Argument In Favor Of Reducing TV Violence
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A 5 page paper arguing for TV programming based on higher ideals rather than on blood and gore. One network has catapulted from the bottom of the pile based solely on the success of 'Touched by an Angel,' a show CBS executives believed would not last a full season, and has since added similar programming. Hollywood has followed suit. These shows and movies are not venues of substitute preaching, but rather are representation of higher ideals by which we can live and make our daily choices. The 'garbage in/ garbage out' saying common among early computer programmers applies also to the human mind, and reducing the level of violence on TV can only have positive effects. CBS has shown that those positive effects also can be reflected in the corporate bottom line. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Tvio4.wps

Article Review: Lessons Learned By Journalists
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A 2.5 page paper that reviews: Lessons Learned: A Lawsuit's Impact on Journalistic Behavior by Paul S. Voakes. This essay provides the purpose of the study, the hypotheses, the, methodology, the results and implications. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGjnlst.rtf

Articles from the New York Times and CNN
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A comparison of two articles from the New York Times and CNN.com, with reference to style, content and intended readership. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: JLNYT.rtf

Aspects of the Mass Media
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8 pages worth of short essays on the mass media; its history and development. Specifically covered are : books, magazines, journalism, TV, radio, syndication, and more. All information from notes and films. No bibliography.
Filename: Mdiajrnl.wps

Audiences
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This 3 page paper looks at three themes related to audience studies; Firstly the audience, purpose and rationale. Secondly the key differences in audience between trade and scientific approaches and lastly the visual and stylistic elements which position audience. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEaudien.rtf

Audrey Hepburn and the Mass Media;
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This 5 page paper examines the way in which Audrey Hepburn influenced the mass media as an actress, a fashion icon and an ambassador for UNICEF. The writers explains this influence, how it was gained and used, eventually becoming a symbiotic relationship with the media for the benefit of charity. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEaudhep.wps

AUTHORITARIAN MEDIA IN RUSSIA
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This 5 page paper discusses the crackdown on the freedom of the media in the new Russia. Specific examples cited. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MBruspress.rtf

Beauty & Its Superficial Importance In TV Sitcoms
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A 5 page research paper which analyzes how TV sitcoms portray beautiful women. The writer shows that these images are unrealistic and stereotyped relating TV's portrayal of women with some of the latest research on the human perception of beauty. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Beautytv.wps

BENEFITS OF VIDEOCONFERENCING
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This 3-page paper explains the benefits of videoconferencing, including time and cost savings (from not having to travel) and boosts in productivity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTbenvid.rtf

Better Read That Again/Web Hoaxes
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A 3 page reaction paper to an article by Paul Piper entitled "Better read that again: web hoaxes and misinformation" is an informative survey of different categories of misinformation, which includes everything from racist propaganda to intentional joke pages on the Internet. The writer argues that Piper's article goes to the heart of an issue that has been frequently overlooked, but is nevertheless inherent in US culture, which is the prevalent misconception that anything--literally anything--if it appears in print or is said on television, has to be true. The writer argues further that if the misinformation on the Internet raises the level of skepticism in the American public, it is a good thing. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khwebhox.rtf

Big Media Moguls
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5 pages. While it is often argued that the customer is king, latest technology tells us something different entirely. Media and communication technologies show that technologies succeed in the market place when and only when those technologies are profitable for big media corporations. This paper will present a position on that statement. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAbgmda.rtf

Body Image and American Society
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This 3 page essay explores body image in American society and how it is important in respect to self-esteem. Several issues are broached, inclusive of how media views women. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA310bod.rtf