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Industries” states, “One study found, for instance, that two years of viewing Sesame Street by European-American preschoolers was associated with more positive attitudes toward African and Latino Americans. Another study found that white children exposed to a negative television portrayal of African-Americans had a negative change in attitude toward blacks” (Diversity in film and television: MediaScope). In addition to this Mastro states “In an early study examining the implications of…

When you watch the news, do you ever question what they are telling you, or do you not even think about it because that is the single source for the information being told? Interestingly enough, the government has actually been controlling the media and the way the media conveys the news since 1917 when JP Morgan hired high ranking news managers. They were asked to determine the most influential newspapers and media outlets in America, and buy them out. They did this so they can control the…

How did the Paramount Decision alter the direction of film making? United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc., also known as the Hollywood Antitrust Case of 1948, greatly altered the future of filmmaking in several ways. This ruling was the result of all of the major studios being sued by the United States Department of Justice in 1938 for unfair trade practices. As the result of this ruling, the major movie studios were forced to do away with block-booking of short films, reduce the…

People no longer care about the possible outcomes that owning a gun can have, including ending lives. It has gotten to the point where the constant coverage of guns by the media and by classic television is demeaning and dehumanizing people, and they no longer really accept the potential that guns have. People are losing their humanity, their empathy, their sympathy, and control, and it is only going to cause future problems if the gun epidemic…

nominated for ten (The Big Lebowski). Coming in third place was Disney’s A Bug’s Life. A bugs Life won 14 awards and was nominated for 19, including one oscar (A Bug’s Life). Despite these amazing and well known movies being released, just watching television was just as…

France. So the government of France increased its border controls and increased the police’s power as the military prepare in a national emergency. The television and the…

appear as commercials. Commercials are the quickest way to influence and effectively install a perceived necessity through an emotional appeal. A quintessential example of commercials that convey emotions is political commercials. Since the dawn of television, politicians have taken advantage of visual media, airing commercials in an attempt to strengthen their political campaign. Commercials are a valuable weapon in a political arsenal, because it is the most effective way to deliver messages…

The Vietnam War was a very significant period for the United States. However, a new kind of war is developing. It is very different from the mass conflict of the First World War when governments mobilized millions of men and vast industrial resources (Cockburn). In recent statistics, wars have got smaller, but are equally and, on occasions, more vicious than the past. The United States tries to avoid conflict with other countries and nations, but however, that does not stop us from getting…

however he argues the main cause of the decline of social capital is increased viewership and popularity of television. Putnam elaborates on his supposition: Each hour spent viewing television is associated with less social trust and less group membership, while each hour reading a newspaper is associated with more. An increase in television viewing of the magnitude that the United States has experienced in the last four decades might directly account for as much as one quarter to one-half of…

elected to the United States Congress for three terms and to the United States Senate twice.In Kennedy’s Inaugural address he states, “And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country”. This address impacted the citizens because it inspired them to new possibilities. Also, it raised their goals of themselves, and of their nation. People joined the Peace Corps, Green Berets, and hundreds of people went to Washington to be part of the “New…