dre Posted May 2, 2012 Report Posted May 2, 2012 Which TV networks started eBay, Google, facebook ... should I go on ? Ok, so your point is that they will face new competition? Quote I question things because I am human. And call no one my father who's no closer than a stranger
Michael Hardner Posted May 2, 2012 Report Posted May 2, 2012 Ok, so your point is that they will face new competition? Yes. Actually, they already are. Studies are showing television watching is going down in popularity with younger people, which is a problem for growth. As you have pointed out, it's all about growth. Television also has a problem with more and more choices on the spectrum, and a splintered audience. Once you're at the point where the audience has broken down to small numbers, we're no longer talking about mass media. That will be an interesting point, because mass media and democracy often run at odds. Democracy was designed to work with publics, not masses. With Publics, individual citizens seek out and discuss the questions of the day and make demands on their governors. With Masses, they consume information - typically over spaces that can be purchased. I highly recommend Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves To Death", which studies the public forum from the birth of modern civilization to the television age. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Michael Hardner Posted May 2, 2012 Report Posted May 2, 2012 Yes. Actually, they already are. Studies are showing television watching is going down in popularity with younger people, which is a problem for growth. As you have pointed out, it's all about growth. Television also has a problem with more and more choices on the spectrum, and a splintered audience. Once you're at the point where the audience has broken down to small numbers, we're no longer talking about mass media. That will be an interesting point, because mass media and democracy often run at odds. Democracy was designed to work with publics, not masses. With Publics, individual citizens seek out and discuss the questions of the day and make demands on their governors. With Masses, they consume information - typically over spaces that can be purchased. I highly recommend Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves To Death", which studies the public forum from the birth of modern civilization to the television age. Thread drift achieved.... Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
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