Communication papers

Analyzes arguments, methods and the effectiveness of this pro-abortion article.

Discusses background, purpose, effect, authorship, historical and political significance.

Analyzes the role of gender in gestures of flirting, including smile, gaze, touch and the effects of the environment.

Voice and fax phone calls via the Internet. Benefits to consumers, economics, compares products, technology, gateways, provider competition, phone companies, end users and regulation.

Examines the uses and sociocultural purposes of euphemisms for urination, body parts, racial/ethnic groups, sex, physical and mental disabilities.

Examines the state of broadcasting, economics, regulation, programming, public interest and free speech.

Discusses the ethical assessment of the use of alar pesticide, e-coli outbreaks, the Oprah Winfrey defamation case, state laws, social responsibility and theories.

Examines media images, cultural sterotypes and sexism as causes of disorders, focusing on the ideas of feminist Susan Bordo.

Examines components of effective business writing, assessment criteria and the need for and techniques of teaching college students to write intelligently and effectively.

Argues that print and TV journalists were sensationalistic and irresponsible in the coverage of murder, trial and aftermath.

Examines history, radio and TV, structure, technology, government funding, programming, American influence and oversight.

Reviews the work on evidence of animals' emotions: playfulness, mourning and depression, among others.

Discusses the lives and careers of these leading video artists.

Examines differences in communication styles, content and method of interpretation between sexes.

Summary and review of this work on effective speaking as a leadership tool.

Examines types of bias and interviews, effects, solutions, advantages and disadvantages of interviews, theory, values and police interviews.

Analyzes this sitcom's popularity, themes, characters and actors, audience and world view.

Describes and compares the advantages and limitations, concerns, goals and examples of two approaches to the study of language.

Analyzes vowel symbol's phonetic use, orthographics, variations, examples and history.

Argues that TV violence can increase anti-social behavior, based on the social learning theory. Statistics on viewing time & crime, comparison of theories, research, role of parents & family.

Examined as a form of communication and shows how it is related to sexuality, gender differences, jealousy, in workplace, school & on TV.

Looking at the life, education and communication development of Helen Keller. Examines several autobiographies, influence of philosophers on and the life's work of deaf-blind-mute American.

Analyzes the film & TV show as reflections of culture in context of science fiction genre. Looks at ideas, characters, themes, popularity, myth and special effects.

Examined in terms of statistics, regulations, economics, licensing, impact of large corp. and legal rulings.

Life & career of early 20th Cent. American reporter/war correspondent.

Analyzes press coverage of 1998 British involvement, comparing reports from "The Guardian" & "The Daily Mail".

Analyzes trends in adultery & the impact of media coverage of infidelity among politicians, celebrities and military personnel.

Examines uses, abuses, aims & effectiveness of propaganda in WWII & later.

Pros & cons of English vs. Spanish debate. Examining issues of statehood vs. independence, culture and economics.

Compares relationship in U.S. & United Kingdom. Provides examples and discusses news blackouts, drugs, police brutality & coercion and sensational reporting.

Examines process of vocabulary building, motivation & anxiety, Affective Filter model, word & cultural borrowing.

Examines media access, First Amendment vs. juveniles' right to confidentiality, shield laws, federal & state court decisions.

Defines & applies this communications theory (based on interaction expectations) to teaching English as a second language.

Evaluates history of studies examining a possible link between violence on TV & children's anti-social behavior.

Examines First Amendment issues and examples. Looks at legal decisions & risks of civil law suits for invasions of privacy arising out of newsgathering, reporting & broadcasting.

Compares & contrasts the coverage of the dismissal of the the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit against President Clinton. Compares same day articles from NEWSDAY, USA TODAY, & THE LOS ANGELES TIMES.

Critiques book on effects on six Japanese of the dropping of atomic bomb on city & ongoing debate over bombing.

Critical review of this work on modern communications technology & its impact on individuals & society.

As electronic communities, focusing on interpersonal communications & Rolling Stones newsgroup (alt.rock-n-roll.stones).

Analyzes theory, techniques, applicability & effectiveness of Kenneth Burke's approach using questions & symbolism to improve analytical ability & clarity of writing.

Examines legal, technological & social breakthroughs bringing deaf & mute into mainstream life, focusing on Americans with Disabilities Act.

Public policy case for & against action on discussed outcome of antitrust action and implications for today.

Controversy over sexism & violence, protests, free speech, economics, life vs. art and media coverage.

Critical review of autobiographical essays, focusing on author's manipulation of photographs & text.

Decisions since 1959, development of competitive environment of today. Looks at Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Analyzes theories & examples (ads, politics) of language as tool for shaping perception & experience. Discusses semantics, contexts, definition problems, abstraction, euphemisms, deception and E-Prime.

Compares media perspectives, politics, elitism, technology, impact on public opinion, govt. manipulation & independence of press, live action and information access.

Examines components of effective ads (source, message, channel, receiver), subliminal ads and examples.

Definition, origins, administrative & management positions, advantages & limitations, economics, access, examples and regulations.

Philosophical analysis of relationship between words and ideas. Major thinkers & theories, examples, knowledge, signs & signifiers, deconsructionism, nature of mind.

