the home for all things movie and entertainment. However, recently it seems as if Americans have caused an impact great enough to set them back in terms of dominating the movie world. An article from USA Today discusses the impact that Hollywood has had in other countries outside the states. Bowles (2013) reported that U.S. audiences are taking a back seat to moviegoers across the globe — particularly in Asia. Specifically, movies are being released in other countries before they hit the states. According to the 2012 MPAA industry study, the Asian market grew 15% in 2012 to $10.4 billion (Bowles, 2013). The international movie box office has appeared to benefit far greater than the American movie box office. In regards to television, the
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Specifically, missionaries around the world are given the incredible privilege to share the gospel through it. TWR, Trans World Radio, is known as one of the largest media ministries in the world when it comes to AM, short wave radio production. They aim towards reaching out to countries that are opposed to Christianity or taken over by a religion, such as Islam. An article put out by the Christian Post discussed the overall impact. Murashko (2013) mentioned a quote from the director, who said “we have a potential reach of 3.8 billion listeners, and we also translate, adapt, and contextualize content into the heart language of an end user in over two hundred and thirty languages and in over one hundred and sixty countries.” Yet, it even goes a step further with the web portal, TWR 360. This allows the listeners to go from listening to their radios in their own languages, to seeing a fully translated site that has resources from hundreds of ministries. American media is utilized to encourage many around the world in their faith through organizations like …show more content…
A journal of the association for Psychological Science (2009) advocated to improve psychology in lower income, developing countries through various sources of the media. One major issue is that students cannot afford even the greatly discounted textbooks. Myers (2009) suggests that the answer to advance teaching is through Web-based, interactive e-books. These will benefit the students greater because they are customizable, affordable, and accountable. The journal later mentioned that specifically in Africa, the internet is expanding. Therefore, the opportunity to implement these e-books is much greater than ever. Myers (2009) added in this journal that a colleague from the University of Namibia mentioned that their available computer stations limit students to about one hour of weekly Internet. As this accessibility expands, a foundation for teaching psychology in this capacity can be
Specifically, missionaries around the world are given the incredible privilege to share the gospel through it. TWR, Trans World Radio, is known as one of the largest media ministries in the world when it comes to AM, short wave radio production. They aim towards reaching out to countries that are opposed to Christianity or taken over by a religion, such as Islam. An article put out by the Christian Post discussed the overall impact. Murashko (2013) mentioned a quote from the director, who said “we have a potential reach of 3.8 billion listeners, and we also translate, adapt, and contextualize content into the heart language of an end user in over two hundred and thirty languages and in over one hundred and sixty countries.” Yet, it even goes a step further with the web portal, TWR 360. This allows the listeners to go from listening to their radios in their own languages, to seeing a fully translated site that has resources from hundreds of ministries. American media is utilized to encourage many around the world in their faith through organizations like …show more content…
A journal of the association for Psychological Science (2009) advocated to improve psychology in lower income, developing countries through various sources of the media. One major issue is that students cannot afford even the greatly discounted textbooks. Myers (2009) suggests that the answer to advance teaching is through Web-based, interactive e-books. These will benefit the students greater because they are customizable, affordable, and accountable. The journal later mentioned that specifically in Africa, the internet is expanding. Therefore, the opportunity to implement these e-books is much greater than ever. Myers (2009) added in this journal that a colleague from the University of Namibia mentioned that their available computer stations limit students to about one hour of weekly Internet. As this accessibility expands, a foundation for teaching psychology in this capacity can be