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of the masses to control the subconscious of all society, in order to create a society where people obey the dominant forces that shape policy, norms, and knowledge. A prominent example would be the “Fox News Effect,” which exemplifies how the broadcasting of Fox News on cable network is a key factor in the voting for republican candidates (Bartlett 8). This a problem, considering some republicans believe global warming was invented by the Chinese, thus allows the viewers to avoid the urgency…

experience a Baby Boom in the 1900’s their fertility rates actually dropped. This is mainly due to the impact that Telenovelas has had on them. In the 1900’s Brazil experienced a growth of television expansion in the home, growth of television broadcasting, and growth of the amount of airing time. This has now lead Brazil to be one of the largest television audiences in the world. It has just changed the fertility rates but also the interactions that people have between one another as stated in…

The debate on whether television programs are making society more educated has gone on for years. Author Steven Johnson goes into extensive and specific research about this topic in his article, “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”. Throughout the writing piece, Johnson discusses the differences in television from two decades ago, a decade ago, fives years ago versus television now. His argument is strongly saying that TV series’ and programs have advanced conspicuously by introducing more complexity…

Parks and Van Der Haak (2012) due to the vast amount of content made available by the internet, fragmentation of news broadcast audiences has occurred. As well as increasing the speed of news distribution, this has resulted in media organisations broadcasting to suit niche audiences; hence, the development of entertainment news for increased ratings (Chadwick, 2014). Furthermore, the internet has allowed broadcast media organisations to converge online, across multiple platforms, integrating…

The person who I interviewed was Oscar Ward, a Paramedic Captain. The focus of the interview was the communication system between the firefighters, and with the other emergency agencies. Captain Ward mentioned that face-to-face is their primary way of communication within the fire department, and with the other emergency agencies. In other emergency circumstances, radio will be another common communication system to use. It caught my attention on how does the communication system work during…

Every sporting league has many options on how to present games to their audience; however, there are two genres that have become standard: television and radio. Each of these mediums have certain well-established conventions which work to effectively present the games to their respective audiences. Some of these conventions are shared by both genres, such as yelling to amplify excitement, and describing the game in detail to bring it to life for those watching or listening from home. But, there…

Broadcasting presidential elections on television has been influential in the United States since the 1960’s. Some think it has heavily influenced who is elected, made elections fairer and more accessible, and even moved candidates from pursuing issues to pursuing image. Holding a presidential election today without a television debate would seem almost undemocratic, that’s not what many people thought at the time of the first debates. First of all, the advent of television in the late 1940’s…

Despite that the first television station in Chile was established in Valparaiso, a port city two hours distant from Santiago, the capital, broadcasting is a highly centralized industry and this feature has been consolidating since the early 1990s. “The transition initiated a period of major transformation, with the introduction of privately owned commercial broadcasting and cable television. The advent of these new outlets consolidated a U.S.-style commercial model, stimulated cross-media…

One company that I previously interned for and would be interested in pursuing a career at is WGBH, a radio and television facility located in the Brighton suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. The first thing I wanted to know is what the call letters WGBH stand for. After some research I discovered that the “W” – indicates that the station is located east of the Mississippi River (a “K” is used for stations to the west) and “GBH” - stands for Great Blue Hill (named for the blue hue of the granite…

One comparison that I would like to note, is the way the radio is portrayed throughout the movie. There are several scenes throughout the entire movie where a radio was used. One specific scene is towards the end of the movie, where Red Pollard is not able to race because of his injuries. Instead, he gets to hear the entire race, in detail, while listening to his radio (Ross, 1:40). All throughout the movie, there are scenes similar to this one. Whether it was families listening to a broadcast,…