia, the use of media services and digital technologies has been considerably increased and improved during the last several centuries. People may address media with different goals, including the necessity to explore their potential, contribute to their health, and discover new educational sources (Rice, Haynes, Royce, & Thompson,...

US-China Rivalry: Comparing Traditional & New Media Coverage

Introduction Journalism is a critical field that plays a positive role in determining events and topics that policymakers and citizens should discuss and guide social or political issues. This paper presents a case study of news coverage of the same issue by a traditional and a new media organization. The...

American Popular Culture and Globalization Effects

Advertising and reality shows are not the only spheres in the US popular culture that promote individualism and materialism in their close relation to wealth as a measure of success and happiness. The whole spectrum of popular movies and music videos is filled with images of rich people. Rap and...

The Power of a Print Advertisement: Inspiring People to Improve and Evolve

Introduction: The Advertisement The “You Inspire Me to Be Better” advertisement appeared first on January 11, 2019, in the Times of India Newspaper (Mumbai Edition) and fascinated readers with its brevity, minimalism, and expressivity. “You Inspire Me to Be Better” promoted the TATA Marathon, which took place on January 20...

Social Media and Young Women’s Self-Perception

The omni-present nature of social media has captured the attention of growing generations that develop alongside with the technological progress. Social media websites and applications, such as Facebook and Instagram, have become highly incorporated in the lives of young people, with teenage girls and young women being their primary users....

Trudeau Brownface Scandal: Analyzing Molly Roberts’ View

The boundaries of what is acceptable and what is not are changing fast, so for many people today, scandals like the one involving Canadian PM are not shocking anymore. The stories of people who did something in the past, which is highly unacceptable today, keep on occupying the news. However,...

Social Media Enable Cultural Importation

Introduction Most prominent social network companies such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and others are based in the United States. As a result, their core staff and a large portion of their audience are invested heavily in American culture, leading to the emergence of the idea that the firms are...

Dr. Pepper Ten Commercials: Masculinity and Diet Soda

Dr. Pepper Ten commercials focus on masculinity trying to convince the viewer that it is masculine to drink diet soda. The traditional picture of a “real” man in the US society as a meat-eater, living in the wild, fighting dangers of life in the wild, wearing a beard (Johansson 28)....

Influence on the Published Scientific Information

Introduction Science is a field that is highly sensitive to such concepts as credibility and reliability of the obtained results. However, in numerous cases, these notions are neglected, and the published information is inaccurate as a result of many reasons. This paper is dedicated to the research of the causes...

Local Newspapers Decline and Its Danger

With the development of new technology, the most popular and cost-effective ways of presenting information widely used in the past become outdated. In the United States, the abovementioned tendency manifests itself in a variety of trends such as the decline of local newspapers. Nowadays, more and more companies in the...

Fake News and Unethical Journalism

The accuracy of information and its unbiased presentation can be listed among the most well-known principles of ethical journalism. There is no doubt that the failure to meet these requirements has a severe impact on the reputation of news agencies, online newspapers, blogs, and other sources. In spite of that,...

Influence of News Media on the Social Behavior of Society

Introduction Undoubtedly, the news media have a tremendous influence on the social behavior of society with regards to information, communication, as well as entertainment. Paper journals, magazines, and newspapers are currently considered as old sources of media that cannot have the same impact on society the way that technologies can....

Media’s Role in Shaping the Civil Rights Movement

Introduction The social and cultural attributes experienced in the United States after the end of the Civil War created a society characterized by inequality and racial segregation. Many African Americans and other minority groups were against the existing levels of racism and injustice. These challenges led to the infamous Civil...

How New Media Shapes American History

Introduction In the modern digitalized world, media is one of the central sources of information. However, the given tool has always been important and played a significant role in the development of society and the formation of perspectives on particular issues. The power of media is evidenced by its ability...

Latinos in US Media: Stereotypes, Values, Culture

Media is one of the most powerful sources of information about people, events, nations, and any type of progress. Though its quality is hard to control, consumers cannot neglect an opportunity but rely on the material they observe in movies and find in articles online. Despite the number of concerns...

