Essays and Research Papers on Mass Media

This 7 page report discusses the impact and value of mass communication in and on modern society. The dissemination of such information and a great deal more has been made possible via the remarkable technological advances in mass communication. Such awarenesses have changed the framework in which people view the world and are part of the reason that the final ...

A 5 page paper that consider the progression of developments in digital communications for the invention of Morse code to the current processes of data communication transmissions. This paper explores the invention of morse code and facsimile transmission systems as the starting points for the more complex teletype and digital voice systems. Bibliography lists 3 ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview of an interview with a person in a field requiring a high degree of communication. This interview assesses the individuals communication instruction and the way they developed as a professional. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page research paper discussing the increasing use of satellite technology in the wireless communication industry. This paper discusses a description of the subject matter, the current state of technology in this field, and then presents the advantages, disadvantages and present and future trends in the use of satellites in wireless communications systems. ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the technological side of communications in relationship to analog and digital cellular communications. Much of what we use today is analog. There is a growing trend in digital, however, for it allows more callers per space. Illustrations of what cellular phones are, how they work, and how analog and ...

A 5 page paper which draws parallels between Herbert Schiller's "Information Inequality" and "Trust Us, We're Experts" by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauler. The paper discusses how each work depicts the manner in which communication is used for propaganda. No additional sources cited.

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. ...

5 pages in length. In a word, Noam Chomsky's Media Control is an exercise in propaganda: How mass media have successfully fleeced the general population into believing everything they print or report. The extent to which Chomsky's assertion reaches the outermost regions of communication is both grand and far-reaching; that contemporary media outlets ...

4 pages in length. These important two types of communication tools are explored by the writer and compared in terms of modes of reception and language used to reach their specific intended audiences. No Bibliography.

A five page paper which looks at two aspects of current technology and considers the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet and satellite communication in terms of their sociological and political implications. Bibliography lists 3 sources

This 12 page report discusses the concepts related to the elaboration likelihood theory, when applied to the presidential election. The report focuses on how it serves as a means through which social scientists, political analysts, and communication theorists can present a view of public and political behavior that can be most enlightening. Attitudes, attitude change, and the two paths ...

A six page paper which considers the impact which global communication has had on developing nations, and looks at the advantages and disadvantages of introducing satellite television and satellite Internet to such countries. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 6 page paper using two articles provided by the student. Comments from both authors are included in this essay that discusses how communication technologies and how the media impact citizens. In the first article, the author discusses the capabilities of being exposed only to news or material one wants. This could lead to ...

This 17 page paper considers how different forms of mass media change the society in which they operate. This paper focuses on the concept of the Guttenberg Galaxy and communication over the internet to explain how information and the mass media changes society and the perception of society with empowerment of members of that ...

This is a 25 page paper that provides an overview of bias in the "Glenn Beck" show. A content analysis is carried out, based upon a theoretical framework of mass communications theory. Bibliography lists 35 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the career and role of a professional communication counselor. The paper starts by looking at the variety in the job, the ways in which individuals may enter the career and the way that the job can be undertaken and how it has become increasingly complex. The bibliography cites 5 ...

Communication takes place through the mass media. This 11 page paper considers what we know, and what we do not know, about the influence that the mass media has on the public. Included in the essay are issues such as the way the media may be used to manipulate the audience, with examples of ...

This 6 page paper evaluates communication theory with a focus on Expectancy Violations Theory. Questions are answered and the final portion contains a short essay regarding what would happen if the public owned the media. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page contention that our communication styles have evolved from the critical to the functinalist over the past four decades. The author uses the examples of Lyndon B. Johnson and Bill Clinton to illustrate this evolution. While the credibility our nation’s most prominent individuals is sure to become even more laced with ...

This 6 page paper considers what impact digital technology and software has had on the media arts from both a practical and a theoretical perspective. Examples are used, which include works such as Animatrix. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the computer as a powerful tool in media convergence. The computer has quickly become the most powerful media tool today and is steadily adapting to all aspects of the media and is leading the way to media convergence. Because television and radio broadcasts using video and audio streams ...

This 6 page paper explores writing for television and newspapers and what the essential differences are in terms of writing and career. Differences are highlighted but similarities are noted. Investigative journalism, in both mediums, is discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

this 10 page paper responds to the following question: How has digital technology affected the ways in which Indonesian people produce and consume media? This paper oncentrates on the topic of women and Islam in the media. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

An 8 page overview of cellular telephone technology. Provides a technical outline of the telephone industry as a whole and related the importance of challenge in the improvement of technology. Presents digital technology as the current paradigm in the field. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 40 page research paper. Following an introduction, the paper presents three chapters that discuss how technology has influenced the individual, society and the media; the globalization of the media; and the creation of media empires. Different data are included. The dominant nine global media conglomerates are identified, eight of which are the same companies ...