MINORITIES: Ecological Reporters Awaken to Ethnicity
At first glance it looked like The Return of the Rainbow Coalition. First Whoopie Goldberg, then Edward James Olmos took...
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Military Doublespeak: How Jargon Turns Gore into Glory
"Doublespeak is not lying, nor is it merely sloppy language. It is the intentional use of euphemisms, synonyms, jargon, and...
اقرأ المزيدViolence Formula: Analyzing TV, Video and Movies
Violence is the foundation of many films, TV movies, and action series. In fact, violence is often synonymous with "action."...
اقرأ المزيدHow to Conduct a Gender Survey of Your Local Newspaper
A little time and a set of four color highlighters are all you need to evaluate your local paper's treatment...
اقرأ المزيدNo, Walter, That’s Not the Way It Is…
When Walter Cronkite signs off each night with "that's the way it is,'' one might realistically request another half-hour of...
اقرأ المزيدComing of Age! Media&Values at 21
Twenty-one… a magic age on the road from youth to maturity. In the publishing world, it is said that if...
اقرأ المزيدPhotolanguage: Philippines
Photolanguage is a technique that utilizes evocative and symbolic pictures for self-expression, communications and group development. The term was coined...
اقرأ المزيدMINORITIES: Insinuating Images Influence Perceptions
The mass media have long influenced the popular image of minorities. From the 19th century's slanted journalism and caricaturing ethnic...
اقرأ المزيدCloning the Consumer Culture
No one can travel to Africa, Asia. or Latin America and not be struck by the Western elements of urban...
اقرأ المزيدStarting Point: The images still haunt me
Ordinarily I don't choose to spend my entertainment budget on films like the Rambo series. But there I was, captive...
اقرأ المزيدFAMILY: Shared Music Listening Opens Dialogue
We've heard a lot recently about the need for parents to have access to the lyrics of rock music. Few...
اقرأ المزيدVideo Values: Questions for the Reflective Viewer
"There's trouble right here in River City...why, the boys are out back of the corn crib reading Capt'n Billy's Whiz...
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