chpt 3

Question 1

Name some contemporary digital communication technologies. how do they affect you

Answer 1

Telephones, cellphones, computers and the wORLD WIDE WEB

They affect you by expanding the communication choices available and help you stay connected to people in your lifee

Question 2

how can submitting photos and stories to public affect identity and membership in the world community

Answer 2

connections like these help affirm peoples global connection to the world. They let people share their views with many poeple

Question 3

DIGITAL DIVIDE

Answer 3

the gap separating people who do and do not have access to up to date digital tech

Question 4

highest/lowest internet usage?

Answer 4

north america - highest

Africa(lowest)

Question 5

How does the digital divide affect people

Answer 5

Those who are not connected would not be integrated globally and become more insulated from cultural homgenization

Question 6

APTN

Answer 6

aboriginal people tv network- 1st public AboriginalTV, w/goal to create programs by and for and about themselves to share with canadians

Question 7

Anki one

Answer 7

• satellite made for non military uses

- satellites allowed people to receive telephone and tv signals

Question 8

APTN language

Answer 8

(30-Aboriginal L)
(55- english)
(15 french)

Question 9

Type of APTN programs

Answer 9

aboriginal issues and current events, tor telling, land claims, promoting their culture

Question 10

MARSHALL mcluhan thought that ?

Answer 10

believed that people can understand the world only if they understand how they are affected by various media

Question 11

mcluhan famous message

Answer 11

the medium is the message- means that a message is influenced by the way it is delivered ,

Question 12

Mcluhan term? (2words)

Answer 12

global village - symbolizes the growing connections amon people around the world

Question 13

Mcluhan prediction

Answer 13

predicted that more communication geographic and cultural differences would matter little, that this would make them citizens of the worlds

Question 14

what is acculturation and accommodation ex

Answer 14

when people from different cultures meet and exchange goods

Question 15

with the speed and complexity of exchanges occurring what is a challenge faced by people

Answer 15

• pos/neg of acculturation and accommodation
• pro/people learn about cultures and respect them
• con/minority culture may be assimilated

Question 16

what two conflicting ideas does mass media promote

Answer 16

cultural diversity vs cultural homogenization. we all learn about cultures and talk w/our people, but others are assimilated

Question 17

what is disney doing (globalization)

Answer 17

channels in many countries, recruit local crew

Question 18

transnational companies fact

Answer 18

they control all but one of the major tv networks in U.S., along with music and books etc..

Question 19

what is a con of media concentration and convergence

Answer 19

that it reduces competition and diversity of opinion

Question 20

Can West controversy

Answer 20

made newspaper take same editorial position no matter wat. Journalists who resisted were fired

Question 21

propaganda

Answer 21

ideas and info spread with purpose of achieving a specific goal

Question 22

Al- Jazeera controversy

Answer 22

it was an Arabic TVN that began streaming internationally, some people believed that it would just be propaganda

Question 23

What did Canada rule

Answer 23

-Al-Jazeera must broadcast in english, and that they must be monitored and delete anything that broke Canada’s hate laws

Question 24

Techno-isolation

high-tech hermits

Answer 24

Some argue that technology promotes social isolation. Tech enbales people to pursue their own interests, but doing this can reduce their sense of community