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The Minnesota News Council: Principles, Precedent And Moral Authority, Erik Ugland
The Minnesota News Council: Principles, Precedent And Moral Authority, Erik Ugland
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
This study addresses the Minnesota News Council’s moral authority–that is, its ability to serve as a referent for the ethical or moral choices of others–and how its authority might be affected by perceptions of its legitimacy. After analyzing all of the Council’s 125 written determinations, we argue that the Council’s legitimacy and authority could be enlarged by clearer statements of ethical principles, explicit expressions of standards of conduct, and more consistent references to past determinations.
Review Of The View From "On The Road": The Rhetorical Vision Of Jack Kerouac, Steven R. Goldzwig
Review Of The View From "On The Road": The Rhetorical Vision Of Jack Kerouac, Steven R. Goldzwig
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Advertising And Culture: Variations On The Theme Of Individualism In Korean And American Magazine Advertising, Joyce M. Wolburg, Hoh Kim
Advertising And Culture: Variations On The Theme Of Individualism In Korean And American Magazine Advertising, Joyce M. Wolburg, Hoh Kim
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
Social scientists regard the U.S. and the Republic of Korea as countries with opposing cultural values. Given this contrast, the advertising of each culture is expected to differ. An examination of magazine advertising indicates that American ads strongly express the individualistic culture; however, the Korean ads not only express collectivistic ideas but individualistic ones as well. Although this phenomenon is not entirely surprising given the strength of Western influence, Korean individualistic messages are different from American individualistic messages. This suggests that expressions of individualism in ads blend with the elements of each culture to produce uniquely different messages ..
The Tricks Of Academe, Lawrence Soley
The Tricks Of Academe, Lawrence Soley
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
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Communication And Freedom: An Althusserian Reading Of Media-Government Relations, Bonnie Brennen
Communication And Freedom: An Althusserian Reading Of Media-Government Relations, Bonnie Brennen
College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications
This essay draws on the work of French philosopher Louis Althusser, particularly his contributions to the development of ideology, in an assessment of the relationship between communication ana freedom. Althusser's understanding of freedom as an ideological creation not only privileges the role of ideology in the construction of social relationships, but also calls into question the complex interplay between media, society, and freedom. The current billion-dollar anti-drug public service announcement deal is interrogated in an effort to illustrate how the United States government has been inserting ideologically driven propaganda into prime time television shows with the full co-operation and approval …