CMN 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Public Culture, Citizen Journalism, Mass Media

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1160
• Professor: Daniel Pare

Document Summary

Dates back to the age of enlightenment- key interest in communication. Emergence of political revolutions in europe and na- democratic revolutions. Use of reason, shift away from faith, revelation, and traditions. Elections, referendums, phone in radio- engage in discussion. 1920s onward- interest in messaging and propaganda nazi germany- use of propaganda. Focus on the idea that we cant understand how comms functions without having understanding of politics, society: administrative approaches- issues/questions around organizational communication. Focus historically on trying to minimize communication breakdown, if we can communicate better we can reduce issues in society- trying to find the most effective ways of conveying content. Canada- combined elements of both critical and administrative. Paranoid about us influence on canadian identity- notion of fear. Shift in information- what is news vs. fake news. Agenda setting (cid:498))nfotainment(cid:499) (cid:523)talk shows(cid:524: media doesn"t tell us what to think- but what to think about certain ways.