The Media: A Strong Advocate for Gay Rights

By the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the portrayal of gay and queer folk in the US had vastly improved. This, in turn, had a positive effect on the Gay Liberation Movement. One defining event that changed the perception of homosexuality and gay rights was the Stonewall riots. The...

Media Concentration and Modern Business Concepts

Media Concentration Media concentration refers to the process through which fewer companies or organizations own and/or control diverse interests that even influence the content that is released to the audience. The companies progressively merge or buy other media platforms, thus creating a vast conglomeration of media interests under one organization....

Labor Movement Highlighted in Newspaper Articles

The article “Age of the Workingman,” published in The Kansas City Journal on September 2, 1895, depicts the labor problem as reflected in the speech given by Rev. Charles L. Kloss (3). Kloss makes a reference to Gladstone who said that the 19th century was the “Age of the Workingman”...

Greeting Cards Demonstrate Ageism in Modern Society

Ageism is a term that was coined in 1969 after the passage of the Federal Discrimination in Employment Act. It is a broad term that generally isolates and discriminates the older population. Ageism can vary by addressing older people in a condescending manner by using simple words and loud voices...

Kaepernick’s Nike Ad Protest: Impact and Publicity Analysis

Introduction The internet and social media have become the new television, an instrument of capturing the zeitgeist and influencing people’s opinions and beliefs. With the lack of censorship and nearly universal access, people can promote the messages and causes they believe in. However, with this openness and mass accessibility, the...

Digital Media Evolution: Insights from Janet Murray’s Analysis

The blistering development of various technologies gives rise to a number of concerns related to the reconsideration of some traditional approaches. This process is triggered by the desire to increase the efficiency of the most important spheres of human activity and align their functioning under the new conditions. For this...

Cultural Hierarchy and Media Effects

Lay Theories of Media Effects by Ellen Seiter In this text, Ellen Seiter presents the results of her interviewing the three pre-kindergarten teachers about the problem of kids and television. Speaking of the teachers’ positions, I entirely disagree with Sara Kitses from a Montessori pre-school. Her primary objection to television...

Comparing Social Marketing and Social Media in Public Health Programs

Similarities between Social Media and Social Marketing Although social media and social marketing have different meanings, they share some commonalities. One of them is that they are both centered on communication between two or more people. Social marketing aims to communicate a message, while social media strives to promote communication...

“Angela Whitiker’s Climb” by Isabel Wilkerson

Factors which Helped Whitiker Escape Poverty and Moved up Middle-Class “Angela Whitiker’s climb” is a June 12, 2005 publication in The New York Times and has been authored by Isabel Wilkerson. The article describes the life of a woman who rose from a class of poverty to a middle class...

How News Images Move the Public

The Significance of Images, Advanced Relationship of Images to Identity Images and other elements of visual culture have a strong social effect. Their aim is to reflect social differences that exist in people and the world surrounding them. In the text called “Researching Visual Materials”, it is mentioned that images...

Political Bias in CNN’s 2015 Coverage of Simi Valley Debates

Introduction The extreme video being a classic example of bias and propaganda is chosen from the CNN archive of the year 2015. The video demonstrates political debates hold in Simi Valley, California in autumn, 2015. The video is shot in such a way that it makes the wide public think...

Protect Your Firm From the 12 Risks of Social Media

Do you think the perceived risks in media are apparent/transparent? The majority of the general public believes that the perceived risks in media are apparent, as they can understand them with no problems and are always able to identify. Of course, some of them are really clearly seen, such as...

Pop Culture, Entertainment and Media Representation

“Batman, Deviance and Camp” by Andy Medhurst The camp is a cultural and aesthetic phenomenon that deals with sophisticated taste and specially cultivated sensitivity and theatricality. Describing camp in the example of Batman 1960 movie, Medhurst notes that camp is a manner of depicting serious things in a comic and...

The 2014 California Police Assault: Legal and Moral Implications

On July 4, 2014, there was news in both mass and social media about a California High Patrol Officer who attacked and viciously beat a Black woman for apparently crossing the road at a wrong location. The force used by the officer on an unarmed officer demonstrates racial intolerance that...

