Lecture 6

Globalisation, sustainability and the media

Socialist-combination of economic technological,sociocultural and political forces.

globalization-increase in westernisation, technology expansion

George ritzer coined the term mcdonaldization, dominates the world

Marshall Mcluhan-understanding media

living in a global village

technology shrinks the world brings us together-technology means the world mus come and work together

-ideologies of religious nationalism and globalisation forced to clash through technology.

world the global village be better with a set of values.

time warner owns a huge amount of diferent medias meaning 100s of different media outlets have same opinion because owned by one company.

Main market importance is north america west europe japan and australia. then developing countries like china and india then rest of the world.

-uk media power can be thought of as a new form of imperialism

-world wants to be america

chamsky and herman-manufacturing consent

-propaganda a model

ownership

funding

sourcing

flak

anti-socialist ideology

-ownership-rupert murdoch money maker all about selling so limits what we know

sourcing-reporters are placed in western places where things might happen

Flak-uk based global climate coalition