Goals of learning from this lesson
- What is communication?
- How are media as technology affecting the development of society and politics?
- How do you differentiate between mediation and mediatization?
- Why does recent warfare tend to take the form of "diffused wars"?
- Which research design should I choose for media studies?
The lecture
First lecture in a BA Course on Media & Politics at at Lillehammer University College can be viewed below as a Prezi-presentation.
Literature:
- Hodkinson, P. (2011). Media, culture and society. Chap. 1-2. 32p.
- Hoskins, A., & O’Loughlin, B. (2010). War and media. Chap. 1. 18p.
- Strömbäck, J. (2008). Four Phases of Mediatization.18p. *
- Oates, S. (2008). Introduction to media and politics. Chap. 1 & 10. 32p.
Relevant videos
Watch more on the YouTube playlist
Useful links
Some vital data and information on global media
- Freedom House: http://www.freedomhouse.org/
- Pew Research Center: http://www.pewresearch.org/ and its internet division http://www.pewinternet.org/
- Internet World Stats: http://www.internetworldstats.com/
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. Norsk mediebarometer. Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://ssb.no/kultur-og-fritid/statistikker/medie/aar/2013-04-16
- Guardian. (2007, October 3). Internet news, comment and analysis. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/internet
- Guardian. (2007, October 25). Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media
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Berners-Lee, T. (1989). The original proposal of the WWW. w3.org. http://www.w3.org/History/1989/proposal.html
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Wired. (2005, August 13). 10 Years That Changed the World. Wired. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.08/intro.html
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Stille, A. (2000, October 14). Marshall McLuhan Is Back From the
Dustbin of History; With the Internet, His Ideas Again Seem Ahead of
Their Time. New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/14/arts/marshall-mcluhan-back-dustbin-history-with-internet-his-ideas-again-seem-ahead.html
