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club like Cotton located in Chicago and, listen to jazz performed by African Americans. As the same token as, the commercial radio. The airwaves became the medium to hear their news and entertainment. Its purpose was to support the growth of the consumer culture, local stations linked up with national station, such as: NBC or CBS. As well as motion pictures, eclipsed all other forms of entertainment. Major industry centered in Hollywood- booming stars such…

on the television, read a newspaper, or scroll through social media, you are most likely going to witness the same thing – the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. Especially since we are in the ‘Digital Age’ along with the 24 hour news cycle, there is always breaking news or new findings of information to be reported at any minute of the day. I believe the media has had a huge impact on our current presidential race. This is due to the fact that the mainstream media contains a great deal of bias.…

their vast borders have been shared and disputed between the two nations and its people, with different problems arising such as illegal immigration and, more importantly, the mass trafficking of drugs and narcotics. In fact, it’s reported from NBC News that over 1.4 million pounds of marijuana alone will be seized in Arizona in the year of 2014. That’s not even including every other illegal narcotic to enter the United States, or the unregistered amount of marijuana that wasn’t taken by…

(Matsa). Although a vast majority of Media companies are English, there are a few Spanish speaking ones who have struggled to stay afloat. Univision and until recently Telemundo, were amongst some of the highest watched Television channels by Latinos. “NBC purchasing Telemundo” (Crossley 94) is an example of the power that American media companies have over Spanish media companies. American Television companies are buying out Spanish companies which have been a source of entertainment and…

The Great Depression The great depression took everyone in the united states on a rollercoaster of anxiety and worry before it could possibly get any better. The crash of 1921: The diagram below shows how the stock market of S&P index rises and falls. It started off at about eight dollars, then dropped about one dollar. This was still happening but more towards the favor of the companies by going up more so than down. In 1929 the top 500 best public companies (financially wise) were at their…

Intelligence Agency in the early 1950s was uncovered. It was exposed as the clandestine activity of those who wanted to dictate the opinions of the subscribers of news and general media. There are those who control the media, and want to sway public opinion. As early as Operation Mockingbird it was reported that reporters within large news organizations were paid to illegitimately influence domestic and foreign thinking. Now, with technology driving digital marketing even more deeply into…

Hurricane Patricia hit land on Oct. 23. It set records for being the strongest hurricane ever based on the barometric pressure (879 millibars), the speed it changed from a tropical storm to a category 5 hurricane (24 hours), and the faster sustainable winds (200 mph). Hurricane Patricia starting forming in the Pacific, but didn’t hit anybody’s radar until it started to form a tropical storm in the Gulf of Tehuantepec which is in the Pacific Ocean west of the Mexican state of Chiapas. The storm…

people's attention towards news broadcast. In fact, the news dedicated throughout decades to present current event news on a local and global scale to most people .Although, that phrase is still heard in today’s several newscasts, it no longer has the validity and credibility as it did decades ago . In addition, news companies have shifted their news priorities from presenting hard news to soft news. This due to the fact that news corporation have focused on reporting soft news that is more…

technology, society has found more sources for news. Nowadays media has expanded to many more choices for the public. There are both advantages and disadvantages with many choices. Media has become merely focused on getting ratings, making money and covering easy stories, while keeping viewers intrigued. Media is a good way for people to stay informed, however it does not always inform the total truth. Media is a source where people can look for news and stay up to date, but what some of the…

information and bias in the news. Democrats run the media. For example - in 2012, when interviewing President Obama 60 Minutes never referenced his past problems in college. They only mentioned what He had a done in politics. Likewise, in an interview with CBS - Mitt Romney was attacked for…