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<p>Created page with &#039;==Discussion Points:== &#039;&#039;&#039;Tyler Fox:&#039;&#039;&#039; Discussion Points for &#039;&#039;Bias of Communication&#039;&#039; A new medium will lead to a new civilization, or forms of civilization (p 34) - with eac…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Discussion Points:==<br /> '''Tyler Fox:''' Discussion Points for ''Bias of Communication''<br /> <br /> A new medium will lead to a new civilization, or forms of civilization (p 34)<br /> <br /> - with each new medium introduced, Innis tries to show the accompanying cultural shift (often through government) <br /> <br /> - media shapes the users<br /> <br /> <br /> Media Bias is an emphasis on the culture's relationship to time and space (p 33), directly relates to material qualities <br /> <br /> - Material restrictions of media, for instance clay is relatively heavy when compared to papyrus, where papyrus is fragile compared to parchment<br /> <br /> - Material limits of production, the limited supply of papyrus led to the use of parchment by the Romans (p 47)<br /> <br /> <br /> Media can become a unit (vector) of control through the following (each allows for different kinds of censorship or privileging of information - bias.<br /> <br /> - Efficiency<br /> <br /> - Standardization<br /> <br /> - Translation (both linguistically, and from one medium to another)</div>

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