Does the CNN effect exist? Discuss with reference to two international wars/conflict?

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Does the CNN effect exist? Discuss with reference to two international wars/conflict?

The CNN effect: the myth of news, foreign policy, and intervention

Book by Piers Robinson

The CNN Effect: The Search for a Communication Theory of International Relations in Political Communication

Article by EYTAN GILBOA

News, Public relations, and power by Simon Cottle (2003) chapter 5

The CNN effect: strategic enabler or operational risk by Margaret Belknap

Effects of global television news on US policy in international conflict in Media and conflict in the twenty-first century

E. Gilboa 2005

Moving media and conflict studies beyond the CNN effect in Review of International Studies

Article by Eytan Gilboa; Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert; Jason Miklian; Piers Robinson

Humanitarian crises and U.S. foreign policy: Somalia and the CNN effect reconsidered in Political Communication

Article by Steven Livingston

Illusions of influence: the CNN eddect in complex emergencies in From massacres to genocide: the media, public policy, and humanitarian crises by A Natsios

Demonstrate how media has been able to shape the way a particular cultural group has been perceived, and discuss the outcomes of that process.

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Global Media Industries Assignment 2: Research plan

This assignment is designed to get you started on the essay as early as possible, and to give us the chance to provide you with feedback before you get too deep into the writing stage.

The main focus here is on creating an argument in relation to one of the set questions in Assignment 3: Global media essay and finding sources to support it, with information on how to successfully do both of these things provided in tutorials.

The research plan requires you to provide detail in the following sections:

Research plan

Here you will explain the argument you intend to make in relation to one of the set essay questions (see Assignment 3: Global media essay).

You will be expected to draw heavily on key concepts from MDA10008 covered in the unit learning materials and readings, and you will be required to include at least one example of in-text referencing using a source supplied to you in the weekly readings. The aim of this section is to demonstrate that you understand the key concepts of the unit and can use them to create an argument in relation to a set topic.

Here you will construct a brief essay plan, detailing what you hope to cover in each section. This can be presented in dot point format but must outline a minimum of five distinct paragraphs including introduction and conclusion.

Demonstrate your ability to construct a plan that can successfully respond to a set question.

The reference list must contain citations for any supplied material you have referred to in the argument section of the assignment. The aim here is to demonstrate your ability to correctly cite material in Swinburne Harvard style.

The power to control how culture is represented is one of the most significant attributes of modern media.

Demonstrate how media has been able to shape the way a particular cultural group has been perceived, and discuss the outcomes of that process.

Discuss other components (images, color, music, sound, and special effects) and other important elements you believe could further the films plot.

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Film Analysis

Film: Batman (1989) starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson

Discuss editing and shot composition in relation to the films plot. (Include in-text citations)

Discuss other components (images, color, music, sound, and special effects) and other important elements you believe could further the films plot.

How might it reinforce existing beliefs about themselves or motivate them to see themselves and/or the world differently?

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Compare and contrast what you believe the experiences of these two individuals (the insecure LGBTQ youth and the intolerant adult) viewing this message would be.

How might it reinforce existing beliefs about themselves or motivate them to see themselves and/or the world differently?

What additional information would you propose to share with either or both of these individuals to persuade them into such a paradigm shift?

Write a 5-paragraph essay that includes each of the elements listed below in the grading rubric. Be sure to use at least 2 references to support your essay.

Your paper must meet the minimum 650-word count requirements AND use the 5 paragraph structure.

All assignments and forums in the class are designed for you to demonstrate your understanding and your knowledge of the material content.

It is never acceptable or appropriate to simply provide information that is copied and pasted from a source – any source. Even if the information were cited properly, copying and pasting does not demonstrate knowledge.

Formulate an analysis to position the paper in the wider context of ‘innovation’ and the opportunities for organizations to exploit Social Media in the respect

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Knowledge Management, Social Networks & Innovation

You are required to explore the extent of innovation from the communication of knowledge within social media systems, i.e.

