The Indian media display certain defects. These should ideally be addressed and corrected in a democratic manner. But if the media prove incorrigible‚ harsh measures may be called for. The time has come when some introspection by the Indian media is required. Many people‚ not only those in authority but even ordinary people‚ have started saying that the media have become irresponsible and wayward‚ and need to be reined in. Only a couple of days back I read in the newspapers that the Union government
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------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Gender Issues in the Media Although the media is a pervasive and profoundly influential socializing force‚ parents and teachers can make a difference. Young children are especially vulnerable to the teachings of media because they don’t have the critical capacity necessary to distinguish between fantasy and reality‚ to identify persuasive intent‚ or to understand irony and disregard stereotypes. The cumulative and unconscious impact of these media messages can contribute to
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FACULTEIT DER GEESTESWETENSCHAPPEN Mediastudies THESIS REGULATIONS MEDIA STUDIES STIPULATIONS FOR WRITING‚ SUPERVISING AND EVALUATING MA - THESES Department Media Studies 1 February 2012 THESIS REGULATIONS STIPULATIONS FOR WRITING‚ SUPERVISING AND EVALUATING MA-THESES General criteria 1. The thesis is the written report of a research project that the student has conducted largely independently but not without a supervisor. It must show‚ among other things‚ that the student is capable
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proposed free medical outreach in the region. This is quite different from the pictures painted on social media; many chose to paint the exercise as an operation to systematically exterminate the Igbos. The Nigerian Army also shared hotlines and toll-free call centre information to ensure the proper conduct of the exercise. Instead of this information spreading like wildfire on social media so as to ensure the protection of human rights‚ people chose to spread the impression that the army was coming
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SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE CODE: MAC 314 COURSE TITLE: ISSUES IN MASS MEDIA IN NIGERIA MAC 314 ISSUES IN MASS MEDIA IN NIGERIA Introduction The title of this course is: Issues in Nigerian Mass Media. The code is MAC 314. It is designed for undergraduate students of Mass Communication. The course provides the students with basic knowledge of the history‚ ethical‚ legal‚ professional‚ socio-cultural and technological issues affecting mass media industry in Nigeria. It is hoped that at the end
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Social Media and Social Issues – A study on the role of social media in shaping and publicizing Social issues Mohana Sudhan Mayilsamy‚ Assistant Professor‚ School of Communication‚ Dr. G. R. Damodaran College of Science‚ Avinashi Road‚ Coimbatore - 641014. e-mail:sudhanwarrior@gmail.com‚ Mobile: 9944223455‚ Fax: 0422-2591865. Abstract Social media‚ especially social Networking Sites are turning up as an essential mode of interactive and informing media in the recent past. Especially
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Current Ethical Issues with Social Media People are increasingly sharing their lives online through social networking sites with little concern for who may be viewing their information. This has become an issue in current times and is up for debate based on the ethical issues associated with Social Media. People don’t realize joining a social network is like joining a community. As any community in real life‚ your business has a place in the community but should not invade one’s privacy. Social
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Social media in nursing should be used carefully as there are risks associated with its use. The following risk may occur in a health profession which will lead to lawful issues. Firstly‚ information available online for nurses and community members is unreliable sometimes as anyone can post it (Gorea‚ R.K.‚ Gorea‚ A.‚ & Gorea‚ A.‚ 2016). Peate‚ I (2013) suggest that information found on social media can be wrong‚ invaluable or even risky to use and nurses find it to be a challenge to offer patients
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Some of the problems of social media include cyberbullying and stealing an identity. No matter how old you are or what you do you are going to be judged and criticized by others you probably do not know. And that is how it works in the internet world. This is called cyberbullying and is considering one of the biggest problems in America. It seems as if social media has divided people in half. The second problem in the internet world is the fact that
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controversial and emotionally charged issues in the media today. It is a topic that is within the domains of religion‚ law‚ sociology‚ healthcare‚ humanity and human dignity. No one seems to have a moderate opinion about euthanasia; it seems to engender extremely strong opinions in favor of euthanasia or equally strong opinions against it. Many who are close to the subject feel that the law is out of sync with the needs of society; others feel that euthanasia is not a legal issue at all‚ but should remain
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