The 2011–2012 Syrian uprising is an ongoing internal conflict in Syria, a part of the wider Arab Spring. Public demonstrations first took place on 26 January 2011, but were only a sporadic occurrence until mass protests erupted inDaraa on 15 March. The situation quickly developed into a full-scale nationwide uprising, with protesters demanding the resignation of PresidentBashar al-Assad and the overthrow of the government. The situation in Syria is part of the Arab Spring, a wave of social upheaval throughout the Arab Worlddemanding greater political freedom and an end to autocracy. Inspired by the successful revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, Syrian protesters have employed the use of tactics such as marches, hunger strikes, rioting, and vandalism, in a sustained campaign of civil resistance aimed at ending nearly five decades ofBa’athist rule.
Essay topic: “It is often asserted that new entrants more typically introduce radical innovations than do incumbent firms. Is this accurate? Discuss.” In this Essay I would describe the factors seen in the scholar literature as the key incentives for the firm to introduce the radical innovation, dwell on the correlation between these factors and the status of the firm (new entrant or incumbent), point out the changes of this correlation in historian prospective and elaborate on the current ratio of the new entrants and incumbent firms in the radical innovations and its possible future developments. It is important to notice that different kinds of radical innovations should be distinguished. While it is common to treat the new technology as a radical innovation, here we would talk about the radical innovation both in technical and economic sense.
Postmodernity is a result of more efficient information dissemination and since the progression of so much available information people have questioned the truths and values of modernity. The Postmodern condition, a term coined by Lyotard for his book published in 1984, is a wide ranging philosophical concept that is hard to define. On definition could be that postmodernity is the frailer of modernity. It is a way of looking at a world in which the real no longer governs the lives of people. The media and globalisation has dispersed western culture across the world blurring cultural boundaries.
This quote happened after the India’s great struggle with British Empire, which ended in India’s independence through peaceful means led by Gandhi (Ackermann 2000). This essay will discuss if the statements above are true or not as well as talk about recent, real world examples. The main critic will be about media’s involvement & power in social movements such as through movies, music, TV and social media. In addition, there will be case studies relating to media. The portrayal of how citizens should triumph over an oppressive government and free the state from authoritarian shackles is a harshly debated topic both within academics and media.
EGYPT’S ROLE IN THE ARAB SPRING The world has been watching a very important political event called the “Arab Spring” since 18th of December, 2010. The “Arab Spring” stands for the revolutionary changes that happened in the Arab Nations, which caused the fall of many governments including Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya; and protests in countries such as Algeria, Jordan, Oman, Iraq and Bahrain. It can be said that those revolts have a similar reason of occurance: those countries all lack democracy. Between all of those countries that have political problems; such as the governments being overthrown, large protests with a high death rate and civil wars; Egypt is different in one way. Egypt is a Muslim/Christian country that is situated in North-East Africa and has the population of 76 million people.
The daily news escalates the problem by showing terrorist attacks and car bombings. The government needs to impose stronger regulations on violent medias. The violence from the media influences children’s actions and behavior. Violence originates from the feeling of aggression. Mass media influences people to take their aggression out with physical violence.
The Tampering of Freedom of Speech In the Media Gilbert Anthony Martinez Charlotte Samuels Political Science 100 November 12, 2011 In this day and age of modern society dealing with an information based civilization, some people and agencies have a hard time with handling new and expressive forms of art and technological materials and due to this, our first amendment rights of freedom of speech are being violated unknowingly to many. We as a people are heavily influenced by the media and multimedia entities such as television, music, film/cinema, video games, the press, and of course the internet which is the fastest tool used in spreading information worldwide. With the extreme advances in technology and complexity, the world is now being exposed to new and astonishing mediums of art, expression, popular culture, and informative material that seem to anger the government, which in turn, policies supporting censorship are enforced or trying to become enforced. With the ever expanding process of technology innovation, these multimedia sources have gained more and more attention and are becoming increasingly more common. In terms of the general public, the media is most commonly understood or perceived as merely a means of entertainment.
It is eerie how the Zuckerberg effect caused a social uprising. In his letter to investors on the eve of going public Zuckerberg speaks. In his own words, Zuckerberg makes it clear that Facebook is about Social connections. Tunisian youth use Facebook in an unprecedented way. Perhaps Zuckerberg is correct, Facebook is changing the world quite literally.
But in recent years the awareness in people on social and political issues with the help of mass media has helped the people to become the deciders. The people started questioning the undemocratic rights of judicial authorities and some cases like Miranda law and ban of stop and search policies in the nations has shown that the people have a will to change the deciding powers. In a book titled “The Will of People”, Barry Friedman shows the improved judicial system and points to the fact that in the recent years the court decisions have not gone against the people’s rights. He says that the judicial cases of last sixty years the things have changed in judicial courts as the injustice has been questioned by the people as a result the unpopular decisions have been rejected. The American people have now realized their powers and they have given opinions on the cases concerned with the constitutional laws and public rights.
this makes us question how trustable are news media really if all they want is ad money? Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel worry that “the public sphere” has become an arena solely for polarized debate, not for compromise, consensus and solution” Stewart - problem solving is harder because of news media influence Culture and the Evolution of Mass Communication Culture can be viewed more broadly as the ways in which people live and represent themselves at particular historical times Communication: the creation and use of symbol systems that convey information and meaning Culture: the symbols of expression that individuals, groups, and societies use to make sense of daily life and to articulate their values a process that delivers the values of a society through products or other meaning-making forms rugged individualism Mass Media: cultural industries - the channels of communication - that produce and distribute songs, novels, tv shows, news papers, movies, video games, internet services, and other cultural products to a large number of people Convergence: several overlapping phases or eras in which newer forms of technology disrupted and modified older forms Eras of convergence: oral, written, print, electronic, and digital Oral and Written refer to the communication of tribal or feudal communities and