{"id":6422,"date":"2015-11-11T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T16:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dminlgp\/?p=6422"},"modified":"2015-11-11T15:15:53","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T23:15:53","slug":"changing-the-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/changing-the-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"“\u2026 CHANGING THE WORLD"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

The topic of social and print media and their emergence and impact on the social relationships among people is still a surprise to many. Communication is the most important activity in human life; because at home, we communicate with our parents and siblings to get many things done. Interestingly, I am communicating to you, my readers through my blog. Astonishingly, most people do not understand the history and development of communication. When we look at the history of the media and its impact to the society in the past and today still proves a nightmare to many. \u00a0There are so many questions, how did the media evolve that fast?\u00a0 Did the audio-visual face out the print media? Is there a relationship between print media and the audio-visual media? Which one do people prefer? Today, we have numerous modes of communication. Initially, people used to write letters, which would take time to reach the recipients and later, scientists realized the best ways to solve a problem of the delay, then email services were discovered following the invention of computers and internet. Even in churches today, most worshipers use the bible in soft-copy unlike previously when people used to carry the physical printed or hard-copy bible. What is the social and cultural impact of these modes of communication to various societies? How did the new media change the uses of the older ones?<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Understanding the cultural and social impacts of the development of the media requires understanding of the reasons for the rapid development. How have Facebook and Email made life simpler today? Reading the book, \u201cA Social History of the Media: From Gutenberg to the Internet\u201d by Asa Briggs and Peter Burke helps us in learning the relationship between the old media and the new media platforms. Chapter two of the book discusses the shift from oral tow written communication and finally to visual communication[1]<\/a>. From the third chapter, we learn that the increasing use of printing and writing directly affected oral communication. The old art of conversation was interfered with due to the spread of writing and printing. According to the authors, the print media mainly contributed to the refinement of conversation[2]<\/a>. It helped a lot in keeping records of information. For instance, a politician\u2019s speech could be easily kept after the delivery. Through print and written media, we are able to access the words of the American first leaders such as Thomas Jefferson and other great activists such Martin Luther King Jr. and many others. In other words, the print and written media provided people with records for future reference. Face to face communication, which was considered the most reliable and genuine means of communication was also affected.\u00a0 The diffusion in the media world not only allowed for the impersonal and distant means of communication but it also changed the nature of the social world, especially the way in which people related. As mentioned above, the oral face to face communication was and is still the most genuine means of communication, the introduction of print, visual and written media reduced its applicability. This means people no longer needed to come together to communicate[3]<\/a>. This reduced the social interaction among people and the interpersonal relationships among them. Overall, the two authors analyze the chronological development of the media.<\/p>\n

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Most of us do not understand how written, print, visual, and audio-visual media affects our relationship with other people. Sometimes we communicate with other people without considering the role of ethics in communication. When we talk much through phones and emails, don\u2019t you think we will talk less when we meet? Don\u2019t you think it is more \u00a0\u00a0possible to lie on phone than when talking face to face? The book summarized above offers a deep comprehension on the development of the various forms of media. However, the authors do not highlight the social effects of the book on our society. In other words, a reader with a sociological mindset may not appreciate the book without his or her own interpretation. The book is perfect for individuals studying the introduction to communication. It also helps us appreciate the past as we hope for the future. It is indeed a perfect book to read during your free time, because it is so wordy and that caused a challenge for me, my reading time was limited.<\/p>\n

Bibliography<\/p>\n

Briggs, Asa, and Peter Burke. 2009.\u00a0A social history of the media: from Gutenberg to the<\/em><\/p>\n

Internet<\/em>. Cambridge, UK: Polity.<\/p>\n

1]<\/a>Briggs, Asa, and Peter Burke. 2009.\u00a0A social history of the media: from Gutenberg to the<\/em><\/p>\n

Internet<\/em>. Cambridge, UK: Polity.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a>Briggs, Asa, and Peter Burke. 2009.\u00a0A social history of the media: from Gutenberg to the<\/em><\/p>\n

Internet<\/em>. Cambridge, UK: Polity.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a>Briggs, Asa, and Peter Burke. 2009.\u00a0A social history of the media: from Gutenberg to the<\/em><\/p>\n

Internet<\/em>. Cambridge, UK: Polity.<\/p>\n

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