...Walking the Talk: an Article for Critical Eye Archie Norman, the former CEO and Chair of the supermarket chain ASDA, left a haunting image when he spoke at a conference last week. He compared the store visits he engineered with those of ASDA's previous CEO. In the latter, a fleet of large cars would arrive at the Supermarket door and out would step 5, 6 or more senior executives. The store manager would be waiting patiently at the door. Hands would be shaken and the entourage would sweep down the aisles of the store. 'Hi, what do you do? You enjoy working here?' and then off to the next visit with a passing: 'tidy up that main display' to the manager on the way out. By contrast, Archie would go alone, park in the far corner of the car park, leaving the near spaces to shoppers who were spending money. He left his jacket in the car and walked unannounced into the store. He'd chat to customers: 'what do you like?', 'what could we do better?', 'thanks for shopping here' and to the staff: 'What's the best thing about working here? And the worst?' and finally he would talk to the manager, maybe over a coffee in the canteen. 'What can I do to make your life easier?' 'How's business?' A final walk round the store, maybe with the manger, then off to the car park to write any action notes to himself before setting off for the next visit. The point was not about the need to 'press the flesh' or be visible: it was how you got a realistic picture of what was going on and actually do...
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...Today, we live in the modern world and we need some tools for communication. Fortunately, we have various types of media such as books, radio, TV, film, theater, comics, which are used for communication. All these have some advantages and disadvantages. In this essay I consider three item of this category include TV, radio and books. In my opinion, books have had undoubted effect on people life. For many years, books were only way for communication. Nowadays, we can find a lot of old books that were written many years ago. Books have a lot of advantages. Books are known as valuable source for record information, theories and so on. We can access them all the time. Unfortunately, books have some disadvantages. Firstly, if books are not maintained carefully, they will be destroyed. Secondly, books are written in different languages, so sometimes when they are translated, some of their concept in destination languages is changed. Finally, communication through books is offline. In the beginning of twenty century, Lumiere brothers introduced industrial of cinema to the world. Because of their invention, today we have TV and radio. TV and radio in some way are similar. Both of them are based on online communication between people. We have a lot of live programs on TV and radio. We can follow online news from whole world. Besides, both of them are used for commercial proposed too. For example, daily a lot of advertising are shown in TV. There is no limited for time, channel and...
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...What is PUBLIC BROADCASTING? Exercising of media broadcasting by the nations’ Government is broadly known as Public Broadcasting. It is financed and controlled by the public, for the public. It is neither commercial nor state-owned; it is free from political interference and pressure from commercial forces. It includes radio, television, internet and other media outlets whose primary mission is Public Service. In broadcasting, public service includes the social welfare of people, spreading information, speaking to and engaging as a citizen. Public Broadcasting is wide ranging in its appeal, reliable, entertaining, instructive and informative, who serves only one master – Public. It strives to engage all communities through evocative broadcast programmes and outreach projects. It channelizes the information and ideas to help improve communities socially, culturally and economically. Through public service broadcasting, citizens are informed, educated and also entertained. Public service broadcasting can serve as a keystone of democracy when it is guaranteed with pluralism, programming diversity, editorial independence, appropriate funding, accountability and transparency. What are the Public broadcasting institutions in India? The Major institution for public broadcasting in India is Prasar Bharati. Prasar Bharati through All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD) networks provide maximum coverage of the population and are one of the largest terrestrial networks in the world...
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...MODELS OF COMMUNICATION In this section, you will learn about three models of communication: a. Linear model b. Interactive model c. Transactional model 1.2.1 Linear Model The linear model views communication as a one-way or linear process in which the speaker speaks and the listener listens. Laswell’s (1948) model was based on the five questions below, which effectively describe how communication works: Shannon and Weaver’s (1949) model includes noise or interference that distorts understanding between the speaker and the listener. Figure 1.3 shows a linear model of communication: Figure 1.3: A linear model of communication Source: Wood, J. T. (2009). Communication in our lives (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson-Wadsworth Top 1.2.2 Interactive Model The main flaw in the linear model is that it depicts communication as a one-way process where speakers only speak and never listen. It also implies that listeners listen and never speak or send messages. Schramm (1955) in Wood (2009) came out with a more interactive model that saw the receiver or listener providing feedback to the sender or speaker. The speaker or sender of the message also listens to the feedback given by the receiver or listener. Both the speaker and the listener take turns to speak and listen to each other. Feedback is given either verbally or non-verbally, or in both ways. This model also indicates that the speaker and listener communicate better if they have common...
