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Originally Posted by YDload
Danish, I am really surprised that you are not familiar with Marshall McLuhan. Not only is he a famous Canadian intellectual (much like yourself  ), but he coined the phrase "The medium is the message." I'm sure you've got lots to say on this topic besides just starting the thread, and you'll probably find plenty of info from McLuhan's works and his followers (like Neil Postman). |
I'm not familiar with that Marshall McLuhan. I'm in the midst of a paper on this topic, so you're right, I do have a lot to say on the topic other than just starting the thread. I'm just too busy writing to put together a good post. I also didn't want to use the thread as a pulpit, as they say.
So far, the person I agree with the most in this thread is... Dboon. Media corporations are just that - corporations. They are in the business of making money, not growing a healthy democratic society (which is what the media ought to do).
So, I'd like to pose another question (it's a bit of a trick question):
What do media companies sell?