Journalism Research Papers Samples For Students

Rebecca Skloot is the lady who wrote about Henrietta Lacks in her famous expose called The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. In the book, Skloot reveals about the unethical manner in which doctors at the John Hopkins hospital profiteered from cells of one its patients without her consent and that of her family. Further to that, some of the media houses were running family pictures without consulting the family.
Rebecca Skloot’s book unearthed the lack of professionalism in the way in which the researchers handed Henrietta Lacks cells, and earned the author much fame. However, one question that Continue reading...

I chose this question because, despite critical thinking being encouraged in most instances, the issue of ethics should be given consideration. While analyzing an idea critically, it is important to consider if the thought is ethically acceptable.

Website article

Paul, Richard. "Ethics Without Indoctrination." The Critical Thinking Community (2010): 1-3.
http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/ethics-without-indoctrination/494
In this journal article done by Richard Paul, the main idea is incorporating critical thinking in educational systems in an ethical manner. This work was first published in 1988 originally by Educational Leadership. Richard has been a lecturer in re-known universities and has written more articles on critical thinking Continue reading...

The 20th century has brought a lot of changes all aspects of contemporary social life and it specifically changed the mass media environment within the United States. Modern technologies and development of new ways of spreading information presented a new format of informing and communicating that could reach the audience in a serious number of different ways. New actors have recently entered the environment of political communications. They are the talk show hosts and the reports of popular tabloids, and their manner of informing altered the manner that was previously used by journalists and leaders to communicate with the Continue reading...

News is an important component of human life, getting information is among the rights that are enjoyed by the people. However, rarely do people think about the sources of the news, about those people who go out to gather, and process the news so that they can be disseminated to the public. The journalist who is the core of any story is always not regarded as much as the news reporters are despite the fact that they are the one who go to the ground to gather the news. The public expects news about any occurrences around the world Continue reading...

Sensationalism

This media strategy is employed by mass media through editorial bias. The topics and events in the news stories are often overhyped with the intention of increasing readership and viewership numbers (Dye, 132). As a media strategy, sensationalism includes reporting on matters that are generally insignificant. Events that do not have any impact in the society are also discussed. In doing this, the journalists offer a biased perspective, presenting the news in a tabloid or trivial manner to get the attention of other people. In most cases, this is against the standards that guide professional journalism. In practice, this Continue reading...

- The two different motivational theories that McDonald’s can use is expectancy theory and goal-setting theories. In expectancy theories each of the workers will be rewarded with a financial or non-monetary reward if they act in a way that is expected by McDonald’s management. In the goal-setting theories smart goals will be relayed to the employees by the management of McDonald’s and if the workers and employees achieve these goals they will be rewarded with a financial or non-monetary reward. (Expectancy Theory, 2014)
- A good way to check this will be giving a feedback form Continue reading...

Maximal Strength Assessment (1-RM)

The maximal strength assessment or one repetition maximum (1-RM) test is a popular technique for assessing muscular strength among athletes. It is still considered the “gold standard” that is used by coaches to test their athlete’s work capacity. The 1-RM test usually consists of compound exercises such as the bench press, back squat, military press, and dead lift and executing them with one’s maximum weight capacity for 1 repetition (Beachle & Earle, 2008). These compound exercises incorporate and utilize many large muscle groups of the upper and lower body. The test would assess and measure an athlete’s Continue reading...

In the past, the issue of political freedom of the press has been a contentious matter that perturbed many people. On one side, people praised the press for the country’s success in the political administration while, on the other, the press receives a backlash due to spreading information that can jeopardize the security in the county.
Brader (2006) argue that strict laws and state coercion hobble the media due to improper use of the media. For example, people use the media as proxies in the political rival groups. This process shows divisiveness instead of consensus building and hate Continue reading...

Abstract

In our increasingly dependent age, older technologies are slowly but surely being phased out. We stand to forget their use, their evolution as well as their contribution to our own evolution as mankind. One such technology is the printing press. To move forward, we must pause to reflect on the past, appreciate it and ultimately learn from it. The printing press has evolved from a simple, rudimentary letter press in China to the revolutionary Gutenberg’s press that made the Bible the most published book of that time to the modern technology of offset lithography. It has played a Continue reading...

