...Media Ethics - Assignment n°3 JOANA hADDAD MEADIA ETHICS _ RESCUE ME SPRING 2015 The new school Joana Haddad Media Ethics - Assignment n°3 I . Situation Rescue Me is a drama that centers on the inner working of Engine 62, a New York City firehouse, and the personal and emotional battles of its members in a post-9/11 world. The TV show is mostly centered around Tommy Gavin, a veteran firefighter whose life is in turmoil as he copes with stresses and fears of his job as well as the separation from his wife Janet. Tommy is lost, just like all other firefighters. In the June 20th, 2006 episode titled Sparks, Tommy Gavin was at a breaking point. The character was involved in a controversial storyline: Tommy flies into an angry rage, throws Janet down on the couch, rips her shirt off, lifts her skirt up, and basically ‘rapes’ her. However, the way the scene unfolded on screen, it was almost as if Janet enjoyed Tommy forcing himself on her. Janet never said the words “No” or “Stop”, she did physically try to get Tommy off of her when he first attacked her. But moments later she gave in, and seemed to approve what was going on. At the end of the scene, Tommy stood up, apologized for ripping her shirt, and left Janet’s house with a smirk on his face – he seemed quite pleased with himself. Television reviewers, bloggers, and fans complained about the scene. There was a debate about whether Tommy had raped Janet or not. Janet's reaction and Tommy's expression...
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...JRL CH 3 Extra Slide Info I. Conglomeration Consequences a. Oligopoly - a concentration of media industries into an ever smaller number of companies b. More safe choices: i. Copycat TV (ace of cakes, cake boss, cupcake wars) ii. Sequels to proven hits (rocky 1,2,3,4,5…) iii. Battleship: The Movie c. Availability: Wal-Mart only wants to carry top 2% of new releases. d. Are the Consequnces all Bad? iv. In 2009, Disney bought Marvel Comics v. As of fall 2012, Disney owns Star Wars – first sequel due for 2015 vi. Defenses: 1. Consolidation is realistic in a FRAGMENTED world 2. Economies of Scale: bigger operations have a lower relative cost vii. Criticisms: 3. Focus on the bottom line over quality 4. Conflicts of interest viii. News consequences: less coverage of congress, Washington, pentagon, world II. Media Behavior is Changing e. Day-and-date release: Many movies are released to multiple formats (theater, DVD, on-demand and download) on the same day f. Multiple platforms g. Theater attendance has fallen since 2002 h. Music sales are down by half since 1999 i. Newspapers are declining; DVD sales are flat III. Audience Fragmentation j. While media consolidates, its audiences are becoming more narrowly defined (fragmenting) k. Once, you ix. Read a newspaper ...
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...Final Paper: COMM 202 Jessica Matzell University of Maryland University College 1442 words Herbie Hancock, an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer believes that for music to grow or become anything, the artist must experiment and try new things. Herbie Hancock's theories allow for the movement of jazz music from the traditional to a more progressive new form. He believes what makes history is what music reflects on. Music has made an impact on all levels in history. The early days of jazz provided many styles, which highlighted the talent and innovation of African American music including Ragtime and Dixieland. Ragtime also contributed to the movement of African Americans to march against racism. Dixieland was a form that made a mockery of how Caucasian people danced. Soul is the movement of power to African Americans, all of which reflected what was going on in history during that time. For traditional jazz to be played in the present time would have no meaning to the people playing it. For instance, a young jazz musician playing Charles Mingus' song "Fables of Faubus" (which was about the wrong doings of governor Faubus) would have no meaning to the musician because he/she never lived that era. As for new, recent music, the artist plays what he/she feels in respect to the present. For instance, Herbie Hancock's new album came out about a month ago called "Possibilities". This album was called his "all-star project" (Downbeat; Pg 38) because it...
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...SYNECDOCHE IN TRUE MIDWEST FASHION, Bloomingtonians aren't unfriendly but do tend to be reserved. A stranger will smile warmly at you, but there normally won't be any of that strangerly chitchat in waiting areas or checkout lines. But now there's something to talk about that outweighs all reserve, like we were somehow all standing right there and just saw the same traffic accident. E.g., overheard in the checkout line at Burwell's (which is sort of the Neiman Marcus of gas station/convenience store plazas -- centrally located athwart both one-way main drags, and with the best tobacco prices in town, it's a municipal treasure) between a lady in an osco cashier's smock and a man in a dungaree jacket cut off at the shoulders to make a sort of homemade vest: "With my boys they thought it was all some movie like that Independence Day til then after a while they started to notice it was the same movie on all the channels." (The lady didn't say how old her boys were.) WEDNESDAY BEVERYBODY HAS flags out. Homes, businesses. It's odd: You never see anybody putting out a flag, but by Wednesday morning there they all are. Big flags, small flags, regularflag-size flags. A lot of homeowners here have those special angled flagholders by their front door, the kind whose brace takes four Phillips screws. And thousands of those little hand-held flags-on-a-stick you normally sec at parades -- some yards have dozens all over as if they'd somehow sprouted overnight. Rural-road people...
