Communications and Media

At a time when political space has continued to expand, the capacity to effectively uphold public opinion and articulate high profile political communication forms the basement for improving democratic ideals in the society.   Public opinion not only indicates the overall orientation of the majority, but creates the necessary emphasis on the actual pace and trend that should be assimilated by the leadership.  Macmanus (2010) concurs with Delli (2004) conclusion that political opinion forms...

One of the biggest challenges of a magazine publisher is knowing how to deal with the distribution. This is very crucial because the business profit will greatly depend on this factor. Making the most of magazine distribution begins with understanding what you want from your magazine (Antonow, n.d.). This includes knowing the services you want for your magazine, and how much money you can spend for it. There are many distribution companies that deal professionally with different distributions,...

The ordinary world experiences tremendous suffering, and someone needs to save us from the mystical forces that create it.  Wachowskis The Matrix shows this world, and it stars the Onethe bodhisatva, illuminatus or heroic enlightened Onewho will save us from dukha or suffering and demonstrate the Heros Journey motif.  It also dramatically narrates Joseph Campbells 12 stages in a heros journey toward enlightenment. Neo (Keanu Reeves) is the hero in the Matrix.  He is also called the...

Within the current context of post-modern American society, possessing the skills needed to deconstruct and analyze media is imperative. Without it, many of the hegemonic representations that are presented to society will be received as reality when they are nothing more than symbolic constructs. The danger in this may not initially be apparent, but it is present, nonetheless. Beneath the exterior of seemingly innocent presentations of family, work, and personal life, lies a complex system of realities...

The Climate Change Bill, introduced On November 14, 2007 and passed as a law on November 26 2008 became the primary legislation of the UK government to bind a framework in meeting the demands of climate change. In this effort, the approach used through the law is to manage and respond to climate change by setting ambitious and legally binding targets taking powers to meet those targets strengthening the institutional framework enhancing UKs ability to adapt to the impact of climate change and to...

Ted Selkers article, Touching the Future, has graphically revealed to the readers, how he had envisioned the future to be like.  In fact, Selker is suggestive that the future has already arrived, in the form of innovative breakthroughs in visually-manipulative, hand gesture-sensitive concepts, such as what we are able to experience in Apples iPhone.  He furthers this technological prophecy by citing some of the leaders in the industry, such as Jeff Hans Perceptive Pixel, the Microsoft...

Cross-promotion is a form of advertising that involves two or more parties. It involves getting other companies to promote your product. Companies for instance will use the World Cup by referring to themselves as the proud sponsors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This way they are able to place adverts in various events simply by using the World Cup brand name to promote their products. The problem with cross-promotion is that conglomerates will not take you seriously, and you have to prove to them...

The stakeholder groups in this conflict consist of the community members for and against marijuana shops for medical purposes. The Windsor town board is considered the community members. In addition, MM dispensaries and law enforcement agencies all have an involvement in this community conflict. The Windsor Community group against MM dispensaries leads by Windsor resident Bill Miller is identified with the following frames. First, the stakeholder group against the dispensaries sees this as a negative...

Purpose  the purpose of this study is to understand diversity and its corresponding impact within business strategies and towards implementing effective management of issues surrounding the workplace. Rationale  the study seeks to identify patterns where diversity is existent in the workplace (e.g. demographics and discrimination) and determine its impact as well as the trends that influence organizations to rethink their steps in addressing this issue accordingly. Methodology  this...

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards were hosted by actors Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. As in all Hollywood related awards shows, this years Oscars, as they are more commonly known, were extravagantly glamorous. Beginning with the teasers that showcased the nominations for the various categories of awards, almost a whole week before the actual event, the Oscars managed to spark interest in a significant population of TV Viewers. The Red Carpet entrances of all the celebrities were as stunning as they...

Relationships are very important in our day to day lives. I personally have had my share of problems in relationships and would like to improve on how I relate with people. I have always cared about other peoples feelings. People in general like to know that there is someone who cares. I always think about how what I say it affects the feelings of others. I also like to keep a good impression of myself on others. People can be judgmental and I have to be careful in how I conduct myself around people...

Conflict seems to be ever present in our entire lives. Be it on the football field, at home, in the bathroom or even in the boardroom. The possibility that there will be a divergence impends anytime two or more people convene. The more our collaborative concepts amplify the higher the chances of getting into a clash. Conflict arises from a multitude of potential sources that reflect our differences on the basis of personality, ideologies, race, culture, race, values and even from trivial misapprehension....

Gambling is an issue that has been mostly associated with leisure in the contemporary society. In a University set up this perception is no different as students engaging in gambling activities within the school, in the casinos as well as on the internet. There is an increase in gambling among university students. This problem has grown over the last ten years. The purpose of this study is to establish the scope, causes and consequences of gambling. Gambling is therefore an issue that is affecting...

The article written by Abelman sought to determine the intentions and purposes of people in watching religious television shows by basing arguments on the uses and gratifications approach. The uses and gratifications approach emphasizes the role of the audience in shaping messages communicated through the media. Questionnaires were distributed to 210 respondents who have cable subscriptions and have admitted to viewing religious channels for 50 of their television viewing time. The objective of...

For years, the development of a vaccine against the Human papillomavirus (HPV) demonstrates and marks a significant step towards the reduction of several reproductive health concerns, primarily cervical cancer. However, the success of the HPV vaccination programs will depend on parents open-mindedness and consent to have their female and possibly male children in the preadolescent and early adolescent years vaccinated. Gina Ogilvie et al., in their 2007 HPV related study have focused on parental...

Non verbal communication is the process of passing information by any other means or use of symbols without the use of words. Regardless of the disputes and perceptual availability of the communicator, the communication behavior broadly reflects the true meaning of the verbal words. There exists no clear cut division between the two means of communication. Conceptual integration of actions as distinct from speech in broader sense including the speech errors and the behavior take on special significance...

Reading a newspaper is no longer a physical activity where one touches the newspaper and flips over the pages. (Thiel, 1998) As the other activities, reading a newspaper is also a digital activity now due to which the newspaper industry has evolved completely. (Electronic newspapers, 2002)  It was before 1995 that world had not imagined that a newspaper could be read on the digital medium but then this new concept was laid down to the world. America Online had the first newspaper service which...