Kris Marshall

Two-step flow model is a model developed by Paul Lazarsfeld and his colleagues in the 1940s. This theory states that media influence, the information we receive from the mass media, often works in two stages. Firstly, media content like facts and views are picked up by opinion leaders in different groups. They can be friends, workmates, movie stars, politicians or anyone else who is considered influential and they usually have the respect of opinion followers due to their status in social class.…

Joseph McCarthy Few people in American history have ever plunged the country into panic as Joseph McCarthy did in the 1950s. He single-handedly fabricated a scandal he claimed reached into the highest branches of the US government. Lacking substantial evidence, he accused various senators, representatives, and officials of being communist spies. His infamous “list” of such people was comprised of information that was “either taken from other sources or misremembered or just made up” (Kelley).…

Judicial restraint; what is it, or better yet, who is it? Judicial restraint is a judicial theory in which the judge does not administer his or her own political preferences onto the ruling of any certain case. One key characteristic of a judge who adheres to this judicial theory is the hesitancy to strike down laws, because judicial restrainers do not see themselves as being able to make law from the bench. Other major corresponding characteristics and ideologies judicial restrainers frequently…

Lars and the Real Girl, written by Nancy Oliver and directed by Craig Gillespie, is a heartwarming movie about the acceptance of others. The protagonist, Lars, has to face his differences that he has from other people so he can learn to love himself and let others love him just the same. However, the movie isn’t just about Lars being able to overcome his own problems, but the many other challenges people are faced with when learning to accept one another. The character Lars serves as an ‘other’…

internet example by shorting text and adding more informing/ advertisement “hyperlinks” and to make people accept the information that is given to them without looking for origin of the information. Carr as well expressed that media theorist Marshall McLuhan explained the media are not only the place to get information from, but rather it is selective information to think about. Carr emphasize that the media is changing the way our mind works, by choosing the information that it has…

Recent years have opened up a new window for technology to impact the lives of millions across the globe at the same time. This innovation has provided for the fast spread of news and information through the gateway of media. With open access for anybody, and often unfiltered information available to all ages, our early generations are getting tastes of reality, sometimes earlier than they can handle or even process. Though there are plenty of positive and encouraging pathways led by the media,…

I. Introduction Popular culture is generally recognized as the vernacular or people’s culture that predominates in a society (Delaney, n.d.) and is everywhere (West, 2012). Popular culture, better known as “pop culture”, had been affecting our lives, whether we are aware of it or not. It is over the internet, over the radio and over the television. Pop culture’s effect on the society is evident on the way people think and perceive things such as beauty, quality and societal norms—What seemed…

Media is one of the ways of communication in today’s century. It is widely used in societies everyday living. Media could influence society both negatively and positively. Overexposure to media can cause information overload, but with the right use leads to a global exchange in information. The reason we have to be aware in the way we use the media. According to Malani Oak (2016), one negative effect of media is that it may affect a person’s health and lifestyle. Since we all know that using…

Media is a powerful source in manipulating people in thinking a certain way. It is inevitable not to hear or see the news, protests, violence, ads, and especially gun law topic. Media is popular in our society and when there is a burden of a situation media brings up discussions and questioning if the laws are well written or need modifications. This is where the politics are targets and making them question the constitutional amendment of gun laws. To influence the public, they discuss the…

Communication implements devices from various configurations, trials and errors which end up creating popular forms of media. The philosopher Marshall McLuhan coined throughout his existence states that the “medium is the message”. This phrase transcends simple communication, and poses the propositions of how influential the devices of communication on society are and to what degree the information…