On Thu, 11 Apr
1996, caroline escobar wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Apr 1996, Jonathan Epstein wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi everyone.
> > I'm assuming you're here, or on your way.
> > (the question is of course:
> > "where exactly is here?")
> > Today we're suppose to be talking about Denzin's Si and CS text.
> > Any comments?
> > It is my opinion that this book is primarily about
> > the ways in which postmodern identities are formed
> > in and through the media. The medai, for Denzin,is, among other things,
> > a forum for politics.
> > Can anyone come up with examples of how this might be so?
> > Jon
> >
> i'm thinking the question you're asking is to give examples of how media
> is a formum for politics. there is evidence of this everywhere, esp now
> with all the elections for governor and congress. everytime you watch tv
> you are getting influenced by "the committee to elect so and so" and if
> you haven;t done your research you may be swayed by an attractive add.
> but then again where exactly do you do your "research?" just by reading
> articles on candidates, you have to expect them to be somewhat biased,
> and so esp in an area of debate such as politics the media is a forum,
> mostly because you have to get information out to so many people and
> there are so many conflicting opinions. carolyn
>