...News The News is a wonderful and scary thing at the same time. I personally steer clear of the news as it tends to blow matters way out of proportions and with being in the military I rather be briefed on things of national security by my superiors vice the local news that only gets pebbles from the locals. I think that the news can be good at times, but in my experiences it tends to stress society out way more than it needs to be. An example of this is I have been to Bahrain numerous times, and all my mother would see on the television is riots and unruly behavior there. I on the other hand did not watch the news, got the security brief from my superiors and carried on my mission. While I was there it was nothing as what my mother and the news had depicted. Every time I have been there it has been peaceful and the locals have always been so very nice. Audience The intended audience was originally for locals, as it was broadcasted on the local news channels. The written news article I chose was from New York Times. Since the incident occurred in Phoenix, AZ, I purposefully chose the New York Times as it is located across the country. This choice makes for a better comparison of data from across state lines. Credible MSNBC and the New York Times are both credible sources that individuals rely on everyday to hear anything from the weather to local in international news. Both of these reports were similar in nature. The New York Times tends to go more in depth, so their...
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...Avoid News Towards a Healthy News Diet By Rolf Dobelli Prologue This article is the antidote to news. It is long, and you probably won’t be able to skim it. Thanks to heavy news consumption, many people have lost the reading habit and struggle to absorb more than four pages straight. This article will show you how to get out of this trap – if you are not already too deeply in it. of what we are designed to handle. This leads to great risk and to inappropriate, outright dangerous behavior. In the past few decades, the fortunate among us have recognized the hazards of living with an overabundance of food (obesity, diabetes) and have started to shift our diets. But most of us do not yet understand that news is to the mind what sugar is to the body. News is easy to digest. The media feeds us small bites of trivial matter, tidbits that don’t really concern our lives and don’t require thinking. That’s why we experience almost no saturation. Unlike reading books and long, deep magazine articles (which requires thinking), we can swallow limitless quantities of news flashes, like bright-colored candies for the mind. Today, we have reached the same point in relation to information overload that we faced 20 years ago in regard to food intake. We are beginning to recognize how toxic news can be and we are learning to take the first steps toward an information diet. This is my attempt to clarify the toxic dangers of news – and to recommend some ways to deal with it. I have now gone without...
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...values in the news News media can be sent through various forms of channels. From television, to radio, and the Internet; news media is seen as a form of entertainment to the general public. When watching the news, most people look to hear about the new local and national stories that affect them personally. Recently in the Greater Toronto Area, news about Mayor Rob Ford’s scandal on consuming narcotics approximately a year ago has gotten a lot of attention. When this story is portrayed on local news stations, for an example on City Pulse 24, Rob Ford is “celebritized”—made into a popular figure in society—, on the other hand, on national and global news stations, he is made to look like a criminal. Upon analyzing both local and global news, the ratio of serious news to entertainment news of popular news stories, will be exposed; ultimately, looking at news in a more systematic way displays that news media is presented to entertain and inform the public. “Serious” local news media is often portrayed to the public as entertainment news. When watching most local and national new broadcasts, you will see a series of news stories varying from current political events, to coverage of a celebrity who just had a baby. The media is able to frame stories in a way where shock value and the ability to entertain becomes the forefront of the news. In this booming technological era, people have the ability to stay connected to current news via the Internet and several news broadcasting...
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...In the News Apple has revealed a new promotional material that lets its users have the ability to switch between major mobile carriers for their data plans. Apple will now ship out in their new iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 a built-in sim card that allows users to purchase wireless service on the spot. Previous ipads have always had the ability to let you hop between carriers just by swapping out the sim card; however, Apple has simplified this process further with one sim card that lets you hop onto whichever carriers is listed on their iOS. These carriers include AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile in the U.S., and EE in the U.K. Apple does plan to expand the list of global carriers in the future. Why does this matter? Well I think this really takes the carriers out of the retail loop and makes it easier for Apple users to be able to switch seamlessly between the three major U.S. carriers for on the go data plans. It makes the carriers a lot closer to the interchangeable pipes that they’re afraid of seeing because it effectively lessens the powers of the mobile carriers since they rely on their control of the retail sales and service channels to prevent customers from switchovers and to be able to upsell additional products. Interestingly enough, Verizon has opted out of this new Apple sim so far, which shows the disproportionate strength of Verizon in our market as compared to the other three carriers. Verizon thinks that they have enough market power to tell Apple what to do...
