background :people are increasingly interested in health news. as a mass media, the ‘islamic republic of iran broadcasting’ (irib) has the highest number of target audiences. in iran, some people follow health news via health programs on satellites and other means of communication. however, all of these programs do not live up to the standards of scientific evidence. in this study, we examined ...

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Between 1927 and 1945 the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) aired an average of two radio programs a month on architecture. This article explores the effect of these simulated wireless sites on a traditional mode of knowledge like architecture. What happened when architecture, framed within the institutional vision of the BBC, encountered the specific mode of production, reproduction and d...

Social scientists have long theorized about &dquo;mass society&dquo; and &dquo;mass culture&dquo; and, generally, are appalled by the frightening images brought to mind by these concepts. A wide-ranging debate over their validity, a concern about the &dquo;functions&dquo; of the mass media in modern society, and their &dquo;effects&dquo; on the general public have been major subjects of mass co...