Kennedy Brennan. March 1, 2017. France. Media Ownership.

Media had had a long influence on society, and top to bottom take a gander at its most famous forms today would most certainly uncover a few glaring disparities in the way TV network and print media communicate the information to the public. Many media are slanted, and somehow they are inclined to cover events and support people similar to their beliefs or ideas. Television and newspaper dominated the average American household in terms of being used to access information, nonetheless new ways of obtaining news like online web, and films are steady growing day by day into major ways in which people learn about what is happening close city and in the word. For instance, deportation has been a hotly debated issue in the media, especially during

(Smith, 2014, p.98). Because Canadians are exposed to this Americanized media on a daily basis, it is become more and more prominent for American culture to penetrate Canadian culture. Canadians today are able to subscribe on their televisions to access a variety of stations. The majority of these stations are American. The book The Beaver Bites Back? : American Popular Culture in Canada writes: “American stations now command a third of the English-language audience share in Canada, up from a quarter of that share twenty years ago” (Flaherty & Manning, 1993, p.10).

They have a great appreciation for it, however, they tend to enjoy arguments and disagreements. They look at these things as interesting. They value someone that can argue with great skill. This is a complete contrast of the United States. We tend to try to avoid arguments and look down upon it. We try to be liked and attempt to agree with people that we are trying to build a relationship with or hold a conversation with. The French would rather voice their opinions and appear non-hypocritical than to agree or compromise how they feel.

There are many cultural differences between the United States and France. Some of these are simply social and others are cultural. Hofstede’s Value Dimensions can be used to highlight the differences between the cultures. Individualism vs collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, masculinity/femininity, power distance, and long-term vs short-term orientation are all characteristics that differ between France and the United States.

The first thing we must examine is what exactly constitutes the media in all of its forms. Foremost, the media exists absolutely everywhere. Whether that be through TV, the Internet, newspapers, and radio. Each one garners for our societies undivided attention on whatever topic it chooses to be worthy of reporting and bringing to light. Overall the mass media is a tool used to draw the attention of the general populace, generally the media is used as a means of gaining political support or a following. Although it can also be used as a more positive force in general, for example when a

Tremblay uses some significant points to establish his argument and prove his position and opinion. The first issue he raises is the presence of American programs on Quebec television, where he mentions that about one third of the total television supply is of foreign origin mainly American, which is not so bad but he does reveal that the presence of foreign products is much higher in Canada compared to the United States. He also states that during the evenings, between six o’clock and midnight, the situation is even better because “the proportion of Canadian content attains 73%”6. He mentions that the French-language television stations for the most part, respect the “Commission’s regulatory quota fixing a 60% minimum for Canadian content during prime time”7. The part that Canadians should be concerned with is the area of entertainment, particularly drama programming such as series, films and cartoons. He indicates that the percentage of drama programming broadcast produced locally by francophone Quebecois television stations decreased from 16.9% in 1982, to less than 10% in 1989, which is quite a significant plunge. An entertainment sector that is really vulnerable to American culture is the production of films. In 1990, Tremblay states that according to The Social Communication Board, compared to 55% American films, there were

As mentioned in Gitlin’s research, statistics show that, “ ‘watching TV is the dominant leisure activity of Americans, consuming 40 percent of the average person’s free time as a primary activity [when people give television there undivided attention]’ ” (Gitlin 560). Even the wealthier parts of poor worlds have access to some sort of media. It would take someone from a third world country to be stunned by the fact that our lives are constantly portrayed through television, radio, internet

16. What are some of the ways in which the author describes French media? Based on your reading, would you say that censorship is more prevalent than in the US? How would you classify the French media based on the press theory?

The major cities in France are PARIS (capital) 10.62 million; Marseille-Aix-en-Provence 14,890,100; Lyon 1.488 million; Lille 1.042 million; Nice-Cannes 991,000; and Toulouse 933,000 (2011). It covers approximately 543,965 sq km or 210,026 sq miles, making it the third largest country in Europe (Monitoring, B.) with a population density of 121 people per km². The complete population of France is approximately 63.2 million, taken from a United Nations census in 2012 and an annual growth rate of 0.49% as of 2013 (Monitoring, B.). Most of the population being French, this country also is home to a few other major ethnic groups, them being Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, and Basque minorities (Factbook, C.). France’s general median population age is 40 years old, but the median age for woman is 39 years old, and for men it is 42 years old (Factbook, C.).. Meaning most of France’s population is of working age and most likely financially stable. The life expectancy of the French is 78 for men, but 85 for woman, healthy ages for the average person (Factbook,

If France would have the judicial power and the freedom of the press then their government would be still

Indeed, almost 70 percent of Chileans reports watching aired television with their families and, on average, they watch 3 hours per day, and more than a half of people declare they watch television at the same time they are eating, whether at lunch or at dinner-time. According to the National Council of Television (Consejo Nacional de Televisión, CNTV), the access to audiovisual content through different platforms also increased; thus, Chileans watch audiovisual content online 2.3 hours per day on average.

As a matter of fact, according to Edison Research data conducted in 2015, only about 2% of all audio listening is spent listening to podcasts. As a comparison, about 54% of that time is spent listening to both AM and FM radio.

The media is considered as fourth estate of any democratic society. We take pride as being the largest democracy in the world. Apart for the fact that we have elected form of government, it is the written constitution which makes us a powerful democracy. The same constitution provides for freedom of speech and expression in its Article 19. This constitutionally guaranteed freedom is the reason behind thriving media in our country, which has earned reputation as being one of the most fearless and influential institution in the world.

France as it is known today did not adopt its current constitution until 1958. The government of France is a unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic. This governmental system is very similar to that of the United States the only difference being the existence of a Prime Minister and a Cabinet which both compliment the President. Other parliamentary systems such as India, Japan merely elects a President as more of ceremonial head of State. However the French President actually works with some power (Hou, Stephen). The President is the head of the armed forces and actually has control over France’s nuclear deterrents. The president is also in charge of selecting the nine members of France’s constitutional council, which then decide the constitutionality of some laws (The Local). The Prime Minister is more so in charge of determining policy and general direction that the country will take. The official language and most widely

As of now, Facebook is the most trafficked social media site with over 600 million users in the United States and countries worldwide. It exceeded MySpace in January 2009 and has 58% of its users outside of the United States. It has