News Media and Entertainment
The American population became increasingly concentrated in cities in the early twentieth century. Because cities had more public schools than rural areas did, the populat...
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Dependence on Media
Millions of Americans, and no doubt many more millions of people around the world, believe that television viewing can be addictive. Although only 2 percent and 12.5 percent of Ame...
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Minorities and the Media
The topic of race and ethnicity in the media has generated a wealth of research attention. In general, analyses of media portrayals show a great deal of variability both acros...
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News Production Theories
News carries with it a powerful mythology, leading people to regard news as a mirror that is held up to society, a window on the world that tells "the way it is."...
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News Media and Entertainment
Dependence on Media