The Boston Marathon 2013

The Boston Marathon is an annual event and is celebrated by thousands of people from the city and across the nation. This is hosted by cities within the greater Boston area and is always held during Patriot’s Day on the third week of April. This started in the year 1897 which was inspired by the first modern-day marathon in the summer Olympics.
During this particular race on April 15, 2013, three people were killed and an estimated two hundred and sixty four victims were injured during two pressure cooker bomb blasts exploded. These were done thirteen seconds and Continue reading...

There is a direct link between integrity in journalism and media ownership. These have both gone down steadily since the 24-hour cycle advent of the 1980s. There has been an adjustment in reporting to suite each generation’s needs. In the millennial’ case, there has been a preference of the social media news to TV reporting . Generally, TV has become antiquated to some extent, trailing behind more radical formats which invoke picture messages and hash tags.
There are a number of advantages to competitive media scenery. More independent outlets in the community have led to a wide variety of Continue reading...

Celebrities as Role Models

Introduction
Generational change or transition is irresistible among the young people. Many of the young people often adopt actions and habits of the new generation once they attain the age of proper inductive reasoning, yet the mentorship and direction still challenges the society (Spurgin 118). Many people who have the right qualities and values to become mentors and idols to the young people; however, celebrities affect youths, who follow them in quest of attaining their status. The question that remains unanswered revolves around the reasons why celebrities command such a level of control over the young people. The drive Continue reading...

The three creditable sources for this topic are written at the reference page. The reason why I chose them is because of their relevancy and simplicity towards the topic. Deeper and understandable explanations are gotten from those sources.
A source should be evaluated to determine the credibility and objectivity of its content as this will help to access its benefits to my argument. The criteria that were used to analyze the sources were:
One has must ask questions about the author; has the author been cited in other books on the subject? Does the author acknowledge any affiliate organization, Continue reading...

Graff, E.J. “What Is Marriage For?: The Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution”. U.S.A: Beacon Press, 2004. P, 1-10.

Summary.

According to (Graff 2004). The term marriage refers to a formal union existing between a man and a woman that is recognised by law through which they become husband and wife.
Karen, K. D., & Kenneth, L. D. individualistic and collectivistic Perspective on Gender and the cultural context of Love and intimacy. Journal of Social Issues, 2010. , 49 (3), 53-69,

Summary

According to Karen and Kenneth, the term love has no universal meaning, different organizations define love differently. However, according Continue reading...

Essay on vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is a nutrient playing an important role in the manufacturing of blood cells and maintaining a healthy nervous system. The nutrient is involved in many processes like methyl transfer, nucleic acid metabolism, and acid myelin synthesis and repair. It is found in products like meat, eggs, shellfish, milk, and cheese (Johnson, 2012).

The discovery of vitamin B12 occurred in several phases for about 100 years. Pernicious anemia, as it is called today, was first described by Thomas Addison in the mid-19th century (Whitby, 1955). Several years later, researchers Minot and Murphy demonstrated liver or liver extracts to Continue reading...

The American Heritage Dictionary defines paparazzi as a freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures. Paparazzi make money by selling their photos and videos to reputed publications across the world. One single photo or a video clipping is simultaneously sold to several publications. The more famous the person is and the more embarrassing the photograph is to the celebrity, the bigger is the price. The most unique shots of famous personalities can even fetch millions of dollars. These includes situations where the celebrities are drunk, getting angry, tripping and falling or with undone hair. Given the Continue reading...

Nonverbal communication

Communication entails not only the verbal part but also the non-verbal part. In non-verbal, several body language cues are used to communicate. These cues are mostly perceived by vision, touch or a combination of both. They are mostly used to communicate with people with special needs (Hogan, 2003). They include:

Gestures. These are part of body language communication that involves special movement and signs depicted mostly by use of hands or legs to communicate. They are mostly used for the deaf and dumb (Christopher, 1992).

