Abstract
This paper explains that, with her recognizable Asian face, intense interviewing tactics and controversial techniques, Connie Chung has been a staple in broadcast news reporting for almost four decades. The author points out that, in the early 1990s, Chung became one of the most recognizable faces on television when she went back to CBS to be the anchor and correspondent of "Saturday Night with Connie Chung" and the Sunday edition of the "CBS Evening News". The paper relates that, in 1995, the reason for Chung's dismissal ranged from her poor work relationship with Dan Rather, to her controversial interviewing techniques, to charges of sexism by Chung.

From the Paper
"Living in Washington, D.C., the Chung family was like any other family - celebrating holidays, enjoying picnics, and attending school. Like many Chinese families, education was very important to the family. One of the best educators for Chung was the television. As a child, she would pretend the vacuum hose was a microphone and would make up interviews with people. Chung attended Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD, and then went on to pursue at first Biology and then Journalism at the University of Maryland. Since their family had no sons, Connie wanted to be the successful daughter to carry the family name."

Tags:rather, awards, povich, techniques, sexism

Abstract
On September 8, 2004, CBS news anchor Dan Rather aired a report on apparent gaps in presidential candidate George W. Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard. In order to portray these gaps as evidence that Bush had received preferential treatment, Rather relied on memos that had allegedly been written by Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Killian, one of Bush's superiors during the early 1970's. Immediately after Rather's report, bloggers across the Internet began to raise doubts about the authenticity of these memos. By describing how the bloggers' suspicions eventually led to Rather's downfall, this paper attempts to show that the scandal revolved, not around the actual facts of Bush's service, but around the methods that CBS had used to gather and present documentary evidence.

From the Paper
"The report that aired on "60 Minutes Wednesday" featured an exclusive interview with Ben Barnes, a former lieutenant governor of Texas and speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, who said that he helped get Bush into the Texas Air National Guard at the pinnacle of the Vietnam War. As mentioned above, the report included documents from 1972 that were allegedly written by the late Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, one of Bush's former commanders. The Lt. Col. had previously alleged that Bush's Guard records had been "scrubbed" to hide information. The story was part of an investigation alleging that Bush benefited from political favoritism in getting out of commitments to the Texas Guard. The documents, supposedly made by Killian, included criticisms of Bush's service in the Guard and allegedly showed that Bush disobeyed orders. "

Tags:Jerry, Killian, Vietnam, War

Abstract
This paper discusses television broadcast news anchors, focusing on gender stereotyping in televised news. The paper focuses on the greater attention given to female anchors based on their gender, appearance and wardrobe. Additionally, the paper also notes the fact that women anchors or co-anchors were rare in TV news. The paper includes a fact sheet.

From the Paper
"Historically broadcast news anchors have been men and in the earliest days of television these men often came from radio. Television offered the potential of combining video images with the anchor, something that consumers were used to seeing in newsreels. Women entered the anchor chair of broadcast network news when Barbara Walters teamed with Harry Reasoner. Connie Chung later also took on a co-anchor role. Neither of these formats lasted, despite the success of Huntley-Brinkley in the..."

Tags:media, gender, stereotyping, news, anchors, newscasters, TV, Katie Couric, Connie Chung

Abstract
The paper reveals how business has determined that money is not the only thing that employees want. The paper looks at compensation trends today and how they are being used in the automobile industry. The paper explains how the career anchors that an employee has (i.e., what is important to the employee), strongly influences what will motivate him/her to work harder and continue to perform at a high level. The paper shows how the trend, therefore, is to compensate employees based on what they need and want. The paper concludes that if the automobile industry continues to do this, it will also continue to please its customers.

Outline:
Introduction
Trends
Career Anchors and Motivation
Conclusion

From the Paper
"There are many trends when it comes to employee motivation and compensation, because big business has determined that money is not the only thing that employees want. Instead, these employees are motivated by different things. It used to be that everyone assumed that employees wanted more money, and they could do any job forever, as long as they were given periodic raises and/or bonuses. In other words, the employer assumed that money was all that mattered to these people that worked for the company. However, employers eventually began to realize that praising employees made them smile, and having a casual day once a week made employees more relaxed."

Tags:career, anchors, money, praise, reward

Abstract
The paper discusses the dependent and independent variables of this study, and hypothesizes that while doctors begin working at Malaysian public hospitals because of their desire to make money and help individuals, there are other reasons needed to make sure that they remain there. The paper then explores the trends pertaining to the motivation and compensation of employees and focuses on Schein's career anchors as the conceptual framework for this study. The paper also outlines the methodology of the proposed study that includes the data collection procedure, the sampling procedure, the study's validity, reliability, strengths and weaknesses and a discussion of ethical considerations.

