FILM 240 Study Guide - Payne Fund Studies, Transistor Radio, Book Tv
3 Dec 2013
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Digital communication: images texts and sounds are converted into electronic signals that are then reassembled as a precise reproduction of say a tv picture a magazine article a song or telephone voice. Quick development: new technologies particularly cable tv and the internet caused traditional leaders in communication to loose their control over the distribution of information. Example: 1992 presidential election the usual abc, cbs and nbc began to loose their audiences to first mtv and cnn then later too msnbc fox and comedy central. By 2004 national election, internet bloggers became key players in the news. Snail mail (was still a main thing in 1990) taken over by email. Facebook has nearly 1 billion users world wide social media allows users to: have online conversations, share stories and interests and generate their own media content. Feedback people can return messages to senders or gate keepers. Media messages rarely run smoothly from point a to z.
