COM CM 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Lincoln Steffens, John Peter Zenger, Areopagitica

• School: Boston University
• Department: Mass Communication, Advertising & Public Relations
• Course: COM CM 301
• Professor: Tammy Vigil

Document Summary

Evolving methods of communication: the oral tradition (speaking) Hearing dominates (sight secondary: the literate tradition (print) Yet, allows for creation of groups (e. g. , nation-building) Special considerations: adoption of innovations, cost, development of technologies: diffusion of innovations. Decided decrease in distribution time: time to 50 million users. Radio: implications: the pseudo-oral tradition (initially, relationship between source and receiver. Changes with evolution of the medium: community vs. individual focus. Also changes with evolution of the medium: evolves to primarily passive receiver, hearing dominate. 1927 first working television system (displayed to press in 1928) 1936 the principle of plasma televisions conceived. 1939 television presented to the public at the world"s. Television costs: 1930s (average home: -, average income: /year, 1950s (b/w)- (15 inches color console) (average home: -12,000, average income: /year, today -2099 )60 inches) (avg. home: Television implications: relationship between source and receiver: 1968 arpanet launched; 1971 arpanet connected 15 sites.