SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Mass Media, Corporate Censorship, Liberal Democracy
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The movie american psycho: murderer only remembered what his victims were wearing (effects of mass media), & not their names. realities created by the mass media are the only realities that we know. much of our reality is media generated (what we wear, how we style our hair, etc. ) mass media are extensions of the human mind & body marshall. Mass media: refers to print, radio, television, & other communication technologies. Mass implies that the media reach many people. Media signifies that communication does not take place directly through face-to-face interaction. Instead, technology intervenes or mediates in transmitting messages from senders to receivers. Furthermore, communication via the mass media is usually one-way, or at least one-sided. There are few senders (or producers) & many receivers (or audience members). facebook makes its money because it tells advertisers about you, & thus allows advertisers to entice you to use certain products.