Media Influence on Children’s and Teens’ Body Image

Introduction The rapid increase in body dissatisfaction rates at the dawn of the 21st century has attracted the attention of scientists, researchers, clinicians, and psychologists (Markey & Markey, 2010)… Negative body image contributes to different psychological and physical consequences such as dieting, obesity, anorexia, bulimia, and other extreme measures of...

The Media and Communication

Why are some media forms regulated by the government? Some media firms have contributed to several ethical concerns. These ethical concerns threaten to destroy the trust and responsibility among humanity. The consequences of these ethical concerns necessitated the establishment of several acts that would offer appropriate control and limitation in...

Ten Things to Reinvent Journalism

Introduction I suggest the following ten things to reinvent journalism. First of all, it is to empower the readers by continuously engaging them in various posts and writings. Keeping one’s readers and the public well informed and fully engaged in the current affairs and news enables the readers to access...

The Phone Hacking Scandal

Among the major news event in the recent few days was the phone hacking scandal that was linked to the News of the World; a tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom (UK). The Washington Post carried the news in its headlines as follows “News of the World to close amid...

Impact of Online Social Networks on Business Growth

In the knowledge society that is characteristic of the 21st century, the need for individuals to have expanded and supportive connections in the form of on-line social networks is becoming a reality by the day. Presently, internet users are communicating with their friends and business partners located half-way across the...

Consumer Behaviour: Internet and Interactive Media Usage

Introduction As stated by Brown (2006), the internet “gives every individual a place where they can present their media online” (p. 68). As such, the internet and interactive media are increasingly being used by marketers as a new form of advertising tool. The ads designed for use on such mediums...

“Don’t Misrepresent Africa” TED Talk by Leslie Dodson

In this TED talk, Leslie Dodson explores the complexity encountered by journalists and researchers in presenting their narratives to the public. Journalists and researchers could be covering the same event or issue. However, their approaches to presenting them to the public are very different—sue contradictors ethics and practices in reporting....

The Meerkat Advertising Campaign: A New Marketing Era

Introduction It is clear that marketing strategies are evolving alongside the development of technology and society. New trends in marketing differ significantly from conventional ones. Thus, meerkat advertising can be regarded as a new approach. It is necessary to note that the campaign fits the conventional objectives (informing, reminding, persuading)....

Literary Devices in Simon Hughes’ Article

In his article, Simon Hughes uses a number of literary devices in order to stir readers’ emotions and drive their attention to the facts. He starts with a non-propositional absolute construction (Houghton Mifflin Company 2005, 347) to make his writing sound more eloquent: “The convoy, blue lights flashing” (Hughes 2012,...

Masculine vs Feminine Discourse in Pichler’s Research

From a sociological point of view, discourse often works as a litmus for traditions and principles that a particular society is based on. As a result, any text written in the XXI century can be defined as a masculine or a feminine one and, therefore, informs the gender of the...

How Local Television News Viewing Relates to Fear of Crime?

Introduction The author of the article presents a road map for the study in the “introduction” section. The author also provides a theory section and a literature review. That being the case, the author uses “cultivation theory” to underpin the research. The theory is appropriate for the hypothesis because it...

Media Planning Model: Insights from 1969 On-Line System

Overview In the year 1969, a convenient on-line computer system was developed (Little & Lodish, 1969). The model utilizes the numerical techniques, which are able to transform data and judgments into a schedule. The on-line computer program does the selection and scheduling of advertisement in the media. In the system,...

Document Types in Professional Writing Journals

Introduction Professional writing journals can contain different types of documents, such as proposals, feasibility studies, forms, business plans, progress reports, incident reports. Each type of writing has strict rules that one should follow. In this work, we are going to discuss rules of formatting articles published in the professional and...

Communication and Digital Media Usage

Digital media The use of digital media in political campaigns together with the national elections has been growing rapidly worldwide. ICT is being applied in national political campaigning. The use of ICT for participatory purposes in general is seen to be more likely to occur in contexts that are less...

