Misuse of the Word “Troops”
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A 9 page paper which examines the political and social misuse of the word “troops.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAtroo2.rtf

Movie Ratings / How Effective Are They ?
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A 5 page paper exploring the need for movie ratings and explaining the various problems and attributes of existing and proposed systems. Emphasizes the important role of the parents controlling the viewing patterns of their child. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: Movierat.wps

Murder and Violence in Our Every Day Lives
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A 4 page paper which examines whether we should be concerned about, and thus fight against, all the murder and violence we see displayed in the media today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAvilnt.rtf

National Geographic: Western Visions
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A 5 page paper which examines how the magazine National Geographic has engaged in presentations of Western cultural visions of race and progress. The work of Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins “Reading National Geographic” is examined in the process. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAnatgeo.rtf

Natural Born Killers In The Theme of "Bonnie & Clyde"
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A detailed, 4 page reaction to the film "Natural Born Killers" -- The writer discusses the movie's positive qualities as well as its frequently-cited problems re : negativity and violence. Natural Born Killers is discussed in a societal context and also with relevance to some of Oliver Stone's other films. Bibliography lists 3 supporting sources.
Filename: Mediacr2.wps

Negative and Positive Aspects of FCC Censorship
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This 8 page paper focuses on Howard Stern's career as a springboard for discussion in respect to the role of the FCC. The positive and negative aspects of censorship are discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA217FCC.rtf

Negative Effects of Media on Young People
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A 3 page research paper that presents a speech on this topic in outline format. The writer addresses negative effects in regards to body image, role models, alcohol consumption and violence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khnegmed.rtf

Neo-pluralism as the Best Media-Power Relations Model
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of this topic that focuses on a media perspective regarding neopluralism. Why this model is superior to other media models is the subject of this paper. Much support for the model is provided. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: SA250neo.rtf

New Media: Its Impact Upon Traditional Media
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4 pages in length. Why purchase a print copy or an entire CD when the very same thing can be found on the Internet? The prevalence of online reading and music material has literally skyrocketed to the point where people are no longer finding a need to subscribe to print publications or visit mall music stores. Daily newspapers are available at the crack of dawn; monthly magazines are accessible earlier than those sent out buy postal mail; and entire CDs are being uploaded to the Internet for one's listening enjoyment. The writer discusses the impact Internet media is having upon traditional media. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCnwmed.wps

NEWS AND THE MEDIA: WHICH COMES FIRST?
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This 6 page paper examples the way in which the news is created by the media, rather than reporting the news as it happens. Evidence given, quotes cited from sources. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBnewsmed.rtf

News Broadcast Versus Newspaper: Analysis
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4 pages in length. The story order in the national broadcast (CNN) and national newspaper (USA Today) format indicates how each news source determines which features hold more importance than others based upon that particular source's interpretation of a given story's perceived value. CNN displayed the international space station, a pilot's emergency landing and missing climbers in Mt. Hood as its respective top three stories, while USA Today's front page was immersed in political rhetoric. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCNewsbroad.rtf

NEWS MAGAZINES AND SOCIETY
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This 5-page paper attempts to examine now newsmagazines shape opinions and perceptions of society. Topics disucssed include the war in Iraq and coverage of celebrities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTnewsoc.rtf

News vs. Entertainment
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This 3 page paper discusses the blurring of the line between news and entertainment, and what TV should broadcast if it claims it is broadcasting news. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVnwsent.rtf

Nightline's Success
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A 5 page paper discussing the late-night news show. Born of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979, the ABC news show has been running continually for 20 years with Ted Koppel as its anchor. The paper discusses the general liberal slant of most journalists, the effects of American families' hectic schedules on their ability to see network news, and Koppel's mastery of keeping passionate guests to the issues at hand as some of the reasons for the show's continued success. Koppel himself deserves much of the credit for the success of the show, and ABC will need to carefully select a successor when he retires. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSnitelin.doc

Noam Chomsky's "Media Control" - Analysis
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5 pages in length. In a word, Noam Chomsky's Media Control is an exercise in propaganda: How mass media have successfully fleeced the general population into believing everything they print or report. The extent to which Chomsky's assertion reaches the outermost regions of communication is both grand and far-reaching; that contemporary media outlets utilize such propagandist components as yellow journalism and agenda setting speaks to the distorted nature of information purveyors and how they skew the truth to satisfy ulterior motives. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCChomsky.rtf

