Questions and Answers for Mass Media
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How does the media influence the people (general public) to be with or against something?
The mass media can influence to be for or against something because it is the main way in which we find out about anything that is going on in our world. The way that the media presents topics to...
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How does the mass media serve as an enforcer of social norms?
Mass media is a very powerful entity. It can serve as an enforcer of social norms by providing insight into what may happen when societal expectations are violated. An example that comes to mind is...
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What function does mass media perform in an individuals life in society?
There is not one way in which media functions in society. Therefore, let me give you a few perspectives. First, mass media is a main source of advertising. The media tries to sell things to...
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Discuss the effects of the narcotizing dysfunction on social behavior in the aftermath of the recent war in Iraq.
Paul Lazarfeld’s narcotizing dysfunction theory says that the more media coverage there is of a certain event, the less people feel inclined to act with respect to that event. Looking specifically...
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How does mass media affect our perception of reality?
Guy Debord, in his much celebrated The Society of the Spectacle, once wrote that capitalism has transformed culture into an illusion, one in which the complete alienation of everyday people from...
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How radio deliver messages effectively?
Radio has a vast appeal and it is available nearly everywhere -- work, car, home, shopping. One could almost state that radio is the background soundtrack to our lives. We listen to radio, but we...
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What are the differences between older media and new media with respect to ethics?
There are several major differences between the ethics of new media and older mass media. The majority of the differences stem from older media having professionally trained staff writers and...
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How do the media cover political campaigns?
One way to look at answering this question is to realize that different forms of media cover issues in different ways. These days, most media have an electronic or digital component; even print...
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How can a nation's media system be shaped by its government's political philosophy?
A nation’s political philosophy can have a tremendous impact on the nature of its media system. The most obvious example of this is the difference between the media in a true democracy such as the...
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How do mass media messages move the viewer from attention to persuasion?
Mass Media messages are designed to do several things, including getting the attention of the viewer, explaining something quickly, and leave an impression of desire. Since these messages must be...
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Would the quality of news gathering diminish if newspapers no longer existed?
It seems very likely that the quality of news gathering would diminish if newspapers were no longer in existence. TV news has a very difficult time being as serious as newspapers are and internet...
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How do the media and marketers manipulate the public?
There exists a relatively new subdiscipline within the study of psychology called "media psychology." With the explosion in information technologies over the past 30 years, especially the...
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Explain a factor that influences how a person perceives information from the media.
Perhaps the most important factor that can influence how a person perceives information from the media is education. This can be education in general, but it can also be education that is specific...
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What is the effect of citizen journalism in Print media(Forms of mass media)?
There are two main effects of citizen journalism on the formal, established print forms of mass communication. The first involves the increased competition for an audience. For literally...
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Do you watch reality television? If so, which one and why?
I personally do not watch reality television, and television in general, very often. However, on the rare occasions where I do watch reality television, I like to watch shows related to business...
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Is the following an accurate statement? Political perspectives play a prominent role in much of the commentary by...
Much of what this statement says is true. Much of what is said in the media is definitely affected by the political points of view of the journalists and commentators. This is nothing new in...
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How does the mainstream media get people to only believe what they say, rather than people doing their own research?
First of all, we must realize that this question assumes that the mainstream media is capable of causing us to simply believe what they say. This is not necessarily the case. There are many...
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Can you think of another system where someone other than the government could evaluate the facts then either allow...
I assume that you are asking about a possible system in which someone would decide which facts the media would be allowed to access and which it would not be. This might be a system that would...
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What are some examples of Strategic Amplification in Mass Media?
Strategic amplification is a technique that refers to magnifying a small detail or story in media in a way that makes it appear more significant than it actually is and distorts the perception of...
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With smaller news resources and the industry downsizing its employee-hiring, who will gather information needed to...
It is, of course, not possible to know for sure what will happen in the future. We can only speculate. My own speculation is that blogs and other services would be able to replace traditional...
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How are governments currently adapting to the growing "transnational" media industry marketplace?
The previous answer does a good job of pointing out two of the important ways in which governments are adapting to the growth of transnational media. However, there is another important aspect of...
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What is the role of media in American political campaigns
The mass media plays a number of roles in American political campaigns. Let us look at three of them. First, they help to report and to analyze the issues that come up in the election campaign....
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What are five scholarly articles to use as sources for "Impact of Social Media Influence in the 2016 Election"?
Let's look at where the best places are to find scholarly articles about the 2016 election. There are three tiers of research that can be considered scholarly for the purpose of general research....
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What are some examples of media discriminating against a certain race?
It is hard to cite instances that we can know for sure are examples of media discrimination against people of a given race. Often, people of a given race will feel that they are being...
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In what ways is the text characteristic of its genre and in what ways does it deviate from genre conventions? The...
This article is an example of a news magazine article. News Magazines provide additional information on timely current events. In this case, the article focuses on the investigation and...
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How has the media shaped foreign policy in the United States?
The media affect foreign policy in the United States largely by shaping public opinion. Media coverage of the Vietnam War, for example, played a major role in public disillusionment with the...
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What role does our "basic biological challenge" play in the types of programming offered by mass media?
This is a great question. Perhaps the best place to start is to underline the word, "mass." In other words, mass media is aiming at as many people as possible. So, selectivity of population is not...