Book Tour Inspiration: Lessons from Authors and Publishers

Introduction I am sincerely grateful for the inspiration I have acquired from the authors who have profound experience in the book tour. Also, I am grateful for what I have gained from publishers and authors who have opted to share their experiences through diverse mediums and this has considerably helped...

Magazine Publishing vs Online Publishing

From the time printing was introduced, it has been the most widely used means of communicating and storing information. When the Gutenberg movable printing machine was invented, it allowed production of large amount of prints over a short period. This set the precedent for magazine publication and many people could...

Media Trends and Cultural Influence: Capitalism, Hegemony & War

Cultural media The influence of cultural media studies on media trends has gained considerable interest among media scientists over the past decade. This new paradigm has been used to interpret the effect and relationship between mass media and the social structure. This aspect of media can be interrogated from various...

Facebook: Advertising and Its Effectiveness

Introduction Facebook refers to a social network that allows people to share information online. One becomes a user after they sign up and add a personal profile, which shows an individual’s gender, photo, and contacts. One can choose to belong to a group of persons, such as colleagues in an...

Freelance Writing: Quality vs. Quantity

Which is better in the world of freelancing, quality, or quantity? They both have value; however, depending on the freelance writer’s preference for the work environment, one may suit his or her writing style better than the other. To answer this question, this article will consider the different types of...

Key Mistakes Every Freelance Writer Should Make

Hard Lessons Part One Freelance writing can be a tough enterprise – not for the faint of heart, in other words. Especially for those freelance writers just starting, the number of mistakes will typically far outweigh the numbers of successes. For freelance writers, there are a few mistakes that are...

Expanding Freelance Writing Opportunities through Skill Development

In the world of freelance writing, new skills tend to equal more jobs for freelance writers. Freelance writers who continually diversify their skills gain access to new avenues of work, new clients, new freelancing opportunities, and new sources of income. Several questions arise however when the freelance writers consider diversifying...

Launch of Keep Britain Clean Campaign to Tackle Litter

The launch of The Keep Britain Clean Campaign London, Eng. – August 18, 2011. In an effort to stem the tidal wave of litter that has clogged Britain’s city streets the various local city councils have started the “Keep Britain Clean Campaign”. Spearheaded by environmentalist Michael Murphy the campaign seeks...

Ethics in Reporting: Globalization and Media

The roles of the media during apartheid South Africa The mainstream media in South Africa during the apartheid regime was predominantly a white dominion. For the better part of this period, media overage split within ideological lines with the mainstream English service being pro-government while the Afrikaner nationalistic press tended...

Maximizing LinkedIn for Freelance Writing Jobs and Income

The LinkedIn professional network provides several prospecting opportunities for a freelance writer to generate more jobs and more income. Linked In connects operate in an ever-widening circle of professional affiliations; once the freelance writer established a direct connection to a colleague or client, he or she then gains access to...

Coffee Café Managers’ Celebration Meeting

Ozarks in Brasnos Group Resume Group Name: Coffee Café. Meeting Name: Coffee Café managers’ celebration meeting and the unveiling of new interior designs for the stores. Official days/ dates: June 11, 2012, Major Arrivals and Official Meeting Starts. Group contacts: 100 State Street, Philadelphia, PA 19305. Hotel contacts: 3431 west...

International Federation of Journalists: Defending Press Freedom

The website is run by the International Federation of Journalists organization. This organization was first established in 1926 and its current chapter was launched in 1952. The IFJ is open to membership by journalists’ trade unions from all over the world. It presently has about 600,000 members from over 100...

Analyzing Al Jazeera vs. Al-Hurra: Fakhreddine’s Perspective

Introduction The essay is a critical review of two articles written by Fakhreddine, J., and Merrill, J. titled “Mirror on the Wall: Who is the Best Communicator of Them All-Al Jazeera or Al-Hurra? and “Professionalization: Fusion of Media Freedom and Responsibility” all published back in 2005. Issues to be addressed...

Welcome to the United States of Ambien: Sheffield’s Article Analysis

Writing about the adverse effects of drugs is a thankless job, and getting this job done without making the readers nauseous with its preachy tone already is impressive enough. Rob Sheffield has gone an even more successful way by prompting his audience to acknowledge the explicit abuse of Ambien –...

