CMST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, Liberal Democracy, The Canadian Press
10 Mar 2016
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The middle ages: feudal society and the dominance of the church. The renaissance: return to the classical teachings of ancient greece, rome and the emergence of humanism, marked by the development of gutenberg"s printing press. Printing presses disseminated ideas and spread literacy: new ideas from other regions could lead to social change and destabilization. The european roots of media and western society. Counter- reformation: re-establishment of church and state as heads of power, censorship and state control of printing and publishing. Nature of the printing press: the desire to control information vs. the development of voices representing different interests. Industrial revolution lead to the development of cities and the need for improved communication across distances. Social changes: shift to the nuclear family and the distinction between work and leisure time. The telegraph and telephone "shrank space through time" Photography created connections to people and events in far-away places.
