Media's relationship with politics depends on the country, laws and the people controlling mainstream media. ... Now the question is what happens when influential media and politics get together with sports? Media and sports have a long history, but sports and politics? In Spain, more specifically Barcelona, there seems to be a special connection between media, politics and sports. ... Franco had his hands in everything; he not only controlled politics, media and sports, he controlled who would be selected to even work in those fields. ...

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But the news on television is not the only type of media taking the criticism of society. ... The key premise here is that the mass media does not cause undesirable social behavior and in actuality, the media people should not be dubbed as the "bad guys". ... Thus, it is important to indicate that women are not treated only as sexual objects through the media. ... Society, however, does not say that objects are being made out of these rock stars and sports heroes; pictures of clothed people are no less objects than pictures of naked people. ... Similarly, to say that women are singled ou...

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But the news on television is not the only type of media taking the criticism of society. ... The key premise here is that the mass media does not cause undesirable social behaviour and in actuality, the media people should not be dubbed as the "bad guys". ... Thus, it is important to indicate that women are not treated only as sexual objects through the media. ... Society, however, does not say that objects are being made out of these rock stars and sports heroes; pictures of clothed people are no less objects than pictures of naked people. ... Similarly, to say that women are singled out...

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Numerous individuals feel as if they are pressured by the idea of an ideal body image through the media. ... In chapter one of the book, Mass Media Research: An Introduction, the authors, Roger D. ... Because the media is so broad, it has a huge impact on society as a whole, like explained by Kristen Harrison, "They found media exposure to predict disordered eating both directly and through these intervening variables and concluded that internalization of the thin ideal partially mediates the effects of exposure to ideal body images in the media" (291). The impact that the media has ...

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Is any cliché in American public discourse quite as stale as "liberal media bias-? ... Where is the evidence that liberals in the media have tried to suppress Coulter's ideas or the primitive emotions that she presents as ideas? ... In fact, the "liberal media- as defined by Coulter provide her with abundant opportunities to promote herself and her writing. ... (They also happen to be owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann.) ... "In the newspapers I looked at,"" he wrote in The American Prospect, "the word 'media' appears within seven words of...

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Nike has used many strategies to maintain its global status, such as its cultural diversity, endorsements of sports legends, media convergence, cultural imperialism and other aspects that will be explored in this essay. ... Nike has embraced multiple media platforms to promote its product. ... Nike has also successfully incorporated Social Media into their advertising campaign. ... However Nike's use of new media does not finish with social media, Nike has also embraced Youtube for featuring its advertisements on their own account and Apps for IPhones, IPods and IPads to further connect w...

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The sixth and seventh media, internet and mobile, are often called collectively as digital media; and the fourth and fifth, radio and TV, as broadcast media. ... Mass Media vs. Mainstream Media Mass media is sometimes used as a synonym for "mainstream media", which is distinguished from  alternative media  by the content and point of view. ... Mass Media vs. ... A third type of media, speciality media, provides for specific demographics, such as  specialty channels  on TV (sports channels, porn channels, etc.). ...

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Secondary groups that influence an individual include; educational institutes, peers, and the media and these are called the secondary agents of socialisation (Study.com, 2015). ... When looking at the sports most commonly played by males, rugby union, soccer and rugby league where very common (see figure 4). These sports are associated with being rough and requiring strength and stamina, main attribute connected with a masculine identity. In supporting Connell's theory, 58.3% of male individuals identified their fathers being the greatest influence to play these sports. ... This is don...

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The original name (FACTS) was extremely prescriptive, whilst the new name evokes traditional notions of freedom of the media, although FreeTV claim they have instituted the name because television consumers recognise the lack of cost to them as the key benefit of free-to-air commercial television. ... As with any commercial media, commercial television programs will rarely attack any business which might be likely to be a major advertiser on their network. ... The type of quality news and current affairs offered on the ABC through such programming as; the flagship 7pm bulletin, The 7.30 Re...

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The folk-games of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were vastly different from the sports we play today in numerous aspects of their structure, style etc. ... Dennis Compton, representing their nation at two different sports existed. ... Weight categories have been implemented in sports such as boxing and attempts are made to prevent the use of ergogenic aids deemed unfair' or unethical. ... Key to this theory though is that the blood-sports of the upper-classes, e.g. fox hunting, continued. The establishment of sports teams by employers and churches is viewed less is terms of phi...

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The points on each side of the debate are valid, college sports are designed for amateur student athletes. But, when it comes down to the primary bread-winning sports (revenue producing), namely football and men's basketball, the debate gets more heated. The business of college sports becomes part of the pivotal policy making decisions of the regulatory bodies who legislate college sports and ultimately its participants- athletes and coaches, especially when it comes to football and basketball. ... "By the 1980s, intercollegiate basketball was one of the favorite sports in the nation. ......

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Throughout history advertising mediums have evolved in the print media through newspapers and magazines, to broadcast media involving television, radio and most recently the internet, to outdoor advertising which includes billboard advertising, public transit advertising and sport venues. ... As Baigi and McKie state, when quoting Stephen Fox in his book, The Mirror Makers: A History of American Advertising and its Creators, The ubiquity of advertising is, of course, just another effect of our uninhibited efforts to use all of the media to get all sorts of information to every...

