Social Media and Social Issues – A study on the role of social media in shaping and publicizing Social issues Mohana Sudhan Mayilsamy‚ Assistant Professor‚ School of Communication‚ Dr. G. R. Damodaran College of Science‚ Avinashi Road‚ Coimbatore - 641014. e-mail:sudhanwarrior@gmail.com‚ Mobile: 9944223455‚ Fax: 0422-2591865. Abstract Social media‚ especially social Networking Sites are turning up as an essential mode of interactive and informing media in the recent past. Especially
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SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE CODE: MAC 314 COURSE TITLE: ISSUES IN MASS MEDIA IN NIGERIA MAC 314 ISSUES IN MASS MEDIA IN NIGERIA Introduction The title of this course is: Issues in Nigerian Mass Media. The code is MAC 314. It is designed for undergraduate students of Mass Communication. The course provides the students with basic knowledge of the history‚ ethical‚ legal‚ professional‚ socio-cultural and technological issues affecting mass media industry in Nigeria. It is hoped that at the end
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Finance for Managers LESSON 17 SEBI IN CAPITAL MARKET ISSUES CONTENTS 17.0 Aims and Objectives 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Objectives of the SEBI 17.3 Entity of SEBI 17.4 Organisational Grid of the SEBI 17.5 Powers and Functions of SEBI 17.6 Role of SEBI 17.6.1 Promoter’s Contribution 17.6.2 Disclosures 17.6.3 Book Building 17.6.4 Allocation of Shares 17.6.5 Market Intermediaries 17.6.6 Debt Market Segment 17.6.7 Brokers 17.6.8 Suspension of a Broker 17.6.9 Recent
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Chapter 1 Online News Media in Nepal – INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.1.1 History of Internet in Nepal The e-mail services provided by Royal Nepal Academy for Science and Technology (RONAST) can be regarded as the first instance of the use of Internet technology in Nepal. The credit of introducing Internet amongst Nepalese people however goes to the private sector. It was with the initiative of Mercantile Office Systems that commercial e-mail service was first provided in June 1994. A
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Effect of the New Media Salma Ibrahim Abou Harga Supervised by: Dr. Ahmed Amin Submitted to the department of Media Economics Date: 14/12/2013 The Evolution and effect of New Media I. Introduction II. What is media-economics? a. Economics. i. Overview 1. Demand and supply 2. Economic Structure 3. Market Structure b. Media i. overview 1. Broadcasting media 2. Print media III. New media a. Economics of new media b. Technology
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controversial and emotionally charged issues in the media today. It is a topic that is within the domains of religion‚ law‚ sociology‚ healthcare‚ humanity and human dignity. No one seems to have a moderate opinion about euthanasia; it seems to engender extremely strong opinions in favor of euthanasia or equally strong opinions against it. Many who are close to the subject feel that the law is out of sync with the needs of society; others feel that euthanasia is not a legal issue at all‚ but should remain
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Mainstream Media hegemony and new media environment By Muhammad Ahmad Sheikh International Broadcaster‚ Journalist and educationist (Ex- Deputy Controller‚ Head of current Affair National Broadcasting Service Radio Pakistan‚ Bureau chief mediacon international‚ member CMA‚‚ Community Media Association‚ UK)‚ published author ezine and upublish.com) Pakistan’s mainstream media outlets have perhaps misunderstand the meaning of free flow of information under the freedom of press law. Perhaps they
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Media bias in the reporting of the news is pervasive – it is present in every form of media and every style of reporting‚ no matter how non-biased one platform or outlet may claim to be. This is because of agenda-setting: the ability that the news has to tell the consumer which issues are important. Media of all kinds assert their agenda by many means. In a newspaper‚ the story on the front page is deemed to be of most importance; on a nightly news show‚ the story at the top of the hour is highlighted
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Current Ethical Issues with Social Media People are increasingly sharing their lives online through social networking sites with little concern for who may be viewing their information. This has become an issue in current times and is up for debate based on the ethical issues associated with Social Media. People don’t realize joining a social network is like joining a community. As any community in real life‚ your business has a place in the community but should not invade one’s privacy. Social
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1 Power and the News Media Teun A. van Dijk University of Amsterdam __________________ INTRODUCTION In the study of mass communication‚ there has been a continuous debate about the more or less powerful effects of the media on the public.1 Instead of reviewing these positions and their empirical claims‚ this chapter examines in more general terms some properties of the social power of the news media. This power is not restricted to the influence of the media on their audiences‚ but also involves
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