[EDRD 3160] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (11 pages long!)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Design and Rural Development
• Course: EDRD 3160
• Professor: Mery A Perez

Document Summary

January 17, 2010 landmark event occurred that recognized the power of communication and media in social and political change. A new kind of journalist, citizen journalists, emerged in this chaos. Regardless of the perspectives taken by how these events are reported by citizen journalists or established news agencies it is clear that communication and media play a major role in shaping events at the national level. Historically, media are responsible for shaping and projecting the images of nations around the world. 1960s, canadian professor marshall mcluhan stated that the tools used by human beings can be viewed as extensions of the human senses and limbs. One of the most important tools of human existence is communication. Communication releases a human being from solitude and creates a basis for developing consciousness, both as an individual and a collective. It transcends the limitations of the individual"s possibilities to experience, comprehend and act.