In communication history, we know who invented which technologies, however, undoubtedly forget how the technologies surpass suppression and rise to maturity. We overlook factors that initiate for newer innovations and development. One example is the U.S. wireless radio broadcasting, which has endured institutional social, political, and economic transformations in historical context. Throughout the twentieth century, [...]
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Metamorphosis of U.S. Wireless Broadcasting: Past, Present, & Future
Posted in Prior Classes on 5 December 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Professional Journalists Join the Conversation
Posted in Prior Classes on 20 November 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Professional journalists, and in effect their employers, rely on their credibility to do good work. Because the nature of their work requires them to be fair and even-handed, it is not surprising that some newspapers are hesitant to allow journalists to maintain blogs. If a political reporter writes her opinions on a candidate in a [...]
Group 4 Reading – Activism Politics
Posted in Prior Classes on 20 November 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Netizens: An Anthology, The Net and the Future of Politics: The Ascendency of the Commons . FOCUS On pp1-5, 10-12, 15-22, 24-25
Assignment:
Synthesize reading(s) and supplement discussion material with at least one additional reading per group member. Blog, a reaction to the assigned reading(s)* that includes a short abstract (with link) of the supplemental resource. Posts [...]
Internet Evaluation: Tragedy of the Commons
Posted in Prior Classes on 12 November 2006 | 1 Comment »
Was anyone else surprised by this article? I’m not oblivious to the diversity of opinion on population, nor do I think Hardin is totally off-based, but couldn’t he have left a little room for religious ideology as a possible exception to the rule. His “Puritan inheritance,” as he states, is almost used as a derogative. [...]
Communities In Cyberspace
Posted in Prior Classes on 6 November 2006 | Leave a Comment »
‘Communities in Cyberspace’ alluded to the notion that online communities and the emerging means by which to engage them are offering sensory experiences so advanced that it is difficult to distinguish user behavior here apart from that of the ‘real world’. Second Life is one such MUD – growing considerably in popularity and hosted features.
