MC 2000 : Mass Communication Test 1
Document Summary
Process of creating symbol systems that convey info and meaning (ex: language, picture, computer codes or language, morse code) The symbols of expression that individuals, groups, and societies use to make sense of daily life and to articulate their values. When we listen to music, read a book, watch tv or surf the web we are trying to. Maybe we just don"t want to open up our minds? info doesn"t tell is what we want or need to know. The ever-winding gap between what we understand and we think we should understand. The black hole between data knowledge and what happens when. High culture: identifies as good" taste and often supported by wealthy patrons and commercial junk" circulated by the mass media corporate donors. Low culture: aligned with questionable tastes of the masses who enjoy the. Popular culture may distract some students from serious literature and philosophy.