Facial expressions. This involves the use of face to express emotions like anger, surprise Continue reading...

Seeds are fertilized ripe plant ovules that contain embryos and are used either for sowing or for consumption. They can also be defined as units of reproduction of flowering plants that develops into other plants. Seeds come from ripe ovules of gymnosperm (naked seeds) and angiosperm (enclosed seeds) plants after fertilization while others come from the mother plant (Bewley and Black, 1994). Seeds are formed to complete the reproduction process and also to help in the spread of flowering plants. They also help in the spreading or dispersal of plants. When seeds are mature, they are sown while others are used for human consumption. When Fava beans mature, they are sown or used for human consumption. Fava beans contain sperm cells and embryo cells (Cronquist, 1981). Continue reading...

Population in the News

An article by Tackett, M. (2012) is analysed in this paper. The Bloomberg news article is dated 22nd June 2012 and discusses a presidential poll survey result. The article reports the results of three different surveys, which include a survey by Pew research centre, Bloomberg polls and associated press polls. The article reports the sample mean values, the margin of error and confidence intervals for the estimated mean values. (Tackett, 2012)
The results of Bloomberg survey indicated that the average difference in rating between Obama and Romney was 13 point in favour of Obama, Associated press survey indicated the Continue reading...

Introduction

The process of editing is integral to any literary work. It entails reviewing, reorganising, modifying or rewriting a literary piece of work in order to improve its quality. Fact checking is also an important part of editing, especially for non-fiction work, and requires substantial research to support the literary work. Copyediting is a part of the editing process that requires improvements in the presentation of text. It involves basic formatting, condensing text and ensuring consistency in style and grammar, and correctness of the text. Proof reading is the last stage in the editing process before publishing. The typeset text Continue reading...

Pharmacokinetics of Levalbuterol

Levalbuterol is the R-enentiomer, which is a β2 –adrenergic receptor that is short-acting and agonist salbutamol. It is branded with various names including Levolin or Axazest (Peterson, 2004). Levalbuterol is a bronchodilator thus used in the treatment of asthma. Therefore, it widens breathing passages and makes breathing easier. The drug is available as a solution that is usedby a nebulizer and as an MDI. (Indra, 2004) The drug has different effects on the patient, which are detrimental in nature, which include anxiety, muscle cramps, weakness and irregular heartbeat. Another unlikely serious side effect that might happen is chest pains Continue reading...

In the United States of America, the links between journalism and public reaction easily trace back to 1788 when the Independent Journal and The New York Packet published the original essays for the Federalist Papers serially, giving free rein to public commentary on the issues that were later to become The Bill of Rights. . The technology of the day that made that possible was the moving type printing press and improved delivery systems that brought the papers out to the public on a regular basis. Radio brought the news every day into peoples’ homes. However, public reaction to news Continue reading...

Marketing involves coordinating four concepts (commonly called the four Ps) namely: product, price, place and promotion (kaufmann, 2012). Marketing opportunities take into consideration coordination of these four with the aim of meeting customer needs and satisfying them while making business sense out of the pursued opportunities (Aaker & McLoughlin, 2010).

Wegmans, Macy’s and Dreamworks are all reputable companies in their respective industries. Most attractive however, are the excellent opportunities for career growth the three companies offer. Wegmans is a leading American chain of food supermarkets that has constantly has appeared in Fortunes yearly list of “100 best companies to Continue reading...

I wanted to explore the play in the context of the Revenge Tragedy tradition and to identify critics whose views about the play might accord with my own. I also watched three film versions of the play in order to see how the meanings of the play were conveyed visually in each case. When I read the play I found myself sympathizing all the time with Hamlet and I could not understand the criticism which insists he has a fatal flaw, so I wanted to explore areas of the play and reactions to it which would allow me to Continue reading...

