MC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: New Media, First Amendment To The United States Constitution, Totalitarianism
24 Jan 2017
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Written by siebert, peterson, and schramm (1956) Authoritarian: press tightly controlled by totalitarian government. Communist: press serves needs of communist government to maintain functional society. Theories focus on news media not mass media. Theories focus on media that do not cross national boundaries. U. s. ranks 30th as satisfactory in news media in reporters without borders. The u. s. is free but has decreasing freedom. Cultural characteristics: values and beliefs of the country"s people. 1st amendment, other policies ensure free speech and press. U. s. expects immediate news content, high-quality entertainment. Describe how media behave within a particular nation/culture. Marshall mcluhan predicted that media would allow immediate interaction between cultures all over the world. Utopian vision would increase diversity and improve international relations. But, it has not necessarily led to a global community geared toward fixing the. Media technology has allowed for increased import of media across borders. A select few nations export their other nations.
