An Outline of Bryman’s (2008) Social Research Methods Bryman, A. (2008). Social Research Methods (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, USA. Some of you may or may not be interested in this, but this was essentially my crash course/note taking in sociology methods. I keep it here for future reference. I may or may not modify it or add to it.… Read More
A Possible Idea For Study From a Friend This site is many things for me. It is a sketch pad for doodles, for fleshing out article ideas, and for suggestions from friends, like this one below. “Yes I watched TV more in those days. In fact there is a channel here that features a lot of the best shows of the 60s and… Read More
Cultural Conditioning Part One At the point I wrote this passage, I was convinced that the subject of propaganda was one which I might be unable to introduce to my academic general public. While I believe that academia is better suited to accept the word on its own terms, I still observe more than subtle indications that the word… Read More
Public Opinion, Propaganda, Communication, and Media Studies Reading Research Notes The following are books read and referenced in the recent past and present. All sources are paraphrased and page referenced for further reading and referral. Lippmann, W. (1997). Public opinion. New York: Free Press Paperbacks Press Inaccuracy: q.v. biographies of John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and Sam Adams. (p.xi ) Assumptions: There are at least two… Read More
Media and News Propaganda and Cultural Conditioning: My Experiences in Local News Media For two and a half years, I worked for two television stations in Savannah, GA. I learned first hand how personal bias in television news functions from station owner, station manager, news director, assignment editor, producer, reporter, photographer (me), and even editor (usually one of the above). Notwithstanding the sincere protestations of objectivity that were… Read More
A Brief Introduction to the Subject of Propaganda At the point I wrote this passage, I was convinced that the subject of propaganda was one which I might be unable to introduce to my academic general public. While I believe that academia is better suited to accept the word on its own terms, I still observe more than subtle indications that the word… Read More