Academic papers on Communications, Media, Theory, Etc

The Weakening of the United States Presidency
20 pages in length. Discusses the relationship the media plays in weakening the office of the U. S. Presidency. A major challenge for any public relations practitioner confronting an organizational crisis, disaster, emergency, or even serious...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

Nortel Networks
This 6 page paper discusses Nortel Networks, a giant in telephony, data, wireless and wireline solutions for the Internet. Topics discussed include: a critique of Nortel's Web site, their involvement with the Internet, their innovations, including...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

Yellow Journalism and Muckrakers: Yesterday and Today
10 pages. Describes yellow journalism and muckrakers, the role they played in the early nineteenth century and how they are still at work today. Muckraker was the name applied to American journalists, novelists, and critics who in the first decade...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

The Chicago Tribune and the New York Times
A 14 page paper which discusses the use of the Chicago Tribune or the New York Times as a sole provider of information regarding the world. The paper presents both sides to three separate stories. The stories concern the Microsoft merger, the...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

A Qualitative Analysis of a Document: A View of a Credit Card
This 12 page paper provides an overview of the basic assessment of a credit card as a document. This paper employs standard theoretical elements that relate to the assessment of a document, including the concepts of time, context, and themes,...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

TV and Its Positive Effects on Children
In 15 pages, the author discusses television and its positive effects on children. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

Metaphors
The combination of oral and written language is the mode of teaching used most often and metaphors play a significant role in the process This 5 page paper argues that, while it is true that metaphors enable individuals to communicate ideas...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

Phonological Awareness An Essential Component of Reading Success:
This 21 page paper provides an overview of the current literature regarding the importance of phonological awareness as a component of reading success. This paper outlines a proposed study of early readers and assess the implications of...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

Courage Under Camera Fire - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis & The Media
A 12 page paper that argues the thesis that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis learned the art of manipulating the media only as a defense against its constant and persistent intrusion upon her life. Discussed is how her socialite upbringing did little to...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

Gender Biased Language
6 pages in length. This paper reviews three articles on the title subject and analyzes each article. There are people who use language that would be considered biased in use. The question that is raised is this: Is the language a cause of the...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

A Grammatical Description
In beginning a descriptive analysis of a sentence the first step is to identify the basic components of nouns and verbs. The descriptive elements are then identified and ascribed to the noun or verb they describe. This 5 page paper gives a...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

Media and the News -- The Chicken and the Egg Question
This 10 page report discusses the modern media and the extent to which it is responsible for making the news or breaking the news. Increasingly, the line between reporting the news and participating in the news has become blurred for the...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

Use of Media in January, 1979
A 5 page research paper that examines the media of January 1979 as to what it says about the way that people thought and used media at that time. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

Magazine Content and Advertising
This 6 page paper looks at how clients, who advertise in magazines, can affect its content. The problem is looked at primarily in terms of inadvertent influence. Many examples are noted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

Same Circus, Different Clowns - Media Coverage in the Presidential Primaries of 1996 & 2000
An 8 page analytic essay that examines the media's extensive coverage of the nation's Presidential Primaries and the direct effect this coverage has on campaign strategy and voter decision. Included is a discussion of different approaches used by...
Send me the Paper | View Abstract

---

Records 301 to 315 of 1414