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The paper examines the conflict between mass media organizations and the individual ethics of journalism through the sociological and philosophical views of Max Weber and Aristotle. The paper discusses the capitalistic tendency for mass media to control an "authoritarian" point of view favorable to the American interest in Iraq. The paper focuses on the issue of ethics regarding the lack of an individual's capacity to attain objective news coverage.

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"The relative situation in Iraq one now see holds a great lack of overall research into individual perceptions of the War in Iraq, and why journalists tend to look at larger, more sweeping views on the conflict between Americans and Iraqis. In this manner, many mass media journalists seem to focus on the numbers of soldiers involved, the American governments reaction to the war, and other larger macrocosmic focuses that reflect an interest in an American perception, rather than the suffering of the native peoples who have to live through this war. During the coverage of the war, there are often American points of views that define the combat through American perspectives. For instance, journalist George Packer shows an Iraqi woman's point of view and why she wants to side with the Americans."

Tags:Weber, Aristotle, objectivity, bias, news, political, agendas, capitalism

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" More than two hundred years ago, the drafters of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution gave "the press" a unique, privileged status among American businesses: freedom from government censorship of its editorial content, formally guaranteed in the language of the Constitution. Two hundred years later, we hardly speak anymore about "the press"; instead we speak of "the media," a term which is technically a Latin-derived plural, but is more often used in the singular. "The media is . . ." in part what used to be called the press--newspapers and magazines--but it also includes radio, broadcast and cable television, movies (in the theater, on TV, and at your neighborhood video store). "900" telephone toll number services are a recent addition to "the media," and others are no doubt in store.

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This paper looks at the German mass media and how it has evolved over time. A comparison to the American mass media system is made as well as how media delivery is framed in Germany.

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Early in the war between the United States and Iraq, a poll taken showed that 67% of Americans believed that they decided to support the war in Iraq because of a media campaign against Saddam Hussein. This paper shows that during the Iraqi conflict, mass media played a unique role. For the first time in history, American reporters were "embedded" with U.S. troops and could present the war to the American public from the front lines. But was this merely a ploy by the Bush administration to bring its own version of the war to Americans? This paper discusses the role of mass media in the war in Iraq and shows how public support for the war was influenced by media coverage.

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"American television tends to stress the symbols of patriotism, reflecting the pro-war sentiment of the government, and, presumably, of American society. But is the mass media shaping this sentiment by showing such images? The American media rarely showed Iraqi civilian casualties, but highlighted U.S. troops' humanitarian assistance to Iraqis. This should make it obvious to all that the media did not present a fair and balanced picture of the war. Media can influence the public as much with what is left out of its coverage as by what is reported."

Tags:democrat, journalists, saddam, hussein

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The paper scrutinizes how mass media affects the public perception of heroes and heroism. The paper first describes immense power of mass media through the example of the American television being regarded as a powerful force strengthening the presidential system. The paper argues that mass media enables public opinion to spread over wider geographic area. The paper demonstrates the popularity of sports heroes and explains the correlation the entertainment media has with fictional heroes in literature.

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"What is a hero? And what has one got to do with television? The answer to that question which is really the question of how the mass media influence popular perceptions of the heroic and the Hero - is a complex one as are any significant questions that examine the relationship between mass media and the culture that produces, absorbs, reflects and reifies them."

Tags:hero, television, mass, media, popular, perception, america, radio, broadcast, heroism

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The paper relates that one of the most prominent themes in the field of media studies concerns how mass media interests attempt to direct and shape public opinion through advertising. The paper notes that while research in this area is often fascinating, focusing on the subtle complexities of marketing to a media-sophisticated and saturated society, it may be argued that this is only one part of a much larger and more significant issue: how the corporate-controlled mass media shapes public ideology itself. This paper proposes to approach this research question through study of academic research on the concept of ideology, with particular reference to the mass media and corporate capitalism. While politics will necessarily be discussed, the focus here is nonetheless on the broader scope of ideology rather than a narrow political frame. As is seen, while Western political parties such as Liberals and Conservatives or Democrats and Republicans may have political differences, all partake of the ideology of free market corporate capitalism. To borrow a concept from the American theorist Noam Chomsky, corporate capitalism - through its control over the mass media - is effectively "manufacturing consent" for its ideological hegemony over Western societies.

