This document discusses different concepts of global media including the Western concept exemplified by Britain which balances libertarianism and social responsibility. It also covers the development concept where governments partner with media, the revolutionary concept aimed at ending government monopoly over information, and authoritarianism/communism exemplified by China's control over media. The document also notes that most programming worldwide resembles American media due to the US's influence and addresses debates around cultural imperialism and calls for quotas on foreign media content.

1. Global mediaChapter 15

2. Shift Happenshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Qhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQFTUJK9TkI&feature=relatedhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7281108124087435381#

3. Five Concepts The Western Concept (Great Britian)Development ConceptRevolutionary ConceptAuthoritarianismCommunism

4. The Western ConceptCombination of libertarianism and social responsibility theoryThere is no such thing as completely free media systemEven commercially driven systems include the expectation not only of public service but also significant participation of the government

5. Great BritainGood exampleBBC was originally build on the public trust concept.To limit government and advertiser control the BBC was funded by the consumer purchase of licenses (fees) levied on receivers.

6. Britain – not as freeThey do not enjoy the freedoms of the first amendmentPrior restraint does occurD-Notice – prior restraint, when a committee of government officials and reps from the media industry can agree on the issuance of a notice to NOT publicize somethingNot allowed to report on court trial in progress, Parliament can pass restrictions whenever it pleases.

7. The Development ConceptA bit one at the moment (former soviet bloc, South America and other developing Third World countries).Here…usually, government and media work in partnership to ensure that media assist in planned, beneficial development of the country.Content is designed to meet needs - societal and culturally.

8. Revolutionary ConceptI think this is the most pertinent right now, powerful and most active form Four Aims of revolutionary media: Ending government monopoly over informationFacilitating the organization of opposition to the incumbent or current powersDestroying the legitimacy of a standing governmentBringing down a standing government

9. RevolutionaryFormer Yugoslavia – 33 radio stations and 18 TV stations combined to create in 1998 to form the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM)for the purpose of challenging the regime of Slobodan Milosevic – fought for Serbian independence.

10. Authoritarianism and CommunismVery few Communist countries remain – book takes the two concepts togetherChina – good example because of how it controls or operates its media, but also because it shows how hard it is for these countries to keep this kind of strict control over media and audience.Google vs China

11. ProgrammingMost programming throughout the world, generally tends to look like what we have here in the U.S.Two ReasonsThe United States is a world leader in international distribution of broadcast fareVery early in the life of television, American producers flooded the world with their programming at low prices

12. Cultural ImperialismMacbride report – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 1980Looked at the question of how to maintain national an cultural sovereignty in the face of rapid globalization of mass media. The glut of Westernized content was thought to overshadow or displace content of other countriesSeen as a kind of colonialization or CULTURAL IMPERIALISM

13. Macbride ReportCalled for the establishment of a New World Information Order (NWIO)Called for monitoring of all news and entertainment that entered other nationsCalled for the monitoring and licensing of foreign journalistsRequired prior government permission be obtained for direct radio, television and satellite transmission INTO foreign countriesWestern nations rejected this as a direct infringement on the freedom of press

14. QuotasEven places like Canada instituted national quotas – certain percentages of all media there had to be produced there, in comparison to imported media from the US.

15. The Global VillageThere are opportunities and on both ends of the Global VillageMcDonald’s example

16. Global VillageThe question remains, but is really impractical – is globalization good or bad? Regardless, the Internet has created a situation where globalization is unharnessed “Culture” however seems to be redefined into not just national cultures or smaller local cultures, but even by subjects, topic, interests and hobbies, music likes and so on.