SOC 3116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mobile Phone
14 Oct 2018
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Learning objective: to link the role of media with democratic society thru the concept of the public sphere . 2. to affirm the importance of timely, accurate + complete info in supporting citizens in a democracy. Also focuses on the radio spectrum: takes charge of radio frequencies, also for other forms of communication. Radio station: the idea of a radio is for wireless communication, ie: titanic had a radio telegraph system and was able to communicate sos with another nearby ship. It is traditional media because its one way commercial radio: they did not know how to make money from it, first they sold radio receivers, content is free, in exchange we"re exposed to advertisement. It took out the operator: you have to tell them who you want to call, a long process (cellular phone are not the same as the internet) Ict: information: newspaper + radio communication: telegraph + telephone public sphere:
