The Mass Media

Individuals and organizations using electronic and print platforms to convey information and messages to mass numbers of people.

As News Consumers Age, Newspapers Continue Death March

I was shocked earlier this week when someone told me about a 39-year-old person who reads the newspaper every morning. I’m 40, and I haven’t picked up a newspaper in … well, I can’t really remember. I tried to rationalize by imagining that this person must look at each article and say, “I saw that…

The Smart Phone: Our Most Personal Possession

“Can I borrow your phone?” The very sound of this question incites a fear in the deepest recesses of our hearts. We are immediately suspicious, confused and vulnerable all at the same time. Why? We certainly didn’t have that reaction years ago when someone in our home would ask to use the land line. Now,…