CMN 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mass Media

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1160
• Professor: Aliaa Dakroury

Document Summary

Lecture 1 - week 2: theorizing communication in modern. Media usage: average media use (na), 33% sleeping, 26% not using, 40% using, but: media can be included in non media things (ex. Communication v. media: communication: act of communicated related to one another, media: way we convey ideas, means of communication, tools we use to communicate. Occurs in different levels: individual: intrapersonal, cultural: between cultural groups, social: between people in society, ex. Social advertising, don"t drink and drive: organizational: form of communication in an organization, ex. Forms: face to face, indirect: media, through channels/tools of communication (cellphones), refers to distant communication, oral and visual: radio and tv, written. *miscommuncaition proves the importance of communication: misunderstanding, stereotyping, conflict, wars. More plausible way to see communication combining intentional and unintentional (embarrassment) Verbal, symbolic: communication seen as: the process through which messages (both intentional and unintentional) create meaning. Berger p & luckman t: the social construction of reality.