Essays on Media

Before we launched , so much of our time and energy (99.9% of it, I’d wager!) was spent getting the sounds and feel just right. We did  in order to make a really great podcast — the interviews, the mixing, the uploading — and now that the time had …

In 2015, Nobel Prize winner Tim Hunt made London headlines after his explicit and derogatory remarks about “[his] trouble with girls” (Bilefsky). He states that his “trouble with girls” was that in a laboratory setting with a woman, three things happen: “You fall in love …

Many people predicted the downfall of the IT industry a long time ago. After the technological bubble burst by 2000, their predictions saw reality with many dot com companies closing down in the face of investor uncertainty. Huge brand names like AOL eBay took a …

Instagram – it’s like Facebook, but with not even 5% of the similar features. The cauldron of photo-shopped and airbrushed images, the home of the pretentious, and a perfect way to gloat your personal ego at the falsified cyber image you create of yourself digitally. …

Instagram – it’s like Facebook, but with not even 5% of the similar features. The cauldron of photo-shopped and airbrushed images, the home of the pretentious, and a perfect way to gloat your personal ego at the falsified cyber image you create of yourself digitally. …

There is no astonishment as to how meaningful push notifications have become for mobile. We all understand that a significant amount of a company’s success hinges on their presence in the mobile world. This means that a plausible portion of your business strategy should be …

There is no astonishment as to how meaningful push notifications have become for mobile. We all understand that a significant amount of a company’s success hinges on their presence in the mobile world. This means that a plausible portion of your business strategy should be …

Harwood Eng 96Spring 13 Paper #3: Summary and Synthesis with Steven Johnson Your third High Stakes Writing Assignment comes in two parts. The first asks you to summarize and the second asks you to employ some of Johnson’s concepts to collect data of your own. …

Why are so many young people turning to prescription drugs to get high? By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs. Prescription drug abuse is a major issue that does not seem to be …

Imagine this: A utopian society that doesn’t have the dangers of cyber bullies or cyber bullying. No more headlines or news articles talking about the girl who killed herself because she was cyber bullied on a social networking site. In a society where you can …

Why are so many young people turning to prescription drugs to get high? By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs. Prescription drug abuse is a major issue that does not seem to be …

Executive Summary Twitter Inc. was established in 2006 in California, United States. It provides free services to users, which enables them to send short messages (up to 140 characters long) called “tweets” to keep their friends and followers up-to-date with what they are doing. It …

Topic: Contrasting differences, resemblance and evaluation of two computer operating systems, Windows 7 and Windows 8. The release of Windows 8 has divided the online community in two contradictory groups. Some users appear to enjoy the new features and performance of the newest Windows operating …

We’ve all done it: grazed through our Facebook newsfeeds and impulsively hit the like button.But beyond the fact that it’s so easy to use, what exactly is it that we find so irresistible about this tiny, seemingly innocuous function? And why are we so compelled to …

Disputes are arising between new media usage and sports teams/leagues. Many of these disagreements are because of new media outlets such as but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, and youTube. The sports teams are trying to regulate the usage because they want to profit …

Citation Schnittker, Jason. 2007. “Working More and Feeling Better: Women’s Health, Employment, and Family Life, 1974-2004. American Sociological Review 72(2):221-238. This study investigates the relationship between women’s employment and health unlike other studies, which have used mental health as the outcome. The research questions addressed …

Introduction Technology is changing the way lessons are taught. A wide variety of multimedia applications teaching various core competencies are now available either freely or commercially. The World Wide Web (WWW) is also becoming a very powerful tool for teaching, allowing teaching materials to be …

Talent is more difficult than ever to find. In fact, after surveying 42,300 employers in 43 countries in October, ManpowerGroup’s found that 46 percent of participating U.S. employers were having difficulty filling jobs — an all-time high since 2007.Related: That's bad news. But, what if part …

Communication has made the transition from being face-to-face to phone calls to texting. Almost everyone has benefitted for one reason or another from texting, whether it is the best way to communicate with someone or the convenience that comes from being able to quickly ask …

What Reality TV Tells Us about American Culture Reality TV (RTV) and tabloid journalism have often been compared to each other. (Hill 80) Are both bringing out the worst in American culture or and they merely an example of what American culture is all about, …

“An Examination of the Role of Online Social Networks in the Uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt in 2010-11” In the academic research and journalism about the Arab Spring, there are contrasting views surrounding the importance of the Internet and online social networks in the success …

The Time For Action When looking at the history and foundations of a functioning democracy, the core tenets are grounded in an educated civilian population, and freedom of speech, expression, and especially, an unrestricted press. In the United States, although the inherent biases of mainstream …

The Time For Action When looking at the history and foundations of a functioning democracy, the core tenets are grounded in an educated civilian population, and freedom of speech, expression, and especially, an unrestricted press. In the United States, although the inherent biases of mainstream …

Introduction Terrorism has become a global challenge, which must be fought by collaborative efforts.  Indeed the war against terrorism takes many forms and shapes.  For instance while traditionally the homeland security has been concerned with fighting terrorism from a military point of view; there is …

Technology’s Impact on Communication With new communication technology being introduced almost daily, the classical definition of how we communicate must constantly be redefined. Conversations now exist in a myriad of formats, most of which have only been around for the past 20 years. Faceable, Twitter, …

Having a company blog is really important. But if you’re anything like me, you’re often pushed for time, and writing new content sometimes doesn’t get the time or attention it deserves. That needs to change. Done right, establish yourself as an expert in your industry and give …

Technology’s Impact on Communication With new communication technology being introduced almost daily, the classical definition of how we communicate must constantly be redefined. Conversations now exist in a myriad of formats, most of which have only been around for the past 20 years. Faceable, Twitter, …

Having a company blog is really important. But if you’re anything like me, you’re often pushed for time, and writing new content sometimes doesn’t get the time or attention it deserves. That needs to change. Done right, establish yourself as an expert in your industry and give …

Two themes have emerged as dominant in recent media broadcasts: sex and violence. These two themes have proven to garner high ratings from viewers and they further ensure the success of television programs and cinema movies. Viewers themselves rank programs which feature either or both …

Our Generation Has Become Overly Dependent On Technology With the creation of technology, I’m beginning to wonder if it’s a good or bad idea to be so dependent on technology. People are on their cell phones, ipads, tablets or computers constantly. People are so obsessed …