MDSA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.1: New Media, Participatory Democracy, Canadian Living
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Traditional media, new media, and social media are all illustrated to be forms of mass communication. Traditional media: television broadcasting, film , newspaper, book publishing, sound recording(music) Help bind people together with common ideas and understanding of their culture. Major means through which governments - communicate with residents and citizens. Introduces people to different cultures and keep immigrants in touch with the countries from which they moved. As well work to generate a global cultural consciousness through blanket- coverage of political and economic news from around the world, mass sports events. Help raise our consciousness about our roles in impending environmental disaster. The world"s first mode of electronic communication, was one of the most revolutionary of communication media. Was a key technology in shrinking space though time - that is, reducing the time it took to accomplish particular tasks in space. With the invention of each of new media, the world seemingly gets smaller.
