s. But when mass communication breaks down, society breaks down. Cultural Production
is society in a good place now? Is it broken down already, subject to break more?
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- Sep 2024
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The message’s original meaning is often lost in this process.
subject to interpretation
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The world of mass media has witnessed the convergence of media content on digital platforms,
im reading this textbook online
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people gather around the information they recognize and want to believe because making sense of the vast amount of information now available is impossible.
some opinions arent even truly ours, they may just be the easiest to wrap our heads around. Even if we deep down don't agree, we subconsciously want to believe easy things and choose to accordingly
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organizing themselves according to the cultural and social concerns they hold most dear.
the facade of freedom of opinion, shadowed by the conformity of the umbrella that each side operates under. The true winner is the algorithm
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convergence.
cross platform
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One path to growing audiences in digital networks is to take an extreme point of view.
the "easy way"
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agreeing on a shared narrative or even a shared list of facts is more difficult than ever.
the more media consumed/ the easier thee interface or the way to get it- the easier individuals become influenced. Hence why in today's society, people have become heavily opinionated and not willing to hear any other side, believing that what they see on their personally chosen demographic based feed, is all true and the only information they need to know.
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botnets — computers programmed to create false social media accounts, websites and other digital properties
reinforcing lack of authenticity in today's society
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media consumers have the ability to add their input and criticism, and this is an important function for users.
this is a facade created by companies to keep viewers engaged. we believe we have the freedom to speak but in reality if one comments or not they are playing into the game of letting what we see on our devices influence our thoughts. Even if one just creates an opinion and does not share, the post does its planned job of making the consumer think.
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heavily edited reality television.
highlighting lack of authenticity in today's society.
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Soon, major institutions such as political parties and unions developed their own papers to cover the topics that suited their agendas and to promote the cultural values that they held dear.
this persists today, depending on which news channel one may view. Some may lean towards a far more liberal or a far more conservative side. Media influencing began long before media became electronic.
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It is not accurate to say that society exists within the mass media or under mass media “control.”
disagree
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