MARXIST VIEW Flashcards
What has been one critical argument of media and digital communication from Marxists?
The apparent lack of regulation in digital communication.
What is the issue with digital communication being mediated by private companies?
There are few laws watching its moral responsibilities.
What would Marxists argue about the methods of internet and communication?
Method of surveillance, a subtle way to control and regulate people.
How much time does a typical adult spend communicating or consuming media according to Garside?
8 hours and 41 minutes a day.
What have there been recent concerns over?
The monitoring of personal digital communication and private companies gathering information on people’s online habits.
What do Marxists suggest that digital communication threatens?
Individual liberty and freedom.
Cornford and Robbins - control.
DC is a simple way of capitalism controlling people more subtly through their use of various social media.
What does Cornford and Robbins argument represent?
A huge challenge to people’s individual privacy; resulting in controversy.
What do Cornford and Robbins argue about how digital communication is presented to the public?
Presented as a positive new form of democracy, where open communications can lead to greater quality in the creation of new ideas.
What do Cornford and Robins argue about who owns the media?
They believe only a small number of powerful people own the media and therefore influence the content people see.
The Snowden Report.
Revealed widespread misuse of surveillance of digital forms of communication.
How can the Marxist view of digital communication be criticised?
Digital forms of communication have led to social protest, and allows people to challenge the ruling class.
Castells.
Power rests in networks. Networks transformed capitalist society to informational capitalism (buy and sell info).
