Mary Jackson Pitts, Ph.D.

 

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Chapter 2 Outline

A CULTURAL HISTORY OF MASS COMMUNICATION

        Oral Culture

        The Invention of Writing

        Literate Culture

        The Gutenberg Revolution

                The Printing Press

                The Impact of Print

        The Industrial Revolution

“MODERN” COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES: THE PRINTING PRESS OF THEIR TIME

        Newspapers, Magazines, Motion Pictures, and Radio

        Television

        Computer Networks

        Cultural Forum: The Dangers of Papyrus

MEDIA LITERACY

        Elements of Media Literacy

        Cultural Forum: Defining Media Literacy

        Cultural Forum: Media Literacy as the Struggle for Power

        Media Literacy Skills

        Living Media Literacy