RESEARCH PAPER

Abstract

The paper is dedicated to issues of journalism in Australia and is particularly focused on the online journalism and the usage of the Internet by journalist themselves. The research gives the information about general advantages and disadvantages of the Internet use in media sphere and provides an insight into the specific drawbacks and benefits of using this resource of information in Australia. The paper is based on several surveys that were conducted on relevant topics: use of the internet by Australian journalists, level of trust to people of this profession and most popular online news sources in the Continue reading...

Confidentiality and Shield Laws: Branzburg v. Hayes

Paul Branzburg was a news reporter who published stories about drug abuse in Kentucky (Calvert, C & Pember, 2011). The court asked him in 1971 to testify about sources that were obviously breaking the law by handling and trafficking in illegal substances but he declined citing source confidentiality (Calvert, C & Pember). Paul Pappas was a news reporter in Massachusetts who was asked to testify before a grand jury concerning sources within the Black Panthers (Calvert, C & Pember). The third journalist involved was Earl Caldwell who was also asked to testify about the Black Panthers before a Grand Jury (Calvert, C & Continue reading...

What do you expect when dealing with a south Korean company

Cultural differentiations cause a difference in how you would expect different people to relate with you in different fields of business. The South Koreans have a heavy and deep cultural background that should be taken into account by anyone who is expecting to do a business with the company’s based in the nation.
An analysis of the South Koreans according to the Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck models reveal the cultural nature of the South Koreans. According to the models concerns one being the human nature of Continue reading...

Introduction

The media is quite a powerful entity which in the recent times has been viewed with skepticism and also suspicion depending on the context. The media has a right to provide information even on individuals but questions have been raised on how far they can go when it comes to invasion of privacy. On the other hand, in some nations such as Egypt, the media has provided a much needed tool for expression with insights from different parts of the world. This is important given the years of a repressive that the Egyptian people have had to Continue reading...

On May 2, 2011, the US Navy SEALs performed an operation that led to the assassination of Osama bin Laden. There are photos of his body, but they have not been released to the American public, despite many people’s requests to the contrary. However, there are many good reasons to not release the images. The photos of Osama bin Laden should not be released, due to their gruesome nature, the insensitivity of the act, and the absolute lack of political gain.

The image of Osama bin Laden’s death is too Continue reading...

21 May 2011

Writing about some people in the American journalism history

The first person we would like to discuss is well known around the world as Deep Throat. Deep Throat is an anonymous person, whose activities have been cloaked in mystery for a long time. The person, who worked under this pseudonym, secretly passed information about the government of the United States to the journalists. It is believed that in 1970s Deep Throat leaked discrediting information about governmental actions to the press.
It is suggested that the culmination of Deep Throat’s activity was so called Continue reading...

19 May 2011

Black Masculinity in the Media

Introduction

Representation of black masculinity in the modern mass media is one of the most topical themes of our times. At present time there are a lot of studies which analyze portrayals of Afro-American men in the media and also play one of the crucial roles in creation of these images. However, still there are certain gaps in research. That is why in terms of this paper we would like also to focus our attention on the black masculinity and analyze images, which are shown in a Continue reading...

According to Laborde, a learned anthropologist, “spoons are as old as the soup, if not as old as the world.” (Global housewares & specialties, 2007). However, the recorded history of spoons dates back in Egypt, over a thousand years, long before the birth of the Christ. These old spoons were mainly used as ointments. The spoon was a strong and important possession of individuals, and could be willed to another individual upon the death of the owner. History of Scandinavian countries and Wales depict that the spoon was used as symbols of love. The spoons would be curved by the Continue reading...

Auguste Rodin.

Introduction

Auguste Rodin, born Francois-Auguste-Rene Rodin on 12th November, 1840, was a French sculptor. Although he did not consciously set out to break away from the traditional conventions, he is considered the ‘forefather’ of modern sculpture. (Lampert, 17)
The purpose of this paper, and due to the size, is to briefly look into the life experiences of Auguste Rodin that influenced his works and also, study the elements of his style as seen in any of his works.
The death of his sister Maria, four years later, traumatized him so much that he joined a Continue reading...

