COMM 118 Lecture Notes - Glittering Generality, John Dewey
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Dewey believed in value of education and the ability of educated public contribution positively to democracy. He acknowledged power of the elites but felt that the public could overcome. Dewey felt that other entertainments were distracting from the other news. He published the public and its problems , a book in response of lippmann"s. Media in the war: magic bullet prospective, this media contains a clear persuative message, the message is directly absorbed by the audience, all the members of the magic bullet perspective study should respond in a similar way. If the tested group already has a strong opinion, the opinion will not change. 4. this is a bad sample to test. Wwi was when people started to get involved in the media. In the war, there was a lot of propaganda. There are 7 techniques propaganda can be used. This is how it sounds, calling groups/people names. This is making empty statements full of non- promises.
