Electronic Media

Vivian, Chapters 5 & 6

The introduction of electronic communication via broadcast radio and television put an end to the print monopoly on mass communication and gave rise to an entirely new way of sending and receiving information - creating what Marshall McLuhan called a "Global Village"

LECTURE - Electronic Media

Click the VIEW LECTURE button below to access a presentation on Electronic Media such as early radio and television.

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READ - Sound + Motion Media

Click the READ NOW button below to access a PDF of both Chapter #5 - Sound Media and Chapter #6 - Motion Media (Vivian, 11th ed.)

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WATCH - Wireless Telegraphy

Click the WATCH NOW button below to view a short film on the history of Guglielmo Marconi and his world changing invention of wireless telegraphy.

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WATCH - How Do Radios Work?

Click the WATCH NOW button to view a tutorial on how radios send sound waves via electricity.

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WATCH - Teenager Invents Television

Click the WATCH NOW button to view a short film about how a teenager from Idaho invents early television.

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WATCH - What Television Does Best

Click the WATCH NOW button to view an interview with Marshall McLuhan as he discusses what Television does best.

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READ - Monumental TV Moments

Click the VIEW NOW button to read about the top 100 monumental moments in the history of television.

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QUIZ - Electronic Media

After completing the assignments outlined above, click the TAKE QUIZ button below to answer questions around the topic of Electronic Media.

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