Alcohol Advertisement and Its Impact on Consumption

Was Spykes a bad product? Did Anheuser-Busch do the right thing by stopping its sale? In essence, Spykes was not a bad product. Although it was an alcoholic product, it also doubled up as an energy drink that was caffeinated and was packed in different flavors like spicy lime, spicy...

Distribution Channels on the Internet: Tools for Content Creators

Introduction: developing a major argument Distribution channels on the Internet serve as tools through which content creators discover channels to disseminate their creation. It is important to define the channels and virtual space that can allow the visitors and audience to receive the information (Boyd n. p.). Due to the...

DHL and FedEx Companies’ Advertisements

DHL Medium to be used Looking at the DHL adverts, they portray different scenarios under which DHL can deliver quality services to their clients. Some of the scenarios that are depicted in their adverts include the forest, and the desert. In the DHL adverts, one of the message approaches that...

Losing Free Will on Social Media: Lanier’s Key Arguments

In his book, Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now, Jaron Lanier thoroughly discusses the detrimental effects of various social online platforms on human lives. Among them are the promotion of mass behaviors, increased incidence of misinformation and biasing, vanity encouragement, reduction of one’s ability for empathy,...

European Migrant Crisis: Refugee Portrayals in Media

Throughout the course of 2014 and 2015, the inflow of war refugees from the Middle East in the countries of Europe (the European Union mainly) has been steadily increasing. In the summer and autumn of 2015, it resulted in a series of revolts all around the recipient states and developing...

Healthy Homes Initiative Program Evaluation

This paper presents a memo on the news article discussing the evaluation of the Healthy Homes Initiative program in New Zealand. It examines the paper that addresses the initiative and offers a summary of the official evaluation report. Further, this document also provides the discussion on the strong and the...

Music Journalism in the Future Internet Age

Introduction The digital age has influenced the field of journalism considerably to the extent of creating uncertainty regarding its future. Particularly, according to Bradshaw and Rohumaa, technological changes have altered the nature of music in the contemporary setting, especially the format in which it is presented and its accessibility (89)....

Twitter’s Impact: Elections, Revolutions, and Celebrities

Introduction High finance pundits may argue about Twitter’s stock price, but there is no doubt in the blogosphere that the service is valuable. If you are using it merely to share your lunch choice with friends or whom you encountered while shopping, you may already be fully equipped to use...

Evolution of Blogging: Types, Political Impacts, and Comparisons

Introduction The act of blogging has diversified since it began in the 1990s. At the moment, technorati.com has trailed over a hundred million blogs (David 369). In the past, blogspace was used by unknown people who created a network for communication purposes. Today, blogspace is being used by various institutions...

Planning a Taiwanese Heritage Cultural Diplomacy Event

Event Details The ‘Taiwanese Heritage’ or TH event is a cultural diplomacy initiative that aims to improve Taiwan’s prominence and standing in Los Angeles. Cultural diplomacy utilizes cultural assets as an agent of influence in the global arena and as a means of promoting mutual understanding between cultures (Ross, 2002)....

Role of Social Media in Managing Customer Relationships

Social media definition Social media is an advanced communication device of the modern century that applies the inclusion of a massive group who share a common sentiment. It has allowed its users to update on their events and societal beliefs as they strive to acquire better communication channels. Individuals of...

Appeals in Mass Media Advertisement

Television advertisements, also known as ads, are commonly targeted at potential buyers or passing important information. These ads are usually based on different themes. They also apply other elements to appeal to viewers; these include emotional, logical, and character-based appeals. Various viewers react differently to different appeal methods, and so...

Global Impact of North Korea’s Missile Decisions on Security

Summary In February of 2017, North Korean officials made a boastful declaration of the country’s capability to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles or ICBM. Less than a month after the declaration was made, North Kore fired four long-range missiles that landed within Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone or EEZ. This paper attempts...

Global Social Media Use: Marketing, Behavior, & Regional Trends

Introduction Social media became an integral part of life globally. They are used not only for communication but for business purposes as well. However, despite their global character, peculiarities of social media use differ from country to country. This literature review summarizes research findings and data from reports about the...

