“Media Technology and the 24-Hour News Cycle"
〈Intro〉
In 1970s, American households received news from 3 TV networks, but nowadays, cable news channels, international news channels, and satellite radios makes 24-hour news cycle. and buyout of the news networks by major conglomerates and heightened expectations about news profi
The optical microscope, often referred to as the "light microscope", is a type of microscope which uses visible light and a system of lenses to magnify images of small samples. Optical microscopes are the oldest design of microscope and were possibly invented in their present compound form in the 17th century. Basic optical microscopes can be very simple, although there are many complex designs w
Politeness principle,
Like Cooperative principle
Lakoff suggests,
Don’t impose
Give options
Make your receiver feel good
No immediate practical purpose
may be taken or left as the receiver wishes
There is no burden!
But,
literary texts
take up a great deal of time
⇒ burdensome!
Both keep and break the maxim,
‘Don’t impose
2. What do you think of the change each company has made to date – the objectives, the implementation, the impact? Why is the change so hard for both of them?
Philips has set up its organization to change from national focused company to globally efficient company by adapting lots of traits to move forward product focused firm. It has been putting an effort to restructure its firm to dow