Academic papers on Communications, Media, Theory, Etc

Referents
6 pages in length. The writer discusses several issues related to referents, including referents and symbols vs. inherent meaning; the role of mind in distinguishing symbols from referents; inferred referents; perceptual referents; the dynamic...
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Code Switching and Matrix Language Frame (MLF)
This 10 page paper provides an overview of the use of code-switching data, and determines the extent that grammatical constraints proposed by Poplack and others work. This paper considers whether it is possible to identify trigger words and how...
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The Impact of New Technologies on the Communication Industry and Other Companies
This 7 page paper consider the impact that advancing telecommunications is having on the industry and commerce in general. To consider this the paper includes discussion on the new third generation mobile telephones as well as the role and economic...
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Communication Issues in Education: A Call for the Requirement for Standardized English in the Classroom Setting
A 7 page discussion of the importance of communication in the educational environment. The author contends that communication is one of the most formidable obstacles facing non-whites in education. This paper calls for a abolishment of such...
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The Electronic Media: Possibilities for Misinformation and Misdirection
A 5 page assertion that the electronic media is one of the most influential entities of the modern world. This paper cautions, however, that while we are most definitely better informed about current world events as a result of television and...
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Mass Media and Education
This 5 page paper looks at how the media may be seen as having an educational role and what that role may be. The writer considers this from the perceptive of both the media originators as well as the media audience. The bibliography cites 3...
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Journalism Ethics
Reporting Terrorism and Retaliation: A 12 page paper discussing the news media's treatment of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the anthrax scare and subsequent action in Afghanistan in terms of the philosophies of Kant and Mill. The paper's...
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Should there be a Utilitarian Approach by the Media when Reporting on War?
This 8 page paper considers the role of the media when reporting on war. The paper focuses on the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, but can be applied to other conflict. The writer looks at how the reporting may serve the philosophy of the...
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Vietnam And The Media
8 pages in length. The Vietnam War did not represent a significantly popular time in United States history, inasmuch as American involvement proved to divide an already agitated nation. Added to the significant unrest was the regularly...
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Communication Analysis and the Sacramento Kings
This 6 page report discusses the National Basketball Association (NBA) team, the Sacramento Kings. Different communication theories and frameworks are used to consider the effectiveness of the team
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Differences in Perception of Media
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...
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Improving Interpersonal Communication
This 6 page report discusses the processes associated with improving interpersonal communication need not be either complicated or intense. Instead the most important aspect of such efforts revolves around the simple awareness that communication can...
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Communication, Tourism and the Media
This 11 page paper considers the way that the media may influence the audience that some issues are important whilst others are extraneous. The writer examines this in the context of the reports following the events of September the 11th when the...
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Media Imperialism and Life in the Cyber Cafe
This 6 page report discusses the concept of media imperialism is the idea that Western media exerts considerable influence over the cultures of countless nations around the world and how the
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The Importance of Literacy and the Freedom of Expression
5 pages. The importance as to the freedom expression is discussed as well as opinions regarding the role of free press. What limits should apply, if any. A brief overview of the movie Newsies is included and relevant scenes regarding the role of...
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