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...To: Mr Finean From: Eliza Davenport Date: 30/09/13 “Business environment refers to different internal and external forces or surroundings that affect business operations.” – The Business Dictionary Task 1 - Pass 1 Marks and Spencer Mark and spencer’s is an international Pubic Limited Company (PLC.) Its headquarters are in the city of Westminster, London. With 703 stores in the United Kingdom and 361 other stores spread across 40 countries this Company is international. The company began on 28th of September by Michael Marks and tom Spencer, the offer the combination of both clothes and food shopping in one store which was one of the very few stores to do so. I think M&S’s main sources of threat are from large stores that sell clothes and/or foods such as Waitrose or Debenhams, even though they do not sell the option of both foods and clothes, they are still very well known and share the same market as M&S does, decreasing M&S’s market share. The company being a PLC means that it has a lot of shareholders, which makes it have more stakeholders than a private limited company would, M&S would want to be a PLC because the money spent by the public on shares will add to their revenue and help the company to grow quicker. There are advantages and disadvantages to this as every sector will have. Advantages of a Public Limited Company are; * The shareholders have limited liability, so if M&S ever lost a great amount of money the shareholders wouldn’t have to...
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...CNN Library. "Mexico Drug War Fast Facts." CNN. Cable News Network, 15 Mar. 2014. Web. 29 Mar. 2014. This source came from a News website. Listed within the article were many random facts about the war and the cartels involved, as well a timeline of events up until March 9th, 2014 was also listed. I am not entirely sure if the article is bias or not. However, since it did come from a news website I would guess that it was indeed bias. Since I could not really detect any or at least very little bias and the fact that it was clearly up-to-date, this article would be a good source of simple facts about the drug war in general furthermore it would be good for learning more about a multitude of the cartels operating in Mexico. Morris, Stephan D. "Corruption, Drug Trafficking, And Violence In Mexico." Brown Journal Of World Affairs 18.2 (2012): 29-43. Academic Search Premier. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. I located this source via the Colorado State University Library data base page. Although, this source originally came from the “Brown Journal of World Affairs.” This 1source is very much credible because it is an actual research based study that ended up being reported and put onto an academic journal. As well, this report has been peer reviewed multiple times and in order for a report to actually be credible it needs to be reviewed a few times. In regards to the timeliness of the paper, it was published within the last one and a half years, this also adds to the credibility of the...
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...books and all around the countries to see how to make coffee. However, with the competitors in Thai premium coffee market: foreign chains, local chains and independent shops, the BBC maintains to excels in pride and profitability in the relationship between the Company and the customers, franchisees, employees, investors and suppliers. The company had a strategy going on to bring new ideas for the menu. BCC branched off with a concept of combining the tastes of East and West. Also, the new products was developed and existing products were improved. A lot of people love Thai food and the ideal was very operational to the customers and that brought the product quality to look different from all the other competitors. Additionally the company needed to consider the relative emphasis of domestic versus international expansion as well as the potential to diversify into other markets. Access to capital and supply chain in fracture were both tied to the growth targets that the firm pursed. The resource of the goals is to help develop knowledge and abilities of the team as professionals. Black Canyon is not just a coffee shop. It’s a full service restaurant serving not only coffee, but a full range of cooked international Thai food. This combination of the food and coffee operation is what makes BBC unique in its own way. The company had to come up with resources, plans, and many different goals to make this mission possible and complete. The mission dealt with satisfying...
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...TONY HALL - Tony Hall is the 16th Director-General of the BBC. - As the Director-general of the BBC, he is the Chief Executive Officer, the Editor-in-Chief and he chairs the BBC’s Executive and Management Boards. - He was appointed Director-General of the BBC on 22 November 2012. - He joined the BBC as a news trainee in 1973 and throughout his time at the corporation, he had several roles including Senior Producer at World at One, Assistant Editor of the Nine O’ Clock News, Output Editor for Newsnight and eventually becoming the Chief Executive of BBC News from 1996-2001. - He launched Radio 5 Live, BBC News 24, BBC Online and BBC Parliament. - He was appointed a CBE in 2005 and was made a life peer in 2010. He sits on the Crossbenches in...
