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political context; in other words, in the post-broadcast era, narrowcasting is an effective communication method by which the President can gain leverage. Today’s political context largely consists of polarized parties and fragmented media, which deems broadcasting messages ineffective in rallying the public to pressure members of the Congress to support the President. When employing narrowcasting the President primarily targets three subsets: their party base, interest groups, and localities…

and studio facilities, the get it from radio networks. Programs sometimes became fixed in half-hour or quarter-hour blocks which featured a wide variety of formats to explore. Soap operas such as Ma Perkins and The Guiding Light kept housewives company throughout the afternoon. Adventure series including Little Orphan Annie and the science-fiction show Flash Gordon were what children listened to. Situation comedies calls Amos ‘n’ Andy was the most popular show ever broadcast. Amos ‘n’ Andy…

Only a few years ago, RadioShack was known as a multibillion dollar company and one of the nation’s largest retailers of electronics. The business was started by two young brothers Theodore and Milton Deutschmann from London, England in 1921. The brothers opened the initial store in downtown Boston to provide the public with radio equipment, sales and services. In addition, the company was a leading provider of “ham” radio and ship radio equipment to consumers. RadioShack would grow slightly…

Westinghouse, the United Fruit Company (UFC), and AT&T, to pool patents and research, and to coordinate radio development. Its formation received congressional support due to its ability to keep radio control in US hands in the face of foreign competitors like Marconi and after Congress denied the Navy of control of radio in the 1918 Congressional Radio Hearings which also excluded amateurs. Through the alliance of these corporations, RCA was a vertically integrated company with each corporation…

Advertising has a huge influence on its audience in todays world. Ads can be found on billboards, in stores, on food packaging, on clothing, or any other place. Some ads are very effective and easily persuade its viewer to buy a product or take action. Ads by the Centers for Disease Control effectively promote the influenza vaccine to a range of audiences using several persuasive techniques. A specific ad from them states "Spread Music. Not Flu." A photograph of two young adults listening to…

did not perform background checks on its’ salesmen. The woman and her husband fought to sue Kirby, and the case made it all the way to the Supreme Court. Six judges ruled in her favor, the woman won, but Greg Abbot agreed with company against the victim saying the company was not responsible for the crime. The narrator ends with "Thank God, this time Greg Abbot lost," and the last caption reads, "Gregg Abbot another insider, not working for you"(Youtube). Anyone can see that this was a…

Media has gained a very large popularity in the world over the last few decades, especially within many different aspects of religion. As the popularity of the media has risen, the United States has seen a decline in the harshness of religiosity. Religion was once a pathway of life for many individuals but today, religion seems to have become just another channel on your television. The Evangelistic church is one that shows a very apparent use of media to spread their religion. The media is…

In today’s world, we constantly come across different forms of advertisement through different platforms such as, Print, Internet, Radio, and TV. Depending on how advertisers choose to present their product may affect consumers in a positive or negative way. Advertisers use signs of cultural desires and consciousness in their ads, to inform consumers about their product or service while also trying to persuade them to buy it. In one particular Taylor Swift ad, advertisers use techniques such as…

Ten Network Holdings owned Network Ten, one of the various five free-to-air channels in Australia, is an Australian commercial broadcasting network. The headquarters are located in Pyrmont, New South Wales, however stations can be found in all capital cities of Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane, airing to televisions all around the country. The channel, part of a slowly disintegrating form of media consumption has encountered a large loss, however, has attempted to stay up to date…

New technology showed people how to make their lives easier. The introduction of commercial radio changed how people could receive music and news. The radio gave people access to a wide variety of music (Jazz par. 2). Cars were being produced quicker and cheaper by the invention of the assembly line. This made cars affordable for the middle class (Jazz par. 5). Cars, radios, appliances, and telephones became common household items (Jazz par. 4). Another thing that technology changed were movies.…