COM 101 Lecture 1: Media in Societies

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COM 101
• Professor: Chris Roberts

Document Summary

The channel you use affects the message. Global village - due to the fact that we see each other in mass media, humans relate to each other because they see each other in media. What is allowed in media changes as well, ability to use expletives in media. 86% of the world"s population has little or no freedom of speech. Reasons why the u. s falling in rankings of free speech. Supreme court has ability to rule what is free to speak on or not. There is a relationship between a nation"s government and mass media. Media is privately held but is under pressure from the government and can be effected through means of the government/authority/privar e. Mass media is owned by the state/government/state. What the authority says it is/rules as the truth . The goal is to promote the idea that the truth is society on its way to a better/perfect society.