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...Artificial intelligence good idea or not? According to Sharkey’s article “The Ethical Frontiers of Robotics”, that robots are being available for everyone. Furthermore, they are being used for child care, helping the elderly, and they are being used as self-sufficient war machines which has given a raise to some problems that affects us greatly. I totally agree with the points that Sharkey made and looking at it this way will change the perspective of people too. After all machines are machines and humans are humans there is a huge range of emotions that a robot don’t possess. It’s true that I’m a little bit shocked of the issues that are presented by the author but after reading it more than once I agree with it. The first thing is the Idea of robots taking care of children with observation through mobile phones by their parents. Through researches with robots that take care of children it has shown that the child grows a really strong attachment towards them, children might get so attached that they would prefer the robots over a stuffed animal or a small toy. Parents might keep their kids busy with TV but only for a short while. However the TV doesn’t provide a child with his personal needs. However, what will happen if children are left alone with the care of robots for a long period of time? Sadly it’s still unknown how the young kids will be affected due to the fact that we can’t do experiments on humans. But an experiment has been conducted on monkeys...
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...Jackie Combs, Colin Endo, Henric Razon, Arlene Roche SP151 S. Pastor 3/4/2014 TITLE: Exploring the culture of Rock N’ Roll GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform SPECIFIC PURPOSE: The purpose of this presentation is to inform our audience of classmates about the culture of Rock N’ Roll, and its impact of artists from the 50s, 60s, 70s & 80s era. CENTRAL IDEA: The culture of Rock N’ Roll is an interesting culture to explore because it has so many influential artists of all eras and for many decades it has played a big role in society. INTRODUCTION I. We will we will rock you! The language of rock n’ roll has such an influence on the moods and attitudes on many, young and old alike. II. There are many rock musicians that have made their influential mark in the entertainment world, but today we will introduce to you just a few who we feel has “rocked” the world of music. III. Relevancy* IV. We have done extensive research on our topic and have looked at credible sources from the Internet, reference books, and articles. We hope you will enjoy learning more about the genre of rock music just as we have. V. Today, we will share highlights about the *, *, awards and recognition, and their lifestyle associated alcohol and drugs of abuse. BODY I. 1950s (Henric Razon student one) II. 1960s(Colin Endo student two) III. The 1970s was marked by an emergence of a variety of new rock styles, with...
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...his first band called The Black Jacks. The band was made up entirely of classmates from the Quarry Bank Grammar School in Liverpool, and almost immediately after they started, they changed their name to The Quarry Men, to represent their school. They played Skiffle music, which was a mixture of folk, jazz, and blues which was popular in England at the time. In the summer of 1957, The Quarry Men were setting up for a performance in a church hall when another member of the band introduced Lennon to Paul McCartney, He auditioned for the band, after they had finished their set, he was immediately invited to join in October, 1957. By February 1958 Lennon’s style in music started moving increasingly away from skiffle and more towards the rock 'n' roll scene. This prompted the band's banjo player to leave, giving McCartney the opportunity to introduce Lennon to his friend and former classmate, George Harrison. The Quarry Men broke up early in 1959. But soon after, Then Quarry Men had briefly reunited when Harrison's other band had fell apart. Harrison then had Lennon and McCartney help him fulfill a...
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...After the post war era there was a development of what has come to be known as ‘popular culture’. One of the main processes was the advancement of Technology, through many new inventions such as radios, television, entertainment, music and the style of fashion. The arrival of American movies and films and the invention of television have also contributed to the Americanisation to Australia. American films were released in Australia, and they became more popular than Australian films. American movies and films such as “I love Lucy”, have been blasted onto many Australian TV screens. Films were a great influence to teenagers, films such as ‘The wild one’ and ‘rebel without a cause’ this therefore showed a new type of teenager. One of the most significant changes to have occurred in the Australian popular culture was the change in music. American music would not have been possible without the radio. Bodgies and widgies were influenced by the culture of rock n roll music. Music such as Rock n roll became popular and had control over American lifestyle. Radios were playing music by Elvis Presley and Col Joye which influenced Australia’s society to where we are today. Australian’s fell under the influence of American rock n roll music. Rock n roll stars such Elvis Presley became very successful because teenagers adored him, his hairstyle, fashion and his moves which drove teenagers wild and he was an idol for the teenager’s generation. Australian fashion has also changed as a result...
