POL 128 Study Guide - Final Guide: Clarity Act, Good Night, And Good Luck, Distinct Society

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 128
• Professor: Joseph Zboralski

Document Summary

Companies own media institutions so they are able to control what is released. Forms of communication that affect larges numbers of people (didn"t always exist) 3 major functions of media: to inform, to entertain, to socialize (ex: the media teaches us how to perform our principle function in society. The media tells us how well our society is. Privately owned, no government intervention: social responsibility theory. Subsidies: authoritarian theory dictatorships, marxist theory capitalist (the media is part of the power structure, plays a big part in supporting/propping up the capitalist system) Brooks filters (lite: economic, brooks- infotainment (information presented as entertainment) b, private - function of media is to make 21344$ Is the media publicly or privately owned: legal regulatory ie e. C nsors p o mov s a: national film board: the nfb is a public agency that hi f b. i. produces and distributes films and other audiovisual works which reflect.