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  2. Influence of mass media - Wikipedia

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    The influences of mass media (or 'media effects') are observed in various aspects of human life, from voting behaviors [2] to perceptions of violence, [3][4] from evaluations of scientists [5] to our understanding of others' opinions. [6] The overall influence of mass media has changed drastically over the years, and will continue to do so as ...

  3. Mass media - Wikipedia

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    Mass media include the diverse arrays of media that reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit information electronically via media such as films, radio, recorded music, or television. Digital media comprises both Internet and mobile mass communication. Internet media comprise such services as email, social media ...

  4. Mass communication - Wikipedia

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    Mass communication. Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large population segments. It utilizes various forms of media as technology has made the dissemination of information more efficient. Primary examples of platforms utilized and examined include journalism and advertising.

  5. Mass media in India - Wikipedia

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    Mass media in India consists of several different means of communication: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based websites/portals. Indian media was active since the late 18th century. The print media started in India as early as 1780. Radio broadcasting began in 1927. [1][2] Today much of the media is controlled by ...

  6. News media in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is the primary non-profit television service, with 349 member public broadcasters. News and public affairs programs include PBS NewsHour, Frontline, and Washington Week. In September 2012, PBS rated 88% above CNN in public affairs programming, [ 1 ] placing it competitively with cable news outlets [ 2 ] but ...

  7. Mass media in the United States - Wikipedia

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    United States portal. v. t. e. People using smartphones, devices associated with young people, but commonly used by people of all ages. There are several types of mass media in the United States: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and web sites. The U.S. also has a strong music industry.

  8. Concentration of media ownership - Wikipedia

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    Concentration of media ownership, also known as media consolidation or media convergence, is a process wherein fewer individuals or organizations control shares of the mass media. [1] Research in the 1990s and early 2000s suggested then-increasing levels of consolidation, with many media industries already highly concentrated where a few ...

  9. Agenda-setting theory - Wikipedia

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    Agenda-setting theory was formally developed by Maxwell McCombs and Donald Lewis Shaw in a study on the 1968 presidential election deemed "the Chapel Hill study". McCombs and Shaw demonstrated a strong correlation between one hundred Chapel Hill residents' thought on what was the most important election issue and what the local news media reported was the most important issue.