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In what ways do you think television can be rightly regarded as a medium in its own right
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In what ways do you think television can be rightly regarded as a medium in its own right?
The television has honourably earned the right to be regarded as a stand alone medium within the mass communication global network of which the nations of the world are now reliant upon. We as a society use its medium on an everyday basis without realising the provocations it has on our lives. It is with regards to these societal influences that I will discuss the importance of the television as its own medium.
"Television is not only a technology but a social institution with
varied relationships to the countries in which is produced and/or
consumed, and to the economic, religious and ideological
frameworks of those countries"(D'Acci p. 91 1994).
The growth of the mass media has had a significant impact on our everyday lives and the television has been at the forefront of this upsurge in technology. It is a medium that uses both 'Social and Technological Determinism'; 'technological' being the using of technology to create social effects and 'social' where society has a direct link with the technological outcomes that
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