CMN 215 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Digital Divide, Sound Recording And Reproduction, Mass Production
5 Jun 2016
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Media history: gutenberg printing press in 15th century led to wider distribution of info through pamphlets, books then newspapers. Mass production increased media output: 18th and 19th centuries industrial revolution in europe = new forms of technology and power = better printing technologies. Major social changes and more populated urban areas and higher literacy rates created a demand for rapid communication of information: end of 19th and beginning of 20th century technology influences lives in many ways. These new technologies became basics for human life: since 1980: computer chip and digital media. Global village: suggests that the globalization of communication media has brought the whole world closer together, like a village in which everyone is interconnected. Subculture: people who share cultural activities such as dress, leisure activities, and social beliefs, that are resistant or opposed to mainstream culture; used mainly in relation to youth cultures.
