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journalists can also specify what subject they want to specialize in, they do not always have a choice when it comes to covering a certain topic. Bloggers, therefore, are sometimes biased in their work, a characteristic that is frowned upon in journalism, as journalism is mainly about being objective. As a result of these differences, bloggers should not be considered as…

In the early 20th century, approximately 50 corporations controlled the majority of all news media in the United States. Today, ownership of the news media has been controlled by just six incredibly wealthy powerful media corporations. Comcast, News Corp, Viacom, Disney, Time Warner and CBS own 90% of the media people depend on for news and information. In 198, 90% of the media was owned by 50 companies so what happened? The Telecommunications Act of 1996, changed the telecommunications…

Everyone knows how much power the press and advertising have in shaping the news, how its choice of stories and words influence its readers. What are the media? Do the media reflect the views and values of society or is being influenced by it? The term media can be defined as the whole form of mass communications, including newspaper, magazine, television, and internet. As states in her article, “Television has become a scapegoat for all sorts of societal and cultural ills. Critics blame…

Thesis: Conspiracy theories revolve around Hollywood because our society is obsessed with fortune and fame, people want to relate to famous personalities, and it gives people an opportunity to make sense of the unexplainable. For this research paper, I decided to report on conspiracy theories as they relate to the world of fame. As a thought process, conspiracy theories sparked an interest in me. The mystery that surrounds unusual events is something most of us wonder about. The idea of…

The Media and Civil Rights The civil rights movement is one of many historical events in American history. Media was the key to the civil rights movement success in America. One of the major impacts was that of the south and the drastic increase of televisions in homes of the American people. As well as the change in reporting styles and what was reported. There are some significant subjects that truly helped move the civil rights movement along. Print media, television, and journalist were the…

The media has made a big influence in our lives. From the print media where we read newspapers, magazines, and journals to broadcasting media through television and radio, we all have experienced using these types of media. It has been a little over a decade since the outbreak of social media has drastically changed the way we view ourselves, the way we see others and the way we interact with the world around us. The Medium is the Message by Marshall McLuhan and Writing Restructures…

Uses and gratification theory is one of many communications theories that help to explain human’s relationship with mass media. The main idea is that people turn to media to assist them in fulfilling certain needs that used to be filled by just talk to other people. The uses and gratifications theory (UGT) is a way of understanding why audiences use media and what they use it for. It can be applied to many areas of society from entertainment to news content. However, it’s relevance in social…

Title: Unreal Stories with Real Fun Once, an American daily paper feature writer, political observer, and humorist Molly Ivins said that parody is customarily the weapon of the feeble against the strong. May be she is right, but sometimes when engaging strengths of parody and innovation meet, it makes a dangerous mix. Many believe that and appreciate that too. This is obvious from the accomplishment of satirical sites, for example, The Oatmeal, The Onion and our own special Faking News, Unreal…

Just What Is It That Makes Today’s America So Different? is based off Richard Hamilton’s style of collage. Specifically, the work that first inspired it was Hamilton’s Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing? from 1956, which parodied advertising images (Usborne 112). Hamilton’s style was attractive because it has a clear voice about American advertising and what Americans are attracted to or reeled in to like. So many of the things that are advertised today or are…

In Matthew A. Baum’s book Soft News Goes to War, he asserts that people with little to no concern in politics get their information about politics from soft news-news with the main purpose of entertaining but also provides some information on political events. Baum insists that nowadays, newscasters are becoming more capable of sparking people's’ interest in politics through entertainment, which results in non-political buffs learning some recent news about politics. He states that this could…