Examines negative effects on college students' learning & strategies for overcoming these effects.

Opportunities & challenges for cable TV operators. Looks at competition, market environment, available networks, signal piracy and, economic aspects.

Examines history, responsibilities, financing, competition & strategy of public TV corp.

Examines the challenges to traditional newspaper journalism from digital revolution, the effect of the Internet, economics and WEB TV.

Examines TV cartoon show's origins, popularity, predecessors & successors in animation. Looks at the show's social effects.

Analyzes the reasons for the rhetorical success of the address attacking President Reagan.

Examines radio's Golden Age, innovations in sound, focusing on the comedy of Jack Benny and dramas by writer Norman Corwin.

Defines the concept of leadership as the act of communicating values. Discusses various types of leadership values. Compares and contrasts leadership with management.

Examines the Richard Jewell case and concludes that the news media has lost whatever ethical and professional codes that it once had.

Reviews the history of mass media in Greece. Examines the rocky relationship between the media and the government. Discusses the diversity of media outlets in the nation.

Describes the conflict between the Constitutional rights to a free press and a free trial. Discusses over-the-top press coverage of sensational cases and focuses on the conflict that sometimes arises when a reporter is required to testify.

Original research covering a case study analysis in which an autistic child is assessed on responsiveness to various theoretical treatments for communication difficulties.

Legal analysis of cases brough by celebrities (Sinatra, Eddie Murphy, Carol Burnett) against tabloid, focusing on courts' emphasis on First Amendment rights.

Role of firm in long-distance telephone industry, marketing, competition, technologies, breakups and the future. Includes chart.

History, regulation, monopoly vs. free-market aspects, rates, service, technologies (cable modem, wireless, digital) and the future.

Philosophical analysis of nature, possibility & personal & social significance of language with meaning only for speaker, as explored in ideas of Locke & Wittgenstein.

Critical review of work on theatrical communication process, speech, audience and text.

Compares origins, techniques, aims, applications & effectiveness of two approaches to education of deaf children.

Examines newspaper's coverage of local, national & global issues & events in September & October.

Research proposal to determine relationship of viewing violence & aggressive behavior of 6- to 16-year-olds.

History of news media & TV coverage of U.S. politics, debates, campaigns, bias, equal access, advertising.

Analyzes legal case in which GM used basketball star's former name (Lew Alcindor) in a TV commercial.

Compares customer premises equipment bill & keep with incremental cost/cost-based pricing models. Interconnection & rate-sharing, efficient components, regulation, recommendation. Charts.

Changing roles in affecting public consciousness in politics, business, networking, promotion, media, image-making.

Changes in society & in programming & advertising. Information, propaganda, censorship, violence, parenting, ethics.

Describes linguist's ideas on second language learning, transformational grammar, applications, critical views.

Definitions of language, sources, impact of geography, classification, distribution, dialects.

History of CBS TV network. Programming, ratings, news, cable, competition, late-night wars, strategic options.

Rhetorical analysis of July 26, 1969, TV address explaining senator's role in drowning of Mary Jo Kopechne. Structure, narrative, purpose, Kennedy mythos.

Compares perspectives of Newsday & New York Daily News stories & columns critical of football team's players & management.

Examines effect of TV on viewers' political attitudes & behavior. Regular broadcast news, cable news, tv newsmagazines, fictionalized political stories, political commercials.

Compares coverage of 1955 fatal auto accident by [New York Times], [Los Angeles Times] & [Houston Post].

Analyzes needs, problems & opportunities for any cable channel competing with CNN.

Cultural, socioeconomic & sexual aspects of language use in & out of classroom. Bias, graffiti, role of parents.

Technological, economic, advertising, corporate, regulatory aspects.

Examines theory, goals, techniques & effectiveness of use of media to promote public health, focusing on anti-smoking/anti-drug efforts. Abstract.

Analyzes positive & negative effects, ethics, bias of media coverage of Titanic, 1992 L.A. riot, 1996 ValuJet crash.

Critical review of work by journalist about his life, family, the great depression, hardship & hope.

Describes CBC's purpose, organization & ownership & evaluates effectiveness of CBC's operations, audience satisfaction, French-English issues, focusing on radio division.

Theories, effectiveness of whole language approach, phonics, connectionist vs. communicative systems, test scores, minority students.

Analyzes evolution of public & media perceptions of basketball star since announcement he is HIV-positive.

Examines differences in ways men & women communicate at work & effect on who talks, who is heard, what work gets done & who gets credit for it.

Compares sociopolitical essays: Lincoln's "The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions" & King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963."

Critical review of work on media's power to create shared values, aspirations, emotions & experiences. Theories & examples.

Media's failure to cover women's issues effectively, employ women, portray females positively in advertising, politics, social issues.

Evolution, regulation, technology, competition, future, financial performance.

Critical review of paraplegic journalist's autobiography.

Examines the history, product line, & market of Time-Life Inc., the publishing subsidiary of Time & Time-Warner.

Discusses telecommunications policy & legislation & implications for consumers.

Analysis of the growing role of women in televised sports broadcasting.