Broadcasting

On any given day the average American is bombarded with hundreds of advertisements. These can be found on massive billboards while driving, on the internet, on television, and on just about every other medium. Advertisements aim to cause their audience to go out and do one thing or another, whether that be to buy a product or join a cause. Either way, all of these companies and groups who produce advertisements, tend to rely heavily upon the rhetorical appeals, ethos, pathos, and logos, to…

Media is seen everywhere and everyday, but it does not show everything. In George Orwell’s 1984, the media is used to spread propaganda for the Party, the main government in the novel. Media censorship and selectivity are used in favor of the government as part of propaganda. Today, the media is more influential than ever. Governments around the world still currently use techniques of propaganda with the media to establish a sense of authority. George Orwell uses propaganda through the media to…

Since the birth of communication, the media has been used to convey information to anyone willing to absorb it. It began with the publications of newspapers and magazines. It reached new heights with the inventions of the radio, television, and Internet, and now with smartphones the media is accessible at any given time in our daily lives. With each new form of communication the media has been given a stronger hold on our society, which has given it the ability to shape popular culture and…

How many times have you turned on the television, logged on to the internet, or bought a local paper to find local or world news through these sources? The media plays a key role in the development of society. Many people think the media has little effect on how you view the world, but the fact of the matter is the media has more effect on your views than you think. The roots of media bias go back to the nineteenth century, and complaints about bias in part reflect a questionable idea about the…

In today’s world, advertisements are one of the most powerful tools aimed to persuade people to behave or act in a certain way. Marketing agents around the world are trying to make the best advertisements that will be persuasive and will direct people towards some ideology. The majority of the advertisements are aimed to convince people to buy a certain product. Because TV and radio channels as well as newspapers are the most popular media sources, corporations find that they are also the best…

A Great Actor and Comedian Bob Hope Bob Hope was among my favorite actors and performers. He was never what you could call a handsome movie star but he was very likeable. I enjoyed watching him in the movies and on TV and his smile was always infectious. On May 29, 2003 this wonderful personality celebrated his 100th birthday. There were about 35 U.S. states which declared this to be Bob Hope Day. To honor him a public ceremony was held in Hollywood, California. On this day city official…

Advertisements (ads) are a way of communicating with the world. It can be an audio or visual form of marketing communication. There are many things that can be advertised like ideas, goods, services as well as events. Many things come along with advertising like having the right platform, money to do the things one wants, having a sponsor and carefully preparing. Etc. Advertising can be on store windows, online videos, packaging, magazines, events, doing your advertisement the right way gets…

The reading for this week declared accurate data of how the media (newspapers articles and television stations) can control and manipulate salience and how it impacts the general public on immigration as a whole. I did appreciate the article speaking of the reasons why the media uses only certain data or stories to release. The media has studied Americans and knows what will encourage them to watch the news or read their articles. The news media is the gatekeeper to what the public hears…

XI, The black shoes: Bitterfield 1935. A mother is peeling potatoes while the daughter is doing her homework in a working-class flat. The daughter ask the mother if she could have two pfennings for the week. This way she can make the trip to the country because her teacher said Hitler wants the town people to get closer with the farmers. The mother does not have the money but said she will try. The daughter starts to help her peel potatoes when she ask her if she has to wear the old black shoes…

Problems in the world are presented through television. Before the invention of newspapers and other media, information was spread through the word of mouth and later in written forms. When television was invented, communication became visible and information was being spread instantaneously. However, electronic media is reshaping the culture in which we live today by televising serious issues into a form of entertainment. Neil Postman, the author of his 1985 Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public…