Sociology › Section H · Media and technology › Topic H.3
Global implications of media and technology
A video posted in Seoul can be watched in São Paulo within seconds, yet billions of people are still offline. This topic asks what happens when media and technology cross borders: who gains, who controls the flow, and who is left out.
In this topic
- A flatter world?
- Critics: a spiky world
- Media consolidation
- Global village or cultural imperialism?
- Censorship and control
- Worked example: was it a Twitter revolution?
- Technological diffusion and global divides
- Worked example: reading the ITU figures
- Mobile phones and development
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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