Media, Information and Technoculture 2000F/G Lecture 9: Lecture 9 Notes

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 2000F/G
• Professor: Daniel Robinson

Document Summary

Cognitive impairment: postman- (cid:862)a(cid:373)usi(cid:374)g oursel(cid:448)es to death(cid:863) Effect on existing media: print, radio. Photofax transmission (1880s-1900s: wire news photos, 1920s. Facsimile machine (1930s: (cid:862)broad(cid:272)ast (cid:374)e(cid:449)spapers(cid:863, telefon hirmondo. John baird (1926: spinning disk as electrical information, first demonstration of television, bbc 1929-1935 early experiments. Vladimir zworykin (1932: cathode rays/images on fluorescent screen, experimental broadcasts, rca. Philo t. farnsworth: (cid:862)bo(cid:455) ge(cid:374)ius(cid:863, early patents. Line of sight transmission: stratovision, 300-mile transmitter. Tv sets: 1940: 3000 nyc, 1949: 1mill, 1951: 10 mil, 1959: 50 mil. Tv stations: 1941: 23 (experimental/limited range, 1948: 52 (freeze by fcc, 1952: 108. Limited state role: assign/license frequencies, (cid:862)li(cid:373)ited spe(cid:272)tru(cid:373)(cid:863) do(cid:272)tri(cid:374)e. Economic concentration/duopoly: vhf scarcity, high profits of networks, nbc, cbs, (abc) From upper to middle to lower classes: 60% tvs sold (1950) on credit, (cid:862)poor (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s theatre(cid:863) Unify and separate: new suburban family unit. Post(cid:449)ar (cid:858)fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) (cid:448)alues(cid:859: separate gender roles/social functions. Tv as (cid:858)(cid:374)e(cid:449) fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) hearth(cid:859: replace fireplace, xmas eve logs.