Essays and Research Papers on Mass Media

This 50 page paper provides an overview of the issue of FCC regulation and the use of shock radio formats. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 5 page paper is written in two parts looking at two questions set by the student. Firstly; What is the role of media systems in construction of national identities and secondly the paper discusses the statement that globalization is an ideological screen behind which cultural imperialism continues to operate. The bibliography cites 4 sources. ...

A 5 page paper which examines the influence violence has on children through television, movies, and video games. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the Susan Smylun's book Selling Radio: The Commercialization of American Broadcasting. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper is written in two parts. The first part examines what is meant by public diplomacy. The second part considers the role of the BBC World Service which is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and compares it to the Arabic news station Al Jazeera. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the Fox Channel's The O'Reilly Factor. This paper considers the claim that this program is a "no spin zone" in terms of politics or viewpoints presented. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the problems with sex in advertising as it involves family viewing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 9 page research paper that examines the mass news media and its influence. The new media is enormously powerful, as it provides the main conduit through which the public learns of the state of current events. Research demonstrates that often journalism does not provide the public with sufficient background information to thoroughly understand a ...

This is a 9 page paper which discuss the media giant Viacom and it's recent decision to split into two companies. The paper also discusses the management changes at Paramount Pictures. The bibliography has 5 sources.

A 4 page paper. The quantity and intensity of violence has increased in all forms of media. The violent and other offensive content in television programs has been broadcast earlier in the schedule since the 1990s. This essay includes reports of studies that have found a positive correlation between exposure to violence and aggressive behaviors. ...

A 7 page paper which examines censorship, with a focus on television. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 13 page paper examines the BBC World Service with a stakeholder analysis and then considers the organisation from the perspective of Herman and Chomsky’s propaganda model and the filters of control. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

In February 2007 it was announced there would be a merger between XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio. This 3 page paper examines at the financial motivation for the merger. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 3 page overview of the history and intent of the Voice of America. The author frames the societal circumstances that existed in 1942 when this powerful ideological tool was released to the world. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

6 pages in length. To implicate mass media as being an influential force over the prevalence of violence in today's society is to recognize the intrinsic impact such avenues as television, radio and magazines have upon an impressionable global community. Indeed, various forms of media regularly infuse the not-so-subtle factors associated with gratuitous ...

This 9 page paper looks at four very different types of media—a Web page, a home buyers' guide, a pamphlet and a political cartoon—and analyzes them with regard to composition, arguments, audience and textual meaning. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A paper which looks at the BBC in terms of its commitment to Reithian values, and how these have been demonstrated in its coverage of the Iraq war. Critical commentary from British, Islamic and American journalists is included, as well as an overview of BBC stakeholder commitment. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the patterns of ownership in media companies and considers how they are changing and developing. The paper looks at five media companies; Rupert Murdoch’s News International, Daily Mail and General Trust PLC (DMGT), Trinity Mirror, United Business Media and Pearson and their holdings. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

A 9 page discussion of the structure and influence of the media in world affairs. This paper focuses on the top five media corporations and their western roots. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines two articles that discuss news in Melbourne, Australia. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper argues that the concentration of media in the hands of a few giant corporations means that we are verging on losing our democracy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. Super Bowl coverage on the national broadcast (CNN) and local newspaper (Patriot Ledger) illustrates the tremendous differences between the visual and verbal aspects of reporting the outcome. The advantage of CNN's image depiction over The Patriot Ledger's written limitation is the primary component that delineates the chasm between television ...

A 3 page consideration of the choices Dan Rather made in 2004 that ultimately spelled the end of his career. This paper analyzes those choices from a Kantian perspective and from a utilitarian perspective. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page paper which examines how and why Fox News is biased, or considered biased. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

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 ...