Advertisement Fallacies and Wishful Thinking

Critical thinking is very important as it enables a person to think rationally and make wise choices. The most important aspect I have learned in critical thinking is how to be wary of fallacies, specifically wishful thinking fallacies in advertisements for women’s products. This means that before I make any...

The Ballad Singer: An In-Depth Look at Video Game Creation and Design

Executive Summary The project involves creating “The Ballad Singer,” a unique role-playing videogame developed by a group of Italian designers, which has elements of a visual novel. It provides players with opportunities to play according to multiple (about 1700) paths or stories that have 40 endings. This videogame primarily depends...

Key Points from the UN Speech on Global Food Security Issues

Introduction One of the clearest indicators that blogs are here to stay is the fact that so many famous authors, writers with published works to their names, and journalists from the old-school paper and print era have all taken up blogging to some degree. In the words of Tom Ferrick,...

Social Media Categories: Tools & Community Health Impact

Social media has played an important role in people’s lives. There are five categories of social media: social networks, social bookmarking sites, social news sites, blogs, and microblogs. This paper aims to discuss these categories, to single out popular and cutting-edge tools, to compare them, and to outline how these...

Media Role and Coverage in Bahrain

Abstract The current paper is concerned with the topic of the media in the Kingdom of Bahrain. More specifically, the roles that the media play in delivering various types of media content, advertisement, and information are investigated. Four main categories of media are covered: television, radio, print newspapers and magazines,...

The Media Broadcasting of Terror Attacks

Introduction Today, the media plays an important role in the life of any person living in a developed society. We rely on the media for information and entertainment and obtain the vast part of our knowledge about world politics through mass media sources, such as newspapers, television, or the Internet....

Innovative Radio Advertising Strategies for Chicago-Based Companies

Introduction The number of individuals willing to join the US army has been declining within the past five years. This is the situation despite the fact that more youths between 17 and 24 years of age are available and eligible for enlistment without being waived (Smith). This paper proposes a...

Leveraging Twitter for Product Development and Marketing

Twitter was initially launched by Evan Williams and his colleagues as an online service for communication with friends and family. However, it has gradually evolved, and how Twitter can be used for conveying a large number of different messages whether personal, public, or commercial ones. While discussing Twitter’s benefits in...

The Media Revolution & Advertisement Interrelation

Changes in Media History and Links to Consumer Culture The content that is released to users has been evolving since the 20th century following the influence of technology on mass media agencies. Due to the changes that have been observed in media history, the impact has been felt in various...

German Media’s Silence on Refugee Attacks: Köln 2016

The beginning of the year 2016 was darkened by the sad events that took place in German cities that accepted large groups of refugees from the Middle East countries. Only after one to two weeks since the outrageous events took place, the press began to gradually speak the truth about...

Is Social Networking Bad for Society?

How much time does an average contemporary individual spend using various social media? A modern person starts their day checking social networks for news and messages, during the day this person logs in and out multiple times to review various pages, finally in the end of the day the person...

Guest Blogging: Overcoming Challenges and Maximizing Potential

Introduction Guest blogging has had a rocky road over these last several months. The pundit-sphere was buzzing about the purported demise of guest blogging. This has been prompted by some seriously unsavory practices that remind this writer of bad old days gone by. Those readers old enough to remember radio...

Media Multitasking: TV and Computer Usage Analysis

Introduction Modern gadgets of communication such as laptops, smartphones, and tablets areas a result of advanced technology. These gadgets are both portable and user-friendly features that enable users to multi-task. While research on the individual concurrent media multitasking behavior looks like a fascinating area of study, only a few researchers...

Comparing Online News Sources on Election Coverage

Introduction Three different online news sources were selected for this assignment. The ABC News (2016) is a source that is generally considered to be one of the most authoritative and trustworthy news outlets. It focuses on the breaking news from all over the world and allows the readers to read...

Liberal Media in Herman and Chomsky’s Model

Introduction The video “The Myth of the Liberal Media” has faced a clash of opinions from the side of the general public; it has been both – criticized and highly evaluated since it has raised such controversial issues that could not be ignored. Overall, the video discusses the notion of...

