...Mass Media Control Tambela Vaughn Everest University Brandon Online Abstract The research included within this paper is several online articles, periodicals, and related books to mass-media control and its psychological adaptation in an individual’s mind. I also performed a media and mind control case study. I used my family for the subjects; my older sister who is a Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.) and my mother who is a widow, an evangelist, and retired home nurse, for the control group, and my nephews who are fraternal twins, age thirteen for the experimental group. My observations were to observe both groups for a week during different intervals of media exposure. My nephews, the experimental group, were observed during and after watching television, using the computer, and listening to music. They were then observed when these forms of media were limited. My mother and sister, the control group, were observed during the limited periods of their television usage and listening to non-secular music. I believe there is direct correlation between adults and children who watch and listen to obsessive amounts of television, movies, news, and popular music and aggressive behavior, stress, dispositions, and sleep and eating habits. The case study observations supported this theory. Keywords: mass media, mass-media control, aggressive behavior, perceptions, adverse misconceptions, psychological adaptation, media nationalism, suggestive media, groupthink nationalism...
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...“Whoever controls the media, controls the mind “ Jim Morrison Media Studies Course Outline Media Studies Core Concepts Media Studies Assessment Checklist COURSE OUTLINE “The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” Malcolm X Mass communication to Everyone. Disseminating Information to a wide Audience. What is Media? The media is the means of mass communication, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television and film. The media disseminates meaning to a mass audience. The word media is derived from the Latin “medium”, which means “an agency; or the way something is communicated or expressed”. What is Media Studies? Media Studies is the study of how meaning is created and disseminated through the media. The media that are studied are those of mass, rather than interpersonal communication, such as mobile phones. The media texts may be newspapers or magazines, television or radio programmes, cinema films, advertisements, music videos and websites. The range of media texts will cover fiction and non-fiction, such as Donnie Darko, Bowling For Columbine, The Simpsons, and Nike adverts. Media is a construct; messages are being mediated and a point of view communicated, even where the events seem at their most ‘raw’ and direct. This course will enable you to...
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...Concern about the impact of the mass media on children has surged in recent years -- and rightly so. As more and more evidence is presented of the harm that TV, movies and videos can do, and as the media are becoming more pervasive, more intrusive, and more disturbing in content, many parents are at a loss as to what to do to protect their children. Television seems to be an especially threatening presence because it brings into our homes, automatically, so many things most parents would never choose to expose their children to. No one delivers books or videos to our homes unordered, but our television provides an outrageous array of disturbing content, that is readily available at the touch of a remote almost anytime of the day or night. A lot of what television has to offer involves violence or the threat of harm in some way. Summer vacations are a blessing for children and teenagers as they find much and more time to watch TV, play video games and use internet. It is a worry for the parents as to how check and control their children from getting engaged in experiencing violence through various forms of media. In today's overall environment when already the minds are susceptible to be influenced by messages provoking for action and thrill it is a responsibility on our shoulders on how to protect our younger generation. As there is no legislation to prohibit children and adolescents from watching violent content in any form, it is difficult to control. The second issue is that the...
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...George Orwell’s 1984 was written to be a warning to future societies about the dangers of an overly powerful government. One of the ways the government used to keep the people in control was altering their perception of reality using the media. Could even a very powerful government control the minds of citizens so that they no longer believe scientific facts or even something as simple as 2+2=5? Reality is a concept that is mainly based on one person’s belief. Therefore, if they could infiltrate one’s mind enough to redefine their whole belief structure, they may be able to control their concept of reality on a small scale. Big Brother had many ways of altering the minds of the people of Oceania. Some of these were through media and propaganda,...
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...“Body Image” Have you see a fashion show on the television or read a magazine? If you have then you have been exposed to the media revealing models as beautiful. What you don’t know is that a decent percentage of these models are suffering from eating disorders. I trust the media is to blame for our country’s epidemic of eating disorders because, not only do magazines and television portray skinny to be in, but also songs in our nation deliver the attitude. The burdens to encounter the world’s demands to reaching self-satisfaction with one’s body image emotional have influenced the impression of eating disorders. As people are exposed to countless forms of media not only just on television or in a magazine but on the radio, internet & part of our everyday life media being a huge method of communication has been characterized as the leading reason of why people suffer from eating disorders. The role of media profoundly adds to the increase of abnormal eating behaviors within an individual. Without society and the media generating a fabricated image of attractiveness, the calculation of women suffering from eating disorders would decline extremely, women would discontinue trying to grasp a body weight that is unnatural also practically unmanageable to accomplish. Body image has been an ongoing issue in the world and eating disorders are frequently developed, especially in females, in an effort to keep their bodies “fit” and “in shape.” The physical appearance of a person...
