Juan Monroy — Assignment: Two Information Revolutions

Prompt

Irving Fang surveys the history of mass communication through the six information revolutions. While these communication technologies did not singularly create these revolutions, they were important factors in changing human society.

Read the first two chapters of Alphabet to Internet and compare the first two information revolutions due to the advent of writing and the rise of print.

Consider the following issues when writing your review:

What specific changes have these media technologies brought to human life?
How have these media technologies connected humans across great distances (space) and across different historical periods (time)?
How have these media technologies influenced political action?
Why did these media technologies diminish respect for tradition and authority?
How has our own use of these media technologies affected or reflected our own values?

Guidelines

Your paper must be 750 words in length
Your paper must be typed and double-spaced
Your paper must have page numbers
Your paper must include your name on the first page
Cite your sources and include a reference list, if appropriate, at the end of your document
There will be a one-half-grade penalty if I have to print your paper (PDF only, by the way)
Your paper is due on October 8