Television Essays

            A commonly repeated generalization in the political communication literature is Patterson and McClure’s (1976) conclusion that voters learn issue information from television advertisements but not from television news. The two assertions are often paired in syntheses of the literature (e.g., Diamond 1978; Diamond and Bates 1984; Nimmo 1978; O’Keefe …

Television is one of the essential medium of information as well as entertainment to people of all ages. Several decades later, technology has even made television more interesting and informative. Undeniably, the boob tube has become a part of our daily life. When television was introduced to us, we would …

             Television violence is definitely a social problem.  The validity of this statement has already been proven by numerous studies conducted on the effects of television violence on children.  The findings of the studies have been unanimous:  majority of adults who are inclined to resolve their problems through violent means …

The television has been considered as the single most important source of media in any industrialized country today and 98% of American households have it. While TV programs have undergone tremendous innovations, multi-media viewing has nevertheless become very liberal and challenging sometimes compromising more than just viewer’s entertainment just to …

Abstract             Television viewing and its effects on the reading habits of children (Name), 2007, studies the recent volumes of literature on the development of the reading attitudes and routines of children as influenced by their time spent in front of a television set. It takes the view that the …

            For years, television has been the main media. Almost every household in the country and the rest of the world owns a television. Bob Garfield, however, predicts that the advent of modern technology (read: the Internet) will kill the television industry, pretty much the same as how video or …

Introduction Children are to be considered as the hope of the tomorrow. They are the one who make our world beautiful and meaningful because of their innocence and simplicity. But are these facts still true nowadays? Or it will be just a “dream” for us now? Children’s characters, personalities and …

Abstract The present use of television in advancing the political aspirations of politicians during their candidacy can be attributed to its influential feature of transmitting a persuasive message through audiovisual delivery of messages upon presenting a noble and reputable image for these political hopefuls through paid advertisements and the expression …

Abstract       The effects of television violence on children’s behavior are a reality according to previous researches on the matter.  At the different stages of their growth children are exposed to television violence much of which are preventable if parents and the people of television industry will exercise proper discretion …

Although many viewers jump to harsh conclusions about certain programs, they simply may need to open their minds to see the important messages being shared. Antonia Peacocke, author of “Family Guy and Freud”, was once turned off by the humor that is Family Guy. It’s likely that she is not …