Media & Society Flashcards
Kathakali
Kathakali = dance drama in ancient india
- symbolizes good vs evil
“The Media”
The Media is all forms of broadcast/interactive communication used to entertain & inform
ex. radio, podcasts, social media
Main source of political & economic info for the bourgeois
Newspapers
Fourth Estate
Journalism was seen as the fourth estate with a social responsibility of advocacy
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press helps to ensure that people stay informed
Importance role in holding government to careful scrutiny
First Network Dedicated to a Country’s Indigenous People
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
(APTN)
Who called the innovation of media technology around the world a “Global Village”
Marshall Mcluhan
(critic of modern media)
The Medium
The Medium has a causative effect on the way human groups think & organize socially
ex. tiktok, memes, tweets, tv
Two Main Sociological Characteristics of Mass Media
(def. + who)
C. Wright Mills
- Very few people control the communication of a great number of people
- The Audience has no truly effective way to communicate back to those in control
6 Big Media Corporations (not on test)
Comcast NbcUniversal
Disney
CBS
Viacom
News Corporation
AT&T
Consumerism
Consumerism = increasing consumption benefits economy
Reflection Theory
Reflection Theory states that culture is a projection of social structures and relationships to the public sphere
Hegemony
(def. + who)
Antonio Gramsci
Refers to a situation where powerful groups are able to convince the less powerful to accept their worldview as “common sense”
More than often, only the dominant culture is reinforced through the media
Filter Bubbles
Filter bubbles happens when online algorithms show you only content that matches your interests, beliefs, and past behavior
- limits your exposure to different viewpoints, creating an isolated “bubble” where you only see what you already agree with
- reinforces biases and prevents you from discovering new perspectives.
Guy Debord
Guy Debord argued that society has become a spectacle that distracts us from important issues
Misinformation vs Disinformation
Misinformation is false, but is not created/shared with intention of causing harm
Disinformation is deliberately created to mislead, harm & manipulate
