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COMMUNICATION • A process involving the sorting, selecting, and sharing of symbols to help a receiver elicit from his or her own mind a meaning similar to that in the mind of the sender.
Intrapersonal Interpersonal Small Group Public Speaking Mass Mediated One person Two people Three to ? One to many One to many One to one/group Six Types ofHuman Communication
CULTURE Everything that occurs in a society
Elite small group usually class based • Popular/Mass everyone • Media Literacy role of the consumer • EPS Merrill and Lowenstein
EPS Cycle • Media progression cycle • elitist—popular—specialized • 3rd world vs USA
Mass Communication A process whereby professional communicators use technological devices to share message over great distances to influence large audiences.
Noise Source Channel Receiver Message Context Feedback Model of the Communication Process
NOISE • Channel static/picture loss • Semantic misunderstood meaning • Psychological internal factors • Selective exposure • perception/retention look for reinforcement
$$$$$$$$ • Over 150 billion yearly • Make money • Inform people • Entertain people • Persuade people