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...News Channel - Argument Essay The business manager mentions about devoting the station's coverage time to weather and local news as before which will eventually help for generating revenues but does not provide valid evidences to refute his statement. The manager also makes some assumptions which are not supported with reasons. This is explained further with the help of the following points. The manager mentions that after the change of coverage by devoting more time to the national news and less time to the weather and local news, most of the complaints were regarding the weather and local news. The manager made an assumption that the complaints were due to less time devoted to the weather and local news. That might not be the case, may be the complaints were regarding poor reception of the news station. Its not clear up to what were the complaints were actually about. Secondly, the memorandum also claims that the local businesses have stopped advertising with the station and canceled their contracts. There is an unsaid assumption made here by the author that the contracts were canceled due to lack of time devoted to the weather and local news. There might be several other reasons for which the advertisers have stopped working with the station. May be the advertisers think there is not sufficient viewership for this particular station or may be their business analyst came up with some new strategy better than this one. Thirdly, the manager states that restoring...
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...Global Village Theory and the News McLuhan (in E. Griffin, 2012) coined the term ‘global village’ to describe how cultures are brought together through technology. He states that electronic media enables us to communicate with everyone, everywhere, whenever we want to and states that closed human systems do not exist in a world where electronic media is the front and centre. McLuhan’s view of electronic technology essentially states that technology has become somewhat of an extension of senses; sight, sound and hearing with the invention of television, radio and computer, phone, cellphones etc. Through this media we are increasingly linked to others across the world, we are now able to see and hear of events that occur within our local area as well as the ability to react to global issues. McLuhan’s theory is directed at nearly all sources of electronic media; TV’s, Facebook, Twitter, the Internet etc. but for the context of this course, I will focus only on the theory as it relates to international television news programs such as CNN and CBC etc. Communication can change a society; when one is given the opportunity to exchange information and ideas, they have power over influencing not only others, but also their decisions. I would argue, though, that communication is powerful now, and it always has been, what has changed is the way we communicate on a large scale. Thanks to international news programs we have a wealth of information about things happening all over the...
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...Running Head: THE NEW COVENANT FOR ALL MANKIND The New Covenant: New Testament Canionization? Abstract The canonization of the New Testament evolved over 400 years following the death of Jesus, influenced by social upheaval, different cultures, and political pressures of the era. This paper examines how the 27 books of the New Testament were formulated, recognized as Holy Scriptures, and eventually declared for inclusion in the new canon. It will examine how the new scriptures were evaluated using a new four-step criterion, determining which books were divinely inspired. It will also examine a new classification system, created to help determine which writings were acceptable, disputed, or rejected from consideration. Finally, the decision of which books to include in the New Testament is addressed during four major councils held by the church during the fourth century. The New Covenant: New Testament Canonization. After the death of Jesus, the apostles, and other followers, spread the word of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. The primary method of teaching was by way of oral communication, spreading the message by word of mouth. As time went by, and the Apostles started to die, the first efforts were made to capture their life with Jesus into written word. The dissemination of these works was a slow process due to the hindrance in transportation and the inability to mass produce the writings. The ability to capture and fully understand these divine works...
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...News Corporation is the world’s second largest media conglomerate founded by Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch. The company conducts business worldwide with operations primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, Asia and Latin America. News Corp has operations in eight industry segments which are filmed entertainment, television, cable network programming, direct broadcast satellite television, integrated marketing services, newspapers and information services, book publishing, and other assets (News Corporation 2009). News Corp’s competitive strategy in creating economic value lies in its ability to acquire new media assets through the steady revenue generated by its already well-established newspaper, television, and movie industries. Murdoch created News Corp in 1979 as a holding company for News Limited, which was Murdoch’s original business interest in Australia before becoming part of News Corp during the growth of his media empire. News Corp’s growth and success can be analyzed using the Balanced Scorecard’s four perspectives; financial, customer, internal processes, and learning and growth. Because News Corp is a publically traded company, its main goal is to increase the company’s profitability to provide shareholders with greater returns. According to News Corp’s 2009 annual report, revenues were down for the year. Murdoch addresses these losses in a letter at the beginning of the report reassuring shareholders that the recession...