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...Subnavigation with limited articles view Tip sheets Community Consultation Guide Phone Rights App Your Rights Guide Jargon buster Portals Disability Hardship Small Business Introduction to Social Media What is Social Media? Social networking on social media websites involves the use of the internet to connect users with their friends, family and acquaintances. Social media websites are not necessarily about meeting new people online, although this does happen. Instead, they are primarily about connecting with friends, family and acquaintances you already have in real life. The most wellknown social media sites are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. These sites allow you to share photos, videos and information, organise events, chat, and play online games. Often, each of your "friends" (Facebook) or "followers" (Twitter) will be connected to each other. Just like in real life, the connections between people aren't just oneonone, but a network of connections. This online social network is useful for spreading information, pictures and videos and generally staying in touch with people you wouldn't normally get to interact with all the time. For example, you can easily set up a Facebook page with details and pictures of an event you might be planning, such as a school fete. The page allows you to easily send out invitations to other users of the social media site. https://accan.org.au/consumerinfo/tipsheets/introductiontosocialnetworking 1/3 ...
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...influence of mass media has grown exponentially with the advance of technology. First there were books, then newspapers, magazines, photography, sound recordings, films, radio, television, the so-called New Media of the Internet, and now social media. Today, just about everyone depends on information and communication to keep their lives moving through daily activities like work, education, health care, leisure activities, entertainment, traveling, personal relationships, and the other stuff with which we are involved. It's not unusual to wake up, check the cellphone for messages and notifications, look at the TV or newspaper for news, commute to work, read emails, take meetings and makes phone calls, eat meals with friends and family, and make decisions based on the information that we gather from those mass media and interpersonal media sources. We need to be aware that the values we hold, the beliefs we harbor and the decisions we make are based on our assumptions, our experiences, our education and what we know for a fact. We rely on mass media for the current news and facts about what is important and what we should be aware of. We trust the media as an authority for news, information, education and entertainment. Considering that powerful influence, then, we should know how it really works and how does it really influence us. The degree of influence depends on the availability and pervasiveness of media. All of the traditional...
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...Donald Martinez Professor, Gary Steel WRTG101S 27 November 2012 Social Media Equals Dangers Every day, people are on social media like robots. It is as if the world never existed without it. Social media’s gain in popularity is both exciting and alarming. Facebook is the most popular social media today. “Facebook currently has 901 million active users worldwide.” (Curtan) People sit on sites like Facebook all day and interact with friends and strangers worldwide. Wilber said, “For many people that are stuck at home, for whatever reason, social media opens new doors. Due to the fact that there is a high unemployment rate, I find that there are so many people on different disability websites, and that's their way of connecting so they don't feel isolated." (Curtan) In real life though, these same people are not socializing face-to-face. The human interactions are not there. According to Dr. Aric Sigman, a psychologist and biologist, “Social networking websites like Facebook pose a serious risk to your health.” (NaturalBias.com) In addition, some people use Facebook responsibly, and others do not. Many people neglect their real life for one full of virtual friends. Social media, Facebook in particular, is not only a great invention but also a dangerous invention. These social media friendships on sites like Facebook have two sides. There are people known personally and people not known personally. "I try to reach out to a lot of women in different countries — they...
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...if the other part did it well, one will enter in a position of inferiority. One will appear weak and non-professional. The lack of preparation will nearly always cost money. Preparing the negotiation Oral communication, such as discussions and conversations belong (most of the time) to improvisation. Negotiation, which is a particular form of oral communication, also seems to belong to improvisation. But by just reducing it to a simple improvisation, it is underestimating the power of words and language. Negotiation always requires a minimum of preparation. By preparing or building your knowledge (make researches about the products, company mottos and corporate values…), you avoid absurd mistakes (and therefore being credible); you will be able to better control you emotions (ex: avoid non productive stress) and you will be able to build a plan of attack build on your researches and wills [Thomas, 2006: Knowledge, Behaviour and Mindfulness are the key components of Cultural Intelligence (CQ)]. Preparation is essential to give you power and legitimacy, but also...
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...Values Portrayed in Popular Media Stacey Gilley ENG.122 Professor Bernadette Anayah September 3, 2012 Values Portrayed in Popular Media In today’s society popular media plays a big role and affects how some people conduct themselves. Dictionary.com describes popular media as, “the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines that reach or influence people widely.” The majority of households spend the majority of their time watching television shows. Our young children look up to the young actors or individuals that they watch on television through TV shows or music videos or even ones they read about in magazines. And there are a lot of women that look up to the women that play some of the parts on screen. The popular media plays a significant part of the problems that a lot of regular households go through. Everyone wants to be like who they watch on television. Is it wrong to allow our children to watch these shows? Are people losing the ability to raise decent, responsible and respectful children today? Are the adult’s that allow this decent and responsible people? This paper will raise issues about popular media today and display the effects of it on our generation. You will see how the popular media that kids are watching today influence them to have low self-esteem, a lack of discipline and consequences, ability to make grown up decisions, have no or little respect for adults and basically raise themselves. You have TV shows...
