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“Free” Internet

The social media platforms seem to be free today, we read news on them, we share our…

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Are we receiving the “real news”?

These days, there are many ways for us to receive the news, such as social media, television,…

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The Importance of Body Language

Reading someone’s body language is something a lot of people tend to do when meeting someone new….

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When you’re incoherent, you find a meme

When you’re browsing trending topics on social media, have you ever noticed what meaning the topic content…

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Encoding and Decoding in Today’s Digital Age

The Media Reception Theory is one by Stuart Hall, a Jamaican-British sociologist. The theory discusses that there…

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Encoding/Decoding Explained with Some Arrows

The ‘Encoding/Decoding’ Model was brought by Stuart Hall, and his idea was that the messages sent out…

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Ideas of Encoding and Decoding

What is Encoding and Decoding? The encoding and decoding theory, theorised by Stuart Hall, describes how producers…

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Encoding and Decoding of Digital Media

As explained by Stuart Hall, encoding and decoding is a way of understanding the theoretical approach to…

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Decoding and Encoding: Santa Monica Loves Brighton

In July 2022, Santa Monica and Brighton launched a number of activities to promote their relationship as…

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Self-construction in the Internet Age

In today’s Internet age, it’s becoming more and more like Dramaturgy as suggested by Goffman. In the…

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Manufacturing Consent.

The “Manufacturing Consent” theory by Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman it refers to the way digital media…

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Delving into the Complexities of Contemporary Media Communication with the ‘Two-Step Flow’ Model

In the current era of digital communication, the ‘two-step flow’ model, originally devised in a pre-digital context,…

5 Comments on So what does your life REALLY look like?
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So what does your life REALLY look like?

“Construction of Identity in a digital world” So we’re all subject to having some form of social…

3 Comments on The Psychology of Online Identity: Who Are We on Social Media?
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The Psychology of Online Identity: Who Are We on Social Media?

The concept of identity has taken on a new and broad dimension in the age of digital…

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Is that the real me you see?

‘Construction of Identity in a digital world’ ‘Identity tells us who we are and declares to others…

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Construction of Identity in a Digital World: Shaping the Self in the Virtual Realm

Construction of Identity in a Digital World: Shaping the Self in the Virtual Realm Introduction In an…

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Understanding the Two-Step Flow Theory: A Paradigm Shift in Communication

Hello world I’m Hassan Adams, a resilient black British videographer, and I come from the challenging backdrop…

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Our Digital Footprint Ruins Our Identity

“Be careful with your digital footprint it will haunt you later in the future.” This is a…

2 Comments on You can be anyone in the digital world
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You can be anyone in the digital world

“Construction of identity in a digital world” Let’s look at two pictures before starting today’s topic. You…

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Identity Crafting In Everyday Life

In “The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life” Erving Goffman beckons us to view our daily interactions…

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Am I still me?

I’m sure more than one person has heard the story of a sailing ship being repaired so…

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Medium theory— Symbolic Interactivism

Symbolism is a sociological theory that emphasizes the role of symbols and their interaction in interpersonal communication….

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Twitter: The temperature of modern media

Medium theory is the study of mass communication that examines how different types of communication media impact…

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The Game Medium

Imagine you wielding a controller, your thumbs moving in a rhythmic dance over the buttons. You’re no…