Dave Garroway
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A 6 page paper that focuses on Garroway's professional life. Beginning as a page at NBC, Garroway eventually worked as a radio disc jockey and host, then had two different television shows. One, Garroway at Large, was broadcast out of Chicago. Garroway then became the first host of the Today show, from New York. This essay discusses his career and manner that made him so popular. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Democratizing The Media
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23 pages in length. Democratizing the media is not a new concept; rather it has been revisited time and time again throughout the history of this particular medium of communication, inasmuch as accusations of power and control have directly collided with the theory that mass media are supposed to be the watchdogs of democracy. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: TLCDemMe.rtf

Development of a Network Society
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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 society. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
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Developments in the History of Mass Media in the UK
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A 5 page paper which examines the history of significant developments in mass media within the UK. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Did Negative Publicity against The AKP During The 2002 Turkish General Elections Help To Secure Their Victory
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This 17 page paper is proposal and a literature review to consider the hypothesis that the negative publicity campaign carried by the secular press against the Truth and Justice Party (AKP) during the 2002 general elections in Turkey helped the AKP to secure their victory. Te paper gives an online proposal and then carries out a literature review, looking at the position in Turkey and looks at relevant theories, such as the way negative campaigns have been seen in other countries and the value of PR such as that conducted by the AKP. The last few pages are a summary of the sources used in the literature review. The bibliography cites 14 sources.
Filename: TEakpmedia.rtf

Differences in Advertising to Children and Adults
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This 5 page paper takes a look at differences and similarities in advertising to children and adults and maintains that there are only scant differences. The reaction to advertising, by children and adults, is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Differences in Perception of Media
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This 5 page paper focuses on an article from a Jerry Falwell website that views sexuality in Teletubbies and Disney films. Stuart Hall's notions of how marginalized people perceive media is considered along with Karen Riggs's ideas. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Discrimination Against Women in Broadcasting
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A 10 page literature review on the instant subject, exploring issues of workforce statistics, discrimination against women broadcasters, and discrimination against storylines of women in broadcasting--including appearance and subject matter. The paper also discusses the "hidden" women in broadcasting--technicians. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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Distribution of Music by Conventional vs. Electronic Means
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5 pages. This critical analysis of the music industry and the controversy surrounding the downloadable music sites will help to explain the way some of the websites work as well as the predicament this causes the actual recording artists and record companies. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Does Freedom of the Press Go Too Far?
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This 4 page report discusses the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and questions whether or not the media has pushed too far in terms of what is “appropriate.” The public response to what it has come to see as irresponsible journalism and commentators who disseminate hate, misinformation, and biased judgment, has been something of a backlash against the First Amendment’s guarantee to the right of free speech. And yet, there is also significant concern that if a voice one disagrees with is silenced, there is no security that an agreed-with voice will not also be silenced. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
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Does Mass Media Reflect or Produces its’ Audience?
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This 5 page paper considers if the media is a reflection of the audience or if it able to manipulate and create an audience for its’ own ends. The paper argues both ways concluding that there is a symbiotic relationship. The bibliography cites 5 sources
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Does Television Erode Social Capital? :
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This 3 page paper examines this article by Norris that appeared in Political Science and Politics in 1996. The article is summarized and critiqued. Putnam's views are compared and contrasted with Norris'. No additional sources cited.
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