Art and Architecture

Introduction

Media has emerged as one of the greatest aspects of the society and with the rise in technology; it has not only become more sophisticated but is also an important part of the entertainment, business and communication sectors. The area of concentration for this research will be primarily “social media”, however we may use other media types for comparison and analysis purpose.
Before we proceed with our motive and statement on social media, it is important that a comprehensive definition of social media is derived and it must Continue reading...

Abstract

In advertising throughout the past few centuries, women have placed in one of several limiting roles. One is the extremely thin fashion model, a sex symbol for the typical man whose main role is to be pretty and attract men. The other is the domestic partner, the woman who takes care of the house to the exclusion of all personal desires and responsibilities. There is also the incompetent, the dullard; the weak-willed woman who simply cannot handle the limited and finite duties that are burdened upon her. In this paper, the effects of negative advertising on women will Continue reading...

Alice Walker’s short story ‘Everyday Use’ is about Dee seeing her heritage and the legacy of her ancestors as something that has already passed and gone, so that there is a danger of her true heritage being abandoned and lost. However, Mama’s understanding demonstrates that she and Maggie are are still linked through the way they live in rural poverty in the South to their ancestors (by the everyday use of items like the quilts).

Dee’s name change is symptomatic of the person she has become. As Christian (14) writes:

Dee/Wangero in ‘Everyday Use’ is embarrassed by her folk. She has been to the north, wears an Afro, and knows the correct political rhetoric of the 1960s, but she has little regard for her relatives who have helped create that heritage.

She wants the quilts to frame, to hang on the wall as proof of her roots, but this is ironic as she is actually embarrassed by the way that Mama and Maggie live. The very fact that she has not visited them for so long shows this, and the way she takes photos of Mama and Maggie in front of their very humble house as ‘proof’ of the authenticity of her roots is similarly patronizing. Dee wants these things for decoration, to declare the poverty of her black background, but they are things that Mama and Maggie still use every day. The same is true of the quilts which Dee demands at the very end of the story: they represent the shared efforts of previous members of the family as Mama makes clear to the reader:

In both of them were scraps of dresses that Grandma Dee had worn fifty and more years ago. Bits and pieces of Grandpa Jarrell’s Paisley shirts. And one teeny faced blue piece, about the size of a penny matchbox, that was from Great Grandpa Ezra’s uniform that he wore in the Civil War. (Walker 53)

As with the churn top and the dasher, Dee wants these things for display, not everyday use – she wants to show off the poverty of her roots to friends like her who have become successful. Ironically Dee seems to think that Mama and Maggie do not understand their past. She says:

These are all pieces of dresses Grandma used to wear. She did all this stitching by hand. Imagine! (Walker 53)

But, as Noe and Jaynes put it, “Mama doesn’t have to imagine; she knows.” (161). They still live a lifestyle that is almost identical to that of Grandma. Dee/Wangero still does not understand at the end of the story, saying as she leaves:

You just don’t understand... Your heritage... You ought to try to make something of yourself, too, Maggie. It’s really a new day for us. But from the way you and Mama live you’d never know it. (Walker 55)

But it was not a new day for African-Americans caught in the poverty trap that the South was at that time.

Mama’s view on heritage only becomes clear towards the end of the story, and it is shown by her refusal to let Dee have the quilts.

Mama gives her legacy of quilts to Maggie, the uglier, scarred, less flamboyant, less confident, more traditional, less-educated sister rather than to her elder sister, Dee. (Noe and Jaynes 162)

As far as Mama is concerned heritage has to be genuine and real, and she finds Dee’s name change slightly comical, because by seeking to re-connect with her African roots, Dee is ignoring her roots in slavery and poverty – from which things of beauty like the quilts did come. But the title of the story shows that Mama thinks the quilts are for ‘everyday use’ and that Maggie (partly because she knows how to quilt herself) truly understands. Mama does not put it like this but she realizes, as Lauret (114) writes, “Like the quilt, which is made from scraps of the past to provide warmth and decoration on the bed, not the museum wall, all art should be used, not framed.” It is when Mama looks at Maggie that she realizes that Maggie is part of the tradition of quilting:

It was Grandma Dee and Big Dee who taught her how to quilt herself. She stood there with her scarred hands hidden in the folds of her skirt. She looked at her sister with something like fear but she wasn’t mad at her. This was Maggie’s portion. This was the way she knew God to work. (Walker 54)

Mama understands that Maggie has a sense of heritage that Dee will never have and cannot understand, and so it is Maggie who must keep the quilts.