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...Branding: Manuscript for Rita Clifton Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind. Topic: Branding 27.08.14 First of all, let me say to all of you what a pleasure it is to be able to be here today. My name is Rita Clifton, and I am here in behalf of Interbrand. And I must say, it is certainly pleasing to see that you young people are studying something so important in this world today. Consider yourselves blessed. Let me start by telling you this great quote from the great legend himself, Walter Landor. "Products are made in the factory, but brands are created in the mind." Now this quote is everything in the business world. Now why is that? Some of you are probably thinking, ”why does it matter? Brands are also created in factories – brands are products as well” Don’t get me wrong, you are of course right. But branding something takes consumers’ perceptions into reality. Let’s take one of the greatest brands in the world – what do you think Apple is worth? How many millions of pounds are they worth? 10? 40? It is a number you can’t even imagine. Apple is worth a lot more than it actually is. Now that may sound confusing – but think about this. You will be able to sell a company a lot more than its actual worth, because of the potential people see in it. Many people see Apple as a godlike company. If the value of brand is high enough, you can sell it 10 times more of its original price had it not been a high-perceived brand. It’s...
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...I'm sure you're all aware of the media. It is something you see everywhere, in television advertisements, magazines, newspapers, the internet and much more. We're in a very fascinating generation in which our knowledge grows rapidly; all thanks to media. The media is incredibly important because it does so much for us. 1) It connects and allows us find out what's going on in the world. 2) It entertains us. 3) It influences us. But the thing about influences is that there’s always a good side and a bad side. The media can influence people positively. Like commercials and billboard ads that urges for us to help the homeless, or just people that are going through trouble. It helps develop awareness, social skills, and also inspires us that we’re capable of making a difference and to build a better world. But the bad side is that not all of what they say is good. One of the most common ways media can affect us negatively is how we view our body. You’re not good enough. That’s what people say, that’s what the media says, that's what almost everything around you implies. You're not good enough. You're never going to be good enough. But that’s the thing about humans. We’re never satisfied with what we have. In other words, we’re greedy, we want too much. If you're not like the girls on TV, they judge you. If you are like the girls on TV, they still judge you. There's always something they can say. Ugh, you’re too fat or, ugh, you're too skinny. Who here watches television? Yeah...
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...The beauty of challenges in life is always the outcome and this is what literature accompanies you with. Increasing your knowledge in literature has a tremendous amount of positive affects on your well-being, your surroundings, and your perspective perhaps about anything. Not only does it affect your perspective, well-being and surroundings, but it also allows you to grow. We read to gain more knowledge, we read to expand our thinking, and most importantly, we read to create connections between the books, people and within our souls. For me, literature has expanded my mindset, my worldview, and my well-being; I have never payed so much more attention to books or anything worth thinking deeply about until I walked into this class. Within this...
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...1. There are 4 types of media. Oral Media. Oral communication is the best when you need to encourage interaction, express emotions, or monitor emotional responses. (Textbook, page 96) Advantages – Provide opportunity for immediate feedback. Promote interaction. Allow the expression of the emotions behind the message. Disadvantages – Restrict participation to those physically present. In most cases, reduce communicator’s control over the message. Other than for messages that are prewritten and rehearsed, offer no opportunity to review or edit spoken words. (Textbook, page 100) Written Media. Printed messages have been replaced in many instances by electronic media, although the print medium still has a place in business today. (Textbook, page 96) Advantages – Allow planning, and control of message. Reach geographically dispersed audiences. Can help control the emotional aspects of an interchange by eliminating interpersonal communication. Disadvantages – Usually not conducive to speedy feedback. Lack the rich nonverbal cues provided by oral media. For elaborate documents, can require special skills in preparation and production. (Textbook, page 100) Visual Media. In some situations, a message that is predominantly visual, with text used to support the illustration, can be more effective that a message that relies primarily on text. (Textbook, page 98) Advantages – Can convey complex ideas and relationships quickly. Often less intimidating than long...
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...The Internet is rapidly being transformed into a Big Brother control grid where privacy rights are being systematically strangled to death. The control freaks that run things have become absolutely obsessed with watching, tracking, monitoring and recording virtually everything that you do on the Internet. One thing that you can count on is that nothing you do on the Internet will ever be private again. In fact, if you are obsessed with privacy then the last place you want to be is on the Internet. Most Americans have absolutely no idea how far Internet surveillance has advanced in the past few years. At this point, it would be hard to imagine any place less private than the Internet. Do not ever put anything on the Internet that you would not want the authorities or your employer to hold you accountable for. Basically, the Internet is creating a permanent dossier on each one of us, and we contribute to this process by freely posting gigantic volumes of information about ourselves on social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter. The Internet is the greatest tool for mass communication that the world has perhaps ever seen, and it gives average citizens the ability to communicate with each other like never before, but there is also a downside to using the Internet. Everything that we do on the Internet is being watched, monitored and recorded and there is no longer any such thing as Internet privacy. If you think that you still have any privacy on the Internet,...
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