NOT The Media's Fault -- The Truth About Violence
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A 9 page paper on how the roots of violence are not from the media but hit very close to home: within the group dynamic. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Tviole.doc

O.J. Simpson’s Recent Arrest
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A 5 page paper which evaluates a recent news article concerning O.J. Simpson’s recent arrest. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAojy.rtf

Online Coverage Of A News Story: Comparison
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3 pages in length. Bias exists everywhere that media coverage is present, inasmuch as mass media are comprised of individuals who harbor personal agendas, preconceived notions and erroneous facts. The extent to which online coverage of news stories has become a significant source of global exposure is both grand and far-reaching; that any two given Web sites can report on the same story but have two entirely different perspectives speaks to the very nature of how the site is a direct reflection of those who operate it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCOnlineNews.rtf

Online Publishing: Content for Mass Media
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A 5 page paper discussing the growing trend in alliances between traditional content sources and online publishers. An example is a recently announced agreement between The New York Times and NewsStand Inc. to provide a full online version of the Times to subscribers preferring electronic delivery. Most major newspapers maintain an online presence but offer only selected articles. This new version of the Times carries all articles, advertisements and graphics contained in the print version. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSonlinePub.wps

Oprah Winfrey -- A True Original
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This 5 page report discusses the contributions of electronic media pioneer, Oprah Winfrey. Millions of women think of her as a trusted friend who will listen to personal problems, make useful suggestions, admit to her own foibles, and recommend the latest book she’s just finished that she knows her girlfriends will also love. Not only is she the host of the most unique and worthwhile talk show on television, she is a publisher, actor, producer, and philanthropist. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWoprah.rtf

Orson Wells and the Broadcasting Industry
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This 5 page paper discusses Orson Welles and his contributions to radio broadcasting. The paper mentions the film "Citizen Kane" very briefly. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVOWells.rtf

Paris Hilton: Gender/Class
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A 4 page paper which examines the celebrity Paris Hilton through a discussion of her gender and class. The paper discusses what her fame can tell us about American culture. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAparhil.rtf

Patterns in Media Ownership
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This 8 page paper looks at the patterns of ownership in media companies and considers how they are changing and developing. The paper looks at five media companies; Rupert Murdoch’s News International, Daily Mail and General Trust PLC (DMGT), Trinity Mirror, United Business Media and Pearson and their holdings. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEmedowner.rtf

Peck/Multimedia, A Hands-On Introduction
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A 12 page comprehensive book review of David D. Peck's text Multimedia, A Hands-On Introduction. The writer argues that even though this text was published in 1998, it nevertheless provides a thorough guide to the topic of multimedia presentations. Each chapter is summarized and discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khmmpeck.rtf

Peer Evaluation
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3 pages in length. The writer briefly critiques two thesis summaries. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCPeerEval.rtf

PERCEPTION AND REALITY WHEN IT CAME TO REPORTING ON HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA
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This 5-page paper focuses on two articles debunking the rumors reported as fact during the days and weeks following landfalls by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
Filename: MThurrkatri.rtf

Plagiarism and Copyright Law:
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This 4 page paper compares and contrasts copyright law and plagiarism restrictions. This paper provides insightful examples to illustrate the differences between these two infringments. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: GSCopylw.rtf

Political Economy and Mass Media
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A 12 page paper discussing globalization and the media in the local area. There have been studies of globalization's effect on local cultures of developing nations. Now increasing attention is trained on development of local and regional media. As more media enterprises are purchased by the multinational corporations that maintain the greatest rate of globalization, the culture- and policy-changing abilities of the media take on new considerations. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: KSmedGlobCul.wps

Political events in the media in relation to intercultural communication
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A paper which considers the reporting of political events in the media with reference to intercultural communications, and the changes which have been brought about through the advent of global communication.
Filename: JLculturco.rtf

Popular Culture and Electronic Media
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A 5 page paper which examines how electronic media has influenced popular culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAelem.rtf

Popular Culture’s Treatment of the Aged -- The Example of Advertising
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This 7 page report discusses the ways in which popular culture marginalizes older people in the overall social stratification of America. One way to do that is to consider the ways in which older people are portrayed in the media and no single aspect of the media is more pervasive than advertising. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWaged.rtf

