Radio stations

As our society becomes more technologically advanced, many things advance with it. This includes criminal investigations, which can be aided by infrared spectroscopy. IR spectroscopy deals with the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. This region is light with a longer wavelength and lower frequency than visible light. (Wikipedia) IR Spectroscopy is a method to identify substances based on their absorption of infrared wavelengths. It is a study of how the molecules of substances can…

During the 1950s, television turned into a viable promoting medium. With home and television, the auto turned out to be a piece of the “standard customer bundle” of the 1950s. TV sets travel through a sequential construction system. TV started to develop and get high number appraisals as the years went on. In the 1950s the ratings hours were seen at 4 hours and 36 minutes, in the 1960s it was seen at 5 hours and 6 minutes, and in the 70s it was seen at 5 hours and 54 minutes. During this time in…

mimics the media’s movement. Not only is the media inconsistent, but it is also invasive. Private households are now dominated by other worldly distractions due to overexposure of the media. Media not just in the form of television, internet, and radio, but the media Gitlin did not emphasize is also influential. Music is just as manipulative as television and internet. Hip Hop music, for example, negatives influences its listeners due to its lyrics…

Martin Cooper, inventor of the first portable cellular telephone, once said: “Given a choice, people will demand the freedom to communicate wherever they are, unfettered by the infamous copper wire.” Martian believed that people would always want to communicate with each other at any given moment, in response to that; he created one of the greatest inventions known to man. The enhancement of technology has resulted in the increase of gaining knowledge and the incline of communication. We can see…

U.S. Cultural Trends (50’s/ 60’s) Media Television enters households in the 50s Media wants to target more people, so they made shows and broadcasted things that were less offensive and more family friendly I love lucy was a popular tv show in the 50s, Bewitched and Dick Van Dyke in the 60s Color tv was picking up in the mid to late 60s People only had landlines, no cell phones yet Music Elvis came into light, much to the dismay of parents Rock and roll was spreading like wildfire The 60s was a…

. Television networks broadcast live on a small broadcast delay to give them the ability to censor or cut out any information that is not appropriate for the broadcast. In occasional circumstances, the material is not censored in time to prevent it from being displayed to the audience. This can be from technical difficulties including someone just forgetting to place the delay switch on. The network’s purpose is to keep unappropriated material these things off of the air, but for whatever…

Jersey!” (Radio Listeners in Panic, Taking War Drama as Fact, The New York Times) “War of the Worlds” by Koch Howard. E, explains how a radio show/drama caused thousands of people to believe the world was going to end. Radio drama/show “War of the World” caused thousands of people to believe the world was being attacked by “martians”, many people freaked and panicked trying to figure out what to do. The radio show “War of the Worlds” was believed by thousands of people mostly, because the radio…

I would say I watch TV on average about fifty hours a week. I believe television has affected my thinking on government and politic. I watch Fox News for coverage of politics and governmental issues. I occasionally watch some liberal news outlets. However, I find that Fox News typically contain and share information that shows little filtration. The O'Reilly Factor is one source of Fox News that has no filtering of the news that I enjoy watching. Television has helped shape my view of social…

Living in a world powered by technology one is able to live a well informed life without necessarily having an education. In the world of today one can access the news through the internet, television, radio, mobile phone apps and social media. While each hold different credibility, the answer to any question can be found if googled correctly. It may feel as though humans are the ones in control with all of this wealth of information, but are we really? Any one who has the right amount of power…

For the past weeks I have been monitoring and recording three different days of my own media consumption. Media to me personally is computer use, cell phone use for entertainment other than phone calls and reading the paper. Basically, being involved or cut off from what is happening around me at the time. I started my journey by doing my no media day first. I did not use the internet on this day nor did I check the school website in 24 hours. I work unusual hours at work between 11pm and 7:30am…