Communication Studies Essays and Term Papers

up our Y2k rations we were scared into buying last year, and finding uses for cases of bottled wter and packets of candles. The media are preparing us for another onslaught of hype. Media hype, sports hype, movie hype, global warming hype, nuclear…

2003 Media Violence: Not the Real Culprit for the Problems of Society Although the media can influence society in many ways, the media cannot be blamed for the actions of the public or eliminate the public's responsibility for the problems of…

to influence and brainwash the viewing public, especially children. The "talking box" in one's living room has assumed the overpowering role it plays today as a result of the weakness of society. The overwhelming influence of the media towards children…

Imagine walking down the street while downloading your emails to your personal digital assistant (PDA) or perhaps ordering your movie tickets through your cell phone while using short messaging systems (SMS). In America, it is possible but probably…

Although there may be many contributing factors associated with violence in our country, many researchers have held television violence responsible. While television can be both educational and entertaining, some believe that television violence…

television sets to the United States in the 1940s, television has been developing its practice as a political reporter. The Korean War and World War II interrupted its progress, but it made huge steps in the presidential election of 1948 and in the off-y…

Is the media largely responsible for violent crimes? The media, except for doing the crimes themselves, are somewhat responsible for some of the crimes that take place. Whenever a crime takes place, the media is there, whether it's with…

do. Children's lives are impacted by everything around them, including parents, teachers, friends, even enemies, but especially television. More specifically, violence on tv negatively affects children's behaviour. It demonstrates violence as a…

the area of advertising, but regardless of these efforts black woman all still shown as submissive or being dominated. Few women are shown as strong or self-sufficient. I believe a lot of black woman are made to deal with racism and the fact they don't…

concerning what it effects might be. With the flip of a switch, Americans could bring the world into their homes. Americans wondered if it would corrupt children with too much crime and violence. Nor did the parents imagine the number of hour's…