MEDIA AND SOCIETY COMM 1500-001 TR 2:00-3:15‚ MonH 80 Dr. Lawrance M. Bernabo University of Minnesota-Duluth Spring 2014 E-Mail Address: lbernabo@d.umn.edu Office: 330 Kirby Plaza Office Hours: TR 10:50-11:50 and after class Office Phone: (218) 726-7943 Home Phone: (218) 348-8268; Please do not call before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. Course Description: Historical survey of media genres‚ and examination of influences of contemporary media on society. Textbooks:
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Truman Capote has done a wonderful job recreating the buildup of events leading to the tragic and brutal murder of the Clutter family. It is easy to see that Capote put a lot of time into researching this incident in order to create the most realistic retelling of the account. Capote’s detailed documentary is written in a style that captures the reader’s attention‚ and keeps them wanting to read more by creating a suspenseful mood. The switching between viewpoints of the Clutter family and Perry
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mass media plays a decisive role in the process of globalisation‚ spreading Western products‚ ideas and values around the world‚ which has created a profound influence on local culture of other countries. Thus‚ it is important to study how foreign cultures and media influence local cultures‚ and whether local cultures are eroded by foreign influences and media. This review examines a number of texts which are devoted to critical analysis of the relationship between foreign influences‚ media and
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Part C: The influence of new technology on the print media industry Answer the following questions using complete sentences in at least 150 to 200 words. Be clear and concise and explain your answers. Cite any outside sources consistent with APA guidelines. 1. How has the development of the Internet‚ wireless communication‚ computers‚ and handheld digital devices affected print media companies’ products and sales? As I was researching to answer this questions‚ the first thing that came
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World History Mr. Christopher Rhatigan 1st April‚ 2012 MEDIA BENEFITTED THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES FIRST WORLD WAR The US government used media in various ways during the First World War‚ to manipulate the public to support their purpose. The reason that the majority of people in the US had common views throughout the First World War was because of the media influence. When the US was under the neutrality agreement‚ the media helped people feel good about being neutral. However‚ when
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PERSPECTIVE ATTITUDE CHANGE During the war‚ psychologist Carl Hovland had investigated the relationship of communication to attitude assessment. The assumption that attitudes could predict behaviors was a major break with Skinners brand of behaviorism. According to research on attitude change‚ human behavior is guided by many constraints‚ but among the most important are attitudes. Moreover‚ contemporary persuasion research still views attitude change as one key to changing behavior. The question
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approximately twenty eight hours a week watching television‚ which is twice as much time as they spend in school ("Facts about media violence and the effect on the American family‚" 1998). Unfortunately more often than not adolescents shape their lives after characters they can relate to on prime-time television (Fisher‚ 1994). When sixty percent of popular television shows depict sex and/or violence and the characters committing acts such as unsafe sex‚ sex with multiple partners and depictions of
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What if you were surrounded by media messages telling you that‚ "people will like you more if you have the perfect body" or "being perfect makes people like you" ? How do you think young female teenagers would interpret these messages that the media are portraying? 81% of ten year old girls are afraid of being fat‚ of being considered ugly. Why do you think ten year olds would ever care about how they look? It’s because of the media implying that being slim is beauty. Due to the media’s brainwashing
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Mass media plays a paramount role in today’s society‚ as it showers over increasing numbers of people all around the world. Used to communicate news and events on a daily basis‚ mass media is defined as those media that are designed to be consumed by large audiences through the agencies of technology. Mass media caters to a diverse audience‚ ranging from children‚ to adolescents‚ to adults. Amongst said audiences‚ “Adolescents are vigorous users of the information broadcasted in media” (Werner-Wilson
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25.maturitní otázka The role of mass-media in our life When we speak about massmedia‚ we speak about press‚ TV‚ radio and the Internet. They all bring information to mass/large audiences and people and they can really reach them. All people in the world are curious; want to be informed about everything that is going on their town‚ village‚ country‚ in the world. That is why they: read newspapers listen to the radio watch TV browse the WEB Massmedia are a very important part of our life and
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