Essays about: "the effects of media on violence"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words the effects of media on violence.

  1. 6. Storytelling techniques in protest reporting : A comparative analysis of narratives on the Ferguson unrest by AJE, BBCW and RT

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Madeleine Ceder; [2017]
    Keywords : Strategic narrative; protest; Ferguson; protest paradigm; global media; Al Jazeera English; BBC World News; RT;

    Abstract : In a global media environment characterized by change and conflict, narratives are especially useful to understand how the media form and distribute shared understanding of how the world works and who the important actors are. As the borders between local and global politics are blurred in the digital media landscape, protesters are in increased rate turning their placards to global broadcasters’ cameras, especially when political movements such as the U. READ MORE

  3. 7. Video Games Addiction : POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ON YOUTH AND CHILDREN

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan

    Author : Usman Ahmed; Inam Ullah; [2013]
    Keywords : Video Games; Video Game Addiction; Entertainment; Violent video games; Violence; Positive Effects; Negative Effects;

    Abstract : Mankind has developed a lot in the field of Information Technology (IT), Computer Science and Media entertainment. Video games are also the most popular form of media entertainment and gaming environment. It has been popular long before the new generation video games idea was ever thought by the video game designers. READ MORE

  4. 8. People as a Problem : A discourse analysis of the Favela residents´portrayal in Rio de Janeiro´s press

    University essay from Latinamerika-institutet

    Author : Susanna Kaukonen; [2012]
    Keywords : Brazil; Rio de Janeiro; local press; discourse analysis; Favela;

    Abstract : Many Latin American countries have during the past decades experienced an increase in violence (Howard et al 2007:716). The expansion of youth gangs and drug cartels in many countries of the region, and the states policy to fight these groups with a strong fist, has created a situation bearing the characteristics of an un-proclaimed civil war, that has come to affect all social classes (ibid:719). READ MORE

  5. 9. Ciudad Juárez: The Militarization of Mexico's Black Spot

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Martha Renee Camacho Arzate; [2010]
    Keywords : Ciudad Juárez; militarization; drug cartels; black spots; violence; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since 2006, President Calderón has used the army to combat organized crime. The object of this study is to investigate the effects of militarization, as a strategy to contain the war on drugs, on Ciudad Juárez. READ MORE

  6. 10. THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA CONFLICT IN WAR: A CASE OF THE KENYAN 2007/2008 ELECTION VIOLENCE

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Nancy Okwengu; [2010]
    Keywords : Conflict; Media; Government; Kenya; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Kenya as a country is known for its ethnic diversity and boasts of over 42 ethnic/tribes communities that for many years have lived together in harmony and respect for each other. In the face of this harmonious cohesion between the different communities, there have been sporadic threats on issues of resource distribution and political differences that have cultivated ethnic/tribal hatred and fighting especially during general elections that come every five years. READ MORE