Academic papers on Communications, Media, Theory, Etc

Men and Women / Nonverbal Communication
A 10 page overview of nonverbal communication, including some historical background, terminology, and research results. Focus of the paper is on differences and similarities between nonverbal behavior between the genders, with particular emphasis...
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Advertising and Mass Media
This 5 page paper concerns the issue of economic constraints affecting advertising decisions made by mass media executives. A 1999 issue of Family Circle is used to demonstrate that sponsors are favored over providing both sides of controversies....
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Sound Wars: Which New Technology Will Succeed?
A 7 page research paper that examines the current technological innovations to the home recording industry. The writer examines several digital formats including MiniDiscs and recordable CDs as well as discussing the factors that will affect which...
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Documentary Television
3 pages in length. Documentary television is instrumental in providing insightful and extraordinarily entertaining accounts of both an historical and personal nature. It has been the connection between civilization past and present, utilizing...
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Media Representation of the Gulf War
The television and newspaper coverage of Operation Desert Storm, during the Gulf War, was hampered by the limitations set by the US military and influenced by the Bush Administration's media campaign. As a result, the coverage seen by the American...
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Influence of Black English on Standard English
In 5 pages the author discusses the influence of Black English on standard English and posits that Black English destroys the structure of standard English. Black English is not a standard form of English. It is more of a mispronunciation than a...
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Family Communication
In the realm of the family, communication has been a subject that has occupied many social scientists. Because of the sexual nature of the current health concern, the issue of boundaries is very pertinent to a discussion of communication within the...
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The Telecommunication Act and Its Effect on Radio and Television
A 5 page discussion of the 1996 Telecommunications Act and its Impact on Television and Radio. Emphasizes that the provisions of the Act have been made largely ineffective due to the numerous challenges the Act has faced and by the conflicting...
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Student Freedom of Expression
This 13 page report discusses the freedom of expression available to and exercised by students. Repression of student expression in the United States is still present in the daily life of both educators and students ranging from elementary school...
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Language: Standard & Non-Standard English
A 6 page paper examining definitions of standard and non-standard English. Ebonics is discussed. Personal examples and opinions of the author are used. References lists 3 sources.
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Is Graphic Television Violence Desensitizing?
A two page look at this question in the light of remarks made by Vietnamese nun Chan Khong, who argues that American news broadcasts made Vietnamese suffering look like a performance. The paper concludes that graphic violence on television should be...
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Kinesics
In 5 pages, the author having observed people interact at the mall, estimates how much of their messages are being overtly stated and how much of it is given in kinesics. No sources are cited.
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Media Violence and Violent Kids
This well written 4 page paper explores the impact media violence has on America's youth. Forty years of studies pointing to a correlation are addressed. Statistical data is also provided on the amount of TV violence the nation's children are...
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Guides to Public Speaking
This 7 page paper reviews Public Speaking for Dummies by Malcolm Kushner and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Public Speaking by Laurie E. Rozakis. The books are compared to each other on a variety of points. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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AT&T And Bell Atlantic: Changes
7 pages in length. The telecommunications industry is exploding, both literally and virtually. Companies like Bell Atlantic and AT&T are in direct competition with one another as a means by which to stay ahead of the game. With this perpetual...
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