Media Essays

Emotional Impacts of Social Media
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Topic and Rationale  During our growth group, we will focus on how social media affects people emotionally. Our goal is to explore how social media has become an influence in the li...

Impacts of Reality TV on Authenticity
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction:  Nowadays, 67% of the programs watched on television is reality and Americans spend roughly 1/3 of their free time watching it. This is worth arguing because ever since reality tv became pop...

Media Representations of Tobacco and Drugs
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction:  Since the establishment of television as a media, the industry of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol have been placed in plain sight. Tobacco was glamorized, along with alcohol, and as time went o...

Social Media: Does it Contribute to Disordered Eating in Adolescent Girls?
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Abstract The use of social media is a relatively new concept and has quickly become a worldwide form of communication. As the use of social media readily increases psychologist worry abo...

Curran and Granham’s Argument on Public Sphere in Analysing Media Structures
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Studies of media clearly indicate that the media as we know it today largely came into prominence at a point in time when the political ideas of democracy and participation were becoming a politi...

Effect of Social Media on Social Movements and Protests
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Does media constrain or enable social movements and protest actions?  A social movement is an informal grouping of individuals who strive towards a common goal, either to create or ...

Media Management of ESPN
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: ESPN is a well-known sports channel that is considered to be the worldwide leader in sports. ESPN was founded in 1979 by Bill and Scott Rasmussen and was formerly known as the Entertainment and S...

Influence of Media Representations of Crime
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: The media represents the multitude of means of communication, such as newspapers, radio, movies, internet, and video games, that has the purpose to inform the audience about all kinds of news, fr...

Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Voters in UK Newspapers Coverage of the EU Referendum
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: This dissertation is interested in the ways that discourse is able to create and maintain dominant knowledge about the social world. The focus will be on how selected newspapers in the UK have us...

Demi Lovato: Being an Addict
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: At the age of only 26, Demi Lovato is one of the most influential actress and singer of our generation. Her story about her past with substance abuse and her battle with depression came out into ...

The Ongoing Genocide of the Darfuris of Sudan
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: The media plays a key role in relaying information about events that occur within society, which means it has the power to use racial, class or gender biases to control how certain aspects are po...

Is Public Service Broadcasting Still Relevant?
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Is “public service broadcasting […] a concept that has outlived its relevance” (Scannell)? Discuss by consulting the current PSB requirements of British television and answering the fol...

Impact of Digital Media on Marketing, Education, Culture and Communications
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: 1.  Discuss how Digital Media has transformed how organizations advertise and market their products and services. Include a historical (before and after the digital media) and global perspec...

Annotated Bibliography: New Definitions of Stardom and the Celebrity
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Essay Topic:  Present a case for how film and television studies approaches enable an understanding of stardom. Define and defend your position in relation to two or more approaches outlined...

The Impact of Digital Media on Gender Identity
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: The impact of digital media on gender identity Of the numerous impacts on how we see people, digital media are the most inescapable and is a standout amongst the other sources. ...

Social Media and Self-Esteem
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Social Media and Self-Esteem Social Media has evolved into something bigger than itself and today it may do more harm than help.  Does social media have an impact on people’s sel...

Stereotypical Depictions of African-Americans on Television
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: STEREOTYPICAL DEPICTIONS OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN TELEVISION Communication research suggests that the images portrayed in the media are influential in forming preconceived perceptions of...

Creation of Film Trailer Report
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Bite Spin-Off Trailer Written Report Contents Contents…………………………………………………………………………………2 Acknowledgemen...

Sexuality and Older People Portrayed in the Media
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Sexuality and Older People Portrayed in the Media Sexually suggestive materials are common points used for advertisements, in any medium. It is observed in print, picture, or heard on t...

Uses of Ethnography for Media Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: According to the BMJ, Ethnography is a qualitative study of social interactions, behaviours, and perceptions that occur within groups, teams, organisations, and communities (Christopher Rat...

Do Media Representations of Crime Reflect or Distort Reality?
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: DO MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS OF CRIME REFLECT OR DISTORT REALITY? WHY MIGHT THIS BE THE CASE? To answer this question this essay will first look at the different forms of media tha...

Synergy in Media Communication Research
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Synergy in Media Communication Research Abstract Synergy is an important part of an important part of successful mass communication. The purpose of this paper is to review syne...

Effect of Social Media on How Society Views the Celebrity
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Throughout this essay I will show how the “Total star text” of Richard Dyer can be used on different types of stars/celebrities such as Michael Jackson and Elvis’s ability to have differen...

Concentration of Media Ownership in Canada
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Essay Proposal: Concentration of Media Ownership in Canada (TV vs. OTT)   Introduction & Key Questions      For this research paper, I wil...

History of Media Developments
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: History of Media The development of the printing press in the mid-15th century represented one of the critical milestones in the growth of the media. Johannes Gutenberg, a German citize...