POLI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Barack Obama, Cross Ownership, Global Issue
9 Oct 2015
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Importance reflected in efforts of states to control media (p. 118) Chomsky"s ex/ cambodia vs east timor coverage in new york times. Would the nyt cover differently if the us was an ally of the state (less coverage in east timor) What if they were not allies (more coverage in cambodia) With the internet we can find our own news. Don"t rely on those who are in power of news as much. No historical content or back ground story. Don"t have time to go into excruciating and sometimes necessary detail. Late 1990s: media chains controlled 2/3 of daily newspaper circulation. Own local newspaper, radio and tv channel. 2010: 2 billion people have access to internet. Global issue: digital divide (only 10. 9% of africans have access to internet) Can become basis for new ideologies (liberation theology, islamism) Greater impact in some countries than other (p. 124) Part of some people"s lives from beginning to end.
