COMM 2P98 Lecture 23: 2P98L23

• School: Brock University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 2P98
• Professor: R U S S E L L J O H N S T O N

Document Summary

Impact of digitization and globalization on canadian media. Press and public sphere - re-cap: newspapers/bourgeois concept of public sphere both developed in the 1600"s, enlightenment values centre on human dignity and reason. The public sphere concept provides rationale for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Some scholars have c(cid:396)iti(cid:395)ued ha(cid:271)e(cid:396)(cid:373)as" ideas : fraser: historical and philosophical implications (maybe it didn"t actually happen as. Habermas described it: seigel: four issues challenging canadian media, smythe: logic of advertising shapes media outlets (provide what is most entertaining, over enlightening, doyle, hesmondhalgh: economics prompts decisions more than ideology. Libertarian: developed with concept of public sphere in 1600, all peopple are self determining citizens, not subjects of the crown. Free citizens need information unprejudiced by the state to maje wise decisions for themselves. Free press is crucial to free flow of information. Society: service, integrity, truth: control: none by the state or society. Social responsibility: 1940"s, printing and broadcast were big.