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Media the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet), regarded collectively. mass media Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and other means of popular communication. new media - Emerged in the 90s; technologies, practices, and institutions designed to facilitate broad participation in communication on a mass scale - Encompasses and extends traditional mass media Shannon-Weaver Model a communication model that includes the information source, the message, the receiver, the sender, the channel, the signal and any noise that may interrupt the communication process - Does not consider the social context of communication - Social barriers (Language, culture individual traits) influence the way communication takes place. Lasswell's Model Who says what in which channel to whom with what effect Social Model of Communication #Examify | #OnlineExams | #TestPrep | #StudyResources | #AcademicSuccess | #ExamPreparation | #QuizTime | #LearningTools | #Education | #StudentSupport Examify | Smart Grades | Latest update - Emphasizes social and media-related variables that inform the process of communication the process of communication - sees communication as both structured by and contingent on some shared media or element in space Broadcasting Act (1991) - Provided framework for policy: defines broadcast undertakings, who can own media outlets, technical matters. - Canadian Radio- Television and telecommunications commission: administers the policies and provisions enuciated in the Broadcasting act and the telecommunications act. mass communication the process of creating shared meaning between the mass media and their audiences - The production and dissemination of mass information and entertainment. -The decentralized production and wide accesability of information and entertainment - The interactive exchange of information to a number of recipients. convergence The bringing together of various media forms and technologies Telecommunications Act of 1996 the sweeping update of telecommunications law that led to a wave of media consolidation Copyright Act #Examify | #OnlineExams | #TestPrep | #StudyResources | #AcademicSuccess | #ExamPreparation | #QuizTime | #LearningTools | #Education | #StudentSupport Examify | Smart Grades | Latest update Act that defines the right or privilege of an author or proprietor to exclude others from printing or otherwise duplicating, distributing, or vending copies of his or her literary, artistic, and other creative expressions. society A community of people who share a common culture Traditionally, mass communication is defined as the technology-assisted transmission of messages to Mass audiences two-step flow of communication the process by which media influence often occurs through opinion leaders, who in turn influence others - Developed by Katz and Lazarfeld (1955) Harold Innis - Time-biased media favor the preservation of knowledge over long periods of time - Space-biased media favor the dissemination of knowledge over great distances Culture Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. Marshall McLuha