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...Television Despite the development of the Internet, television is still one of the most important sources of information. It plays such a significant role in people’s everyday lives that it’s almost impossible to imagine how we would live if there were no TV. One can argue that for many people television is no longer the main source they get the latest news from but it is practically impossible, however, to find a family that doesn’t have a television. We certainly don’t gather around the television any more as our parents used to every evening in the 70-90s to watch a new fabulous film or discuss the latest news. There are a lot of advantages making television so popular. The main reason why so many people choose this means of getting information and entertainment is its simplicity and convenience. All you have to do is to press a button and sink comfortably into a chair. The main problem of television is that little by little we become dependent on TV. It’s lucky that more and more people are beginning to go in for sports these days. Sports usually take us a great deal of time, so we become less dependent on TV. Now let’s speak about different kinds of people working on television and qualities these people should have. It’s still quite difficult to appear on television without the following qualities: intelligence, talent, beauty, leadership qualities and energy. It’s far more interesting to listen to a football report full of energy than to “a peaceful story” a commentator...
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...avoids second hand smoking? Presenter: Charles Carol Source: BBC News online, March 5th 2014 As a parent I really cannot avoid my child to be exposed to second hand smoking because it is in the air. What I would do is educate them about the negative effects smoking causes and tell them to try to avoid smoke filled areas as much as possible. As a parent I can only try to avoid the amount of smoke exposure as possible but second hand smoke cannot really be avoided. This question was an okay one but unrealistic. It really wasn't an important question to me because it was noway realistic in my opinion. I would give the presenter a B for effort an presentation. Question 2: Do you agree with VAT tax why or why not? Presenter: Ava Turnquest Source: Tribune Online Feb,24 2012 I don't agree with the VAT because it is not clear on who and what will be taxed. Not only is it unclear but based on reports from other countries such as Barbados, the VAT has made their economy poorer. The standard of living has dropped and the middle class was eliminated. I think that it should be looked at more carefully before its is implemented in my country. This question was an important and realistic one. It made me think of me and my country's well being. I would give the presenter and A. Question 3: Does a country have the right to refuse openly gay visitors to its shores? Presenter: Felicia Campbell Source: BBC News online, February 4th ,2014 I feel that a country does...
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...Television News Program Analysis COM/310 July 15th, 2014 The following paper evaluates and analyzes a news story broadcast by three different networks on January 28, 2012, that became one of the first world disasters that made me start to rethink my view of the media and their biases and responsibilities to their community. How the story was covered, presented, and ultimately how the programs affected my personal values will be discussed. The three news networks chosen for this paper are BBC, CBS, and CNN. A Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized near Giglio, Italy on January 13, 2012. Today, January 28th, divers continue to seek out missing passengers, charges are being filed against the ship’s captain, and lawsuits on behalf of passengers and crew are mounting. BBC News Network (January 28, 2012 – Giglio, Italy) According to a BBC (2012) reporter, the body of a woman has been found in the capsized ship, Costa Concordia, bringing the known death count to 12. The woman was wearing a life jacket and located on the fourth deck. Out of 4,200 people, including passengers and crew, twenty people have not been accounted for. Captain of the ship, Francesco Schettino (or Capt. Coward, as he has been dubbed by the media), is being investigated for manslaughter on the legal level and for abandoning ship on moral and ethical issues. The female body found today was located in an area near the rear of the ship designated as an evacuation meeting point. DNA will be used to identify...