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...MASS COMMUNICATION: NEWS WRITING The development and evolution of our society demands the need for immediate and updated information to spread quickly within the community. For centuries, the news played a very important role in our daily lives. Whether it is a report on the latest matches score between our favorite football teams, weather forecast, information on election campaigns, or news on the recent death of a well-known celebrity, we always come back for more. Nevertheless, from the traditional role of messengers to recent digital age, the principle of news still remains the same;- providing the masses with the latest and current events of today’s world, be it through printed newspaper, broadcast, internet or oral messaging (word-of-mouth). Spreading news is without doubt one of the oldest human activities ever exist. Before the invention of newspaper in the early age, authorities appointed third-party messengers to bring word, spreading news and updated information. Some of these messengers traveled nearly thousand miles to deliver the news to the receivers. Most of the times, there were related to diplomatic, economic and political issues. After a well-formed country was established, only then the people started to exchange updated news among them in a larger scale than before. Before writing became a common skill to master, human beings spread news by word of mouth on crossroads, at alleys or markets. The messengers came back from battlefields to their homeland only...
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...SNHU New Balance Case Study Ed Williams Introduction New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (New Balance) is an organization that offers and makes athletic shoes, attire and extras for men, ladies and youngsters. It is the fourth biggest shoe maker on the planet. The organization was established by William Riley and was formerly known as New Balance Arch Company. In 1972, James S. Davis acquired the organization and renamed it The New Balance Athletic Shoe Company. The New Balance Company is a secretly held organization central command is situated in Brighton, Massachusetts and the organization utilizes 4,100 individuals all through the world. New Balance items are sold universally through their working divisions in the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and Canada. James S. Davis is current executive and Robot DeMartini is the present President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Balance. (Business Line. 2014) In this New Balance Case study, I will examine the organization's CSR system by utilizing the Corporate Citizenship administration structure (CCMF), examination of the qualities and shortcomings of some procedures and how the New Balance Company is executing their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) method. Qualities and Weaknesses So, as to comprehend the organization's corporate citizenship, New Balance Company uses corporate citizenship administration structure (CCMF) to comprehend the organization's qualities and shortcomings. It incorporates four interrelated...
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...President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal was an intensely politically active time, and in addition, American society was tremendously impacted by New Deal legislation. It can be justified to call the New Deal a revolutionary break with the past, rather than to say the New Deal was primarily conservative, pursuing to make only those new additions to legislation in order to prevent revolutionary changes. The New Deal increased the power of the Federal Government and brought about change to the citizens of the United States. Furthermore, the main goals of the relief programs created during the New Deal were to increase employment, and to stabilize the economy. Nevertheless, there were other important factors concerning relief policies such as voting, and the influence it had on retail sales. Although President Roosevelt thought that the New Deal would benefit Americans by increasing employment nationwide, the fact is the plan actually slowed the United States’ recovery from the Great Depression. On July 24, 1933, President Roosevelt stated to the public on the radio: To the men and women whose lives have been darkened by the fact of the fear of unemployment, I am justified in saying a word of encouragement because the codes and the agreements already approved, or about to be passed upon, prove that the plan does raise wages, and that it does put people back to work.1 President Roosevelt wanted to use government power in order to return the people and their economy to...
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...33 CHAPTER Newswriting basics Ready to write a simple news story? This chapter introduces you to the concepts and formulas all reporters have learned to rely upon. IN THIS CHAPTER: 34 Just the facts Be aware of what’s factual — and what’s opinion. 36 The five W’s The essentials: who, what, when, where, why. 38 The inverted pyramid How to write stories so the key facts come first. 40 Writing basic news leads Putting your opening paragraphs to work in the most informative, appealing way. 42 Beyond the basic news lead Not every story needs to start with a summary of basic facts; you have other options. 44 Leads that succeed A roundup of the most popular and dependable categories of leads. 46 After the lead . . . what next? A look at nut grafs, briefs, brites — and ways to outline and organize stories efficiently. 48 Story structure How to give an overall shape to your story, from beginning to middle to end. 50 Rewriting First you write. Then you rethink, revise, revamp and refine until you run out of time. 52 Editing Reporters have a love-hate relationship with editors. But here’s why you need them. 54 Newswriting style Every newsroom adapts its own rules when it comes to punctuation, capitalization, etc. 56 Making deadline When you’re a reporter, you live by the clock. How well will you handle the pressure? 58 66 newswriting tips A collection of rules, guidelines and helpful advice to make your stories more professional. ...
