CMNS 130 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sagar Mitchell, Mass Society, Moral Panic

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMNS 130
• Professor: Edna Brophy

Document Summary

Introduction: mass media forms of communication that are disseminated through different media that are meant to reach a large population. Shapers of mass media: states and regulators, economic owners and controllers of the media, creators and analysts of the media, audience/citizens and consumers. * in each power can be seen as a part of the equation. Frequently there will be an imbalance in the power, with one party having more power than others. How does this compare with the dominant paradigm of communication research: a critical view of society and rejection of value neutrality + rejects the transmission model of communication + concerned with inequality in society. It is a model that is very simplistic and linear in approach. Robert-francois damiens: this was a public spectacle with a very clear message: don"t mess with the king, was this a form of mass communication no there was no median technology involved.