Outline:
Introduction, Variables, and Hypothesis
Conceptual Framework and Brief Review of the Literature
Methodology

From the Paper
"There are a lot of significant trends when it comes to the motivation and compensation of employees. Much of this has come about because big business has made a determination that money is not the only thing that employees are looking for. Instead of only wanting money, these employees are very motivated by a lot of different things. In the past most employers just assumed that their employees just wanted more money. They would do any job and they would cheerfully do it forever, as long as raises and bonuses were coming along periodically (Buford, Bedeian, & Lindner, 1995).
"The employer, in most cases, just thought that money was the only thing that mattered at all to employees (Backer, 1973). Eventually, though, employers started to realize that praising employees made them happier, and having a casual day every now and then made employees feel more relaxed (Bowen & Radhakrishna, 1991). Employers also started noticing that their employees felt passionately about issues such as their vacation time or their health insurance, and that many of them preferred pay-for-performance ways of making money, such as commission, depending on what type of work they were involved in. "

Tags:employees, management, compensation, career, anchors

Abstract
This paper examines how the basis of the thesis created by Postman and Powers is that words and images, especially in the television broadcasting medium, are created to distort the reality of events and how, even when such distortion is unintentional, it still occurs as a result of certain fundamental assumptions made by these two authors. It looks at how the assumptions pertain to the spoken word and to the images accompanying the words spoken by broadcasters and anchors. This thesis is investigated using Peter Jennings's "World New Tonight".

From the Paper
"A further problem with television news broadcasting is the fact that time is limited. Often a story with multiple facets is illuminated only from one perspective, thus unintentionally biasing the viewer. To alleviate this problem, pictures are used to illuminate the various meanings that may be derived from a news broadcast. However, these also have their own distorting qualities. Pictures accompanying television broadcasts are usually in motion in order to catch the viewer's attention. They also have a certain emotive quality, evoking emotion from the viewer regarding an issue. This in itself may distort the reality behind the images."

Tags:peter, jennings, word, anchors, images

Abstract
This essay discusses a study performed on the different methods companies have used to promote productivity in the workplace. The study was designed to determine the seriousness of underuse of the "reward and motivation" model as well as determine the need for this model in the workplace. Several hypotheses were posed: that reward and motivation programs affect a significant percentage of employers and employees, that reward and motivation programs have not been implemented nearly widely enough for employees to benefit from them, and that further research on how to best implement reward and motivation programs in needed. The study finds that reward systems should be tailored to suit the individual needs of a company's employees and that "career anchors" should be considered more seriously.

Table of Contents:
Chapter One - Introduction
Background and History
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Importance of the Study
Scope of the Study
Rationale for the Study
Overview of the Study

Chapter Two - Literature Review
Motivation in the Corporate World
Trends and Pay-For-Performance
Career Anchors
Models of Human Motivation
Maslow and Herzberg
Real-World Examples and Motivation Techniques
Tesco and ASDA

Chapter Three - Methodology
Research Design and Approach
Population and Sample
Collection and Tabulation of Data
Data Analysis Procedure
Limitations of the Study
Reliability and Validity of the Data
Ethical Considerations
Research Styles

Chapter Four - Data Analysis

Chapter Five - Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

From the Paper
"Companies that really want to motivate their employees must find out what actually motivates those people as individuals, instead of trying to make money a sole motivator for a workforce. By trying to use only money (in the form of discounts, bonuses, and other incentives) as a motivating factor, these companies have forgotten that all people are unique, and not everyone who works is working 'for a living.' Some people work so that they do not get bored, so that they get exercise, for the companionship of others to talk to, to give something back to the community, or for countless other reasons. "

Tags:productivity, compensation, management, job satisfaction

Abstract
This paper explains that how to motivate employees especially those in sale positions is a complex issue requiring more than the standard monetary compensation. Next, the author discusses the use of career anchors through which the company can understand what motivates individual workers at various periods in their lives. The paper concludes by investigating methodology issues about research design and approaches, population and samples, collection and data tabulation, data analysis procedures, limitations, reliability and validity, ethical considerations and research styles.

