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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Media functions"”.
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Symbol, myth and media: A hermeneutic approach to mass communication theory.
… between ancient myths and the modern mass media. By applying Paul Ricoeur's theory of myth to the media, three similar characteristics are suggested: concrete universality, temporal orientation and ontological exploration. These three qualities expose media's symbolic function, that is, the …
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Assimilation, Rejection or Convergence? The Role of the Bilingual Press in San Antonio, Texas
… within the frame of recent models of ethnic media functions and their use of assimilation and pluralism characteristics. The quantitative and qualitative findings show that the two publications utilize a convergence of both assimilation and pluralism elements within the content of their …
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Living Migration Through Digital Connectivity: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Migrant Belonging
… in Greece. The findings reveal that digital media functions simultaneously as infrastructural support, as a means for sustaining transitional relations and navigating settlement, and as a site of moral negotiation. Digital tools appear to enable migrants to access resources, exercise agency, …
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Young people, identity and the media: a study of conceptions of self identity among youth in Southern England.
… perceptions of their own identities and how the media is used to shapetheir conceptions of self, with specific focus on the understandingsheld by young people themselves. The relationship between media and identity is explored through an examination of previous work on ethnic minority …
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Enhancing democratic communication? Television and partisan politics in Palestine
… this thesis focuses on the most important media in the Palestinian context, television, which has the widest reach and influence among Palestinians. The main aim of the thesis is to investigate the question of how far, in the perceptions of Palestinians, the two television channels – …
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Necessary illusions?: representations of Darfur
This thesis examined media and NGO representation of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur over an eighteen-month period between January 2004 and June 2005. It concentrated on three key questions. The first question relates to the 'noise' graph of emergencies. What factors - and what actors - were …
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Die aanbieding van politiek as nuusonderwerp in Sarie, Rooi Rose en Fair Lady (1994-2005)
… The basic assumption of the study is that the media has the pertinent function to inform and educate society to effectively partake in a democracy, especially where women's levels of political knowledge are lower than those of men. Due to the fact that women's magazines are popular reading …