A moral panic is a feeling of fear spread among many people that some evil threatens the well-being of society.[1][2] It is “the process of arousing social concern over an issue – usually the work of moral entrepreneurs and the mass media“.[3] In recent centuries the mass media have become important players in the dissemination of moral indignation, even when they do not appear to be consciously… Continue reading Moral Panic
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Marshall McLuhan: The Medium is the Message
“The medium is the message” is a phrase coined by Marshall McLuhan introduced in McLuhan’s book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, published in 1964.[1] McLuhan proposes that a medium itself, not the content it carries, should be the focus of study. He said that a medium affects the society in which it plays a role not only… Continue reading Marshall McLuhan: The Medium is the Message