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Classic TV
From news and sports to drama, comedy and science fiction, we've got free sample essays covering the history of TV around the world!
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Social Media and Awards Shows
How have awards ceremonies such as the Grammys and the Oscars begun to use social media to increase their audience figures?
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Celebrity News
Can the media continue to claim that news stories about celebrities and plastic surgery are covered by the doctrine of public interest?
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John Birt at the BBC
How did John Birt change the BBC during his time in charge of the organisation, and to what extent are these changes still apparent today?
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The Arrival of BSkyB
How did the arrival of the pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB in the UK affect the BBC and ITV, and to what extent has ITV in particular failed to recover?
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The PCC and Jan Moir
Did the furore surrounding Jan Moir's article about Boyzone's Stephen Gately prove that the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) is ineffective?
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Media Ownership & Hegemony
Do changes in media ownership, which have seen power concentrated in fewer hands, explain the increased levels of global cultural hegemony?
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Playboy and US Culture
How has 'Playboy' represented changes in US culture over the last 50 years, and is the magazine still controversial in modern culture?
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Online Data Protection
Can data be kept secure once it's been leaked online, or does the case of the BNP's membership lists prove that no such controls can be enforced?
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The Sun and Hillsborough
How did The Sun's reporting of the Hillsborough stadium disaster cause the paper to become public enemy number one in Liverpool?
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The History of Rock Journalism
How did the development of rock journalism in the 1970's lead to increased participation by female writers such as Patti Smith?
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The Scott Trust & The Guardian
How does the Scott Trust maintain the editorial independence of The Guardian, and can it continue to protect the paper from commercial pressures?
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Journalism and Democracy
How does the commoditisation of journalism affect democratic participation, in terms of both domestic and international politics?
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Peace Journalism
Can Peace Journalism change the way the world is reported, or should all journalism stay away from attempts to change the world?
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The Guardian in Iraq
What does the decision by an Iraqi court to fine The Guardian say about the country's increasing restrictions on press freedom?
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The Power of Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is one of the world's biggest multi-media stars, but is she now planning to translate that into a political career?
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William Randolph Hearst
How did William Randolph Hearst come to define the role of the media mogul, and to what extent was he mis-represented by 'Citizen Kane'?
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The Media and the British Royals
After the death of Princess Diana, have the British Royal Family and the paparazzi been able to reach agreement over coverage?
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Roger Ailes and the Murdochs
What do Matthew Freud's comments about Fox News boss Roger Ailes reveal about the Murdoch family's view of the controversial news channel?
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Missing Episodes at the BBC
Why did the BBC destroy thousands of episodes of old TV shows in the 1970's, and what can be done to recover the lost material?
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Social Networking and News
Five journalists are to live in a house for a week, using only Twitter & Facebook to source their stories? What might this experiment reveal?
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Chris Morris and Terrorism
What does the work of Chris Morris, including Four Lions (2010), reveal about the British attitude towards controversial topics?
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