Portrayal of Diversity in a Media Article
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A 5 page essay that analyzes an article relative to how it portrays multiculturalism in American. This article offer a transcript of a CNN financial news broadcast hosted by Valerie Morris, which aired April 21, 2004. The topic under discussion for this broadcast was the fact that a magazine Diversity, Inc. announced its top 50 companies for diversity, with PepsiCo "shooting up" the list from 25 last year to number 5 on the new list. Examination of this article demonstrates that the media--and mainstream culture in general -- tends to characterize the diversity of the US population through stereotypical images that offer little to towards a better understanding of that diversity. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khpordiv.rtf

Postmodern Television
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Television is said to reflect the way in which the world is structured, reflecting the beliefs and important developments of the times. This 5 page paper argues that the social commentary that is provided is in the understanding of the postmodern television show's parody as opposed to serious consideration of the possible truths. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KTpstmtv.wps

Postmodernism Via Digital Information
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This paper posits that the Internet and digital media are postmodernizing technologies. Focus is placed on how this affects cultures around the world (as a global community). Bibliography lists 8 sources. JVpstdig.rtf
Filename: JVpstdig.rtf

Press Hype Betrays “Public Trust”
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A 5 page argumentative positing that the “legitimate” press has not only lost its viewing audience along with its objectivity due to its insistence that the public condemn President Clinton, but that it has also betrayed the “public trust.” By selecting its own vision of competition, the media has lost sight of its own value, and in the process has endangered the office of president and the nation as a whole. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Cnclinme.wps

Prime Time Television
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A 3 page paper which examines two articles pertaining to prime time television. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAprtv.rtf

Princess Diana’s Death
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A 3 page paper which argues against Winfried Kurth’s argument that Princess Diana was killed by public opinion as seen in the article Trans-National Fantasies Immediately Before Princess Diana's Death. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAdi.rtf

Princess Diana: Media Victim or Media Manipulator?
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A 5 page paper which examines the life and profile of Princess Diana and examines whether she was a media victim or a media manipulator. While she may have manipulated the media, which is not an uncommon trait for one trained to be royalty, she was more arguably the victim of the media in the end. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAprncdi.rtf

Problems of the Mass Media
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A 5 page analytical look at the writer's perceived "down" fall of the "mass audience" and, ultimately, of the mass media. Stereotypes, prejudices, and the public's lack of faith in institutions are cited as being responsible. Media responsibility is examined as are a number of other key topics from this genre. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Massmedi.wps

Problems with Sex in Advertising
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A 5 page paper which examines the problems with sex in advertising as it involves family viewing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAsxbw.rtf

Progress in Kansas Magazine
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A 6 page paper which discusses the Kansas Progress Magazine and articles which appeared in this magazine between the year 1930 and 1950. This magazine began publication in the year 1934 and the articles that can be found in several issues of this magazine illustrate many of the conditions facing people who live in the Midwest. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAkansas.wps

Proposal To Create A Latin American Film Series For Americans
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An 11 page paper that provides an overview of a film series proposal on Latin American culture and history. This overview provides a reasoning behind the development of the series, which includes the hope of dispelling American stereotypes, while also designing divisions and episodes necessary to consider the almost 3 dozen countries, republics, provinces and political units in Latin America. This paper attempts to incorporate as many as possible into the episodes, each focusing on one cultural, political or environmental event that significantly impacted the cultural development of the group countries or political units. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: latinfil.wps

Public Diplomacy and the BBC World Service
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This 7 page paper is written in two parts. The first part examines what is meant by public diplomacy. The second part considers the role of the BBC World Service which is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and compares it to the Arabic news station Al Jazeera. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEpubdipl.rtf

Public Opinion, Media And The Clinton Scandal
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the impact of media coverage on such political scandals as the Lewinsky/Clinton debacle by applying the theory of agenda setting, yellow journalism and briefly touching upon the Lawrence/Bennett article entitled "Rethinking Media Politics and Public Opinion: Public Reactions to the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal." Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCPubOp.rtf

PUBLIC RELATIONS
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This paper describes the role of a PR professional in an organization, and also discusses how the role has changed over the years. Also included is a "pure" defintion of public relations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTpubrel.rtf