CMNS 130 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cloud Computing, Resource Allocation, Data Mining

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Week 8: using freeman"s descriptions of neo-liberalism, what aspects of dyson et al. "s excerpt identifies it as a neo-liberal perspective? a. How is it different from what we have described as the era of mass communication: he is referring to a space in communications in which mass self-communication becomes a significant form of communication in business, politics, etc. How does media ownership affect democracy: because the media are how citizens are informed and how we engage in discussion regarding important issues that will be decided upon by the nation"s leaders. What do these forms of work and their labour conditions tell us about the network society, in your opinion? a. Week 11: give a definition of alternative media and discuss what you think are the strengths and weaknesses of this definition. a. [alternative] press is an alternative to the establishment (corporate-owned) press. but this definition doesn"t capture the entirety of alternative media, as government-owned media are also not corporate owned.