The basic error in modern times is just this: being continually concerned with what one needs to communicate, rather than with the nature of communication. Kierkegaard
Telecommunication
"Communication"
- from the Greek word "koinonia"
(Communication,
communion, community, fellowship)
Personal
Implies
culture, society, relationships
"Tele"
- from the Greek meaning "distant"
Thus, distance communication
Is
the "tele" compatible with the "communication?"
Can distant communication
be personal?
1
Timothy 2:5 - For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and
men, the man Christ Jesus. (NASB)
John
1:1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. (NASB)
Jesus
is the medium and the message, making the distant personal!
God
is a communicating God.
We are created in the image of God.
We
are communicating creatures.
We
are in a fallen world.
Therefore
communication is fallen (including mass communication)
Has
God chosen to speak to mass audiences?
How?
What did He say?
How did He encode
them?
Is that relevant
to mass media of today?
1.
Mass Media Communication Model
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SENDER encoding
g a
t e k e e p e r s |
medium __________________ message |
__________________ |
RECEIVER decoding
f i l t e r s |
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feedback |
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Ex.
Nehemiah 8:1-12
What messages are
worth sending?
Does the sender
have any responsibility for what they send?
How should messages
be encoded?
Typically, there
are gatekeepers
People who direct the flow of information
Access to information is not unlimited
What messages are
worth receiving?
Does the receiver
have any responsibility for what they receive?
How should messages
be decoded?
What filters are
being employed?
Is one medium better
than another?
Not all transmission systems are the same
The medium influences what is sent
The medium influences how it is sent
Is this loop necessary?
Why/why not?