Analysis of How the Media Portrayed the Clinton / Lewinsky Affair
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This 9 page report discusses the politics of the media in its coverage of the President Clinton Monica Lewinsky affair. Issues of news vs. propaganda, gender, the role of the media in the larger story, and other 'newsworthiness' aspects are commented on. Bibliography lists 9 sources. Clintlew.wps,
Filename: Clinmedi.wps

Media & Politics / Politicians & Public Polls
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An 8 page paper that explores the issue of 'polls as oracles,' and posits that the media should take steps to improve their poll taking abilities because of misleading results. The writer takes the viewpoint of polls and how they affect political processes, especially as they relate to politicians and smear campaigns and how this relates to the public acceptance of those tactics and poll results. The paper presents various examples of how polling and smear campaigns have fared around the world, but emphasis is on American politics and media. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Campolis.wps

Vietnam War And The Media
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A 15 page paper explaining the media's role in the way the Vietnam war was perceived. The writer explains how different types of media influenced public opinion in both the USA and Canada. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Vietnamm.doc

Television/ Ideology, Globalization and Audience Reception
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A 7 page research paper that examines the topic of television, particularly comedies, and how the spread of this medium can be seen as fulfilling the predictions of cultural commentator Marshall McLuhan. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: 99sesst.wps

Book Analysis / Understanding Media
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An 8 page paper giving a critical review of Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media. The writer describes McLuhan's theories and argues critical points.
Filename: McLuhan.wps

Executive Press Censorship & War / Adding Salt To The Wound?
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7 pages in length. There were three primary concerns for instituting executive press censorship during Operation Desert Storm: the questionable tactics the media use to purportedly report the truth; the very real chance of classified information reaching enemy hands; and the ever present possibility of reporters getting harmed or even killed while covering the front lines. These issues are significant to the field of communications law, because they represent the sanctity of privacy that is so instrumental in the overall safety of wartime activities. The writer addresses these three issues as they pertain the censorship implementation. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Warpress.doc

The Impact of the Media on Diplomacy
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This 11 page paper considers the impact of the mass media on diplomacy, and looks at incidences that include the Gulf War and the war in Kosovo and how the media has shaped public perspectives and diplomacy. This paper also considers the recent actions by Jesse Jackson to gain the release of 3 American servicemen and the roll that the media played in this diplomatic effort. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MHmedia.wps

Comparing CBS and NBC News on the Peace Talks Following the Iraq Bombings (1999)
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This 5 page report discusses and compares the news coverage provided by two of the top news organizations in the United States. How were they similar and in what significant ways did they differ? No sources cited.
Filename: CBSNBC.wps

Contrasting Forms of Broadcasting, Pre-1940
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This 11 page report discusses the emergence of contrasting forms of broadcasting in the United States and Europe prior to 1940. The emergence of broadcasting as a force to be reckoned with had an undeniably broad impact throughout the world. Especially in the pre-World War II United States and Great Britain, the foundations were being laid of what have long since become broadcasting media “empires.” Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: BWbroad.rtf

Christianity And Mass Media
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This 5 page paper explores the effect of Christianity on mass media and attempts to forecast the influence between these two segments of society in the next 50 years. Projections are made based on two specific trends in society today, such as the baby-boomers seeking more meaning in their lives and the increase in television programs with a Christian theme. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGmedia.wps

Electronic Communication - A New Language and a New Way of Communicating
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This 14 page report discusses the advent of electronic communication and the ways it has changed the interactions between millions of people. Discussion forums can and are built around a specific topic or area of interest and allows participants to post messages that others can read at a later time. Such a process applies to the business world, as well as academics and, increasingly, personal interactions. As a result, a new language, etiquette, and frame of reference have developed which has developed into its own unique world. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: BWchat.rtf

The Media's Responsibility In Covering Sports # 2
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In this well-reasoned 6 page essay, the writer discusses what the media's ethical responsibilities should be in covering sports-related issues & events and how these measure up with reality. It is argued that the media spends too much time influencing the opinions of fans while it should really be providing objective news. Ultimately, the media's poor coverage of sports helps ruin the private lives of athletes, creates dishonesty among players & coaches, and in the specific case of college sports,-- helps draw the spotlight away from education itself. Recommended ideas about what the media should be doing are presented. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Sportmd2.doc

Nortel Networks
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This 6 page paper discusses Nortel Networks, a giant in telephony, data, wireless and wireline solutions for the Internet. Topics discussed include: a critique of Nortel's Web site, their involvement with the Internet, their innovations, including what they call the four pillars of high performance Internet services. Also discussed: the long history of the company, acquisitions, partnerships, and overview of fiscal data for the last three years, and activities in which they are involved. Bibliography lists 10 sources. 1 table is included.
Filename: PGnortel.rtf

