COMM 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: News Values, Visible Minority, The Yellow Kid
9 Dec 2015
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One of the first books mass produced on the gutenberg press. Creates a stronger pull to learn to read. After the religious texts are mass produced more people are able to access larger groups of. Bibles are translated into the spoken word rather than being in latin. Public opinions are now easily produced and shared with the world. Experiments and availability of reference material are more widely spread. 3 spheres of life: intimate, private, and public. Public sphere is space where private citizens can comment upon and critique the state. Space of the formation of democratic will. Caf s were not only places for discussion but also sites to access print media: letters, pamphlets, newspapers, etc. Coffee houses helped the public spear emerge in historical england. Coffee houses were involved in the distribution (sometimes production) of print media. Public life of society would happen in coffee houses.
