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Freedom of the press I what defined America, Thomas Jefferson who helped write the deceleration of independence, believed a free media was essential a free nation, saying "were it left to m to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government I should not hesitate a moment to the latter. He said that in 1787, while today our newspapers seem to be fading in importance in a multi media world at which is owned and controlled by a handful of large media cooperation's. The press and the outlets that report news or convey information are just a small slice of vast media empires producing entertainment products that also sell a way of life based on consumption. The American media doesn't just report news as we'll see its not independent of the system but a pillar of it at which reinforces the worlds view and defends the interest of those who rule America. Who Rules  America 30 years ago 50 co...

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snapchat has created snap streaked which makes people go onto their phones more and social platform to do this snap every day, which gives them something that they do not want to lose especially if they have ben going for 152 days without stopping. many people when they go on holidays they tend to give passwords to their friends to carry on their streaks as it is very important to them more than anything else in the world... and this is how snapchat catches the people who use their platform, because there are about 150 million us children who use this as a normal way to communicate with friends.  different platforms have 100 people behind phones of audiences trying to find the patterns you use and try to get you to use their platform for a longer period of time  the way in which Facebook tries to hook you closer to your phone when feeling lonely instead of helping you connect with your friend and they way they do this is by making the people in the control room maximize the wa...

Media Regulation online is tricky

The software being developed would allow researchers to analyze and gain insight from datasets on a variety of different social media and other platforms without being able to directly view or access that data - providing privacy for the platforms' users. It means research about algorithms - which currently is typically limited to looking at data from one or two platforms - would now be able to examine and compare data across several companies without risking users' privacy. New Zealand and Microsoft are funding the initiative. Microsoft will also assist with testing the tool and Twitter will support its development. Development of the initiative is expected to take place over a nine-month period with a total cost of approximately US$1.5 million. Ardern said a better understanding of algorithms was needed.  "Companies, governments, civil society, we will all benefit from this initiative. It will help us create the free, open and secure internet we are all driving for....

Globalization as a Concept

Globalization as a Concept Celebrity Culture A generation ago young people aspired to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn to be the next Oscar winner or celebrity pop star. Globalization, launched by advances in communication and transportation in technology, the integration of global markets, and the privatization deregulation of media outlets in much of the world, has intensified the role of media and Popular Culture in shaping our communication with, and understanding cultures different from our own. While TV programs, celebrities and music videos are often perceived as simply innocent and fun entertainment, These and other forms of Popular Culture are powerful transmitters of cultural norms, values, and expectations. Fandoms The Fandom Theory is Fans enjoy media texts so much that they create content based upon the text and form communities around it, which has been made even more possible due to the internet. Global releases of films / media content In the global f...