POLS 2940 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Neil Postman, 1 News, Marshall Mcluhan
12 Dec 2016
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November 8: Chapter 8
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Introduction:
“Information must be gathered, constructed and sent to us through various forms of
technology such as Television screens, internet connection, radio frequencies, mobile
phones.”
-We form our opinions based on what we receive about world events from various media
sources. Postman thinks that “we have allowed television to set the agenda for political
debate, and because television favours image-friendly sound-bites, we ignore many sane and
viable political ideas.” Television favors image over content, and feeds the audience
entertaining news rather than rational political argument. -Neil Postman, p155
“All objects, issues and events in global politics are mediated - that is, we know about
them and formulate our opinions on them, by consuming and interpreting media
representations. “(Debrix and Weber, 2003, p156)
There are Two registers for the process of mediation:
1st -News media, which gathers and delivers information in an immediate and direct manner.
P156: - “Incorporates journalists, cameramen, photojournalists who are ‘on the ground’ at
specific events and whose information is delivered to mass audiences through television news
channels, newspapers, radio stations, web pages and blogs. Films, documentaries, novels and
television series that take on central issues of global politics (e.g. war) as their subject matter.
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Document Summary
Information must be gathered, constructed and sent to us through various forms of technology such as television screens, internet connection, radio frequencies, mobile phones. We form our opinions based on what we receive about world events from various media sources. All objects, issues and events in global politics are mediated - that is, we know about them and formulate our opinions on them, by consuming and interpreting media representations. There are two registers for the process of mediation: 1st -news media, which gathers and delivers information in an immediate and direct manner. P156: - incorporates journalists, cameramen, photojournalists who are on the ground" at specific events and whose information is delivered to mass audiences through television news channels, newspapers, radio stations, web pages and blogs. Films, documentaries, novels and television series that take on central issues of global politics (e. g. war) as their subject matter.
