Structuralism,Post Structuralism, Postmodernism

Structuralism Structuralism is a  phenomena using the metaphor of language. Words explain words ,  and meaning is present as a set of structures. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, existentialism, such as that propounded by Jean-Paul Sartre, was the dominant European intellectual movement. Structuralism rose to prominence in France in the...

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Repetition, Pattern, and Rhythm relate to each other.

Pattern---Pattern is a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement.In pattern, elements are repeated in the same way throughout the whole composition, as in the example above. In the example of rhythm below, the same elements are used, but with variations. See if you can sense and understand the difference. Pattern as...

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Tabloid Journalism

Tabloid Journalism The tabloids play a larger role in popular culture and in the publishing industry .These are magazines focused on salacious celebrity gossip and sensational news.. Tabloid journalism has a long and enduring history as not only a form of entertainment but also a metric by which to evaluate our devotion to the freedom of speech. Tabloids are over-exaggerated, sensationalized, and often false, but we love them anyway.  Origins Print media...

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News Values!

News values News values can be seen less as a reflection of what type of information citizens want or need, and more as a reflection of organisational, sociological and cultural norms combined with economic factors  The power elite: Stories concerning powerful individuals, organisations or institutions. Celebrity: Stories concerning people who are already famous. Entertainment: Stories concerning sex, showbusiness, human interest, animals,...

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