Media’s Role in Addressing Violence: Analysis & Impact

Introduction Many people in society encounter different forms of violence or aggression. The bad news is that communities have not been keen to address this problem using adequate initiatives. In the recent past, diverse platforms have been used to sensitize more individuals about violence and why it should be addressed...

Logical Fallacies in Argumentation: Avoiding Common Pitfalls

Introduction When it comes to arguing in favor of a particular point of view, it is important to keep the would-be deployed line of argumentation free of logical fallacies. The reason for this is apparent – the fewer of these flaws can be found in the written/orally delivered rhetorical piece,...

Sex Scandals in Digital Media News

Sex is a news value that journalists give much attention to. However, the coverage of sex subjects present journalists with lots of decisions to make, some of which are of ethical concerns, yet others are dangerous, with some still being categorized as embarrassing. The public normally has the right to...

Media Freedom in Bahrain: From Independence to Modern Reforms

Executive Summary Bahrain acquired its independence from the British Protectorate in 1971. Following independence, the country’s new constitution was ratified. The constitution provided for freedom of expression for the press within the media laws present at the time. However, some articles in this same constitution had to contradict clauses on...

LGBT Community in News: Uncovering Bias and Prejudice

Introduction The primary goal of this research is to identify how the LGBT community is portrayed by traditional news and to see if any signs of discrimination or unfair treatment are shown. It needs to be said that it is a significant issue that should not be overlooked and has...

Advertising in Political and Social Marketing: A Comprehensive Guide

Advertising Student Name Professor Name Course April 21, 2017 Social Marketing and Political Advertising While some people may still focus solely on commercial use when considering advertising, the use of advertising in political and social marketing is also quite extensive. Advertising is a tool to communicate or sell ideas, concepts,...

International Cultural Festival in Toronto: Annual Celebration of Diversity

Festival Focus The International Cultural Festival in Toronto will be a yearly event that brings together people from different cultures to showcase their uniqueness in the city. The festival will provide a platform for the members of the various international cultures to interact and understand one another. Festival Rational The...

Culture Informed the Creation of the Media Text: Ericksson’s Internet Initiative

Introduction The primary organization I would work for is Ericksson under their development program for greater internet access. One of the defining features of the internet is the sheer amount of information available on virtually every single possible subject that the human imagination can come up with. For most students...

Unified Registration in Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Introduction Facebook Inc. is a large-scale technology conglomerate, most well-known for its primary social media platform Facebook. However, the company also owns popular social media and messaging services such as Instagram, WhatsApp, and others. Each is a separate platform and service, with few to none integration among each other and...

Technological Age vs. Conservative Governance: A 2014 Analysis

Background Statement Newsom and Dickey (2014) noted that the world is progressing towards technological development. Whereas it is moving toward the technological age empowered by science, the systems of governance have remained conservative. Communication and transparency between governments’ agencies and the public are still facilitated by the use of traditional...

Vogue Magazine’s Covers Discussion

Introduction Vogue is an American magazine about fashion, culture, and lifestyles. This is a world-famous journal, and there are various international editions. One of the most striking attributes of this periodical is its covers that reflect the current social and political environment. The main goal of this paper is to...

Journalism Future After Technology Change

Introduction The field of journalism traces its origin back to the early 16th century when the early members of the fourth estate in Europe started publishing news articles for circulation to the public. Particularly, according to Anderson, journalism is a profession that concentrates on the preparation of news for broadcast...

Physical Beauty and Advertising Relationship

Introduction Nowadays, physical attractiveness is one of the most significant criteria for assessing people. It has a robust influence on the process of socialization and significantly affects self-esteem and believing in individual specialness. In general, understanding physical beauty is a complex psychosocial phenomenon, which has its roots in the increased...

Stereotypes of a Typical Arab Portrayed in the Media

Introduction Nowadays, the world faces the problem of battling terrorism and its expansion. Many countries are involved in the confrontation with terrorists, which causes the formation of certain stereotypes of a typical Arab portrayed in the popular and news media. It is generally recognized that a negative image of Arabs...

