CMN 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Joseph Howe
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Anyone involved in media= job in the production of media, influence the world as we see it. Journalism is about constructing an image/ frame of the world around us. Journalism not a mirror reflection of society. We still talk about journalism as an idealized normative form of reporting; we think of it as continued propensity of what a journalist does; we have an idealized vision of what media/ broadcasting is. Broadcasting is a characteristic of post- ww2. Vietnam war; journalism was more of a watchdog of govt. Rise of commentary and opinion marks a change in journalism. Rise of prefabricated news (public relations press releases) Demassification (instead of publishing for the mass, pick narrow groups and appeal to them) - ffiilllleedd wwiitthh iinnffoo tthhee ggoovvtt wwaanntteedd ttoo ccoonnvveeyy ttoo ppeeooppllee. - aa lloott ooff lleetttteerrss ttoo tthhee ppeeooppllee. - iimmmmiiggrraattiioonn mmaaddee ssaalleess lluuccrraattiivvee bbeeccaauussee tthheeyy wweerree aa ggrreeaatt wwaayy ttoo lleeaarrnn llaanngguuaaggee.