Tale of Content:
Review of Related Literature
Motivation in the Corporate World
Trends and Pay-For-Performance
Career Anchors
Models of Human Motivation
Maslow and Herzberg
Real-World Examples and Motivation Techniques
Case Examples - Tesco and ASDA
Methodology
Research Design and Approach
Population and Sample
Collection and Tabulation of Data
Data Analysis Procedure
Limitations of the Study
Reliability and Validity of the Data
Ethical Considerations
Research Styles

From the Paper
"However, where money is concerned as a motivator, the pay-for-performance compensation that is being used for a lot of sales individuals seems to be very popular. It is also important to be aware that a lot of of these employees are 'contingent employees,' which means that their continued employment with that business is contingent on them being good salesman and making money both for themselves and the business. As the pay-for-performance trend gets stronger, these contingent employees must work very hard in order to be sure that they are making enough money, keeping their employers happy, and putting away money for pension plans so that they can have money when they retire.
"The pay-for-performance plan works well because the money that these employees can make is literally unlimited. The key, however, is using the motivators that are offered correctly and understanding that each employee has goals, dreams, and desires that must be understood if these employees are to be motivated in the best way possible. What works for one employee will not necessarily work for another employee, and this is true of the way that they are paid, just as it is true of other employment issues (Leonard, et al, 1999).
"This is due to the fact that employers in a lot of industries and companies have noticed that their employees have what are called 'career anchors' and these dictate what is important to those employees during their working lives (Schein, 1985). These career anchors and their tie-in to motivation will be discussed as well. Now that employers are becoming more aware of this, they are working harder to ensure that their employees are able to get what motivates them, instead of simply being offered more money annually (Dubinsky, et al, 1995). More money is always welcome, but there are other areas that mean more to some employees, and other ways that monetary compensation can be adjusted (such as pay-for-performance). This is why the issue of motivation and compensation has become so important in recent years, to employees that work in sales and to various industries as well."

Tags:component, safety content theory, productivity perception surveys

Abstract
This paper discusses cyber schools, such as the Florida Virtual School, launched in 1997 to relieve overcrowded districts, which has caught on statewide with 5,000 students in 67 countries now participating. The author points out that charter schools - particularly "cyber schools -- drain resources away from already strapped public schools struggling to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student body while trying to comply with the unfunded mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The paper concludes that cyber schools are going to play an increasingly important part in how educational services are delivered to both young and adult learners in the future; the only questions that remain are how well these services can and will be delivered and what part educators and students will be required to take.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Given the Predominant Models of Curriculum Change, Can Schools Be both Learning Organizations and "Social Anchors"?
Potential Alternatives
Obstacles and Constraints to Success
Are New Curriculum Models Really Needed? Potentially Successful Curriculum Models for the Future
Conclusion

From the Paper
"America's public schools are currently not providing the range of educational services that young learners are going to need to succeed in the 21st century. Likewise, many institutions of higher learning are seeking but failing to find new curriculum models that address the needs of their adult learners in the 21st century. According to Arnold (2004), "In recent years, many colleges and universities have set out to reform or revisit their general education curricula. These efforts often have failed to achieve the comprehensive change that reformers originally had envisioned." Given these past failures and gaps in the delivery of educational services, it is not surprising that the alternatives described above are being examined more closely as a potentially viable alternative."

Tags:charter, funding, adults, nclb, einstein

Abstract
This paper explains that Linda Hogan draws on her Native American heritage as she tells a tale tinted by earthy memories of her youth in her short story "Aunt Moon's Young Man". The author points out that the plot itself is relatively simple: A dark, lean, full-blooded Indian, who comes to town on an autumn day just as the annual fair is about to begin excites the women with his exotic good looks as well as the fact that the man is "alive in his whole body." The paper relates that the cyclical character of nature brings reassurance that balance will prevail; this storyteller incorporates several cycles to represent this balance such as the story begins in the autumn and ends in the autumn - the annual fair anchors the narrative at both ends.

From the Paper
"Though Aunt Moon is obviously the central study in this story, the character of the narrator contributes to the sense of hope and renewal as well. We are told that "good Indian women" should not "learn too much from books" or "laugh too loud" or "look into the faces of men." Yet the storyteller is hopeful that she can escape such oppressive expectations. Her mother shares these great aspirations for her daughter, and college plans are made. However, with the advent of war and all the changes that it brings, the girl's education is postponed, though not ceded. She will work for a year or so in the city before returning to school, and this, too, speaks of future and hope. The cycles of nature are again invoked when the narrator's mother assures her that she's "sure as the night's going to fall" that all will work out well for her and her daughter."

Tags:plot, characters, man, eye, autumn