ALJAZAM Listening Post November 24, 2013
Mcluhan made a series of pronouncements about the changing media landscape. What he said then still resonates in the wired world we inhabit today. Mcluhan was writing about the effects of the mass media on contemporary life, talking mostly about television. However, his ideas and predictions proved prophetic and, in the tumult of todays digital revolution, a lot of what mcluhan said seems as relevant now as it was 50 years ago. In part two of the program, well speak with a present day media theorist about mcluhan. Evgeny morozov also has some interesting and, at times, contrarian views on new ...
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