Research Topics
Cultural Dimensions
Hofstede / TCKs / Problems of Translation / Form over Message / Generational Gaps
Elements of Coverage
Depth / Target / Purpose / Emotive Subtext / Missing Elements
Meaning
Language / Symbolism / High Context vs. Low Context / Direction of Communication / Connotation
Visual Representations
Popular Culture / Colour / Spatial Considerations / Appropriateness / Archaic Meanings
Purpose
Political / Philosophical / Social / Economic / Aestetic
Target
Public as a tool/ media as a tool / guilt by association / proximity / variance in depth/ demographics/ enfranchisment / barking up the wrong tree / wagging the dog
Comparative
East v. West / North v. South / Rich v. Poor / Mother v. Colonized / New v. Old
Systemic Limitations / Forms of Media
Historical / television / music and film / social media / future
Democratization of Media
Authoritarian / Censorship / Free press / blogosphere / professional journalism
Stakeholders in Media
Media monguls/ Editors / Reporters / Public / News item
Form
Relationship to demographics / Relationship to acceptability
Campaigns * With alumni
WWF / Presidential / Eurodumping / Ethnic relations / Educational reform /Genocide Awareness / Selling the Sizzle
logical fallacies
Flops and analysis
Hofstede / TCKs / Problems of Translation / Form over Message / Generational Gaps
Elements of Coverage
Depth / Target / Purpose / Emotive Subtext / Missing Elements
Meaning
Language / Symbolism / High Context vs. Low Context / Direction of Communication / Connotation
Visual Representations
Popular Culture / Colour / Spatial Considerations / Appropriateness / Archaic Meanings
Purpose
Political / Philosophical / Social / Economic / Aestetic
Target
Public as a tool/ media as a tool / guilt by association / proximity / variance in depth/ demographics/ enfranchisment / barking up the wrong tree / wagging the dog
Comparative
East v. West / North v. South / Rich v. Poor / Mother v. Colonized / New v. Old
Systemic Limitations / Forms of Media
Historical / television / music and film / social media / future
Democratization of Media
Authoritarian / Censorship / Free press / blogosphere / professional journalism
Stakeholders in Media
Media monguls/ Editors / Reporters / Public / News item
Form
Relationship to demographics / Relationship to acceptability
Campaigns * With alumni
WWF / Presidential / Eurodumping / Ethnic relations / Educational reform /Genocide Awareness / Selling the Sizzle
logical fallacies
Flops and analysis