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The role of the Media and what we can do towards a "Better Media"!
The role of the Media and what we can do towards a “Better Media”!
It is hard and often unrealistic to talk about Capitalism, or talk about anything for that matter, without bring up the role of the Media aka Mass Media.
A good start could be to try and demystify what Mass Media entails. As Manohar (2011) puts it:
The mass media is a diversified collection of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. The technologies through which…
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The State of the World and the State of the System
The State of the World and the State of the System
Violent conflict has pushed human suffering to record levels. Yet, the international community seems unable – or unwilling – to act. As commitment to humane values wanes, violent conflicts are proliferating. The number of wars and recorded ‘battle deaths’ – fighters and civilians – reached an all-time low in 2005 but has risen sharply since 2011. The ensuing devastation has helped to produce the…
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The Role (or the Problem) of Language
The Role (or the Problem) of Language
As part of my M.Sc. in Sustainability & Responsibility Project paper, I couldn’t resist bringing up the “problem of language”. By that, I mean, how the use of words and the invention of new terms are used to manipulate. For example, the euphemisms and jargon related to the Iraq war – “shock and awe”, “Operation Iraqi Freedom”, “axis of evil”, “coalition of the willing” – were used to soften…
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Deep Ecology & Islam, probably not what you'd be expecting!
Deep Ecology & Islam, probably not what you’d be expecting!
Having met a few thousand people in my life and being always interested in bringing up current affairs and topics of interest, it always puzzled me when it is claimed that science and religion are opposites; that notion that a man of science cannot, possibly, believe in God or in a religion and vice versa. It also puzzled me the notion that “creation” could be the opposite opinion or view of…
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