Essays on Media

Fourie, P.J., 2008. Media studies: policy, management, and media representation. Juta. In this book, the author looks at various themes and approaches that are used in media studies. First, the regulations and policies that have been developed to govern the way media studies are handled and the representation of the...

With regards to media and broadcasting, localism refers to the process of focusing on local news as media outlets try generating content that is beneficial to the local communities. In the United States, localism with the official policy of the federal government as demonstrated through policies of the Federal Communication...

The PSY-Gangnam Style video went viral with over 3.2 billion views. Specifically, there are many reasons as to why this video went viral. One thing that contributed to the massive number of viewers was referral. Many people referred their friends to watch the video just because it had gone viral....

This research summary explored the use of social media in politics. It relied on four articles published within the last ten years. Any correspondence regarding this research summary should be addressed to (insert student s name and address) Section One: Introduction (250 words) The emergence of digital and social media has changed...

According to Rad (p.2), the media industry has experienced major transformations due to the emergence of disruptive technologies. However, the development of these technologies creates its own winners and losers. In this case, the winners are those corporations that have taken adequate measures to make good use of these innovations....

Media Ownership and Regulations in Australia Media ownership refers to the mainstream of media outlets possessed by a minority of companies and particularly by those who view such association as unfavorable, risky, and problematic to describe ownership structure of mass media industries (Cunningham, 2002, p.55). Origin of Australian Media Ownership Pattern “What is...

For almost ten decades ago, people have learned the art of communicating to each other through various ways, this kind of communication have gradually evolved with time to what today is being termed as mass media. Mass media started with printed documents, such as magazine, newspapers, flyers, brochures graduated to...

The book ‘Manufacturing Consent’ by Noam Chomsky plays an integral role at criticising the work of the mass media as far as informing, amusing, entertaining and mobilising the general populace on several factors that occur in the environment. The mass media such as the television and radio stations are vital...

The communication sector is one of the most dynamic and crucial areas in the governance space in the world. It has the power of delivering information to citizens in many countries and thus influences their decision-making process regarding a particular issue ((BPL):, 2005). The way information is relayed importance as...

Media s Influence and Positive Campaigns Media, in general, has been hailed for being pertinent in enabling globalization and easing communication. Moreover, different forms of media have been quite instrumental in allowing for positive campaigns such as campaigns pertaining to environmental conservation, creating awareness about various issues such as healthy living...

The media’s reporting is usually kept under keen scrutiny by the government in case of a sensitive matter that is of significant concern to the government. This is so, regardless of the government’s stand about the matters that relate with the society. During the Second World War, the British newspapers...

Gender and Media Representation Gender refers to both male and female people as the perspective of the media on each is different. The manner in which the media depicts women is not the same as men. Also, certain roles have been stereotyped such that people think of certain gender whenever such...