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My answer is because people all over the world love and desire all forms of entertainment, and professional wrestling in the past 100 years has been transformed into something coined sports-entertainment thanks to the style of wrestling implemented by the World Wrestling Entertainment and its creator and current chairman, Vincent Kennedy McMahon. I chose to write my senior thesis about how Vince McMahon developed a synergy between cable television and WWE and how this synergy has produced outstanding accomplishments for sports-entertainment. ... How did Vince McMahon create a global media em...

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As with many other sports, Cheerleading also began as a male dominated activity before the turn of the century. ... According to Torr, the Women's Sports Foundation (WSF), founded in 1974 by tennis great Billy Jean King is the strongest advocate of Title IX and "gender equity" in sports (126). ... "Sports are the most visible affirmation of what Title IX did. ... Even though Title IX was not written into law specifically with sports in mind, this legislation, together with the Women's Sports Foundation, have had a critical impact in ensuring that girls and women have...

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Television (TV) has long been considered as one of the most important media for many people due to its notorious easy access (Selby & Cowdery, 1995, p. 1). ... In New Zealand, TV sport broadcast has developed to be a very successful industry due to the country's passion for sports. ... The other TV show- Code is considered to be a "flagship" sports entertainment program of Maori Television. ... Despite the fact that both shows are free-to-air channels, however, one belongs to a private media company (The Crowd Goes Wild owned by Sky TV) and the other belongs to the government. ....

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Whenever there is a media story in the news about a violent crime committed, we automatically assume that a male is a perpetrator. This is due to males being over-represented by the media, which will be discussed later on in this piece of work. ...

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A big contract comes with big expectations from both the team and the fans, and it creates a lot of pressure also coming from the media. ... A player like LeBron James who is one of the biggest names in sports today and who earns around $55million dollars every year was vastly criticized for his play during the 2011 NBA finals. ... Growing up in France, the biggest sports event I ever witnessed was the 1998 FIFA World Cup, which took place in France and was won by the French national team with the famous two goals that Zinedine ZIdane scored against Brazil in the Final game at Stade de France....

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A common explanation of this is the sensationalist media coverage of a few high profile cases such as Sarah Payne and the two girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, from Soham. "Panics about children's safety are interpreted as media led and television is accused of making parents unnecessarily paranoid and apprehensive- (Furedi, 2002: 32). ... Data on sexual abuse in sport are even less reliable but it is a danger that those in power in all sports should be aware of and something that needs to be confronted. ... Individual sports such as gymnastics, figure skating and tennis and te...

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Strengths - Strong brand equity and awareness in the video gaming industry, due to the longevity and durability of the company - Diversity of games (sports, racing, shooter genres) - EA had #1 or #2 share on every major video game console for 2004, and was solidly #1 in terms of share for PCs Weaknesses Their software relies upon the platform that are created by companies such as Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, etc. 2005 brought a 6 percent increase of net revenue, but a 12 percent decrease in net income. As of May 2005, EA had at least 25 games under development for next-generation systems, al...

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Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan were headlines not only in sports magazines such as "Sports Illustrated" and "Sporting News," but in national and local newspapers and weeklies such as "Time" and "Newsweek." ... By mid-February, according to "Sports Illustrated" (Rushin, 1994), many of these journalists were no longer covering the Harding-Kerrigan story, but instead, were covering nations response to the immense amount of media coverage. ... Another form of apologetic is to choose a sport that is considered socially acceptable for women , that is, "female" sports which avoid contact, and ins...

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The Magic Bullet Theory, also known as the Hypodermic Needle Theory was the first major theory involving the effects mass media had on society. ... That is to say; the mass media send a direct, immediate, and powerful message to which every viewer interprets, processes, and internalizes the same way. ... Powerless to escape audience members can be portrayed as sitting ducks, having no chance to avoid or resist the impact media messages may have. ... In brief, limited-effect theorist believes that the media has limited effect to no effect on audience members. ... The functionalist app...

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Humanity has evolved in a male-centered, patriarchal society. Historically, men were always the main suppliers of food and money. Women were the ones who had a duty to look after the home and raise the children. Women were financially dependent on men and lost their financial support as a consequence of separation, divorce and/or death. Over the last century, Canadian women have increasingly participated in paid employment; however, women continue to struggle for equal opportunities such as job advancement and pay equality. ...

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Indeed, these countries were ruled by a single mass party controlling the economy, the media and the arms of a state controlled through terror and a fixed ideology ; which, according to Carl Friedrich (a political thinker), define the features of a totalitarian state. ... This movement was created to form the German youth to the Nazi ideology by planning activities, weekend trips, walking and sports. ... To spread their ideology, the Nazis used a total control of the media, involving propaganda. ... And when they were not enjoying the controlled medias or the Nazi rallies, german people were f...

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The study attempts to give a general overview of the mass media and communication through a literature review. ... The development of other media – television and newspapers, has only been referred to in passing and could be the subject of another study. ... One of Africa's leading critics and theorists of the mass media, Cehn Chimutengwende (1992) notes: 'The mass media have long been recognized in developing countries as essential auxiliary means of modern economic construction, social and cultural development. ... Chimutengwende recognizes the importance developing countr...

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However, I'm definitely most interested in sports psychology (as shown in the forum) since they help athletes deal with failure, anxiety, and preparation, which is something I had to deal with as an athlete. ...

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