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...CHAPTER II HISTORY OF ADVERTISING - - AN OVERVIEW This chapter is devoted to give an overview of the history of advertising in general, in lndia and in Kerala. Section I of this chapter makes a brief review of the history of advertising in general. Section II gives a resume' of the history of advertising in lndia while Section Ill gives a brief account of the history of advertising in Kerala. SECTION - I ORIGIN OF ADVERTISING The origins of advertising lie thousands of years in the past. One of the first known methods of advertising was an outdoor display, usually an eyecatching sign painted on the wall of a building. Archaeologists have uncovered many such signs, notably in the ruins of ancient Rome and Pompeii. An outdoor advertisement excavated in Rome offers property for rent, and one found painted on a wall in Pompeii calls the attention of travellers to a tavern situated in another town. As much as some three thousand years ago Papyrus sheets were used in Thebes in Egypt for announcing the reward for return of runaway slaves .The first advertisement was somewhat in the form of stenciled inscriptions. which were found on earthen bricks prepared by the Babylonians 1 Prepared by BeeHive Digital Concepts Cochin for Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam about three thousand years before Christ. The bricks carry the name of the temple in which they were used and the name of the king who built it, just as a modern public building which contains a corner stone...
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...1/13/13 HOME JOB S E V E N TS TA LE N T GA LLE R Y Dodge Goes Back to High School | Adweek S U B S CR I B E TO A DW E E K N E W S LE TTE R S Follow Follow @adw eek Let's Talk CES Check out Adweek's coverage of the biggest (electronics) show on Earth Info Diet: Cyndi Lauper So Unusual reality star has some issues with privacy Search Brand Wins and Fails Vote here for the very best and worst brand extensions Headlines: Press: Terry Snow Retires as Bonnier … TV: Geico TV Ad Spoofs 'Portlandia… Tech: Internet Activist Aaron Sw artz… Ads & Brands: Trailer Mash 01-11-13 Dodge Goes Back to High School Dart to be featured prominently in Video Game High School Web show By Mike Shields January 8, 2013, 12:58 PM EST Technology Adweek on Facebook Like 65,707 people like Adweek. E rikas A nton Div erachi Dav id Krlos Libby E rich S tev e Terry M arco F acebook social plugin Follow @Adweek Editor's Picks P roducing good branded entertainment content is tough. Producing branded entertaiment that young male gamer types will watch—good luck. But what if you just make your brand a character in a Web series, in a way that totally makes sense? That’s what Dodge is aiming for as the official presenting sponsor of Video Game High School 2, the upcoming second season of the underground video hit. As part of that sponsorship, the new Dodge Dart will be featured prominently in the second season of VGHS, a show set in a future when video gamers have become the new sports jocks...
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...good mind, genius, sensitivity and knowledge of how that audience thinks and reacts From this we can consider that propaganda is not something based solely on warfare or politics or advertising. The use of propaganda is virulent in peaceful societies not at war by virtue of bombarding the general public with advertising (Newspaper/Magazines/Radio/TV/Internet) for goods and services, political canvassing and promotional material (to channel social development and public opinion, to mold the population into following the the ideals of conflicting political ideologies). Does this contrast with the use of propaganda in wartime? The objective is obviously the same – to get the general populace to accept what the propaganda states and take appropriate action i.e. buy goods, vote for a party or support the war effort. Advertising and political propaganda continue to take place during the periods of War propaganda although the reverse is not generally true (or is reduced to recruitment advertising and maintaining armed deterrents). The method of delivery of the propaganda, in whichever age you choose, is also similar but varies with technology – speeches, signage, word of mouth, leaflets, posters, radio messages, TV advertisements/broadcasts, Internet messages/presentations/advertisements and even educational establishments (teaching). This essay will mainly (and briefly) address the last two plus centuries since the term propaganda was established (with a...
