Chapter 17
Forbes.com: This article from Forbes.com talks about how "technology creates demand for more technology." At the end of the article is an interesting graph depicting the growth of various media within the U.S.
MCS Media Influence: This site is dedicated to exploring issues dealing with media influence. Links to media theorists such as Marshall McLuhan, Neil Postman, Harold Innis, and Walter Ong are provided. Interesting site for research.
Sarah Zupko’s Cultural Studies Center: This site is an extremely comprehensive source for material on mass media and communication. Highly recommended.
University of Saskatchewan: This site features results from a study conducted by the University of Saskatchewan. It was found that TV portrayals of unhealthful eating habits are negatively impacting Canadians who watch TV. This article may be of interest to people interested in more information on how television affects its watchers.
ZD Net/UK: This site features an article about a study commissioned by Reuters to see how the information age is affecting people. Their conclusion is that more information is making people work harder, feel more stress, and think there is "too much" information to process.
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