COMN 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Authoritarianism, Social Responsibility, Kim Kardashian

• School: York University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMN 1000
• Professor: David Skinner

Document Summary

Not to be thought of as a mob or an unthinking mass of individuals. Rather, great number of people who consume mass entertainment and info: bring different levels of engagement, readings, interpretations to media content. Com"n is a social process and the ideas, symbols, and techniques that we draw on to construct messages are drawn from our larger social experience. Convergence: describes the merging, or bringing together of a wide range of previously separate and distinct communication technologies. Broadcasting act (1991): pre-eminent statue controlling broadcasting that outlines what broadcasting should do for society, providing a framework for policy. Copyright act: helps ensure artists are paid and credited for their work. Public sphere: an abstract place where people are able to discuss and consider matters of common concern and interest. Some media provide virtual or actual places to debate and discuss political ideas and concerns.