Communications and Media

The advancements in technology have transformed the social, economic and political aspects of life all over the world. The internet is the backbone of this technological transformation linking societies all across the globe, thereby making it possible for cultural and political transfusion. Due to this influence, many countries in Southeast Asia have been keen to curb the access of the internet by its populace. This discourse zeros in on the causes and nature of these regulations and also their...

The year 2009 could have ended favorably for the Filipinos when on November 14, popular boxer Manny Pacquiao knocked down Miguel Cotto and reigned the headlines around the world. Fifteen days later while the world celebrated with the Filipinos for Pacquiaos victory, media men readied their camcorders again for another big scoop. It was indeed big, but horrifying. That fateful day in November 29 changed not only the fate of Philippine mass media but more significantly, the international mass media...

Mickey Mouse and Walter Elias Disney (Walt Disney) are equally famous and inseparable figures one being the worlds most famous animated character and the other being the man behind this animation. Mickey first appeared as a new actor at the New York based Colony Theatre in 1928 and through the movie Steamboat Willie, he became the first cartoon that was ever created with sound. The mouses physical appearance was rather striking and according to Smoodin, He had ears bigger than Clark Gables, legs...

The concept of public and counter spheres is changing since digital media came into the picture. Elements that constitute the public and counter public spheres are loosing meaning as the digital era gains momentum. By definition the public sphere is an arena for individuals to come together with the common interest of communicating about specific issues. Through this interaction they expect to find solutions, give ideas, information and also try to influence powers that control the society. There...

An interview is a formal face to face communication with a  person with the intention of gathering some information from him. There are many types of interview. Information gathering, employment and performance appraisal are the three important types of interview that come under the category of employment related interviews. Information Gathering Interview  This kind of interview can be considered a good step in terms of career exploration. According to Munkley, The purpose behind the...

Romantic love is one of the key themes of the musical genre. As Lucy Fischer (1989) points out, the handling of romantic love by the musical genre is done in one of two ways, comically for example in A Swing Time (1936), or tragically as in Moulin Rouge (2001). However, one of the key difficulties of the musical form is the battle between imagination and upholding a realistic societal order. One of the beauties of the musical genre is that is allows the expression of the hyper real, situations and...

Morley, D. (1995). Introduction. Spaces of Identity Global Media, Electronic Landscapes and Cultural Boundaries (The International Library of Sociology) (1 ed., p. 1). New York Routledge. --This introductory paragraph defines the purpose of the book as an investigation into the role of contemporary cultural identities in communications media.  The author sets the scene by explaining how transformations in the global media environment are impacting communications networks and how peoples perceptions...

Multiple Choice 1.The Public Relations Society of Americaa. boycotted against a government-imposed code of ethics.b. is affiliated with the federal government.c. designed a code of ethics for public relations professionals.d. counteracts negative foreign publicity about the United States.e. all of the above2.An example of well-managed crisis public relations occurred duringa. the Nixon administrations effort to distance itself from the Watergate break-in.b. the introduction of Cabbage Patch dolls...

Google is indubitably the most popular and most exciting company in the world today. According to its corporate website, its mission is to organize the worlds information and make it universally accessible and useful (Google, 2010). Google ranked first place in Fortune Magazines annual Best Companies to Work For, besting other top companies for two consecutive years, in 2007 and 2008. The most cited reason its performance as a top employer is because of its internal company culture. Google is the...

There was one instance where I performed a leadership role, and also learned from a good leader, that I still remember very clearly. It was almost 4 years ago, on August 2006 to be exact the setting was in Riyadh city in Saudi Arabia and the problem was that I had a very urgent project at work. It was for an office building, it was only one floor but it was sizeable and it was an open space to be used for storage. My role at the time was the project manager, and this means that I was to direct and...