From the Paper
"One of the most prominent themes in the field of media studies concerns how mass media interests attempt to direct and shape public opinion through advertising. While research in this area is often fascinating, focusing on the subtle complexities of marketing to a media-sophisticated and saturated society, it may be argued that this is only one part of a much larger and more significant issue: how the corporate-controlled mass media shapes public ideology itself. This paper proposes to approach this research question through study of academic research on the concept of..."

Tags:media, ideology, culture

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This paper describes the dysfunction in mass media in Canada, focusing on three articles that describe the influence of U.S. media on Canadian media. Additionally, the paper considers the negative portrayal of African-Americans and women. Recommendations are made that the Canadian media has a responsibility to uphold the sanctity of Canadian identity by maintaining a standard befitting the nation as a whole.

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"Culture is the soul of any country, as it reflects the beliefs, convictions, and perceptions of a society. Canadian culture is one of the most diverse in the world. It is home to numerous Aboriginal and Inuit peoples and descendents of European settlers, and encompasses the artistic, musical, literary, culinary, political, and social elements..."

Tags:gender, race, media

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This paper discusses how mass media and in particular the television show "American Idol" is a study in people and culture from both a mass media and a sociological standpoint. The series promotes social interaction, shows cultural diversity and is an example of various social systems. In particular, the paper examines how "American Idol" holds various sociological concepts such as social pragmatism, macrosociology and symbolic interactionism. The paper also discusses how "American Idol" crosses all social boundaries and can sometimes result in a homogenization of classes through mass culture.

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"American idol holds various sociological concepts dating back as early as those by sociologist George Herbert Mead. The contestants are products of society in which their true selves arise out of social experience as objects of socially symbolic gestures and interactions (an antipositivistic view). The experience of auditioning, and getting selected for the show, can bring out and propel a singer's true self and talent to end up with eventual stardom. This social pragmatism that Mead explored also finds the development of an individual's inner self as purposive and creative and they develop and exist in relation to other minds with shared meanings. (Blumer, Morrione 2004). Although the singers use their creativity and talent to shape their futures, their success depends largely on what the judges opinions are (their constructive criticism) and how the mass audience votes."

Tags:symbolic, interactionism, pragmatism, macrosociology

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This paper explains that the mass media is one of the most dominant and pervasive elements in American culture because the citizens' very attitudes, opinions, beliefs and values are greatly affected by the various media formats such as television, the internet, radio, newspapers and magazines. The author points out the reason that the media is so centrally and inseparably affiliated with democracy in the United States is because, in order for a government to be truly governed by the people, it is a prerequisite that the minds of the people are not controlled by some overriding force. The paper relates that existing factors, such as profitability goals, ownership of the media concentrated in the hands of a few and homogenousity in the range of issues, opinions and events presented, are dangerous to democracy.

From the Paper
"Another avenue by which the media facilitates the democratic process is by exposing individuals to the opinions, beliefs, and perspectives of others. In such a manner, individuals are made to look at a situation from a different vantage point which in turn may cause them to re-evaluate their own thinking. Be it the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, capital punishment, or abortion, the media gives us access to the thinking and reasoning of others. The media also operates and aids the democratic process by presenting issues in a concise and understandable manner. With the vast amount of information available, and the myriad number of happenings around the world, the media's ability to summarize, organize, and convey information is of utmost importance. If we were to receive raw information and data, without any media interference, most of us would be hard pressed to make sense out of the vast majority of issues at hand. Additionally, the media (or at least some avenue of the media) will tend to give virtually anyone the opportunity to speak their mind."

Tags:ownership, style, cornerstone, constitution, propagandist

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This paper discusses how the major interest being served in the new globalized mass media is certainly those of the wealthy elites in American and other powerful countries in the world. The paper focuses on communication which helps to confirm that misinformation and lack of corporation control on convergence or monopolies is lacking in American government. Since America is at the head of the new globalization now in effect, one can see how the majority of the world's citizens live in poverty in comparison to the ration with the income to the rich elites.

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"In this study, the premise of mass communications will be observed within the guidelines of globalization and the convergence of media ownership by a few large and elite corporations. By observing and analyzing this perspective of how the world is being controlled through monopolistic enterprise, the issue of communication becomes the consumer identity of the private corporation, not for the public citizen. By realizing how globalization affects this construct, one can understand that this "Brave New World" revolves around corporate identity and unavailability of individual identity. In essence, globalization is structuring the corporate monopoly identity in mass media, which is devolving diversity and humanistic identity for the greater good."

Tags:global, relations, politics