The Media Cartel and its Disregard for Public Good

Less than 100 years ago, America was a different place. Not only were the laws of business and social order different, but the news was one organization that people could count on to tell the truth and expose wrongful practices in business and government. The so-called “muckrakers” of the era had a negative nickname, but…

The Importance Of Nonverbal Communication

It’s the day of the big interview. You’ve shown up 15 minutes early just to be safe. You’re relatively calm. You’re confident. After all, your suit and tie are pressed, your hair is trimmed and neat, and your breath is fresh and minty. You’ve done your research about the company, you know the first name…

Speaking, Listening, and Interpretation in Negotiation

“Let us move from the era of confrontation to the era of negotiation.” -Richard M. Nixon, 37th President of the United States Three of the most important aspects of communication in negotiation are listening, speaking, and how information is interpreted. Carolyn Lee writes, “Effective communication skills are essential for negotiators. The gathering of support, selling of…

The Role of Satellite Television in Developing and Sustaining Transnational Communities

Introduction Communication around the world has been changed forever by the emergence of satellite television. With the introduction in 1975 of cable-satellite in United States, television dominated by three national networks evolved into a multichannel system with a huge programme choice for the viewers. (Parsons) However, “the concept of satellite communications was traced to a…

Computers as a Form of Mass Communication

The computer has been one of the most inspired and useful inventions of the last one hundred years. Throughout the years is has become more technologically advanced as society, in general, has become more advanced. With the advancement of the computer to almost every home and/or office, the computer is becoming more and more vital…

Love Styles: An Analysis

Abstract This is an analysis of how the six love styles pertain to sexual styles, personality, and relational satisfaction. The research explains a positive relationship between relational and sexual satisfaction with certain love styles and that love styles can change over time, since love is learned. The studies also show relational satisfaction with couples who…

Iran’s Internet & Communication Censorship

Introduction New communication technologies are surely one of the biggest threats for authoritarian regimes. With the emergence of Internet and satellite television for the first time people have the chance to become protagonist of the communication process, to participate directly to the “res publica”, to interact, to see places far away without travelling, to know…

How the U.S. Media Promotes War as Entertainment

‘They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.’ – Ernest Hemmingway 1 The technological advances of the post-war era in the machinery of…

Hollywood and the Iraq War

Will the Gulf War produce enduring art? Introduction Five months after the Gulf war in 1991, on The New York Times Richard Bernstein was writing: “If this war has produced a surge of national pride reminiscent of 1918 and 1945, there is no guarantee that it will, like the Civil war, the two World wars,…

Advertisements of the 1920’s, 1940’s, 1960’s, and 1980’s

Throughout the years, companies have used advertising as an outlet for selling their products. Though the campaigns, audiences, and messages behind the advertisements may have changed over time, the ultimate message has not, and that is generally great value for a low cost. The companies that design the ads have one interest in mind, and…