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Migrant workers in Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The main theme of the Final Year Project is whether the two main Irish daily broadsheet newspapers (The Irish Independent and The Irish Times) represent Paul Manning's democratic model for media, in their representation ... -
U. S media coverage of the Asian tsunami
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The study of news has been at the forefront of all media literature. What we have learned from this literature is that news is constructed. All forms of media have been accused of using certain values, which inevitably ... -
Power and influence : news media's 'agenda setting' effect on elite policy
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The purpose of this theoretical discussion is to assess the claim that the news media has the ability to elicit change in elite policy-makers through its ability to place an issue within the public agenda, through use of ... -
Small stories big news : analysis of Ireland's local media industry on the frontlines of the globalisation battle
(Dublin Business School, 2007)In this work I will try to assess the impact of today's rapid moving media climate on the Irish local media infrastructure. Discussing their position in the battle for/against globalisation. This will bring in debates over ... -
A comparison of Irish and British press coverage of two violent events during the Northern Ireland Conflict 1968-1998
(Dublin Business School, 2007)'The very nature of war confuses the role of the journalist' was a comment once made by journalist Kate Adie (1998 in Allan and Zelizer 2004). In this study, I will examine how newspaper coverage examined two violent events ... -
An examination of news values and the proliferation of Western ideology in global media through a case study of coverage of the Rwandan Genocide in Irish newspapers
(Dublin Business School, 2007)This Final Year Project is primarily concerned with the effect of media globalisation, news values and news framing on coverage of the Rwandan genocide 1994 within two prominent Irish newspapers, The Iri sh Times and The ... -
News media, power, and representation. A case study: reporting Chechnya
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The purpose of this study is to analysis American newspaper coverage of the conflict in Chechnya. The study is conducted during a fundamental shift in American foreign policy. A content analysis will be conducted to see ... -
An examination into the American media coverage of the 7 17 London bombings specifically with reference to The New York Times and The Washington Post
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The question being asked through this essay is the American news coverage, specifically referring to The New York Times and The Washington Post adhere to the theory of agenda-setting, news values and the framing of terrorist ... -
Journalism after September 11th
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The purpose of this paper is to research American media and to find out if journalism in America changed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11th in 2001. After researching American media from before September ... -
The impact the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting will have on RTE and its role as a Public Service Broadcaster
(Dublin Business School, 2007)The television landscape in Ireland has dramatically changed over the last two decades. Since 1996 TG4, an Irish language station and TV3, a commercial broadcaster have launched as terrestrial broadcasters operating in ... -
Human trafficking and new media: Is new media helping or hindering the fight against human trafficking?
(Dublin Business School, 2007)This dissertation investigates the question – ‘Is new media helping or hindering the fight against human trafficking’? It explores the influences that have contributed to an anti-trafficking movement whilst looking at how ... -
Advertising & public relations: a study of their histories and a hypothesis of their futures
(Dublin Business School, 2008)Advertising and Public Relations have been major forces in the shaping of the modern world. They are both two sides of the same coin, one clearly visible, the other only partially so. These two professions often share the ... -
The American media's performance during the Rwandan genocide
(Dublin Business School, 2008)During a three month period between April and June 1994 approximately one million people were murdered in Rwanda, in a government planned extermination programme, carried out on a nationwide scale. It was not until after ... -
Global activism: the globalising effect of new & alternative media
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The subject I am undertaking research in is global activism and specifically the effect of new media, information and communications technologies (lCTs) and alternative media forms within this area. It is a contemporary ... -
A critical examination of Gonzo Journalism and the feasibility of the genre to function in today's media environment.
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The aim of my thesis is to critically investigate and examine the theme of "Gonzo Journalism" as found in the writing of Hunter S. Thompson and also tries to answer the question as to why "Gonzo Journalism" is no longer ... -
To identify that the Hollywood iconic status given to previous decades of film stars and celebrities is now dead and unlikely to rise again
(Dublin Business School, 2008)Between the years of 1907 and 1908, dramatic changes occurred in the American Motion picture production. New narrative forms of cinema such as dramatic films; comedy etc replaced and almost eclipsed the documentary form ... -
The hidden sexual abuse of female war correspondents
(Dublin Business School, 2010)The possibility of sexual abuse, and the apparent reticence in reporting this abuse is a very real concern for female war correspondents. As the majority of those abused opt to keep the incident under wraps rather than ... -
Internet defamation and Irish Law
(Dublin Business School, 2010)The purpose of this dissertation is to assess the statutory protection outlined in the 2009 Defamation Act for the citizens, corporations and Internet intermediaries of Ireland in respect of Internet defamation. I will ... -
How advances in media related technology are changing journalism and the role of the journalist
(Dublin Business School, 2010)This Final Year Project is an analysis and examination of how advances in new information and communication technologies have influenced and effected journalism in general and how they have affected the Irish journalistic ... -
Gestures of generosity : the Irish gift of life
(Dublin Business School, 2011)In this day and age, it is very rare to receive a “no strings attached” gift. There are nearly always some hidden terms or conditions. Yet last year in Ireland, 141 people received a gift from a stranger that radically ...