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...smells, there are beaches… North Jersey is dirty and South Jersey is for rich people” another common reaction was “New York wannabe” and “Pennsylvanians garbage goes there”. I don’t quite understand why people have this opinion, but I certainly do not agree with it on any level. A major consensus remains that Jersey should be taken off the map! But why? To me all this prejudice toward Jersey never seemed to make any sense. Just as Jon Bon Jovi, Whitney Huston, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Springsteen do, I call the beautiful state of New Jersey home. I’m sure Frank, Bruce, Jon and Whitney don’t appreciate the bad reputation that Jersey gets for what ever the reason may be either. Some interesting trivia information: The Statue of Liberty actually is placed on New Jersey territory. So take that New Yorkers! All those pins and “I love NY” shirts with Lady Liberty on them are all wrong. “I love NJ” that’s right I said it, I DO LOVE NJ. Some people believe that New Jersey has a lot of malls, if this is true they are no where near my town, to get to the nearest mall you must drive at least 45 minutes. New Jersey has a reputation for its beaches, and I'm not going to argue that, who doesn't like beaches and board walks? Atlantic City has the longest board walk in the world. The first baseball game was played in Hoboken NJ, and the first Indian Reservation was in New Jersey. So again why the...
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...New Zealand New Zealand is a beautiful Country, it has a beautiful scenery, beautiful range like Mount Alps, native forest, and scenic landscape that is not every country has it. The three topics of my essay, there are Beautiful Scenery, New Zealand Nature, and New Zealand Enviroment. In addition the beautiful scenery of New Zealand is being popular from long-long time ago, it absolutely becomes from the scenic landscape. Many people come to New Zealand just to see the scenic landscape, that is why we should to keep New Zealand environment. And New Zealand has something that each country has not, and the most popular from New Zealand is the scenic landscape. Beautiful range, native forest, etc. Native forest is a local forest from New Zealand, native forest mean there is a forest with native vegetation, and the special one from New Zealand is Kauri trees. But now kauri is protected, we can not cut down the kauri like before. It is not a secret that many movie makers choose New Zealand to be the one of their spot place to shoot. The most reason why they choose New Zealand cause New Zealand has beautiful scenery and that is we call Scenic Landscape, the most popular film that had shoot in New Zealand are The Lord of the Ring, Narnia, Casino Royale, Die Another Day, and Love Actually. There are just some most popular film that had shoot in New Zealand. And the main point why the movie makers choose New Zealand is, because New Zealand has a scenic landscape that each country...
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...The New Left Movement The New Left and SDS (Students for Democratic Society) emerged in 1960. They were a group of young, highly educated and highly motivated students. The SDSers came from very privileged and political backgrounds. They were definitely not your average teenagers. The members of SDS were very concerned with the state of the country and government. They wanted to end poverty, eradicate racial injustice and make the world a better place for everyone. When they first started out, the party was very efficient and organized. As the decade moved on, however, the party’s ideologies and political stance changed. They began to split over political beliefs, drug use and tactics. McAdam’s political process model states that in order to start a social movement, three things must occur. They are; structure of political opportunities, use of indigenous organizational strength and realizing cognitive liberation. The SDS started out on the same page, working to support the Civil Rights movement in the early 60’s. They published the Port Huron Statement in 1962. “They wanted a society based on participatory democracy governed by two aims; first, that individuals participate in decisions determining the quality and direction of their lives, and second, that the society be organized to encourage independence and to provide for such common participation.” After they had published their statement and had an actual list of goals and they knew exactly what they stood for, or so...
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