Media - ANSWERS-the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet), regarded collectively.
mass media - ANSWERS-Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and other means of popular communication.
new media - ANSWERS-- Emerged in the 90s; technologi...
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Media - ANSWERS-the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing,
and the Internet), regarded collectively.
mass media - ANSWERS-Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and
other means of popular communication.
new media - ANSWERS-- Emerged in the 90s; technologies, practices, and institutions
designed to facilitate broad participation in communication on a mass scale
- Encompasses and extends traditional mass media
Shannon-Weaver Model - ANSWERS-a communication model that includes the
information source, the message, the receiver, the sender, the channel, the signal and
any noise that may interrupt the communication process
- Does not consider the social context of communication
- Social barriers (Language, culture individual traits) influence the way communication
takes place.
Lasswell's Model - ANSWERS-Who says what in which channel to whom with what
effect
Social Model of Communication - ANSWERS-- Emphasizes social and media-related
variables that inform the process of communication the process of communication
- sees communication as both structured by and contingent on some shared media or
element in space
Broadcasting Act (1991) - ANSWERS-- Provided framework for policy: defines
broadcast undertakings, who can own media outlets, technical matters.
- Canadian Radio- Television and telecommunications commission: administers the
policies and provisions enuciated in the Broadcasting act and the telecommunications
act.
mass communication - ANSWERS-the process of creating shared meaning between the
mass media and their audiences
- The production and dissemination of mass information and entertainment.
-The decentralized production and wide accesability of information and entertainment
- The interactive exchange of information to a number of recipients.
convergence - ANSWERS-The bringing together of various media forms and
technologies
, Telecommunications Act of 1996 - ANSWERS-the sweeping update of
telecommunications law that led to a wave of media consolidation
Copyright Act - ANSWERS-Act that defines the right or privilege of an author or
proprietor to exclude others from printing or otherwise duplicating, distributing, or
vending copies of his or her literary, artistic, and other creative expressions.
society - ANSWERS-A community of people who share a common culture
Traditionally, mass communication is defined as the technology-assisted transmission
of messages to - ANSWERS-Mass audiences
two-step flow of communication - ANSWERS-the process by which media influence
often occurs through opinion leaders, who in turn influence others
- Developed by Katz and Lazarfeld (1955)
Harold Innis - ANSWERS-- Time-biased media favor the preservation of knowledge
over long periods of time
- Space-biased media favor the dissemination of knowledge over great distances
Culture - ANSWERS-Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
Marshall McLuhan - ANSWERS--Canadian media theorist
-talked about media without using content analysis, surveys, and experiments
- The global Village
- Predicted WWW
Oral Society - ANSWERS-Created communities
A way to pass on collective knowledge, experiences, and beliefs
Meaning in language is specific and local
Literate Society - ANSWERS-A people or culture with a written language
The Global Village - ANSWERS-- The possibility if instant communication between any
two points on the Globe
- "Outered nervous system"
WWW (World Wide Web) - ANSWERS-A system of interlinked hypertext documents
contained on the Internet
ICT - ANSWERS-Information and Communication Technology
signification - ANSWERS-The meaning conveyed by language, actions, or signs.
Indeterminacy of Representation - ANSWERS-- One sign can represent more than one
thing and have more than one sign
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