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...mass. Both China and the United States are large countries. China is a country with an area about 9.6 million square kilometers. Because China covers latitudes from about 8︒N to 53N, it’s quite common that when the northern part of China is snowing heavily, the southern part is warm and enjoying sunshine. In addition, people have different accents because they may live so far from each other. It’s not always that easy to understand one other even if we all speak the same language. Similarly, America-with a total area of 9.85 million square kilometers, and covers latitudes ranging from 25︒N to 50︒N-enjoys various climates. For example, in March, when people in New York State is still fighting with a lot of snow, residents in Florida can lie on a beach and enjoy sunbathing. American people also have different accents from one place to another. Some TV shows present accents in, say, west and east America, and “make fun of” a specific accent. Another similarity between China and America is their economic accomplishment. After Chinese economic reform had taken place, unprecedented economic growth has happened in China. China has turned from a fairly poor economic entity to the world’s second largest economy in the past thirty-five years. On the other hand, the United States has developed rapidly since World War Ⅱ, and has been the world’s...
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...oday's technology is already producing a marked shift in the way we think and behave, particularly among the young. I mustn't, however, be too censorious, because what I'm talking about is pleasure. For some, pleasure means wine, women and song; for others, more recently, sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll; and for millions today, endless hours at the computer console. But whatever your particular variety of pleasure (and energetic sport needs to be added to the list), it's long been accepted that 'pure' pleasure - that is to say, activity during which you truly "let yourself go" - was part of the diverse portfolio of normal human life. Until now, that is. Now, coinciding with the moment when technology and pharmaceutical companies are finding ever more ways to have a direct influence on the human brain, pleasure is becoming the sole be-all and end-all of many lives, especially among the young. We could be raising a hedonistic generation who live only in the thrill of the computer-generated moment, and are in distinct danger of detaching themselves from what the rest of us would consider the real world. This is a trend that worries me profoundly. For as any alcoholic or drug addict will tell you, nobody can be trapped in the moment of pleasure forever. Sooner or later, you have to come down. I'm certainly not saying all video games are addictive (as yet, there is not enough research to back that up), and I genuinely welcome the new generation of "brain-training" computer...
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...Marketing Design and Innovation by clewis57 | studymode.com Marketing Assignment Table of Contents Executive Summary3 Introduction3 Arguments for and against the Product5 From Luxury to Necessity6 Critical analysis and the Development over time6 Current Market Scenario10 Customer Segmentation10 Price Differentiation11 Market Segmentation11 The Future Outlook12 Conclusion12 Bibliography13 Executive Summary An attempt has been made through this paper to understand the evolution and development of televisions from the marketing perspective. This paper discusses the shortcomings which were noticed by manufacturers which initiated a chain of constant innovation and improvement. It also gives useful insights on the evolution of television and its positive/negative impact. Introduction Growth is the only evidence of life (Newman, 2010). This statement holds true not only for life but for other things as well. As people evolved, the things surrounding them also did. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that electronics developed out of proportion; since, every day something new is added to the market. Everything boils down to creating value for the customer, all the research and development done by companies is to understand the need of consumers and create a product or service which caters to their need. (Armstrong, 1996) The extent to which a business organisation goes to know their customers is baffling. Coke actually knows how chilled the Can should be when...
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...ALASKA On TV, who did the character Lurch work for? ADDAMS FAMILY How many tentacles does a squid have? TEN What is converted into alcohol during brewing? SUGAR Which river forms the eastern section of the border between England and Scotland? TWEED Name the two families in Romeo and Juliet? MONTAGUE & CAPULET If cats are feline, what are sheep? OVINE For which fruit is the US state of Georgia famous? PEACH In the 1963 film The Great Escape, what names were given to the three tunnels? TOM, DICK, HARRY Who captained Jules Verne's submarine Nautilus? CAPTAIN NEMO Which guitarist is known as Slowhand? ERIC CLAPTON What is infant whale commonly called? CALF In which film did Roger Moore first play James Bond? LIVE AND LET DIE (1973) What was the character name of TV's 'The Saint'? SIMON TEMPLAR Who composed The Wedding March? FELIX MENDELSSHON Which actor appeared in Papillion and The Great Escape and died in 1980? STEVE MCQUEEN In which bay is Alcatraz? SAN FRANCISCO BAY In which Dickens novel was Miss Havisham jilted on her wedding day? GREAT EXPECTATIONS Which mountain overlooks Rio De Janeiro and its harbour? SUGAR LOAF In Roman mythology, Neptune is the equivalent to which Greek god? POSEIDON Which TV character said, 'Live long and prosper'? MR SPOCK (Star Trek) What make of car was the time-machine in the film Back To The Future? DE LOREAN In which war was the Battle...
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