SOCA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Common Sense Media, Protestant Reformation, Reality Television
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Media signifies does not always occur through face to face. Another example of media is reality television there are few senders and producers there is a large population that takes a lot of media but few who produce it. Audiences seldom have significant power aside from turning in and out. 464 the quote however, even turning out is difficult because it excludes us from the styles, news, gossip, and entertainment most people depend on to grease the wheels of social interaction. Differed from previous iterations of teaching religion. People were encouraged to read the bible than rely on a single persons interpretation. Many mediums have come and gone due to better technologies( gutenberg and the printing press) technologies enabled the mass production of books. Books still have a significant presence in our lives. New medium has affected the ways we engage with politics and politicians. Newspaper allowed audiences to engage in a deeper level than previously available.
