Media Essays

The author states that the sponsorship issue acts as a catalyst for the biases since its advertisements and campaigns are given the frontline while whereabouts of wars and other social calamities are given less attention. For example, the author reveals that the media company CNN does not cover the ongoing war in Iraq.

To protect its ability to fully serve the public interest, the media outlet must always remain uncontrolled by government or ideological influence as adversarial relationships frequently develop and media is considered the place for fair and balanced public discovery of the truth (Center for Democracy and Governance 1999 p. 5).  

In addition, the advent of digital communication has further revolutionized social networking through a number of media platforms that include Facebook, LinkedIn, Google plus+ and Twitter. Through these mediums, interactions between people and across international borders, has been made easier.

Media is assumed to be free. It is free to a certain level but beyond that when it comes to the ownership and control issues it has been influenced by many factors in the society. The interest of stakeholders especially the advertisers many times act as a pressure center to help them create a positive stance for them among their target consumers.

This is because of what the public already knows about the twofold reality presented by the mass media concerning the nature of its own internal system and the reality it provides for the society externally. This has created a perpetual suspicion of information manipulating by the mass media. The system should, therefore, respond to suspicions of untruthfulness in its everyday operations. 

Besides the source of news, the location of the news or the audience can also have an impact on how immigration issues are reported. Studies showed that those news agencies near the borders tend to have a more negative view of immigration. The “imbalance” in information can shape civil society’s response to the frames and to immigration in general.

The advantage of the computer in whatever setting implies that with better options in front of the computer, the focus on consumer comfort is highlighted (Proctor, 2010).  The visibility of reclusive individuals who might not have experienced or explored art because of financial motives for art exploration has and can be improved.   

The main issue is that advertising has ensured that art is now performed for the sake of money and little else. In the modern world, art and advertisements seem to have the same purpose, i.e. to motivate and move people towards some form of action. In this respect advertising may be a more difficult art form than painting or sculpture.

The author of this essay seeks to explore the physical and behavioral change in women's’ attitude brought about by the increasing popularity of cosmetics and surgery; the evolution of medical advertising; the impact of advertisements in shaping women's perceptions of beauty and the ethical issues involved in advertising of such products.

Exposure of children to television adverts for non-nutritious foods is one of the significant contributing factors to childhood obesity.The foods that I consumed were not nutritious. During these weeks my dieting was based on fast foods. I was also consuming packed foods and my diet lacked fruits and vegetables.

The author states that there is an increase in feminist movements who are ready to speak on behalf of the oppressed through civic education and constituency awareness. This is being manifested as a woman revolution in the realization of one’s identity. There is an imperative need for women to balance their professions and family life.

The glittering generality of the grammatically dubious ‘Think Different’ is supposed to make us approve Apple’s products and the image of their brand. The celebrity image also induces the feelings of transference since positive ideas about Lennon could easily be associated with Apple.

Consider I am running a hospital outside my home in the suburbs of a major city in your state. I would search for an ad agency that has prior experience in developing ads for the health care industry. Moreover, I will look for the closest ad agency at my premises in order to properly co-ordinate the advertising campaigns for my hospital business.

Written by Gerard Jones, the essay titled “Violent Media is Good for Kids” tries to justify that violence in media can yield positive results. In this essay, Gerard Jones says that he grew up in being too passive and lonely. His mother borrowed a comic book for him. This made him become a comic writer getting inspiration from the book.

Good policy can reduce the tendency of employees to share information about the company. So, the question is not on accessing the employee’s information, but the protection of the rights of the people as well as the company’s data. In protecting the company’s data, it is vital that the company engage competently and people with integrity.

The advertising industry spends billions of dollars every year and employs psychological specialists to make sure that the products in which they are hired to sell, not only sell, but beat out the competition. This paper discusses how advertisement influences our buying decisions with subliminal messages and psychological trickery.

I can’t help but think how similar those little girls’ adoration to Hannah with the days when a certain blond girl sang “Hit me, baby, one more time!”. Disney certainly knows how to market its star. Because of the very large fan base, the hit teen sitcom went to have top-grossing concerts and movies.

The television comedy film is called “Modern Family”. The television comedy series is about an extended family that is representative of the nowadays modern family since it has a gay couple and then the grandfather has married a younger Latino woman almost the age-mate of her daughter and who has a son from a previous marriage. 

Twitter as a social media site has a range of advantages. Foremost, it is an interactive networking site that allows for persons to socialize, meet new friends as well as conduct professional networking. In addition, Twitter has emerged as a fast and convenient method to keep in touch with friends.

Yoani Sanchez has demonstrated the power of internet blogging. Her success is owed to among other things the respectful yet stern tone that she uses. She also requires all those who leave comments on her blog to use a respectful and professional tone to make their points. Her blogs are widely read and are accessible in many different languages.

The 1970s saw a period of much diversified ads which were very different in content and appearance from today’s ads. There were more of jingles and poems in the advertisements and also they contained some sexually discriminating aspects. This paper will analyze an advertisement of an airline company called Malaysia-Singapore Airline (MSA).

Media refers to the various means of communication available. It includes but is not limited to the television, radio, and newspaper. The media has a strong impact on the minds of people, be it in the cultural, social or educational manner. Media has affected the people of this country like it has of millions of people around the globe.

The recently augmented trend, especially among young girls, to maintain their body image as thin, has attracted a huge number of researchers from the social paradigm. While the perceived notion today advocates a thin body image to be a symbol of being healthy and beautiful, researchers have identified a strong role played by media.

 A danger exists in the idea that the definition provided in the media of a given situation or group of people and the authority thus created provides the only definition by which we can know something.  Orientalism, as it was known by Napoleon, was based on just such knowledge – that is knowledge about the Orient projected upon it by the Western world.

The author states that a prominent example of product placement is Coke in the American Idol TV show, where hardly any episode goes by without a clear glimpse of the Coke logo. Product placement has only recently been approved by the British government after a long period of consultation with various broadcasting associations.

The author states that ABC’s Extreme Makeover series first started airing in November of 2002, offers both female and male contestants a complete physical transformation that centers on thousands of dollars’ worth of cosmetic surgery. By far this is the most widely circulated American cosmetic surgery makeover.

The subliminal messages play with the psychology of people by giving the mind the message that most people presume enjoyable. Below is a coding scheme used for the advertisements? In a tour de France ads, the type of subliminal messages that they try to imitate are brand selling. They also have some product brand association included in their ads.

Despite having landmark positive changes, the latest media are exposed to the threat of limited shelf life due to its fragility. Pictographs that were produced over 5000 years ago remain intact while newspapers that were manufactured just a year ago have already crumbled (Winthrop-Young, 2011, p.77).

Lego is a beloved brand for the planet since it has remained relevant and popular for almost more than 80 years. This shows that it has quality and strength of imagination that it fosters in every generation. For the company to have remained relevant for this year it is attributed to licensees and partnerships with other organization.

Programs like survivor series, Temptation Island, Big Brother, Fear factor and others have been the leading programs which could be associated with the evolution of the reality programs. This was a marked revolution in the media as live transmission of the live event became the next stage of attraction in the world in 2000.

Kramer, on the other hand, insists that the increasing level of separation among American couples is the direct fallout of the value system and lifestyle that a majority of Americans collectively espouse. Kramer’s argument is that contemporary emphasis on the autonomy of the individual is what causes more frequent break-ups.

According to the report mediums of communication indicated in the directory include television, newspaper, magazines, movies, cellular telephones and the internet. A television is a system which transmits visual images to the viewers. These are accompanied by audio information. Television images are reproduced on screens.

Key among the latest development in the print encompasses digital imaging. Advertisers are taking keen note of this revolution. They create ads that are appealing to the customers. Therefore, such images relay a profound message to the target audience. Media images need to be logical in their content and have ethical and emotional appeal to the target audience. 

Examples of some of the success stories in celebrity endorsements are provided as well. The recommendation section tackles how to avoid celebrity endorsements leading to negative consequences in media communication. Celebrities have been on the television, billboards, internet, and even social media majorly in the recent past.

