Academic papers on Communications, Media, Theory, Etc

'Video On Demand'
7 pages in length. Video on demand was posited to give customers access to a wealth of video services, and allow them to watch a wide variety of programs of their choosing. Concentration is placed on the emerging technologies into online systems. ...
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Saving 'Free' Broadcast Television
An 11 page report proposing some fixes for the 'fix' network television finds itself now facing. For years, broadcast TV has paid little attention to the desires of the viewers, even as they leave in droves for cable channels and satellite TV. Now...
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Television Documentaries / Information Or Propaganda ?
A 5 page essay that looks at the question of whether or not it is appropriate for TV networks to take a partisan position that has a predetermined editorial point of view.
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Television Talk Shows
A 5 page research paper on the good promoted by television talk shows. Describes how talk shows have increased public awareness of domestic violence, pitfalls of managed care, promoted racial equality, and help direct minority youth to programs and...
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Talk Radio / The Conservative Onslaught
A 5 page evaluation of the political bend of talk radio. Bibliography lists four sources.
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Satellite Communications
This 20 page report discusses satellite communications and provides a basic informative and technical overview of the concepts and advancement of the technology. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
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Satellite Communications
A 12 page paper that provides an overview of the development of satellite communications since Sputnik. The writer also outlines the issues and international impacts of this type of technology. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Electronic Communication - A New Language and a New Way of Communicating
This 14 page report discusses the advent of electronic communication and the ways it has changed the interactions between millions of people. Discussion forums can and are built around a specific topic or area of interest and allows participants to...
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Sex & The Mass Media: The Sixties Vs. The Nineties
A 10 page paper on the change in attitudes and policy regarding sex in TV and movies from the beginning of the sixties to the middle of the nineties. It concludes that since television followed movies in becoming more 'sexually free,' perhaps the...
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Beauty & Its Superficial Importance In TV Sitcoms
A 5 page research paper which analyzes how TV sitcoms portray beautiful women. The writer shows that these images are unrealistic and stereotyped relating TV's portrayal of women with some of the latest research on the human perception of beauty....
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The Evolution Of 'TV Moms'
A 9 page paper on television mothers and their evolution from domestic housekeeper/child-raisers to professional women. Beginning with the '50s, TV moms are examined and compared to the real-life counterparts. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Dysfunctional Family On TV / 'Married With Children'
A 5 page essay on this popular TV sitcom in which the writer analyzes the show from a sociological point of view. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Sitcoms Of The 50's & 60's -- Media Portrayal Of The American Family
A 14 page research paper on the history of situational comedies ("sitcoms") and their presentation of the American family during the 1950's and 60's. The writer discusses specific shows, their characters, and the degree of reality presented by them...
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Situation Comedy Through the Ages
Sitcoms are explored from the fifties through the nineties in this 10 page overview. The programs are exposed as being unrealistic and the question of why some comedies endure while others fade is the main theme of the paper. Highlighted shows...
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The Development of Love Relationships Within The TV Sitcom
A 3 page essay on the development of love relationships within the American family as shown on TV sitcoms. Bibliography not included.
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