This story encourages us to see heritage as a link to an ancestry that you are still in touch with in your everyday life. As Skipp (122) puts it, “The visit of the superficially Africanized daughter to her mother and sister living in isolated rural poverty contrasts the attitude of the sisters toward two bedroom quilts: African heritage as display vs. heritage for everyday use.” Walker suggests through mama’s narration that heritage should be real and for ‘everyday use.’ Dee’s visit home after so many years shows that, despite her name change, her hair style and her affluence, she has lost touch with her real roots:

“The reunion does not accomplish reunification but merely underlines the distance.” (Koppleman xxvi) Maggie and Mama know exactly what their roots are because they live a life that is deeply connected with the previous generations of the family. Heritage is a provocative subject when we consider this story. Is heritage something that can be lost – as Dee appears to have lost hers? Or is it something that will forever be a part of that person – just as Maggie will always be the shy, scarred woman who knows how to quilt like her grandmother did?

Works Cited

Christian, Barbara. Alice Walker. 1994. New York: Rutgers University Press. Print.
Koppleman, Susan. Between Mothers and Daughters. 1985. New York: The Feminist Press. Print.
Lauret, Maria. Alice Walker. 2000. London: Palgrave Macmillan. Print.
Noe, Marcia & Jaynes, Michael. ‘Teaching Alice Walker’s ‘Everyday Use’ Employing Race, Class and Gender.’ Pages 155 – 168 in Bloom, Harold. Alice Walker: a Modern Critical View. 2007. New York: Infobase Publishing. Print.
Skipp, Francis E. American Literature. 1992. New York: Barron’s Educational Series. Print.
Walker, Alice. The Complete Stories. 1994. London: The Women’s Press. Print.

1. Discuss how aquamarine forms and explain the chemical composition (elements)

Aquamarine gemstones are members of the prominent beryl group of minerals. Beryl crystals are among the valued gems that occur naturally. Aquamarine and beryl in general, is composed of atoms of beryllium, aluminium, silicon, and oxygen. The chemical formula for beryl is Be3Al2SiO6 (Scheper 12). Aboriginal rocks facilitate the growth conditions for aquamarine formation. As the plutonic plate condensed, minerals were crystallized to create gemstones like aquamarine. The dimension of the crystal is proportionate to the cooling rate. Large crystals are created when the pace of cooling is Continue reading...

The argument as to how much a life is worth is something that has plagued humanity ever since the trading of material goods. There are many questions related to that subject – what criteria is used to measure that worth? Who gets to decide the outcome? Is there more than money and things to use to determine the value of a person? In this essay, several different perspectives will be used to examine this subject from a metaphysical, material and accomplishment point of view.

First, in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the titular character gives his infamous “to be or not to Continue reading...

Influence of Media on Youths’ Thoughts and Behavior

Over the last century, the world has witnessed great innovations in media. Media can take many forms which include newspapers, magazines, radio and television networks (McManus, 2008). The last half century has particularly seen an unprecedented growth in one of the most popular forms of media today – the internet. Other forms of media include video games (McManus, 2008). These media outlets have undoubtedly changed every human society. They have brought about faster communication means and enhanced businesses through advertising. The media has also enabled openness in societies, which has Continue reading...

For this research, I chose to look into the viability of expanding exercise equipment markets in western Europe, which includes England, Denmark, France, Spain, and so forth. In my searches, I used Internet search engines, as well as journal databases, in order to form an adequate blanket for scouring the Web for this type of information. In the process, I found several helpful sources that would help me along the path towards making a quality recommendation to this company’s founder.

My first results were for market reports on these countries that, while likely high quality, are extremely expensive Continue reading...