Crime & Justice in the Non Western Media
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National and international restrictions on the news media and increasing criminal activity against journalists are just to concerns that come into view when considering the representations of crime in the non-Western news media. This 10 page paper provides a comparative view of the issue of crime in the media, and then evaluates the specific context of Saudi Arabia, where critics have argued the royal family controls what is viewed and how international news media are allowed to pursue internal information. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: Saudmed.wps

Compromised Media / The Case Against the Tabloidizaton of the 'Legitimate' Press
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A 16 page research paper which posits that the media has compromised itself by going to bed with politicians. The writer discusses the media's degraded position in regard to public trust, and blames its position on a lack of vision which ranges the Kennedy, Reagan, and Clinton administrations. Based on Reagan's example and the media's response to it, the writer uses a 'cowboy' metaphor to describe the relationship between the media and politicians. The writer lists specific threats to the news media and also provides solutions. Bibliography lists 25 sources.
Filename: Cnmedpol.wps

Interrogating the Media: Issues of Gender
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A 5 page paper which discusses communications and mass media and illustrates how people need to interrogate the media and develop an oppositional gaze. Only by doing so can people expect to uncover some of the real social issues that the mass media has a tendency to gloss over, or misinterpret purposefully. This focus on interrogating the media is illustrated as it relates to social gender issues and concerns. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAinterrg.rtf

Media and the News -- The Chicken and the Egg Question
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This 10 page report discusses the modern media and the extent to which it is responsible for making the news or breaking the news. Increasingly, the line between reporting the news and participating in the news has become blurred for the modern media. If the media does not show up to cover a “newsworthy” event, was it really “newsworthy?” In an age of instant communication, in which there is little time for reflection, accuracy, balance or integrity -- the media regularly creates the impression that sleaze, is everywhere and that nothing is sacred. So which comes first, media or the news, the chicken or the egg? Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWmednew.wps

Media Bias
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The subject is covered by focusing on a New York Times article published shortly after the Abner Louima incident in Brooklyn. This 6 page analysis suggests that, although this Haitian immigrant was brutalized, it was unfair for media to blame the police without adequately exploring the case. Other cases are mentioned in the discussion. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Mediabia.wps

Media Bias # 2
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This 5 page paper provides a discussion on the premise that media is biased. It concludes that although there is less objectivity in reporting today, there is not a particular slant as often charged. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Medbias.wps

Media Influence Upon Society
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15 pages in length. Media influence has become a social mainstay in contemporary society. Not only do newspapers, radio, television and magazines strive to inform and entertain, but they also hold a significant power over what people believe. Since its inception, the standard of media presence was long a tool of integrity and fairness. Newspersons and entertainers may have embellished here and there in order to put more flavor into a certain piece or program, but for the most part, there was a distinct significance to an inherently honesty portrayal. Truth was a respected commodity in reporting of days gone by. The writer discusses how these days, the media have lost sight of what is important, whether that is with current events or prime time programming, often choosing to compromise social integrity. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TLCmedso.wps

Media Racial Bias
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9 pages in length. Given the power of the press, one would think that reporting the facts would be of utmost importance. However, the truth is often intermixed with fiction, opinion and downright bias when it comes to the media's interpretation of racial issues. The writer addresses racial bias within the media, as well as cites substantiated reasons for its existence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Mrbias.wps

Media Stereotypes
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A 5 page essay that looks at the current state of media and its obsession with stereotypical images. The paper reviews social theory relating to image, racial portrayals in the media, and the portrayal of women in the media—and posits that in the United States, legitimate media is currently underground. Bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: Steromed.wps

New York City / Media Visual Imagery
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20 pages in length. The media image of New York City is one that is both intriguing and dishonest; nowhere else are there more accounts of stereotypical imagery than is portrayed within the Big Apple. A number of various entities have worked together though the decades to create the larger than life image of New York City the world has come to adopt; art, photography and film represent a significant part of that influence. When one contemplates the visual imagery of New York City as it relates to the media, one does not have to think long before a predisposed illustration comes to mind. Not unlike other victims of media influence, New York City is perceived as a twisted Mecca of entertainment, violence, self-centeredness, insanity and raw indifference. The writer discusses the various aspects of media visual imagery as it relates to New York City. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: NYCimage.wps

