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Facultatea de Sociologie si Asistenta Sociala. Media and Society. Student : Petru Andreea Marketing Social an I. Contents. WHAT IS MEDIA ?. Communication instruments, e.g. books , newspapers , TV , movies and internet The production and distribution of messages
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Facultatea de SociologiesiAsistentaSociala Media and Society Student : Petru Andreea Marketing Social an I
Communication instruments, e.g. books , newspapers , TV , movies and internet • The production and distribution of messages • It represents the “fourth power” in a democratic society.
Media should: • Inform us about “what is going on” • Induce people to debate and allow them to express ideas • Represent a society: its facts, living style or issues • Help to distribute culture by giving the mass population shared experience.
It informs us about issues of our society • It shows us negative sides of a society and things that we should be aware of • Gives access to a large cultural variety • Allows people to get in touch with the rest of the world through internet , movies or TV.
it depends on our knowledge. • it is up to us to understand and use the information that we receive in a useful way.