Signs for Creating Meaning in the Euphoria Perfume Advertising

Signs and Codes Signs and codes in visual arts are described as the means for providing particular information and mood. People understand signs and codes in visuals as living in one and the same society we have common rules for interpreting those signs and codes that helps us understand the...

Sociological Research in Academic vs. Media Representations

Introduction: On the Sociological Research A sociological research is one of the experiments that can be carried out with the help of different means and from a number of viewpoints and aspects. Among the most widespread ones, the media representations and the sociological research can be spotted; each provides quite...

Why Employees Should Place Positive Information on Their Social Networking

Introduction Today, more than ever before, hiring professionals in contemporary organizations are increasingly using social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter as screening tools for potential employees (Root & McKay 202). This predisposition is being facilitated by the proliferation of social networking sites, which has afforded individuals new means...

Emirates Group: Advertising and Passenger Communications

Executive summary This is a business report on the advertising at Emirates Group. It entails the Group’s strategies and activities on passenger communication, visual services, and advertising. The report discusses the activities of advertising, which include, budgeting factors based on the ROI and accountability, Information, Communications, Entertainment (ICE), flight Passenger...

The Vietnam War: Interplay Between National Security and Media Freedom

According to Errington & Miragliotta, the American government used national security to inflict more control on civil autonomy and media (2007, p.6). National security influenced the media to put across their preferred views. National security manipulated the media to portray the opponents as untrustworthy and weak individuals. National security used...

The Power of Persuasive Business and Social Ads: Insights from TED Talks

Media is a powerful tool for transferring important messages can change the opinions of the public or make a difference by supporting a particular point of view or persuade to change one’s opinion. This paper will examine three examples of such persuasive messages found in media. A persuasive message is...

Legal and Social Implications of the Rolling Stones Campus Rape Incident

Introduction The truth in the case From a close evaluation of the story, one is in a position to tell that the Rolling Stone’s version of the story, “A Rape Case on Campus”, is a story of journalistic failure that could be avoided. The narrative’s failure involved poor reporting, editorial...

Using Social Media to Spread Information in Activism and Revolutions

Introduction The significant developments in technology, especially the use of social media has simplified the way like-minded individuals air their grievances and articulate positions on issues of interest. In this modern society, social media is like a traditional community, where aggravated individuals converge in a common place to plan for...

Persuasion in Health, Sports and Business Ads

Today, the power of persuasion is one of the most important aspects in many organizations. Some companies use persuasion to make people pay more attention to their products and services. Some organizations use this technique to motivate people and provide them with opportunities. Media is the field where persuasion messages...

Journalistic Ethics in Practice: Analyzing The Guardian and Edward Snowden’s Case

Introduction The case study discussed in this research paper is that of Edward Snowden and the series of embarrassing allegations and leaks that were printed by the UK based newspaper, Guardian, against the mass surveillance system that the US government had established along with the National Security Agency (NSA) (Greenwald,...

Monica Lewinsky Scandal’s Impact on Hillary Clinton’s Political Image

Introduction Public opinion about a person is usually based on the image created by the media. Politics, celebrities, famous people, and anyone else caught by the lens of a camera become dependent on the information produced by the journalists of all kinds. Media has powerful tools to shape public opinion:...

Promoting Savings Among Youth: Challenges and Strategies

Introduction Studies show that young people do not save, and this behavior follows them into adulthood under the assumption that the government will take care of their needs in old age. People find it difficult to put some money aside because there always seems to be an urgent need for...

Effective Social Media Communication Management Techniques for Businesses

Communication is an integral part of modern society, as well as the business world. It is not only a way to exchange information or attract people. Communication is a means to improve management and job performance and achieve positive results and competitive advantage (Clampitt, 2016). Nowadays, many organizations underline the...

Cyclefest: UK’s Premier Cycling Festival & Market Analysis

Market Analysis Cyclefest can be described as an open area event that is attempting to take advantage of the growing popularity of cycling and outdoor festivals (Beard and Ross 2013). It is based on this that it can be classified as a form of events tourism wherein people from various...