1) A critical REVIEW of the following article;

Perez-Gonzalez D, Trigueros-Preciado S and Popa S (2017): Social Media Technologies’ Use for the Competitive Information and Knowledge Sharing and its effects on Industrial SMEs Innovation; Information Systems Management (published online)

2) Formulate an analysis to position the paper in the wider context of ‘innovation’ and the opportunities for organisations to exploit Social Media in the respect

What is the most important material, why does it matter?

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Critical Reading Response MUST include ALL of the following:

1) Explain the MAIN arguments in the article. Don’t get distracted by details and examples:

What is the most important material, why does it matter? .

2) APPLY the main arguments to the object of analysis it is listed with. Think: how can we better understand this object or conversation with the theory and ideas from the reading?

This is about applying the author’s main argument; you MUST be critical and thoughtful in your analysis. It is also possible that there is something missing from the theory; if so, why is this important? Critical thinking is not about agreeing or disagreeing; it’s about a thoughtful analysis and evaluation based on the information available.

3) CONNECT the argument with other course material. There are going to be times when the readings and the arguments connect.

How do media representations stereotype cultural ‘others’ in the context of globalization?

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Media, Globalization and Culture

You are required to write a 2,500-words piece on one of the following questions:

1. Are global brands an expression of cultural imperialism?

2. What is the role of celebrity culture in processes of globalization?

3. In what ways do media events bring global populations together?

4. How do media representations stereotype cultural ‘others’ in the context of globalization?

What distinguishes this essay from the previous one is that you are expected to answer your question by focusing on a specific example or case study, for example the advertising campaign(s) of a particular company, a particular celebrity, a media event, or analyze media coverage How do media representations stereotype cultural ‘others’ in the context of globalization? of particular event/issue/group of people. The assignment is designed in a way that leaves you freedom to engage with the concept(s) you found most interesting in the module and apply them to the media examples of your choice.

If you have any other ideas about what you would like to do, you should discuss it with your teacher firs. In any case, you should check your ideas with your seminar teacher before starting your project. Your work will be assessed according to the criteria outlined above for the first summative assignment, with a special focus on the application of concepts on contemporary examples and evidence of original thinking and reflection when discussing the case study/example of your choice.

Critically discuss Milgram’s experiment, and assess the extent to which the “small-world effect” can be found in the random Poisson network, in the Barabási-Albert “scale-free” network, and in the Watts-Strogatz “small-world” network.

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Social Network Analysis – Small world Network, Scale free, random Poisson network

The experiment that Stanley Mil-gram conducted in 1967 provided empirical evidence in favor of what is now referred to as the “small-world effect”, namely the fact that the average geodesic distance is small even for very large networks.

Critically discuss Milgram’s experiment, and assess the extent to which the “small-world effect” can be found in the random Poisson network, in the Barabási-Albert “scale-free” network, and in the Watts-Strogatz “small-world” network.

 

Describe how the economic mode of feudalism would affect both the base and the superstructure.

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IN YOUR OWN WORDS–describe the Marxist “Base”/”Superstructure” model. DISCUSS all of the components found in the base and superstructure. In other words, what economic and societal elements are found IN both the base and superstructure? Next—show a specific economic “mode” (and for this you must use Feudalism as your base) working within and affecting your “Base”/”Superstructure” model.

Describe how the economic mode of feudalism would affect both the base and the superstructure. FOR EXAMPLE—What kind of class relations would you find in a feudalistic society? What kind of ART would a society with a feudalistic base produce? Which class would be supported by the art in a feudalistic society? [If they could have made movies in feudalistic times, would the movies have been more supportive of the peasants or the lords?]

Analyze the impact of communications on society, and explain the importance of ethical decision making given that impact. Use examples from advertising, entertainment, technology advancements and politics.

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Analyze the impact of communications on society, and explain the importance of ethical decision making given that impact. Use examples from advertising, entertainment, technology advancements and politics.