Introduction [excerpt] Initially I wanted to know how, and to what extent the media was responsible for influencing one's belief in the paranormal. Through research, I have found that most of the studies in this area seem to offer an explanation through employing the theory of cultivation analysis. Although the studies I found suggested a positive correlation, I don't believe that the evidence presented has ever proven conclusive in the argument. Upon realizing the impact of cultivation analysis, I...

Introduction [excerpt] The public interest in healthcare information from the media presents nursing with its greatest opportunity to make sure nursing research and practice is known to the public. It is the opportunity to demonstrate how in-tune nursing is with the health care needs of the 21st century, to gain a voice on how health care ought to be organized in this country and to be a full-fledged "player" (Buresh, 1998). "A profession's public status and legitimacy is...