Political Science 2244E Lecture Notes - White House Down, 5 Pointz, Slacktivism
21 Nov 2013
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Etymology: plural of latin word medium the means of communication. The medium by which people get information: television, blogs, podcasts, etc, anything that communicates information to us; news. News is actually an acronym: north, east, west, south: forms a connection between the public and the government. As technology improved, the connection between the government and the people would intensify we expect a certain level of response and reporting: these transitions have had profound affects on politics. New media : on-demand access to information on digital media. Media evolution alters connections between public and the government. Newspaper: first form of mass media, 19th century. Very cheap a penny to buy: spanish-american war. Newspapers speculated and blamed spain for ship sinking. It led to war some argue: advertisements. Newspapers both charged people to buy the paper, and charging advertisers to buy space. Because they were the only form of mass communication, it was a big business.