During the evaluation, it was found out that there is an effect of media imagery in the development of adolescent girls. Among those girls who watch television frequently, there has been a shift in aesthetic ideals preference by an adolescent girl’s population that had previously been traditionally disinterested in reshaping their body.

The author of this essay aims to analyze the harmful effect the tobacco advertising on the society. Studies have found that the impact of cigarette advertisements is more on adolescents than on adults because of the typical identity crisis that most adolescents face at their age. It makes adolescents feel that smoking is the norm.

Since the wedding was not considered to be a state occasion, many people were left out of the guest list. It could be termed as the most exciting event of this millennium in the United Kingdom, however, as far as my opinion goes, the media hype was nonsensical, and the wedding took away from the “real” issues of today.

Considering the immense popularity of reality shows, if I had a choice then I would really like to be on Big Brother. Big Brother revolves around a group of individuals live together in a house for a period of 100 days. During that time, the participants are assigned various challenges; which they must fulfill in order to avoid eviction.

Alcohol advertisement on television should be completely banned as they promote drinking, since they greatly affect an individual’s decision to drink, subsequently increasing the rate of alcohol abuse in America. Most alcoholic beverages are commonly advertised in many countries across the world, except several countries in the Middle East.

Social media has become central to our idea of communicating with the rest of society, not just with friends, and to our notion of consuming content, rivaling traditional forms of media, and increasingly taking up larger and larger portions of our time. Its reach has come to extend to the most intimate parts of our lives, including our most cherished social rituals.

I remember seeing a rather obscured man years ago wearing a shirt with a patterned circular target on his shirt. It was dull as far as t-shirt designs go these days but what stuck on my mind was the statement on the shirt, it goes: “Don’t Shoot” scribed above the target and below it is written: “JOURNALIST.”

The rhetorical analysis of the two articles: ‘Greenhouse Gases Cause Global Warming’ by Environmental Defense Fund and ‘Global Warming is Media Hyped Hysteria’ by American Senator, Inhofe is highly pertinent to the scholars primarily because the articles have talked about the same issue but have persuaded their audience in widely differing ways.

In Kirsh’s Media in the Lives of Children, two most intriguing findings of which researchers Rideout and Hamel unearthed stand out amongst the others. These include the fact that parents with full knowledge of the adverse impacts that media exerts upon their beloved children, still put media in the children’s bedroom.

The invention of social media remains one idea that has been applauded for various reasons. On the other hand, some groups have also blamed social media for various ills developing in the community. In essence, social media remain a two-sided coin characterized by various advantages and disadvantages.

The state should not have much control over the programming choices that the media prefers, yet these decisions should serve the interests of the public. Interests of the society should go first, both the state and the broadcasters should avoid clear cases of manipulation and falsification. They should have a tool to control the media activities and agree with certain broadcaster decision. The practice should be normal as PBS serves the public.

Social media has the ability to impart news with credibility because it presents facts in raw form. Usability and accessibility make social media an apt information resource in the management area. Managerial people get an individual space to share information and articles. Processing and refining information is easy by means of social media.

The effect of media representation of various issues has long been a topic of discussion for developmental experts. However, the nature of such a research question is especially important with reference to the development and understanding of adolescent female identity. As such, the media regularly show sex as a risk-free activity.

The director has paid attention to detail in making analogous connections between the Victorian era and the modern era. For example, the art of photography replaces the more painstaking art of portraiture; fashionable convertible cars serve as apt substitutes for horse-driven carriages; the traditional British fancy dress balls were replaced by high school partying.

The author states that Inglis defines censorship using words stated by O’Higgins as “whereby restrictions are imposed upon the collection, dissemination, and exchange of information, opinions, and ideas”. In the author’s view, this definition is adequate as it covers all aspects of informational coverage in media.

Approximately, 80% of American teens employ social media in their daily activities. Topic definition: According to Brydolf (2007), “social media is the relationship that exists between networks of people.” Major points are social media can make a student procrastinate. Social media makes a student waste time.