Communication can be achieved through any means that transfers words, news, or information between two parties. Communication is vital for globalization and for the spread of information to reach different areas of the world. With modern technology, communicating is easier and more advanced than ever before. Now people can update their Facebook status or "tweet" or even post videos on Youtube within seconds to share their feelings or events.
Besides individual communication, the media plays a huge role in communicating events and news to your average person. In his article Myths for the Masses: An Essay on Mass Communication, Hanno Hardt says, " 'mass communication acting as a society and communicating,' which involves institutional sources (media) and destinations (individuals or groups in society) as well as effects, or the specific uses made of messages." [1] Hardt is saying that the media targets certain individuals or groups when sharing news. American citizens count on the media to get them their news in an honest, straightforward manner. However, the media has the power to make minor events into national issues by putting a negative spin on a story or implying connotations.
[1] Hardt, Hanno. Myths for the Masses: An Essay on Mass Communication. United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishing, 2004, p. 15
I like how you bring in Facebook and Twitter to your post, but I'm not sure you've made a clear distinction between the communication that is present in speech or nonverbal cues between two parties in the same room, for instance, as opposed to communication in cyber space and I'm wondering what your take on the differences between the two is. I feel as if the form and function of a "hello" exchanged between two people in person can be drastically different than "hello" exchanged over Facebook. Do you agree?
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