Public Polling & Surveys / The Use in the Media and Impacts on Individual Decision-making
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News media organizations and politicians use public opinion surveys to shape public perceptions and address their specific arguments. One of the misnomers of American cultures is that the use of these surveys represents an accurate and accountable view of the opinions of the public as a whole, rather than just representing the cumulative views of the individuals that the survey studies. Both Floyd Fowler and Herbert Asher address the issue of bias in surveys and public polling and this 8 page paper considers the arguments they present. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Polling.wps

The 'Smurfette Principle' & Today's Gender-Biased Media
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Nearly three decades after the 'Feminist Movement' and the initiation of the Equal Rights Amendment, much of the entertainment media is still reflecting lower-level roles, even subordinate roles for women. This 4 page essay explores 'The Smurfette Principle' in terms of various preschool television shows. The similarity of today's storylines to those of 25 and more years ago is astounding. . . a rather incredible fact in light of the feminist movement. Gender bias is alive and well in entertainment media. No bibliography.
Filename: Smurfett.wps

Edison's Inventions and Media
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This 10 page paper tackles the question ,regarding the relations of technology and media Is society better off since Edison's inventions appeared? While the answer may appear simple on the surface, it is rather complex. The Amish lifestyle is used for reference. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA23Edsn.wps

The Fans of Grey's Anatomy
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This 8 page paper investigates this ABC program and focuses on the fans. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA847gre.rtf

'Video On Demand'
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7 pages in length. Video on demand was posited to give customers access to a wealth of video services, and allow them to watch a wide variety of programs of their choosing. Concentration is placed on the emerging technologies into online systems. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Videodem.doc

“Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy”: A Review of the Book by James Fallow
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A 5 page discussion of the primary contentions in Fallow’s book. Fallow depicts a media which is far removed from our concept of investigative ability and factual reporting. Indeed, the media of today has been a deleterious influence in the way that the American public views the democratic process and their role in that process. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPmdiDem.rtf

“British media from 1900 to 1945”
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A six page paper which looks at the history of the press and the broadcast media in the period between 1900 and 1954, with particular reference to the links between the press and political ideologies during the era of the press barons in the 1930s. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLPress.rtf

“Censorship”
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A five page paper which looks at the history and development of censorship in the USA and Europe, with particular reference to film and television. Bibliography lists 10 sources
Filename: JLcensorship.wps

“Children’s television”
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A five page paper which looks at some aspects of children’s television in Australia, with reference to social issues, cultural relevance and appropriate scheduling. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLAustv.rtf

“Current technology: the Internet and satellite communication”
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A five page paper which looks at two aspects of current technology and considers the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet and satellite communication in terms of their sociological and political implications. Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JL2Sat.rtf

“Robert McChesney’s Rich Media, Poor Democracy”
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A six page paper which looks at Robert McChesney’s critique of the media, and the problems inherent in corporate business holding a monopoly on media ownership, and the ways in which this mediates against free speech and genuine democratisation. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLmcchesney.doc

“Scientific developments and hypermedia”
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A seven page paper which compares the way in which scientific and technological issues were presented to the public before the advent of the Internet and the World Wide Web, and looks at the changes in the public perception of, and interaction with, scientific discovery as a result. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLsciencetv.wps

“Screen culture and the oligopoly”
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A seven page paper which looks at the oligopoly controlling the global media, and considers its impact on the media, screen culture and the imposition of non-European cultural values on the European audience. Bibliography lists 6 sources
Filename: JLoligopoly.wps

“The Impact of New Technology and Global Communication on War Journalism”
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A fifteen page paper which contrasts the methodology of traditional journalism with the utilisation of new media technologies such as satellite news coverage, online newspapers and the Internet. The writer considers the structure and agendas of modern news organisations, and the impact which global communication has had on the way in which conflict is reported. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: JLwarreport.wps

“Tomorrow’s Radio Fare”
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A 10 page production plan for a new television show, “Tomorrow’s Radio Fare,” which will highlight neglected musicians and their music. The paper includes a description of the show; a plan for when it will air and against what shows it will be scheduled; and a script for a mock presentation and interview with the first featured artist, a guitarist from the United States. The program will be based in the UK and address British audiences first. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KStvShow.rtf

"If You Hate Periods, You'll Love Pamprin"
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A 5 page paper that challenges the advertisement of Pamprin, which states that "If you hate periods, you'll love Pamprin." The paper presents a study to investigate the claim. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RApamprin.wps

"Information Inequality" and "Trust Us, We're Experts"
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A 5 page paper which draws parallels between Herbert Schiller's "Information Inequality" and "Trust Us, We're Experts" by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauler. The paper discusses how each work depicts the manner in which communication is used for propaganda. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAtrustus.wps