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...Shelfmark: 3487.342970. Pidd, H. (2013) One man dead and one seriously injured in Rotherham ‘Machete attack’. The Guardian. 15 October. BBC News (2013) Knife crime offenses fall in festive period to lowest level in 18 years. The BBC. 1 March. Sky News (2012) Knife crime funding to tackle youth violence. Off-air recording. 27 December. Mp4 Media File. Available From: http://news.sky.com/story/1030482/knife-crime-funding-to-tackle-youth-violence [Accessed on 29 October 2013]. Chapman, M.C (2013). Youth street crime due to exclusion from society. [Online]. Available from; http://knifecrime.blogspot.co.uk [Accessed on 29 October 2013]. To conduct my search on knife crime, I began looking at online resources and news stories surrounding the subject. One issue I found with this research was that even though I narrowed the search from crime, to Knife crime it was still a very broad subject to gather research on. There were news stories of knife crime all over the country. I may have been able to increase the quality of research if I had narrowed it down to knife crime in the South West for example, or knife crime in Bristol to be more specific. Another issue that arose during ‘Knife Crime’ research was the lack of academic journals and even books on the subject. The majority of resources of information were from online newspaper articles such as the BBC, of which there were bountiful supplies. Also a lot of the online news story video clips had been made unavailable to view. Quality...
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...MEDIA REVIEW TEMPLATE: Date of event/article published: | 16-12-2015 | Name of Source:Newspaper/news channel/writer etc | BBC iPlayer | Summary of the event: | Documentary examining the violence inflicted by men on women everyday, telling the stories of all women who died at the hands of a male partner or ex partner. The Documentary stated that on average seven women a month in Britain are killed by their male partners. Of the 164 women murdered in Britain in 2013, 86 were killed by their male partner or ex-partner. This film names all 86 women and, through interviews with families, friends and neighbours, tells the stories of seven of them in detail. The first victim spoken in detail about in the documentary is Kirsty Humphrey (aged 23), she was described as a genuine, kind and funny person by her family and friends that is until she met mark who used to hurt her physically and verbally and stole money from her to buy drugs but despite all this she was still fascinated by him even when he began to beat her. Her friends and family had started to notice marks on her but she brushed it off by saying they were play fighting or that she had burnt her hand when getting food out of the oven. Kirsty’s behaviour over this period had also started to change; she had become isolated, looked worn out and had started to become addicted to alcohol. On 4th September 2013 kirsty was murdered by Mark police found several stab wounds and bruises on kirstys body. Second victim Anne- Maire...
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...Radio is unique from television or films in the way that it does not require the audiences’ complete attention. There are no visuals therefore, the interpretations of images and idea are up to the listener. Radio technology makes the medium mobile in the way that it does not require the audiences full attention to understand the content. Radio, the first major broadcast medium is not innovative in itself as it has no text, no picture and no video, rather the audience must listen to only the sound in order to understand fully what the commentary is explaining. The medium of radio itself is not innovative in form and content, rather the information and news that Radiolab distributes is innovative as it aims to give the newest, most important and more intriguing news stories to engage an audience. They engage their audience rather than just speaking words and stating facts for the listeners to hear. In one particular Radiolab segment, “How do you put a Price Tag on Nature?” the commentator/narrator is using stories in order to engage the audience and spark some sort of visualization in the audiences mind. In the Radiolab segment, “How do you put a Price Tag on Nature?”, the producer and narrator go into depth on an investigation of an extremely important topic to the world today, nature. The segment discusses a scenario that occurred in 1997, when a team of scientists decided to put their own price tag on Earth, the center of everything natural. The segment informs the audience that...
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...Evaluation For my media studies coursework I have attempted to complete Brief 1, tasks 2 and 3. It consisted of emulating magazine pages and creating at least 3 webpages. I chose brief 1 because it seemed exciting and not a lot of people were doing it. So I wanted to stand out a bit. I wanted to create a vampire series called Deadly Thirst. It would have been aired on BBC 3 and advertise on two BBC channels. To do this I have used Radiotimes as my magazine simply because it has over 1000 000 issues circulating around Britain. It has been published by the BBC since 1923. Radiotimes is a TV and radio listings magazine. It is the third in its magazine category behind ‘TV Choice’ and ‘What on TV’ because of the audience appeal, the other two magazines concentrate on TV soap operas and ‘Radiotimes’ operates on all types of television genres. The vampire series that I created would be a spin-off of the already popular BBC series ‘Being Human’ so using Radiotimes would be good for advertising fir the BBC as it would be a BBC original. For the website I was going to create I used the ‘Being Human’ webpage on the BBC website for ideas. I also watched the show on television and that gave me ideas what to write about in my print work. The pages that I have emulated from Radiotimes I found it easy to spot the codes and conventions that the magazine had used on the pages. The colours that which were used mainly was green and blue, these colours can connote nature, so the work that I done...
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